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where we camped in the beautiful, fertile Shady Valley which lies between the Holston and Iron Mts. at an altitude of 2000 feet. In the glade in the center of the valley we obtained many of the desired specimens. Dr. Wetmore joined us here for a few days. Grouse were very abundant on the Holston and Iron Mts and among the many interesting birds collected as a Swainson's warbler taken in a miniature bog in the Holston Mts. 

For the next two weeks we stayed near Crosby in the Smoky Mountains National Park collecting in the Canadian zones on Mt Guyot, the second highest peak in the Park at an altitude of 6621 feet and on the adjoining knobs. The majority of the trees above 6000 feet are the Balsam ([[underlined]] Abies fraseri [[/underlined]]).

Here one may hear many little winter wrens giving forth their beautiful song of trills and runs which would delight any nature lover. We found that the Cloudland red squirrel is getting quite scarce. We were unsuccessful in our attempt to trap the Canadian flying squirrel. However we were fortunate to secure an olive-sided flycatcher. Among the many interesting things seen were two black bears. Mt. Guyot proved to be most fruitful for Canadian birds and mammals. 

We spent the last two weeks in the Cherokee National Forest camping at the base of Big Frog Mountain near the Georgian border. While here we collected on Big Frog, Little Frog and Bear Mountains. This region is forested with hardwood and pine and is quite arid. Nevertheless, we obtained a fair number of specimens. On several occasions we saw and heard ravens flying over Big Frog Mt.

On July 19 we returned to Washington. 

I left Washington for the autumn collecting trip on September 9, 1937, accompanied by Henry R. Schaefer. At Bristol, Tenn. we secured permission from the Forest Ranger there to collect on Roan Mt which is about 6300 feet high and located southeast of Elizabethton, Tenn. on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. After about eight miles of climbing in low gear, we reached the top and pitched our tent on the leeward side behind some balsams for a wind break. The