A.C. ZIEGLER 1955 (TRANSCRIBED) JOURNAL APR 24 EARLY A.M. (CONT.) SET OUT 15 MOUSE TRAPS ALONG S. BANK OF RIVER LAST NIGHT WITH KATE. TRAPS SET IN THREE GROUPS IN BUSHES & WEED CLUMPS. THOSE IN EACH GROUP SET APPROX. 20' APART. NO MICE - ONLY TWO TRAPS SPRUNG. BIRDS! ECRETTA SP.(1) - ON BAR IN RIVER, NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX (4)- AT DUSK LAST NIGHT OVER RIVER, MILVUS MIGRANS (5), ALAUDA ARENENSIS (10), HIRUNDO RUSTICA (4), CORVUS SP.(1), TURDUS (NAUMANNI?) (1), PASSER MONTANUS (2). SAW MANY BATS AT TWILIGHT LAST NIGHT ALONG BANKS BESIDE RIVER, CHECKED UNDER THE RIVER BRIDGES THIS A.M. FOR SLEEPING BATS BUT NO LUCK. APR 25 SHINOMARUKET, NAKANYOKU, KYOTO CITY, HONSHU, JAPAN. WALKED THRU THE FARMERS' MARKET WITH KATE. BOUGHT 5 EGGS SAID TO BE COTURNIX COTURNIX (J-ZU-RA) THESE ARE PUT UP IN BOXES BY SOME POULTRY COMPANY WHICH RAISES THE BIRDS. SAW YOUNG (PLUCKED) OF THE SAME SPECIES FOR SALE THERE. THE EGGS WERE 5 YEN EACH - LESS THAN 2 CENTS A PIECE. THEY ARE SAID TO PROVIDE A GREAT DEAL OF ENERGY WHEN EATEN.