Dale's cans, Ann. Magpaners 6+, Cypriot catelier, Surf Birds 15+, Black Tunnels 20+ Crow, Carmel: Coords, Cinnamon Teal 13, Eared > [illegible] Spawnd Hawks, Marsh Hawks, Phaenant, Gulls, Anna Hummers?, Kingfisher, Black Phoebe, Begy Phoebe (ob. alas up Ellision Slough, very ab.), Chickadees , Wren-tits, Brush-tits, Vagon Wren, TuilVran(head) Hermit Thrush, Greatcatelier (3 together). B.C Kinglet, Audubon Warbler, Townsend W., Yellowstroat, Shrikes, Linnets, Savannah Sparrows, Nutall Sparrows, Song Sparrows. At Del Monte Lake: Gulls, Eared, Red-billed Grebes, Wood Duck ad. male, very tame; came to be fed ; Shovelers, Mallards, Pintails, Ruddy's, Bluebills, Hawaiian Wood- pecker. At West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz: Western Grebeat, Weslin, Heermann (a few), Calif & Ring billed Gulls, B.B. Clover, Willet, Black Tunnels 150s, Sanderling ab., 1 Godwit, H. Curled - now in great numbers. A Great contrast with Monterey Bay where gulls were swarming - 16,000 + at Pacific Grove. Landlaw Williams joined us and we used his Telescope. We failed to identify any Band of Cormorants. 5 short billed Gulls were off-shore at Pacific Grove. Herring Gulls eyes have a dark center, pale yellow iris and light eye ring. In late afternoon only the dark part showed. Dec. 11 was quite warm but the second day was cold with a north wind blowing and frost on the lawns in Carmel. Dec. 13. Very cold with north wind in Berkeley. No frost. Dec. 14-15. Cold. Dec. 16. Raining, warmer. Dec. 17-21 - rain, off and on; warm most of the time. Dec. 22. We started to drive to Boulder Creek but found it was raining heavily in the mountains and roads closed by slides (Snitches Dec.21), so returned from Nelpistas