Journal R.E. Johnson 1966 Spar Lake, 3300 Ft., Lincoln Co., Montana (cont.) and Olive-sided Flycatcher were seen. June 17 Up a little later than usual. Ward, Dr. Ames and I drove up the road beyond the lake to a burn at roads end. Tall snags & downed logs remained, but the country was quite open & birds were easier to spot and to find after shooting. The bird species present were quite different than in the forest below. Clark Nutcrackers were seen in small groups (2-4) and Woodpeckers were common. I collected a Western Tanager (♂), Clark Nutcracker (♂), Oregon Junco, and Yellow-breasted Sapsucker. Stellar Jays, a Red-shafted Flicker, a Cassin's Finch, Mtn. Bluebirds, and some Nuthatches (sp?) were seen &/or heard. The burn faces SE and some of the trees here are Western Larch (Larix occidentalis). A few Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax) plants are in bloom. There are two bridges across Spar Creek above the lake at road crossings & Dipper's have been seen near each of these. There is an active nest located under the upper bridge which is built upon an older nest, giving a two story house appearance. The lower nest was empty. Young are in the upper-nest. An old nest is located under the bridge over Whoopee Creek. A carpenter ant was found in the esophagus