98 1936 Barstow Jan. 15. Took a walk before breakfast but found no birds except linneto and Say Sparrow. Later we found a mocking bird which stayed near the hotel where there were some Toyon berries and veronicas with ripe berries. As we left Barstow we saw many Gambel Sparrows under the mesquite trees. As we drove on we saw occasional Shrikes and in our place Meadowlarks. Near Mohave There On the sandy desert not far from Barstow we saw five or six Say Sparrows - one perched on top of a bush and the others feeding on the ground. I saw one Mt. Bluebird and Near Mohave Horned Larks were quite abundant. In the Tehachapi Mts. we saw several Redtails, Calif. Woodpeckers, W. Bluebirds Chickadees (Bailey 2), Am. Robins, Gambel Sparrows, Crow, one Raven (E.side), Junco and a Calif. Jay(3). We had lunch at Bakersfield, Then drove on to Fresno. Saw many more birds on this stretch of the road than on Jan. 16; Shrikes Meadowlarks, Mourning Doves, Linneto and one Kingfisher. Fine weather everywhere as far. Rain'd during the night. Heard Killdeer, Mt. covered w. snow Jan. 16. Clean and crisp after the rain. Mts. cloudy- Went to Los Banos where we saw many bird - Meadow- larks, Brewer's Redwinged Blackbirds, Marsh Hens(8) Sparrow Hawks, Redtail, Pigeon Hawk (very small, hover St. Blue Herons, Costo (1000), a few Sandpipers, a few Pintails (20+), White-tailed Kite (5 third), Black Phoebe, Bluebirds, Gambel Sparrows, Linneto, Killdeer. Stopped once at State Game Refuge. No geese and no ducks except the few Pintails. In Bakers Pass There were many Yellow-billed Magpies. Lunch at San Juan- Reached Beale City about 4 p.m. Rained all the time we were gone.