Palmer 1936 January Cont'd. ESE San Benits (Cont'd.) Aug. 6 contd. birds only 3-4 inches long. Aug. 7 This A.M. about 5:30 saw 2 Blue Herons fly over, and land by the river. We sneaked up but found only 1 which Johnson shot. Shot a Calif. Jay and a White-breasted Nuthatch in the Cottonwood over our tent. Aug. 8 From 5:30-7:30 A.M., hunted through the corn field and large Valley Oaks and up along the river. Shot 1 Bushtit from a flock of 15+ that were foraging in a large Valley Oak. In the oaks, also saw Calif. Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Magpie Linnet, Brown Towhee, Black-headed Gros- beak, Calif. Jay and White-breasted Nuthatch. Shot at a Great Blue Heron as it flew over goning down the river. Shot 1 White-breasted Nuthatch and 1 Calif. Jay in Cottonwoods along the river. There also saw Mourning Dove, Lark Sparrow, Linnet, Plain Tit- mouse and Brown Towhee. Shot 1 Say. Phoebe as it perched on a low bush in the dry river bottom. Along there, saw also Calif. Quail, Bewick Wren, Plain Titmouse, Brown Towhee, Brewer Blackbird, Black Phoebe, Dove. Saw Meadowlark, Sparrow Hawk and Flicker fly over.