170 1937 to approach to three feet (one of them) when they twite to their wings and alights on flotsam or seaweed until they reached a perching place. We went on to the air port and approached the eastern back of the buildings (i.e.) where we found Least Sandpipers scattered along the edge of the water and a few (4) Avocets in flight. Behind a high dyke in a pool were 250+ Least Sand- pipers with 2 Saundersgins. A bunch of Lesser Scaup in open water (30+). Tide running out but still very high At Dumbarton Bridge in a salt pool (next to last on right (N.) of roadway) many Godwits and Willets massed and on the dyke beyond thousands. Mr. McLare walked out on the dyke and they flew up in dense flocks to settle in the pool or farther on. He estimated 2500 Willets and 1000 Godwits. Also hundreds of Dunlins. In the last pool there were hundreds of Bonaparte Gulls and only about 20 Eared Grebes. 3 Cun. Egrets and 2 W. Sandpipers seen At Mountain View the tide was still very high. so we explored to Alviso without results. Returned to Wet View at the right tide (4½ hrs.+ after high tide at Fort Pt. 6.9 ft.) and found thousands of birds: Hudsonian Curlew Long-tailed Curlew Godwits Willets PB. Plover Dowitchers Least Sandpipers These courted from the Bay Shore Highway. Dec.19. next page Dec.20. Several mornings recently at 7:45 a.m. I have heard a male Wrentit sing continuously (15 times in 5 min.) but have heard no answering call from a female. Does this a bird without a mate? Possibly a bird of the year in new territory? Thrasher, Song Sparrow singing