EL Kalatsum 1955 Recording notes (3) June 14 Finished all but about lost 100 feet of reel 4 tonight 8:00 - 8:30 A.M. Campground at lower end of Rock Creek Lake, 9700 ft., Mono Co., Calif. A male California jay and female about 30-40 feet away in a lodgepole pine set near a stirring current. The cascading Rock Creek as it tumbles out of Rock Creek Lake is the roar in the background. It's cold, 6°C. Robins, deer juncos, a few white-crowned sparrows have been heard in the area. June 15 Lost 100 feet of reel 4 at Red Meadow Campground, 1500 ft., near Devil Postpile Mall. Remnant, Madera Co., Calif. About 8:00 - 8:30 A.M. Lodgepole pine forest. Small creek nearby; some large other types of jays. Picked up Oregon juncos mostly but robins, white crowned sparrows, cow-birds in local area. June 16 Reel 5 [illegible] some locality 7:30 - 8:30 A.M. Robins, white-crowned sparrows, juncos, chickadees, western torngers, hairy woodpeckers, purple finches, cow-birds all in the area. High-pitched shrill notes one of the "pocket-squir" (ground squirrel) 3 of which were standing out dry their dinners out in the meadow. Breezy this morning, cool after slight hail and rain showers of last night. Reel No. 6 Purple finch, hairy woodpecker mostly. Thought I heard a mountain quail sound off twice. Recorded 8:30 - 9:15 A.M. Sunny, warmer but windy. Lodgepole, Jeffrey pine hillside.