Sept. 1 High Ridge (mi. 5) Prisoner's Harbor, Santa Cruz. and a Sanghutton Vireo Also House Domes (a few individuals), were noted along the ridge. One Chipping Sparrow was seen there. A horned lark was seen flying overhead and also heard calling while I was on the ridge. Later in the day, when Pearson and I drove the Navy cruiser to the radar station, we saw another on the open grassy hills to the east of Prisoner's Harbor. A number of Western Meadowlarks were noted at the butter place, as also Mourning Doves and a single flock of about 15 House Domes. Several mock- ingbirdies were seen en route to the radar station. Jays were scarce once I left the canyon area of cotton and the denser live oaks bordering it. Two pairs and two lone individuals were noted; one of the latter was collected and proved to be an adult male. These were all present in areas where there were steep-walled upper ends of canyons filled with oak brush together with the more open, scrubby woodland on the neighboring, gentler slopes. Sept. 2 Collected near camp today. The abominable condition of many of the molting residents makes collecting and preparing them as specimens more or less futile. Most of the skins thus far prepared have given some trouble. Towhees, Bewick Wrens, Rufous- crowns, and flickers are in heavy molt. Jays in general seem to be somewhat ahead of these