Howell, T.R 1949 Journal Crowder Flat, 5200 ft., 38 mi. NNW of Alturas, Modoc Co., Calif. June 10. Up at 5:00 A.M., - weather clear, warm. At about 9:20 A.M., near nest #7, I flushed a Green-tailed Towhee from its nest just about on the ground in a sage bush. It contained 3 well-fledged young that I could see; per- haps a fourth was underneath. Late in the morning I collected a couple of Steller Jays, which are very numerous and noisy around here. One was an immature ?; perhaps the jays have finished nesting already. June 11. Noted a juvenile Junco flying about apparently just out of the nest. The parents were nearby, and very nervous. In the afternoon I went to the Willow Creek Ranch 3 1/2 mi. from here. There is a big wet meadow there and I saw Wilson Phalaropes for the first time. It is an interesting place, and I think I will go back there for some collecting later. June 12 Near nest #3 - in fact within 15 yds of it I noticed a Western Wood Pewee nest about 20 ft up in a dead aspen. Nest #3 seems to be a rich spot, in the same tree as #3 are Tree Swallow and House Wren nests, and a few yards away are the Pewee nest and one of the Chestnut-backed Bluebird. Probably there are others. In the early afternoon I went over to the