1938 Jan. 8; 9. East wind. Clear, sunny. Jan. 10. Faculty Bird Section went to Lake Merritt. Ducks were less numerous than usual. The man who feeds at the Embarcadero said they had been less abundant all winter and recently some one had been shooting near the lake. There were no Redheads, Teal, Golden- Eyes or Mergansers seen, and only one Buffle- head. The European Merganser did not return this year. One Black Brant was near the fresh water feeding station - probably pin- ioned. There were great numbers of Bonap- arte Gulls. Weather beautiful. Jan. 11. Boulder Creek. Clear, sunny warm. Arrived 11:40 a.m., lunch at Clement's. At the cottage we napped in the sunshine. Then walked the rest of the afternoon in the garden. Many birds - Siskins, Juncoes, Chickadees, Nuthatch Throats, juncos sang occasionally. A Spotted Towhee bathed in the mush-room pool (no ice). 50+ Bk. Clover at Elbows in green field. Jan. 12. Stopped half an hour at Mt. View Marsh - Tide flowing out - too far out for best observations. However there were still many birds on the mud flats - Black-billed Coots - perhaps 150-. Two of these birds kept together all the time, running back and forth rapidly near a pool. It looked like Counting. They were eldom more than a foot apart - when one turned the other did also, invariably. Long billed Curlews about 6-8 seen - always rather far away from the green water. Probably more at a distance from the highway.