Hoffmeister 1942 Itinerary June 5 (cont.) S Fk. Oak Creek, Inyo Co., Calif. of Oak Creek to the Parker Ranch. Here we hunted Calif. Jays. I shot 2 about 1/8 mi. east of the ranch. Also saw Cowbirds, Linnetta, Calif. Quail, House Wren, Piedated Warbler. Citellus beecheyi were numerous in the rock outcrops in the Artemisia flats above the creek. Along the creek there were numerous Neotoma fuscipes houses, many of which had fresh workings on them. This is of interest because south only a few miles, in the vicinity of Grays Meadows (5 mi. W 4 1/4 mi. S Independence) the few N. fuscipes houses had little or no new workings or cuttings, and limited trapping caught none. Saw also cottontails in the Artemisia flat but near the creek. Bufo are numerous in the meadow-like bottom of the creek canyon and also in the artifical pool at the ranch house. Continued from here to Big Pine, Inyo County. In conversation with Mr. Mendenhall, local sporting goods store operator, I gathered that Citellus beecheyi occured at Big Pine. He said he had shot "a large ground squirrel in the wood pile". We continued via highway up Big Pine Creek to our location known as 3 mi. S 4 8 mi. W Big Pine, 7700 ft. We are camped along Big Pine Creek, which, incidentally, is high now due to rapid snow melting. We are camped 2 mi. W of Glacier Lodge, a mountain resort. Along the canyon of Big