Page - 1933 Rankin Ranch, Walker Basin, - Nov. 13, 1937. keep well down in the center of the tule and in the willows. Occasionally marsh wrens, and golden crowned sparrows may be seen feeding in the water cress open spaces. This morning I set out 13 mouse traps in tall grass at the edge of the swamps. I set one gopher trap at camp. Most of the morning I spent hunting. I first saw and shot a marsh wren. I had to wade into the water up to my knees to get him. So having got wet and muddy, I de- cided to shoot all the birds I could from the marsh. I shot another tule wren, 3 golden crowned sparrows, and a song sparrow. I shot a jack snipe over an open and dry field adjoining the marsh. I shot an audubon warbler from the willows. I shot meager shorn, a say phoebe, and a black phoebe in the marsh. From willows I shot a sharp- shinned hawk and a sparrow- hawk. From my traps this after- noon I took two three song sparrows, 1 tule wren, and an unknown sparrow.