132 1936 A Dusky Hawk caused all the willets to rise from the Salt pool. At Mt. View Mere many Clapper Rails very seen - showed very little fear. When tide began to ebb flocks of Long b. to Hrd. Curlew, Willets, some Godwits, Dowitchers, Sandpipers, Black b. Plover and Kildeer came in to feed. One Dowitcher has a shorter bill, a more distinct white line over the eye; attracted other dowitcher. At San Mateo Bridge there were no Phalaropes. Tide low, shore birds as far as we could see. East wind in Berkeley, following 2 m. fog. Oct. 29. Clear, cooler. Knights singing. (Oct. 30. Rain all day - Oct. 31. Clearning. Went to Santa Cruz with Mr. & Mrs. McCabe. Explored beach north to Davenport - Black Turnstones, Sandpiper, 2 (Hrd. Curlew), Spotted Sandpiper, Yellowlegs, Short-billed-8 Hermanns Gulls, 2 Red- Shalalopes in a lagoon - Nov. 1. Cets at Boulder. Nov. 8. Explored the coast from Davenport to Half Moon Bay with Mr. and Mrs. McCabe. Saw only one flock of Sandpiper - no other shore birds. A few Common Loons, gulls and Eared Grebes. Great panicky of birds. Crossed San Mateo Bridge - thousands 17 sandpipers at west end, also a few willets and Bb Plover. At east end thousands of willets, some godwits and Bb Plovers. Tide low. Clear - excellent light. Cold at night (hor. 7) - mist, ice and frost in morning. Warm day - no wind along coast. N. mud in Berkeley.