1938 Apr.27,28(Cortin), Meadowlark, Bullock's Oriole, Brewer Blackbird, Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, English Sparrow, Calif. Purple Finch, Lusinet, Willow Goldfinch, Green-backed Goldfinch, Spotted Towhee, Brown Towhee, Bryant Sparrows, Pt. Prins junco, W. Chipping Sparrows, Nuttall Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow (heard by Mrs. Grinn), Song Sparrow 108 species. On the sandy shore of Monterey Bay, where the Del Monte Finning station used to be, there were at least a hundred dead birds, apparently killed by oil and washed up by a high tide. I noticed Cormorants, Loons, Brown Pelicans, Mergansers and Scoters. A group of Sanderling feeding near by puzzled me for some time. Many of them showed black abdomens and one a partial black collar. I decided it must be oil on the feathers for otherwise they were sanderling. April 29. Berkeley. At dawn - about 4:40 the fol- lowing birds were heard in the order given: Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Rusted-backed Thrush (whistle heard for first time this spring), Brown Towhee, Hermit Thrush (singing repeatedly) Thresher (?) Coast Jay in distance. Soon after five o'clock all were silent except the House Wren. A little before six o'clock the Tolmie Warbler, Pileated Warbler and Lutescent Warbler and Black-headed Grosbeak began to sing and