March 28, 1947, Heavy Rain, SW wind Tillamook Co. Manzanita Beach Pacific Kâttiwake - one dead one beach. Similar in appear-ance to a Short-billed Gull except for black wing tips and black feet. Adult. Cape Falcon Lesser Holboell Grebe - 4 off end of cape Sparrow Surf Scoters - 2 large line headed north Killets Black Oyster Catcher - 1 pr. Avocets Black Turnstones - 5 Dowitchers - 40 or 60, all on the tidal flats. Black-billed Plover - saw just one, about a foot long. In winter plumage. Bonaparte Gulls - quite common, for I saw 18 or 20 riding on the water. House Finches Meadowlarks Chapel Sparrows Song Sparrows, Alameda, along the roadways. March 27, 1947, Palo Alto, Calif., 1115 PST. California Jays (long-tails) Brown Towhee, San Francisco- Loggerhead Shrikes Oregon Towhee, San Francisco- Meadowlarks March 27, 1947, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif. 1715-1810 PST. Overcast, and rain showers, both heavy and light. Mallards Ring-billed Gulls Baldpates Rufous Hummingbirds Lesser Scaups San Francisco Brown Towhee 2 pr. Hooded Ducks - males in full bib. Georgia Sparrow. Valley Quail - 11 March 28, 1947, Berkeley to San Rafael, 0950-1030, via Bay Ferry. Western Grebes - a few Surf Scoters Double-crested Cormorants California Gulls - also at 9 p.m., flying by the ferry, after dark. Lootichens flew by. March 28, 1947, San Rafael to Sebastopol, Calif., Sparrow Hawks Hoodedlarks Black Pigeon Hawks - 3 Purple Redstart Violet-green Swallows Brewer Blackbirds South-winged Swallows - 4 Vustall's Sparrow Crow - 7 Sumner Home Park, 5 mi NNE of Forestville, Sonoma Co. On the Russian River. Elev. 60' to 70'. 1500-1700, March 28, 1947. Blue Baron Robin Turkey Vulture flew over Ruby-crowned Kinglet Pileated Woodpecker - in the redwoods Calico-crowned Kinglet California Woodpeckers - callin' Purple Finches N. Crow W. Evening Grosbeak Winter Wrens - singing Wilson's Brown Towhee Plain Titmouse Song Sparrow. March 29, 1947, 10 mi. N. of Williams - 1700 PST - Barn Swallows over highway.