Journal R.E. Johnson 1967 August 27 Helena to Big Baldy Mtn, Little Belt Mtns, Judith Basin Co., Montana Observed include Yellow-bellied Marmot, Coy, and Chipmunk. August 28 Big Baldy Mtn to Kings Hill Campground, Little Belt Mtns, Montana Decided to explore the ridgetop parks & Yogo Pk to fill in the general Fall picture of alpine bird life since yesterday proved so fruitful. Would also like to have had time to re-climb Big Baldy Mtn, but did not. Noted Clark's Nutcracker drinking at the waterhole near camp at 11AM. Ridgetop parks between Big Baldy Mtn & Tepee Butte (8000 ft + 200 ft.) are grassy and include Yarrow, mtn. harebell, shrubby cinquefoil, & gentian (sweetia). White-bark Pine occurs along the margins & lowerdown the sides subalpine Fir appears among the pines. Vesper Sparrows & Pine Siskins were seen where the road passing around the base of Tepee Butte (8248 ft.; birds at 8000 ft.). Yogo Peak is still green & moist near the pipit meadows where I camped in 1964, but is dry on all open slopes where springs are absent. The big snowpatch below the road (east facing) located west of the peak is now small but present & a large number of shootingstars occur below it. An Audubon Warbler & a Golden Eagle were seen at 1:20pm at the top of cliffs above Elva cirque (east face of Yogo Pk.). Two snow patches remain in the cirque. The lower lake was nearly dry, the upper one is full. Several Marmots were noted. Hugh's sheep herds are on the mtn & due to move back down the mtn (north) tomorrow. A Clark's Nutcracker ate snow from the dirty snow edge (also contained red algae) at the head of the cirque. White-crowned Sparrows & Water Pipits were seen, the latter just above the cirque. Water Pipits were entirely absent from