1940 Dec. 30. Clear. N.W. Breeze. Drove to San Francisco. Many Sandpipers, wandering along the shore. Both Ocelots T.W. Grelas on the way. Many Nuttall Sparrows singing near DeYoung Museum. Dec. 31. Heavy frost across the canyon, first time this winter. We drove down to Boulder Creek and back. Occasional flocks of crowned spar- rows in the valleys and one at the summit of the Davis mountains near the Ester Cross. At Boulder Creek the madrone berries were gone and birds much decreased. A Hermit Thrush perched on the top of the door to the automobile which was standing open. Varied thrushes feeding in the roadway, probably picking up fallen madrone berries. On the way home at Mt. View Marsh. The tide was too high but we saw many Shovelers, a few Coots, backs, Sandpipers. Least near road. A flock of 50+ Brown shore birds flew in, Curlew? (unclear). Some Willets and more Bdr. Plover seen. At Drumbarton several Western Grebes, one Golden-eye Duck W. and. Water very high, covering all the marsh south of the road. In the salt pools many 50+ Bon- parte Gulls mixed with Eared Grebes, picking food from surface of water. Red-backed Sandpipers numerous, a few Willets. Pelicans 20+, Egrets 35+ I Phalaropes - very near road; swam about, turning and whirling; then rose from the water and flew some distance - Alighted on the water again. Sparrow Hunt local. on way.