1938 Oct. 15: A northwest wind drove away the rain and reduced temperatures so it was quite chilly. At Boulder Creek it was quite windy and cool. At Santa Cruz all the Iberaum Hills had dark heads and there were many Sandpilings at the usual place. Cornucopians as usual. Oct. 16. Boulder Creek. A light frost in the early morning. A Purple Finch sang contin- ously for a long time - sotto voce. Have heard it each week and for three weeks. A crested jay came to the bird pool. Many grous - Blunt Dappelids - At Dubuquen Bridge on the way home. Willets were the most abundant species; Eared Grebes next. Many Bb. Clover, Several Clapper Rails. No white Pelicans. No stop - Clear warm day. Oct. 17-22. Growing warmer. Audubon Warblers very abundant. Oct. 19. A Western Winter Wren appeared as I was watering the rhododendrons at the bottom of the garden. From the rhodo, he went into the pile of oak branches under the N.W. Porch and then on past the house. Oct. 20. Lady Birds went to Calaveras Dam. Stayed at San Pablo Reservoir but found no Wood Ducks. They may have been on the north side of the reservoir as men were working where we saw them before. We saw a large group of Canada Geese, many wood