1940 Aug.22. At daylight (5:15a.m) a Rb.Thrush called repeatedly. AT 5:45 a Wren-tit sang. About 10a.m a Gnatcatcher called repeatedly - in the deciduous oaks where he usually comes. A flock of Brush-Tits at the same time. Cold fog all da Aug.23. Fogall day. Aug.24. (With Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Keyes) Dumbarton Bridge; Blue young Avocet swimming on salt pool, almost grown but neck and head covered with grey down. Phalaropes still abundant.. Some Willets - Caspiian and Foster Terns ab. A number of Barn Swallows. High tide at Mt. View. (seem catching flies to erect wire) Aug.25. Boulder Creek., Wood Pencce, W. Varies, Rb. Thrush, moultiing; Aug.27. Berkeley Brown Towhee has outer tail feathers 3/4 grown Aug.31. Dumbarton Bridge 10:45 a.m. Cormorants, many Soul White Pelicans 60-80; Amer. Egrets 6-10; Caspian Terns; Foster's Terns, many; N. Shal. 1000+; Pintails 1000+ for eclipse pl.; Least Sdp. increasing; in roadway; B. Tern, alones 5; Willets 20+. No Grebes, Avocets seen. Santa Cruz: 5 p.m. W. Cliff. No Sheeps & parrows, No Tattlers. Cormorants (all Fan.). Br. Del. a few; Gulls W. & Neer.; Guillemot one or water with small fish in beak; Sandwirling 100+ ; B. Ternutones 12 - 15. Sept. 1. Boulder Creek. Br. Tow. moulting. Cil. Warbler singing (now seen or heard for several weeks). Other Warblers + Unicos heard. Large flock of Brush-Tits. Detail on each when we waked up. Mt. View Marsh. 3:15 pm. Birds increasing. Caspian Terns a few; Br. Plover 200-300; Willets 200+; Shear Yelb. left (seem mv. Willet) Godwits 20+; Lr. Curlew 50+; Huid. C. a few; Sandp. increasing at Dumb Bridge 3:45 p.m. Eared Grebe, 1 Albinos, 2 normal; No duck; N. Shal. 600+; Least Sandp. inc.; Caspian T, a few; Foster's, many. No ducks or Avocets. Barn Swallows 25+.