had been cleared but snow on each side. Very wintery. Aspens bare except one clump in protected place at Carpinteria Flat. Cattle yellows to russet. Returned to Alta and started home at 11 a.m. Warmer, less wind. Birds scarce. Flicker Heard Knight above Colfax. Saw Calif Woodpeckers below. Increasingly abundant from Auburn dam. Hears song of Gambel Sparrow at Davis : Nov. 9. Rain at night. Nov. 10. Clear - Walked up Strawberry Canyon and back by the upper Tilles Road, coming out above the top of Panoramic Way. Especially noticeable was the scarcity of songs: only Wren-tit and Thrasher heard. Also sudden decline in Audubon Warblers — very few were seen or heard. On Nov. 5 they were still abundant near the house. One winter aggregation consisted of juncos, Bush tits, Townsend Warblers, Aud. Warblers, Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglets. As soon as we reached the Deodars on the upper hill slope we found Golden-crowned Kinglets. Near the Soil Erosion plant a Hawk flew up from near the ground but disappeared before I could identify it. Birds seen or heard: Red-tailed Hawk, Sparrow Hawk, Anna Hummer Flicker, Black Phoebe, Coast & Cal. Jay, Titmouse, Bush tit, Wren-tit, Virginia Warbler, Thrasher, Hermit Thrush, G.c & R.c Kinglets, Nuttall's Vireo, and Storm W. G. Goldfinch.