Howell, T.R. 1949 Journal Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 8 - weather clear at dawn, becoming somewhat cloudy by mid-morning; colder than the previous day. I noticed a cottontail rabbit behind the woodpile by the Ranger Station. Olive-sided Flycatchers are calling again. At 12:30, by the Ranger Station, I got a good look at a yellow-billed Cuckoo in an aspen. This is a new bird for the trip. See saps, sp. account for mention of Williamson Sapsucker, also new for the trip. At 5:30 P.M. I collected a small Empidonax (?) by the Ranger Station. I am still not sure of the species, but they are common along side the meadows here. Their call note is 2-syllabled. Since I have been at Crowder Flat I have noticed 3 garter snakes at exactly the same spot by a culvert almost every time I pass there. The largest is about 2ft long, the smallest about 18 inches. The other is intermediate between these two in size. Garter Snakes are extremely common in the wet meadows. June 9 - weather clear and warm. At 2:50 P.M, as I was leaving nest #7, I saw an adult Goshawk fly by silently. This is the first one of this species I have seen in this area.