1940 June 7.(St Mary's College contin) and (Hutton Veres), Lutescuit, Toliue and Bileolated Warblers, Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Calif. Purple Finch, Linnet, Sr. Goldfinch, Spotted & Brown Towhees, Song Sparrow. 36 Species The Grosbeak was giving a wonderful song with notes like a nightingale mixed in. The Spotted Towhee gave the peculiar song heard occasionally. It was perched high in and out when sang this song -(This is the fourth bird I have heard singing in this way.) Song of Hutton Veres [illegible]; like the first phrase of Cassin but sweeter. Boulder Creek June 8. About 2 p.m. I heard Water Llazels below the house so went down to the river to find them. First I found a male, perched on a twig on the steep bank, preening his feathers. I watched him for several minutes. Then another bird called and he did appeared. The second bird was a young bird, much lighter below and with yellow on the bill. It alighted on a fallen branch of Douglas Fir and in a moment the mother alighted near it and tried to place a fat insect in its beak. The baby dropped it; the mother picked it up, flew across to a dead branch that sloped down to the water, She went to the edge of the water, dipped the insect in the water then flew back to the young one. Again he fumbled. The mother picked up the insect again, flew across to the branch, walked down to the edge of the water, dipped the insect in