Hooper, 1936 Smoke Cr., 3900 ft., 7 mi. E Calif line, Washoe Co., Nev. July 9, litter under the cottonwoods, along the creek bottomlands. Last night Russell shot one out of a cottonwood near the house. I have tight heard them in these trees at least 15 ft. above the ground and probably higher - I could not definitely locate these latter, higher ones. Sign is exceedingly abundant along the creek. As the result of a light shower last night there is now enough connect water in the creek to several of the almost pools (down as far as the automobile bridge near the ranch house); they were separated by dry land before the rain. It is now cloudy and overcast (4:30 P.M.), perhaps promising more showers tonight. The strong wind which has blown daily after approx- mately 9 A.M. (until 7 P.M) has been con- spicuously absent today. Collected a garter snake in the grass beside one of the pools along the bed of Smoke Cr. July 10, Collected a garter snake near the same place where the one, collected yesterday. Shot a in spotted towhee from a willow thicket near the creek bottom. Collected a lazuli bunting from a bush near a flat gravelled area, 100 yds.