A.C. ZIEGLER 1961 JOURNAL STRAWBERRY CANYON, BERKELEY, ANTELOPE CA. COAST. MCH. 25 Set out 45 MUS. SPEC's, 6 RAT, 6 LIVE + 6 GOATHER MEWS LAST PM JUST TO N OF BORTON. GARDENS + TOOL ZOO 113 CLOSE THERE to RUN MARLINE THIS AM. DR. BENSON SET ABOUT 100 MUS. SPEC'S + OTHER M'W SET ABOUT SAME AS I DID BUT ONLY 22 MUS. SPEC' EACH, SEE TABLE BELOW FOR ZOOY PROGS. SAW REDTAILED HAWK(1) TURKEY VULTURE(1), BAND-TAILED(?) PIGEONS (10+), DOWNY W'PSWEEPER(1) + A FEW MORE THRUSH. ALSO ALLAN M'BILU (10+) + HEARD A NUTHATCH. 4 DEER WATCHED AS I SET OUT MEWS LAST PM. PEACOCKS MARVULOUS VERY SCARCE FOR THE 2 DAYS. MICRAIDS + P. NEVER COMMON. GOATHER RUNS SCARCE. APR. 8 TOOL ZOO 113 WOOD RAT HOUSE TRX JOURY TORE UP AN ACTIVE NEST BUT NO RAT - -GOT 4 ADULT + 1 YG. ENSAMING LOW DOWN IN HOUSE - PAGS. LEFT THEM UNDERBUSH WE CATCHED. CLEAR AWAY AT ONE SIDE OF NEST. FEARS MITES, FLIES ETC. IN NEST. TURNED OVER to J. LAWRENCE IN ENTOMOLOGY. LOOKED AT 1 MACTIVE + 1 ACTIVE TREE NESTS (ACTIVE ONE IN CEDAR) BUT NO RATS. ANOTHER ACTIVE NEST IN SOME CONIFER (CGSAYS ??) HAD A RAT WHICH RAN THRU 3024 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. GOT A GOOD LOOK AT IT THEN. SPOKES TOWHEIS SINGING. SAW 5 COCKS W/WHITES & 2 SMALL ROCKS & NWYTHOLS.