Haffmeister 742 Itinerary June 7 (cont.) 3 mi. S & 8 mi. W Big Pine, Inyo Co., Calif. around the rock slide, but no Artemisia closely. I saw no "hay piles" anywhere. I would judge that this cony could not get to Artemisia as easily, if at all, as the conies did in Onion Valley. One marmot was collected. Its stomach was filled with Artemisia cuttings. The stomach of the cony was too badly punctured to be examined. Near camp, I saw a Fox Sparrow chasing a Eutamias. It chased the squirrel, not over 6" behind, through willow and birch thickets. When the chipmunk ran into under a pile of rocks, the Fox Sparrow perched on the topmost rock, looking and turning around continuously, waiting for the chipmunk. Finally, my presence scared the Sparrows away, and a minute later, when the chipmunk appeared, it too was frightened away. 7 Schuyler traps caught 4 Citellus lateralis and 2 Eutamias. June 8 Saw 3 Odocoileus hemionus in the Artemisia above camp this a.m. (about 5:30). They were browsing slowly. There is abundant sign of deer all around. Set 20 traps in the Artemisia, etc., on the south- facing slope. Caught 2 Perognathus parvus, 1 Reithrodontomy, and 6 Peromyscus maniculatus. 7 Schuyler traps left out during the night and day, caught