Journal 40. Mayhew 1952 Mar. 17 Main drainage ditch, 3mi. N.E. of Davis, Yolo Co., Calif. The water was very high in this ditch today, so Bill Salt & I tried to make a saltimule census along its banks. The birds were too dispersed, however, to get any decent count. Six muskrats were seen in this ditch during the afternoon. The birds seen were: saltimule-3 Coot-1 Mallard- 3 Canvasback-3 Reddy Duck-4 Shoveller-4 Killdeer-4 Tree Swallow-4 Marsh Hawk-4 Sparrow Hawk-4 Pipit-2 Savannah Sparrow-2 Great Blue Heron-4 American Egret-4 Meadowlark-3 Brewer's Blackbird-2 April 4 Road 28, 13/4mi. east of Winters-Madison Hiway, Yolo Co., Calif. While driving around to locate Cliff Swallow colonies, a pair of White-tailed Kites were seen above the willows just north of the road. They were flying back & forth, occasionally diving at one another. The Cliff Swallows at the bridge adjacent paid no attention to the Kites, nor did the Kites appear to take any notice of the swallows. April 1 Chiles Ranch, 3mi. N.E. of Davis, Yolo Co., Calif. This evening Frank Chiles & I went over his ranch looking for 2 or Blue-winged Teal he had seen the day before. We didn't find the Teal, but we did see the