1942 Feb.17. Ladybirds went to Aquatic Park. Warm, clear. Grebes: - 1 Western at K.R.E. 6 Eared, 3 Pied billed. Ducks - Bluebills, Ruddies (2 in red plumage); Can vas bachs less at., Golden Eyes - 3 males, Shorebirds: 20 females; 5 Willets, a few Least Sandpipers, 2 st. Sanderlings. Tide low. Fooler Terns, 1 Egret (Ave.) Bon-Calif. Glaucous wpg. Gulls. Yacht Harbor: 1 Com. Loon, many W. Grebes (some calls) Eared Grebe, Pied d. Grebe, W. Gulls, W.W. Sco- lers, 5 Surf Scoters. On the shore many Sanderling 200+ (w. of highway.) Ducks abundant just off shore. Feb.22, 23. Passed the Alvarado Ponds going to and from Boulder Creek. Birds were still very abundant; Pintails, Costs, Gulls (?), Bb. Plaver, Sandpipers, Willets, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs. The yellow leg was between two Willets Hutton Vires and was decidedly smaller. singing at Boulder Feb.25. Saw a Say Phoebe in the gulch just north of Oak Knoll Country Club. Varied Thrushes still abundant in our garden. Hutton Vires singing near 37 Morwood. Feb.27. An Anna /humming bird (male) perches Constantly at the tip of the highest twig in a particular bare tree in the Serenian Gardens on the U.C. Campus. Today he was there as usual. A Blue jay alighted about three feet below him. Immediately the hummingbird flew straight up, up, up until I could hardly see him, then came down like a bullet with an explosive whistle at the bottom within stream front on color shub. Brilliant. Clear weather