Even a small city lot can produce much of interest to the observant person. Proof of this rests in a rather interesting collection of bird records that were accumulated on a very small lot in one of the newer residential developments in Sacramento, California. Before proceeding with the discussion of the bird life, it seems logical to present a description of Sacramento, and the relationship of the lot to physical and vegetation features in this section of central California. Sacramento, with a 1950 population of 135,761, lies on the floor of the Sacramento Valley approximately 20 miles west of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is at the mouth of the American River on the Sacra- miento River, and lies between elevations of 15 and 50 feet above mean sea level (including suburban areas, which possess a population larger than the city, itself). A spur of the Sierra Nevada foothills juts southwesterly to provide irregular terrain to the northeast of the city of Sacramento, and north of the American River. Otherwise, the lands surrounding Sacramento are comparatively flat. The nearest coniferous forests (yellow pine) are located over 35 miles to the east of Sacramento at elevations above 2,000 feet. Below this elevation, chaparral, oak-digger pine woodland and herbaceous vegetation occur on the foothill slopes, distribution depending upon exposure, et Cetera, down to an elevation of a few hundred feet. Below this elevation, only herbaceous cover occurs on the foothills and valley floor. Much of the lower foothill lands and valley floor has been developed for a varied agriculture. Although the foothill spur northeast of Sacramento once provided a major woodland and grassland habitat, suburban development has severely disturbed most of the area, and only small areas of oak wood- land now exist. Along the American River and portions of the Sacramento