Howell, T.R. 1949 Journal Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 1 - Today I have spent recuperating- most of the fever is gone but my eyes are still pretty hot and sore, especially when I try to read or write anything. The weather is clearing, with some sun, but still showing rain clouds although no rain. June 2. I spent most of the morning giving some help to Jesse Drake of the Forest Service, whose pick-up truck was mired down in the road to Weed Valley west of here. At 10:00 A.M. I heard and saw a flock of about 10 crossbills, and saw others later in the day. Weather mostly clear, occasional clouds. See sp. account. Locality-Juniper Spr., 2 mi.W. Crowder Flat. 4:00 P.M. - Back at Willow Creek. I scared a Green-tailed Towhee off its nest in a sage bush, a few inches off the ground. There were two young, looking almost newly hatched, which were orange brown on the bare skin with a few tufts of dark grey down. One egg remained - it was patterned like this -> [illegible] ground color white, speckles gray-brown. June 3 - Tree swallows noted for the first time; see sapsucker species account.