Hoffmeister 1942 Itinerary June 5 (cont.) 3 mi. S & 8 mi. W Big Pine, 7700 ft., Inyo Co., Calif. Pine Creek there are Yellow Pine, water birch and Willow dominating. There are occasional cottonwoods, and in one or 2 places, thickets of cottonwoods. There are a few meadows along the creek, but these are pretty well "camped out". The slopes above the creek are dominated with Artemisia with some Ceanothus and Lupinus and another unidentified shrub. On the north facing slope there are limited talus deposits and slides. Growing on this slope is Ribes, in many places in dense thickets. In this talus there are Marmots and Conies (Ochotona). In the Artemisia there are rocks ranging from boulders to several feet in thickness (diameter) scattered over the slopes. The soil is ground up granitic rocks and finer, sandy material. A few yellow pines grow well-scattered among the Artemisia. Upon arrival, set several Schuyler traps and caught 1 Citellus lateralis. June 6 30 traps set in the Artemisia on the south facing slope caught 4 Perognathus parvus, one of which was badly eaten in the trap, 1 Reithrodonomys megalotis, and 6 Peromyscus maniculatus. Shot 2 Eutamias. These were at the edge of the Artemisia, around some buildings near the creek. Shot 2 Citellus lateralis, one of which had a "bob-tail". While setting out traps late this afternoon, I saw 4 birds which I took to be Black Swifts. They were flying high, and up the canyon. They seem