Hoffmeister 1942 Itinerary 5 mi. W & 1/4 mi. S Independence, 6000 ft., Inyo Co., Calif. an oak within 50 feet of our camp. Found the nesting cavity of a Red-shafted Flicker in a broken-off willow near the creek. There is numerous sign of [illegible] and Russell reports seeing some. There are some gopher workings on the Artemisia flat above the creek. May 30 Set 35 traps on the Artemisia, Chrysothamnus, buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus) association above the creek. Caught 4 Reithrodontomys elegantis, 2 Dipodomys, 2 Peromyscus maniculatus, and 3 P. boylii. In the 18 traps left set along the creek, in the underbrush, willows, etc., caught a Diphractus and 3 Peromyscus boylii. 10 traps set in a patch of grass among some willows cought only 2 P. boylii. 10 traps set in a willow thicket in which there was considerable ground water and much grass caught 2 Microtus californicus and 1 P. boylii. A Schuyler trap set near camp caught 1 Citellus beecheyi. Shot a Spotted Towhee. The mate was nearby at all times, but I was unable to collect it. Caught a Sceloprus by hand as it ran about in the food boxes. May 31 In the traps left set along the creek, caught 1 Microtus longicaudus, 1 Microtus californicus, and 2 Peromyscus boylii. The M. longicaudus, together with trap, had fallen in the creek. The trap had been placed beneath willows at the stream's edge. The M. californicus was caught in a similar situation, only a few feet from where the M.