Dec. 18, 1952, Camp Seco Pond, Calaveras Co. Calif. 1255-1310PST. Drawdown - 5'. Nothing but dry grass about pond. Pied-billed Grebe - 2 Common Egret - 1 Canada Goose - 29 Mallard - 3M & 5F Baldpate - 2M & 1F Bufflehead - 3full M and 5F or imm. Ruddy Duck - 76M and 13 Hooded Merganser - 16M and 9F or imm. Kingfisher Red-shafted Flicker Calif. Woodpecker Black Phoebe Say Phoebe Calif. Jay White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren Robin Western Bluebird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Audubon Warbler Common Goldfinch W. Meadowlark Spotted Towhee Brown Towhee Oregon Junco 2198 Dec. 18, 1952, Pardee Res, Calaveras-Amador Co. Calif. 1315-1335PST. Down 15' or so Eared Grebe - 1 Canada Goose - 56 Ring-neck Duck - 4 Hooded Merganser - 6 Vulture Coot - 55 Killdeer Wren-tit, Pallid Canyon Wren Red-shafted Flicker Robin Varied Thrush in live-oak area. Western Bluebird Calif. Shrike Audubon Warbler Brown Towhee Lark Sparrows Oregon Juncos. 2199 Dec. 18, 1952, Pond S of Shingle Springs, El Dorado Co. Calif. 2:15 p.m.PST. Mallard - 5M and 9F Pintails - 2 pair Canvasback - 22M and 12 F or imm. Ruddy Duck - 1M Coots - 3 2200 Dec. 18, 1952, Bass Lake, El Dorado Co. Calif. 1445-1510 PST. Pied-billed Brebes - 38 Pintail - 12 Canvasback - 75 Ring-nekccked Duckes - 220 Lesser Scaup - 3 Ruddy Duck - 400 Coots - 2,590 Kingfishers House Finches 2201