Howell, T.R. 1949 Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 6 (cont'd.) to several of the springs on the only road to the east of here. It is not bad now that it is dry, but there are some very rough parts and several trees across it. The springs are Tournquist, Wall, Mouse, and Rail Springs; only at the latter one are there any aspens. These are a small clump, and showed many old workings but no nesting holes. At Wall Spring at 10:15 A.M. I saw a daggetti nuchalis in a dead pine snag; it had rather definite head stripes, but no breast band. At Rail Spring there is a small pond which harbors Red-wings, and Killdeer are around the edges. They are probably nesting, as one of the killdeer went into a possible distraction act, spreading its tail, fllting it to the left, and chattering. Also, there is another black Red-tailed Hawk here, screaming as though a nest were near. Arrived at Forked Horn Spring about 3:00 P.M. there is a grove of good sized aspens in this flat, (not very near the spring), but I did not have time to investigate it. There is no road out to here - just a cross- country drive. Back to Crowder Flat at 6:00 P.M. All localities mentioned are on Forest Service maps of Modoc Nat'l. Forest.