61 March 28-31- Vacation. March 28. Drove up to Clear Lake via St. Helena, Middleton, Lower Lake. Masses of wild flowers, especially Nemophila and Cream Cups. Deciduous trees still bare. After leaving Lower Lake we could see many white birds on the lake as drove to the shore (Garners Resort) where we stayed for lunch. The birds proved to be White Pelicans and Gulls. Western Grebes were numerous out of the lake and were calling constantly. Violet-green Swallows were numerous and were flying to and from holes in the caws but none enters the holes as far as I could tell. Lewis Woodpeckers were also numerous. They alighted frequently on the top branches of the caws and darted out to catch insects. A pair of killdeer called anxiously from a spit just off shore. Black Phoebe, Robin, a Nutall Woodpecker (heard) and many Meadowlarks and Brewer's and Red-winged Blackbirds and one hummingbird (sp?) were seen during lunch- the only real stop during the day. We drove on to Austin's of The Log Cabin then to the main road east of the lake to Upper Lake. The water was very high; much land overflowed. At one place many Carp were floundering about in the overflow and a boy was spearing them - Said he fed them to the chickens. Birds were frequently seen on the water but the light was bad. Some were coots, Cared Geeblers and Ducks (Ruddy?). We drove out over The Nopland road. From the summit the whole county to the east was mountainous except the lake. Ford nuts to the N.E. were covered with snow and there was some snow on Cobb Mt. & on Mt. St. Helena. The only trees seen on the way to the summit were a few small pines with no leaves but with cones (Knots Cores?). From the summit to Nopland there were many trees and much pale blue Clemathus in bloom. Very few wild flowers after lunch except Juniper Trees budded near the lake shore. Perfect weather: Clear, warm. Dinner at Santa Rosa. Home 10 p.m.