R.E.Johnson 1966 Journal 23 Spar Lake, 3300 ft., Lincoln Co., Montana (cont) June 20 were seen in the same area. A Hermit Thrush sang from an adjacent cedar forest on a steep E facing slope. I over-turned many logs & some cedar bark strips but could not find any salamanders. The ground was still very moist beneath the logs & bark. Deer tracks were common in the area & Ward says he found Elk & Bear sign. An Osprey was seen with carrying a large fish(?) high (200+ ft.) over the Kootenai River, just west of downtown Troy at noon. A Warbling Vireo was taken at 2400 ft. near the junction of the Keeler Creek Rd & Spar Lake Rd. in Lodgepole Pine & Aspen forest. On the return trip to camp from Troy Dr.Amex and I drove to Keeler Lookout (4949 ft.). A few drops of rain fell & the skies were dark & cloudy, clouds having built up during the day.(by evening they were gone). Columbian Ground Squirrels were common in the open grassy meadows on top the peak. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet was heard in the tall trees at the edge of the meadow. A red-breasted nuthatch was collected and siskins & thrushes(sp?) were seen. The area seemed alive with birds compared to the forest around Spar Lake. We left the pk. at 2 PM. I collected a Hammond Flycatcher in the tree tops beside our camp at 7 PM. It has been heard