Arnold 1937 M.V.Z., Berkeley, California Nov. 13, This morning I arrived at the primitive area at 8:00 A.M. It is a beautiful day. The air is cool and the sky clear. The brush had some moisture on it but as it has not rained for some time this must have been caused from the dew or fog. I took an "official" census of the birds of the area from eight clock to twelve o'clock noon. I started from the #1 gate, that is the gate entering from the tobacco plantation of, the botanical garden. Miss Buchanan accompanied me as she was interested in observing Spotted Towhees. We took an hour to progress from the west to the cast fence on the lower trail. During this time we saw more birds then at any other equal length of time on the entire trip. The new birds seen this morning for the first time consisted of: Varied Thrush - I seen close up three others seen flying high. Purple Finch - two seen flying over area. Western Gnatcatcher - flock of six seen near east fence among Baccharis. These birds were foraging in a well defined flock. They came within ten feet of me when I "squeeked" to them.