Journal 7 May 1979. E. deLuis O'neil & J. A. rare, maximal; now 4-5' tall, green. Ch recently back from Aslibun lecture tour in east. Many young cottontail now. Talked about sand to & other subjects w/ Ch & Dray. Stayed for night. 8 May 1979. Now talk w/ Ellen. Wolf absent. Departed door own dir to Dan McMillan ranch. Talked w/ Dan about eastern 1000 passing, etc. Dan reports quail food poor, though grass & grain crops maximal. Believes moved his bees out - food for them scarce. Orioles nesting in trees at house. Bluebird/badging seen. No young quail seen yet. Nest in gooseberry had 2 or 3 hatch- lings + 2 eggs, no of swallow. Dan said some redtail hawks nest this year on ranch, though none last year. More green he has ever had, & probably best berry production. I did get trail news from my study one brief show, but found no snake or mice; about 10' dia., 5' deep. Occasional sprinkle w/ soil during day. Min. temps. this winter about 24° F. Max so far 83° F. 9 May 1979. Departed Davis 0700. Drove to Queen Bee camps. & via Pine Ridge Rd. Parked 0920. walked 1 hr. 5 on ridge to head Beartrap Canyon & watch for vulture & eagles. '1/2 cloudy, no clouds. Mt. Quicksell; saw 1 pair, also pruner, bluebird, titmouse, red-wing in blue-ole grass land patch. Least Warbler & Lophoptera calls, new-calls, at edge oaks - greenleaf. 2 p.m., 3/10 summer, calms. Searched for salamander under oak's leaf; found none. Saw adult Phrynosoma in toil in chaparral. Track of deer, fox (no print). Ravens. But saw no Falconiforms. '16:05, left top & walked N. Keeler via '710. Drove down to Hwy 58 via La Panza Ranch. Now here, but two Turkey vultures flew low over canyon west of lane. Returned to Davis. This was to have been day of Racer count in Santa Barbara Co. (Bill Francis of Marting watched at Baldchin's Leap near Big Sur; saw none. Ch McMillan