1940 Not Seldom Seen. Feb. 13: Faculty Section walked from Stadium Runway to Botanical Gardens. Birds very scarse as compared with Nort. Dee. (Only two R.C. Knight heard). No Audubon Warblers. Two small flocks of siskins, feeding on elder Cattail. 1 Flock of robins, 1 flock quail. 14.c Sparrow, 6-8 Purplebirds, 3/4 Hermit Thrushes, two Redtails, two Black Phoebe (one near dairy, one at Botanical Gardens) many Calif. Jays, a few Coast jays, several Titmouses, a few grous, Song sparrows, Spotted and Barn Towhee. Vireos Were heard singing in two different places and calling in another. Cold wind. Rain in afternoon - cold. As came home I saw a pair of Bush- tits separated from the flock opposite 51 Canyon Road. The pair kept very close Together, one of them pulling tiny bits from the bark of an elder berry. They flew high into an oak but I could not follow them through the dense foliage. Feb. 15: Screech Owl trilling just before dawn. No dawn songs. Thrasher began 6:40 a.m. Spotted Towhees singing later. Feb. 16: When I went near my window I heard a low whisper song. I finally recognized it as Towhee, Tow- diddle in rapid succession. I could not see