Howell, T.R. 1949 Twin Spring, ______ ft., 38 mi NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 23 (cont'd.) area today, with 3 additions— at Crowder Flat, 2 Turkey Vultures soared over, and very high up I saw 7 White Pelicans circling. A few Evening Grosbeaks were seen and heard. Carpodacus sp. (I believe purpureus) were seen both yesterday and today. I have now moved in to a cabin at Crowder Flat, thanks to the unexpected arrival of 2 Forest Service men at the ranger station. Nearby I noticed another Garter Snake and Sceloporus of sizes from small to full-grown. Some kind of batrachian is croaking in the meadow.—10. P.M. Crowder Flat, ______ ft., 38 mi NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 24. Awoke at 4:30 A.M., daylight already well along, damn it. The sky was perfectly clear, and has remained so. At 5:15 I heard Flickers for the first time in the day. The earliest singers I noticed are the Robins, Chickadees, Solitary Vireos, but perhaps they are just closest to my cabin. I heard them on awakening, at 4:30 A.M.