HG Weston 1945 Journal March 20 cont state Along Highway #1 from Juvernes, Marin Co., to 2 mi N Gualala, Ca. Calif. Mendocino fall until late in the afternoon. A wind blew most of the time along with the rain. Near Marshall on the NE side of Tomales Bay I saw the following species of birds: Pacific loon, red-throated loon, common loon, eared grebe, lesser scaup, surf scoter, Brandt cormorant, kingfisher. Further along, near the Nicasio Guernsey Ranch I saw black brant (60+), coot, lesser scaup, western gull, Brandt cormorant, buffle-head, brown pelican, western gull. At 1:10 p.m. at Bodega Bay Marin County, I saw black brandt (700±), western grebe, marbled godwit, California blue heron, western willet and California brown pelican. At 3 p.m. 20+ Steller sea lions were seen on rocks off Fort Ross. At 1:25 p.m. 20+ surfbirds were seen on rocks in surf at Bodega Coast State Park. They were near place called Arch Rock. About 2 p.m. we stopped 1/2 mi up Russian River from Highway #1 bridge crossing to look for Chenomys longicaudus in the Douglas firs there. M. Hollie climbed up one tree and found 1? and 2 small blind young in a nest. The ? got away but the young were collected. During the afternoon we stopped at several places along the coast highway to look in tree mice nests. No mice were seen in them however. At 5:15 p.m. we pulled in at the Pinehaven Cabins (Auto court?), 2 miles north of Gualala, Mendocino County. There we rented a cabin to spend the night in. At 6 p.m.