Brake 1957 Journal 26 Jan 1957 Tree Palmas, Vallejo Valley, 400ft., San Diego Co. Calif. This area is about opposite the mouth of Cane Brake Canyon, across the valley floor, 2 miles or so, along the foot of a badlands area. The area is a line of trees, intermittent for about a mile - Mesquite mainly. There was some water today, probably none other times. Phainopepla nitens and Sicalia mexicanus were very common - large flocks of each. Saw also a few Dreosoptes montanus. Heard Geytes on the way over. Charlie saw a sage sparrow. Another bird we heard singing we couldn't see or identify. Turdus migratorius also present, not in large numbers. We shot 3 Phainopepla, 5 Sicalia, 1 Zonotrichia leucophrys, and 1 Spizella breweri (?) (Sawed head only). Walt shot a Vendocropo mecalis on the way. first seen on Ocotilla, then on Yuca. We stayed here until noon or late. On way back set 12 gopher traps at mouth of Cane Brake Canyon, on main road. In afternoon and evening until midnight, put up shuns. I did nothing but birds, and so did John. Charlie + Walt did mostly mammals, 1 bird each. We also had 2 Zimm. Zonotrichia leucophrys caught in our trap line. Got cool tonight, was fairly cool all day. 27 Jan. 1957 Eggens, Cane Brake Canyon, 1200ft., San Diego Co. Calif. Cheeked traps early this morning, had 1 Perognathus, 2 Peromyscus. Later today had another Peromyscus and a Melospiza lincolni. The bird was the first animal in the canes, along the water. The Peromyscus in the afternoon was probably missed