Marshall, 1947 Melospiza melodia July 7th Santa Ana River Orange Co. Calif. silty ground where savannahs feed. Salicornia grew over much of the area - several acres - except for occasional mats of tall dense Frankenia. The slough had high banks, undercut & the Savannahs fed in no. along the mud borders, or driftwood & under the overhanging Salicornia sod. I have never seen so many Savannahs, many juncos, many [illegible] singing. They go in great doves - may be none in one part of marsh & you look to the other side & you can see 20 scattered around within 1/2 acre all on tops of taller Salicornias. I never saw them go from a perch down into the sal. but saw some hop among the top friggs feeding. They are so curious that they stay up to look at me, then fly. However, the most have been foraging under the Salicornia, because They were constantly popping up to perch, from nowhere. All I saw foraging were on bare ground or on the mud banks & the slough. I found 2 Song Sparrows among them - one was perched 6" from a Savannah on a