1939 legs (Greater I think). Bb. Clover. Willets, Godwits and Avocets abundant too. I could not make sure of any Least Sandpipers. On the bay several Western Grebes were seen and one Pied-billed in a slough. One Owl Egret near Alvarado. The usual birds along the way- Brewer Blackbirds, Redwing, Shrikes, Sparrow Hawks, Pipits, Linnets, White crowned Sparrows. Feb. 5. Rain - cold. Feb. 6. Rain. When I came home at 8:30 p.m. I heard the tremolo of a Screech Owl. I turned the flash light on the flicker box and found Shin perched on the top of it. No eye-shine. Feb. 7. Rain. Three fox sparrows on the branch that holds the food containers. One was inside the coconut shell eating Canary seed while the other two were perched near, waiting. When number one flew away, no. 2, went into the coconut. No. 3 ate apple. They go clean inside the shell usually with head toward the opening. Juncos and Song Sparrows go inside also. Feb. 8. The clouds had disappeared from the north as The Lady Birds decided to go to Contra Costa County. Tualapais was covered in snow for about a thousand feet and all the mountains to the north were white. We found Diablo very white and it looked as if it were still