Feb 10. 15 mi. W Bastrop, 600 ft., Bastrop Co, Texas vegetation S of road near camp (see acc't for Parus bicolor). I took a G Cardinal (708) with the .38 pistol in this area. Feb 11. 3 mi. ESE Del Valle, 300 ft., Travis Co, Texas CALM with scattered clouds. I worked portion of Onion Cr. below the area tramped through Feb 9 and also went about 100 yards down the S bank of the Colorado below the mouth of Onion Creek. (See Dotmouse account). Birds not seen earlier: Phoebe - sang bee-zurreet bee-zurrezet House Wren Carolina Wren golden-crowned kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (one found, presumably shot by me incidentally earlier in day - saved as skin, 714) Yellowthroat - ♂, 713, taken in dried cat-tails at mouth of Onion Creek - scoed nott cut - cut only call Pipit - one heard overhead (? spinolestta) Long Sparrow - one taken near site of Yellowthroat (715) I took a G Red-bellied Woodpecker along creek with a .38 - bird seemed lethargic and permitted close approach. Its feet were mite - infested and bird was light in weight (64.5 gm.) I left area at 12:15 and drove to Austin to see Homer Phillips and W. F. Blair about matters relating to collecting. I went to Bastrop for mail, returning to camp at 4:30.