Howell, T.R. 1949 Crowder Flat, ___ ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. May 25 I had to spend most of the day at Alturas getting car repairs and spotted every shot. At Alturas, around noon, I noted Yellow Warblers singing, saw them, Bullock Orioles and a flock of about 20 Tricolored Redwings, about equally ?s and ?s. The latter were feeding on the courthouse lawn. on the way to Alturas at one of the big resevoirs I saw many Black Terns, some Mallards, and a Western Willet. There were Black-billed Magpies and Mt. Bluebirds in the Juniper-Sage flats. Saw one woodchuck also. Back at Crowder Flat at 6:00 P.M. I noted Brown Creepers in the pines, which I had not seen before. May 26 9:30 A.M. Drove out the Blue Mt. road to Quaking Asp spring. It is mostly juniper flats with some big clumps of yellow pine between. I ran over a gopher snake on the way and saved him as a specimen. (Pituophis) Noticed a few Scrub Jays, and collected one. They were in the low junipers. Noted a Sparrow Hawk pursuing a Red- tail. Nothing at Q. A. Spring but a lot of Doves.