1941 Dec.2 Heavy rain. Dec.3. Great increase in ducks at the Aquatic Park - Many imm. & female Golden eyes; Red Throated Loons several; W. Grebe, Bidded micr. Dec.5. A male Golden-eye-duck. Bluebills & Puddies ab. Some Canvas backs - Dec.6. Varied Thrush sang and called across Moranoood Dec.7- War! Dec.10- A large flock of juncos and with them a Townsend Warbler. Dec.13. At now a very large flock of titmice in the sails near the living room windows. At one p.m. a flock of juncos and kinglets and Townsend Warblers (some with black throats, some without), tit- mouse. I could see the warblers pull out something from the leaves (cut worms), and ham- mer them against the branches. The flock remained fully half an hour. Cloudy with some rain: Dec.19. We drove to Saratoga through a dense fog thin into clear sunshine. Saratoga was full of soldiers, with Sentries posted at the crossroads in the center of town, at the dam on the stream near the quarry etc. From the summit of Saratoga we looked down on the valley lined to silver with the sun shining on the top of the fog. At Boulder Creek it was warm and sunny. Many robins flew up from our roadway - feeding on the madrone berries on the ground. Many Varied Thrushes also among the trees. Several small groups of Battails flew over.