1941 small birds flying close to the waves and then alight in the water. The wing motion was very rapid. I think they were Fork-tailed Petrels - gray above, almost white below. A few W.W. Scoters diving & dabbling in the surf - 4 males, 1 female. One Killdeer on the beach. Sept.21 Boulder Creek - birds very quiet - Hollow Vires heard more frequently than any other _ _ Towhees (Spotted) eating coffee berries. Juncoes in good plumage. East wind. Warm. Cold last night Berkeley Sept.22: East wind. Warm. A Western Gnatcatcher, was in the almond tree at the corner of the Petaliff House 74 Panoramic Way. About 3:30 p.m. a W.W. Wren in our lower garden. A group of quail crossed Woodwood Rd - seven or eight altogether; three or four young - about 1/2 grown. The first young I have actually seen here this summer. Is it because of cats or is it Argentine ants that are causing re- duction in broods recently? (Or O'possum?) Sept.23. No wind. Clear, cooler. A Fox Sparrow was calling just beyond the pool at 8 a.m. Sept.24. The Lady Birds went to Davenport via Sears Pt. Sky overcast most of the day. Warm, no wind. At Sears Pt. we found the usual birds. Tide was low as there were not many shore birds in the ponds but at one point near the south end of the road there were hundreds of Curlews in the air - all calling. They were above the shore and most of them were Long-billed; judging by size, there were Hudsonians among them. (next Page)