1979 Ronald L. Mumme 27 Journal Hastings Reservation, Monterey County, CA 21 July A terrific day!! First of all, Rain! Real, live, unadulterated rain!! A few sprinkles, distant thunder when I woke up. Watched at Black Oak for awhile as the overcast became greyer, thunder increased, and the rain started to come down in earnest. Late morning, Nancy, Jan + t took a walk in the rain up around School Hill and School Hill West, and It was great! beautiful views of the fog rolling in, beautiful sounds of the rain dripping off the branches. We got thoroughly wet, but I enjoyed it very much. We succeeded in flushing a Barn Owl on the School Hill Acorn Trapline , and hearing two wickerbills at School Hill West. A fun lunch, complete with fire in the woodstove, followed in the "cozy" bunkhouse (this is Nancy's first day in the bunkhouse). I tried to do a little bit of work on the AOU talk in the afternoon but didn't accomplish much. We fed Jan some leftover burritos before she left , just as Buck Cornell, his wife Sally, young baby Christopher, and graduate student Jan (washburn?) formerly of Florida State, drove up in the fog. They seemed like nice folks. At dusk, Nancy + I walked up out to the road in the fog, putting the final touch on a really marvelous day. 22 July The good days just keep on rolling. This one was made exciting because I found a first bird record for the Reservation, an out-of-range, out-of-season Parula Warbler (see copious P. americana notes). After yesterday's rain, today was hot + muggy, making the warbler