Sorensen Nov. 23, 1977 Clear calm weather after the terrific rain storm of last Monday. There were very few ducks on the ranch and the morning flight was the lightest I have ever seen. In #6 Ray got one widgeon; in #2 Ted and Bill Donovan were skunked; no. 4 Woody got one sprig. Jedidiah shoot. The big show today was in no. 5 where Renier took his youngest boy Justin (age 10) for his first duck hunt. Justin got a widgeon and a teal with just four shots, and this made him high gam on our whole good! Lots of jollity as congratulatory speeches and Ted joined him off a bet with a box of 20 ga. shells. About half our barrels were full of water today from the 3 to 4 inches of rain that fell, plus high wind. At #6, the old barrel (5) and the dry barrel were full and had to be boiled. At #5 both barrels were full. Renier succeeded in boiling the rim barrel and he and Justin were in it together, Renier not shooting. No. 1 is full, of course. After chili bean lunch supplied by Donovan, we all went pheasant hunting on Idrae. Found about 20 birds in the hot corner and a dozen along the N-S double ditch. Killed 8 in all. No snipe around the farm anymore - all scattered. 16 kestrels on trip home.