Marshall, 1941 Melospiza melodia Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin Counties, Calif. Jan. 10, 11, 12. George Bartholomew and I left Berkeley in the ford with camping equipment at 3 pm Jan 10. Arrived at sw se corner of L. Chabot about ½ hour before sunset. The Lake is high and the large patch of tules is out from shore about 5 - 10 yards. A large mixed flock of song-sparrows, lincoln, white-crowned, and savannah sparrows was feeding in the tall grass at the margin of the lake and they flew out to the tules at our approach. Soon became dark. We went to a nearby filling station and inquired about shooting on the lake, which is posted and belongs to the Vallejo Water Co.(The Lake is on the left side of the Sacramento highway, just north-east of Vallejo.) We were told that Mr. MacPherson of 45 Capaliano Street, Vallejo, had shooting priviledges during duck season. I called up MacPherson and talked hto him about shooting. He was a Cal grad. and had heard of MVZ and J. G. Camped that night ** near Sulphur Springs and heard a horned owl in the Eucalyptus there. Next a.m. went to the s-e corner of the lake - saw an Amer. Bittern fly from the marsh and alight in the field. 2 or 3 song sparrows singing in the tules, and several feeding in the weeds at the edge of the lake - flushed to tules Also several lincoln sparrows and savannah and crowned sparrows. Collected one Gt. Basin S. Sp. in a baccharis at the edge of the lake. Next walked along 50 yards of a little creek on the east of the highway with tall grass and a few tules - saw no song sp. but about 8 Lincolns and Many white-crownes.and-feeLincoln sparrows would flush from the grass and fly very low alo ng the ditch and dissappear into the weeds. Would mount the tules and look at me when I squeaked.Saw a Farralon Cormorant flying high andNext-went eastward - perhaps going to the Suisun Bay. Went to the n-w end of the lake and coll. 8 s.s. from cattails and willows where the Lake overflows.