Davis. 948. Feb. 12. Furnace Creek Ranch, 178 ft. below sea level, Death Valley, Inyo Co., Calif. Hunted in a.m. from 8:30-11:15. In date orchard, saw 6 or 6 English Sparrows, & heard several others. Shot at 1 but missed, and never got another chance at one all a.m. They are very wild, & stay high in the date palms. Robins were almos- tant; at least 30 being noted. Saw 2 flickers, many Audubon Warblers, several Song and White-crowned Sparrows. On telephone wires near golf course noted several Mourning Doves. On golf course proper, Robins, Meadowlarks (10+), Audubon Warblers, Finnets, Pipits (3), and Mountain Bluebirds. Followed tule-bordered irrigation overflow through mesquites to a dis- tance of about 1/2 mi. West of Ranch fence. Flushed a small group of duck which circled repeatedly but never came close enough to be identified. Song Sparrows very common in tules & mesquites. 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet in mesquite. 1 Say Phoebe in mesquites near overflow. In cottonwoods along Hwy 190 about 1/8 mile east of Ranch fence, 1 Mourning Dove and 1 Ruby- crowned Kinglet. On Hwy 190, on way to Bad Water, at turn-off to Golden Canyon, 1 Red-tailed Hawk soaring; 3 Ravens between Furnace Creek Ranch & Bad Water. At about 5 P.M., heard Kildeer near overflow about 300 yds west of