1941 Nov. 15. We drove to Boulder Creek via Sunol. No great aggregation of birds seen. Bluebirds, Lewis Woodpeckers, Goldfinches seen in the usual places as we drove along. Fog was low and dense until we reached Long Bridge on the Saratoga Grade. Then clear sun. From the summit we looked across to the Hamilton Range across a sea of white fog (lighted by sun). At Boulder Creek I had a nap in the sunshine, then worked in the garden. A few robins in madrones. Birds not abundant. House very damp inside and porch very wet (no breeze). Nov. 16. Boulder - A little rain during night. Barely cloudy increasing toward noon. Planted seeds, pink honeysuckle bush. In the wayhouse we ran into a heavy storm near Alviso. Decidedly colder at night. Nov. 17. The last trip of Lady Bird's - to Sunol again. We watched the Lewis Woodpeckers. They were gathering acorns and almonds. We watched one bird bring an acorn to the top of an electric post, stick it in a crack, take it out, fly to the next post, put it in a crack at the top, then pound it with its beak and swallow. Latin one broke an almond, treating it the same way. Once a second bird flew at the one that was feeding and they both gave a hollow squealing note loud or three times. This is the first time I have heard a sound uttered by this species. As we neared Sunol we stopped near an old vineyard where grapes had not been pruned. Across the road there were ornamental trees and on both sides abundance of weed seeds. Birds were