BROWN TOWNCEE (PINALO FUSCUS) FEB 11. WILDCAT CANYON, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. 8:20 AM - SAW TWO TOWNCEES IN SHORT GRASS + WEED STEMS - APARENTLY FEEDING, SCRATCHING AT GROUND + PICKING UP SOME- THING. NO CALL GIVEN WHILE ON GROUND, BUT WHEN BIRDS FLEW TO NEARBY BUSH I GAVE SHARP "CHIP" SOUTH-FACING HILLTOP WITH A FEW PINES ON IT, REST OF SLOPE- GRASS COVERED. FEB 25 STEWART CANYON, ALAMEDA CO., CALIF. 9:30 AM. - PAIR SEEN IN MORE OR LESS OPEN OPENINGS PAVING: REED WITH NOTE DEC. TO DR MILLER. PAIR RECALL, NOTE SHARP "NINK"; HOAR OPT 1. MAR 2 WILDCAT CANYON, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF 8:30 AM SAW ABOUT 6 IN BURRO CORRAL IN COMPANY OF ABOUT 10 OREGON JUNCOS. THE TOWNCEES SEEMED TO BE CHASING EACH OTHER OCCASIONALLY WITH LOUD CHINKY NOTES. DID NOT SEEM TO BOTHER THE JUNCOS THO.