Several flocks of Sandhill Cranes passed over the camp, flying very low. March 4: About three inches of snow fell during the night, but we decided to go on as the sky was quite clear. We passed through San Bernardino and went on toward the San Gorgonio Pass, the snow getting deepers as we ascended, until at Beaumont, at the summit, it was nearly two feet deep. We travelled about thirty miles today, and as it was all upgrade, it was very hard on the horses. We lightened the load by taking turns driving, but the horses and ourselves were completely worn out when we arrived at Beaumont. A reservoir which we passed, was full of ducks of different kinds, and we saw many more along the road. We got four Cinnamon Teal at one place. Once we saw a California Condor circling in the clouds, and watched it for a while with the field glasses. It was very cold at night, and we were glad to sleep in a barn, partly filled with hay, in which our horses were also placed. March 5: To-day we travelled as far as Whitewater. The snow did not extend far beyond Banning, about six miles from Beaumont, but it was very cold all day. At Beaumont, Townsend's and Thick-billed Sparrows were very common. After leaving Banning we began to see desert birds. We saw Black-throated Sparrows, Sage Thrashers, and a Seconte's Thrasher, and found a nest of Seconte's Thrasher, containing broken eggs. We shot a Sage Thrasher, a Western Yellow-winged and a Black-throated Sparrow. March 6: In the morning, while we were preparing breakfast, a flock of ducks lit in a mud puddle near the wagon. Hill fired twice at them