1979 Ronald L. Mumme Journal Hastings Reservation, Monterey County, CA (11 May) checked the Scrub Jay nest that Walt had showed me two weeks ago. The nest was in a 4 meter Live Oak along the main trail up to School Hill, just below the meadow. Young looked like about 8-10 days old, I counted 3 (Walt says should be 4) so I may have missed one. Saw a Western Tanager ♂ while up there, also heard olive-sided Flycatchers calling in the madrone woodland below. And, I found a Rufous-sided Towhee nest SW of the School Hill Field. The nest was located on the ground under some spindly, shrubby dead branches out in the open in an area of madrone Live Oak & Black Oak the nest about 4 meters from an 8 meter Live Oak. I was alerted to the nest when I saw a ♂ with a bill full of insects, nasal- calling continuously. The ♂ was very cautious, but after about 20 minutes, he finally went to the nest. I counted (very quickly) three partly feathered, closed-eye young, maybe: 5-[illegible] days old. After that I moved to 1800, where I had a fun meeting with a Rattlesnake, and had a good watch. Stopped at 1500, where Nancy was watching, and saw a pair of Red-tailed Hawks fooling around on the NW slope of School Hill. One of the two was in heavy tail molt, and I saw it with some kind of snake in its talons. Watched roosting at Blom One with Larry, where two birds appeared to roost in the nest hole (where there are still 3eggs: completed clutch), If one was the ♀, practically unprecedented.