1942 Apr. 22. Miss Gladding told me her Hermit Thrushes and Crowned Sparrows are gone. She has been putting out raisins for the thrushes and this is the first day they have not been taken. Siskiyou and Aud. W. deerearing. G.C. Sp. still abundant. Apr. 23. Clear, Cold N.W. wind. (owl sang four notes) Apr. 24. A few Aud. Warblers and G.C. Sparrows. Still here Robins active, eating worms. Apr. 25. We went to Boulder Creek via Sausal, Stopped at the Water Temple a few minutes to see if there were Chickadees there. I heard now. I heard Ash-throated Flycatcher's "Twee~ deart"; many House Wrens; Crows, Flickers, Nuttall Woodpecker, Warbling Vireos, Mourning Dove [illegible] A small tanny owl flew out of the grove and off toward the north. At one stop where I saw a Redtail and two Buzzards, I heard a Sage Grouse singing. Several pairs of Shrikes were seen, one pair in the pass south of Sausal, two or three in S. Clara Valley. Two Sparrow Hawks on electric wires - not together. Many Meadowlarks singing from electric wires. No flocks of Blackbirds. Between Mt. Herman and Boulder Creek we heard three (Allic-sided) Flycatchers, several miles apart. At the cottage: No . . . or Cassin Vireos. Reese's-backed Thrush whistled; Robin, Grosbeak and) Tanager sang. (Black-throated Gray Warbler singing) Apr. 26. Left Boulder at 10 a.m. Many more birds in the mountains than last week. Cassin Vireos at Camp Evans. Burrowing Owl on fence post at Alvarado. Pods: 2 Shilts, pairs of Grosbeaks; Yellowlegs, many Bluejays