K Dixon 1951 Journal 33. Mar 28. Guadalupe River, 5 1/2 mi ENE Skidmore, Bee Co, Texas 9:40 I started back and later cut inland to mosquito- liveoak growth. No snakes seen. Birds not seen previously along the river included Great Blue Heron, Brown-headed Cowbird, Black-throated Green Warbler. A flock of medium-sized hawks, possibly Broad- winged (tail markings not seen) and a possible American Rough-legged Hawk seen, the latter in open pasture. Along a creek E of the house I flushed a Merlin Paraguana on 3 successive occasions, the bird tending to fly short distances (up to about 100 feet) and settle on the ground beneath dense brush. During the morning I took a male Cardinal (#505). This species is the most obvious if not the most abundant species along the river. I took a white-eyed Vireo along the creek about 9:00 and later collected a female (#506) further upstream. This individual was accompanying a singing male which I wasn't able to collect. I also took a Ladder-backed Woodpecker male in live-oaks near the house, the male locating. Along the river at noon, I heard only Vireo griseus and the Cardinal in song. I took several black and white photographs before 4:00 pm then drove about 1 mile N of the house and worked along a creek in the liveoaks and mosquito-brush. Cardinal and a Barred Owl the only birds seen 4:30 - 4:50. At sunset I waited by the attic ventilation outlet where bats had flown out last evening. At 6:54 2 bats flew