1919. Jan. Feb. Jan.29. Found Black and White Warbler again in oak trees at N. end of Piedmont Ar. Creeps along branches picking food from under the bark. Note - a high chip. Feb.11. Heavy rain for three days. Brown Towhee got hung by stout string in hazel brush. String was en- tangled about one foot then wound about the branch. Bird screamed in distress. Was swinging like a pendulum. Many Jays, Wrentits etc. responded to distress calls. Banded. - 49010. Feb.16. Went to Lake Meritt. Saw or heard Flicker, Meadow Lark (many feeding on lawns) Brown Blackbirds, Pipits (about 150) Nuttall and Intermediate Sparrows, Song Sp. Golden Crowned Sp., Robins, Western Gulls, Ring- billed Gulls, Eared Grebes (about 150), Pied- billed Grebes (6) Reddy Ducks, Canvas - backs, Bald Pates, Ruffle Necked, American, Golden-Eyes, Lesser Scaup, Coots, Shovelers, Calif. Gulls, and Bonaparte Gulls.