Journal 132 R.E.Johnson 1967 August 20 RaceTrack Pk, Granito Co., to Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana (cont.) one Imma. Water Pipit and one Say's Phoebe. Also seen: Pine Siskin, Water Pipit, Mtn. Bluebird, Violet-green Swallows (10:20 AM), Rock Wren (10:35 AM), Pika, and a shrew. I returned to the top of the peak & read the thermometers: 32° was Min. last night and it was 64°F at 12:05 PM. The [illegible] cairn had flying ants (some black, some red) all over it. The south slope of the peak is just dry and is jumping with grasshoppers. The meadow on which I camped is nearly dry. Plant species includes Parvussia, Gentian, Bistort, Thistle, Aster, Heather, Rushes. Hiked back to the car & drove to Butte. Purchased ice to keep my 19 birds, then cleaned up & went to evening church. August 21 Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana Rain threatening. Stayed in Apex Hotel and stuffed birds all day. August 22 Butte, Silver Bow Co. to Prickly Pear Creek, Jefferson Co., Montana Continued stuffing birds, picked up mail, then drove to Helena for date with Roberta Peterson, then drove 7 miles up Prickly Pear Creek (creek road is about a mile south of Jefferson City on US ) & camped. August 23 Elk Horn Pk and Crow Pk., Jefferson Co., Montana Drove 6 more miles up the Prickly Pear Creek Rd. (very rough) to (7600 ft.) Upper Tizer Lake Stuffed birds and then hiked to peaks in search of of 2 PM. Rosy Finches. Took a good trail to west, from camp area leading (8200ft) to Hidden Lake (green, shallow, eastern brook trout) (warm water) & then hiked up the ridge to the south & followed it west, then north to Elkhorn Pk (1381 ft.). The ridge (so.) was covered with White-bark Pine & spruce. Ground cover was Red Heather. Clark's Nutcrackers were common. As the ridge is followed west timberline is reached & more rocky terrain continues to the top of the peak. [illegible] On the ridge south of the snowshoe rabbit peaks a [illegible] skull was found, & Cornys were common. Three small