Amadele 1937 Primitive Area, Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. Dec.16 Arrived at the area at 11:00 A.M. Brought up another load of traps to set out. Am setting them on the lower trail. I am at present about 1/2 way between the east and west fence. Just in front of me in the willows are two Calif. Jays To the right of me I saw @ Fox Sparrow and two Song Sparrows. This is a clear, sunshiny morning with a slight breeze. Mourning Cloak butterfly just flew around my blue jacket as I sat sitting here. Its wings were heavy and made a "papery" sound as it fluttered about. At 12:10 I saw a Calif. Thrasher fly from the side hill (south) to the north side about 50 yds. from the creek in the middle of the area. Soon after I heard a Calif. Thrasher call from the very spot from whence the first one flew. There is a Stellar Jay in the willows just in front of me. Two flickers are "messing around" in the outer branches of the madrone tree behind me. At this distance I can not tell whether they are foraging or not. They shortly flew to the pines on the opposite side of the canyon. An Intermediate Wren-it is jumping about in the branches about five feet below me.