Lake Tahoe. June 1-8, 1934/29 Mrs. Hamlin's Cottage. Friday June 1. Left Berkeley 8:15 a.m. Went to Sacramento via Antioch, Bridge and River Route. Cool. There were great numbers of Cliff Swallows about the bridge. No marsh birds seen there. Lunch at Auburn. Stopped near Turtle (new road). Heard Mt. Davis and saw Sierra Nevada Turn. Reached Lake Tahoe at 5:20 p.m. Dinner at Bonino. Cold at night. As we approached cottage, heard yelp birds, saw Sat Mt. Chickadees 30 to 35 feet next behind bank, corner of cottage. June 2. Partly cloudy. Breeze fresh. Warm sunshine. Settled cottage (Mrs. Hamlin's two miles from Tahoe City.) Saw 34 species during day. Cold night. Sun. June 3. Found seven more species on Mrs. Hamlin's place. Partly cloudy. Breeze fresh. Temperature warm. Mon. Mt. Cleveland went to coffee and dead stump. June 4. Generally cloudy. Warmer. Added two more species along shore. Rained all afternoon. Tue. June 5. Rained all morning. Took a short drive between shower in afternoon. Picked up a dead evening Grosbeak on Highway near "The Hut." Saw five ones near Tahoe Tavern. June 6. Rain all day. Young Chickadees still in nest. Saw a Culliope, flitting bird near cottage. June 7. Found finches building a nest in a young Red Fir at entrance of Sprout's place. Went with the Hamlins into Nevada. Raining when we left. Drove around north end of lake, then on road to Carson along Clear Creek. Turned south toward Minden and stopped to watch birds in the marshy places. Went to Genove, the oldest town in Nevada, settled by Mormons—a quaint town just at the base of the mountains. A small stream came down from the canyon above and ran through the town. Large trees and some orchard trees.