1938 greenish on the back. On the way to Boulder Creek we crossed from Foxhill Boulevard to the 14th St. highway a little way north of Decoto. There were several fresh water ponds and in one of them I saw four Avocets (in full plumage) and a number of Western and Red-backed Sandpipers; on a pond near the R.R. there were three Cinnamon Teal. At Dumbarton Bridge, Northern Chalceropes and Western Sandpipers were still abundant, a few Red-backed Sandpipers and one Dowitcher. None of the larger shore birds except three Hudsonian Curlews. At Mountain View Marsh the tide was too far out and I saw nothing. May 8. Boulder Creek. A warm summer day with a fresh breeze. Breakfast out-of-door for the first time. Cana lina and lupine in full bloom. Black-throated Gray Warblers still singing. Chickadees very quiet. One Kingfisher and one Wood Pewee and One Olive-sided Flycatcher heard. Russet-backed Thrush calling - not singing On the way home we stopped just before reaching Alvarado to look at a group of gulls that were following a tractor. They were California Gulls. With them I counted 60 Hudsonian Curlews - the first time I ever saw them doing this.