1941 Desert Trip. Chasing another, doubling this way and that and snapping its bill. Finally the one being chased flew east and the chaser west where it joined another Kingbird, probably its mate. Ravens were seen often. After Dante's Virus we returned to the highway and drove east to Death Valley Junction where we spent the night. April 3. I heard an English Sparrow and an Audubon Warbler at Death Valley Junction. As we drove south I saw more Desert Sparrows, Rock Wrens and one Sage Thrasher. The Thrasher was near the road and showed all its markings and sang a soft thrasher song. At They Pass there were Rock Wrens and Ravens and a Redtail Hawk. At Shoreline there was water in plenty with a marsh and meadow and mesquite trees (not yet in leaf) covered with mistletoe. The abundance of water and food attracted a great many birds so we stopped for about an hour to watch them. Among them I found a Least Vireo singing its loud penetrating song in the willows on the edge of the meadow. Chipping Sparrows, Audubon Warblers, Gambel Sparrows, Song Sparrows, then backed Goldfinches, Yellowthroats and one Robin. One Warbler that was gray above and white below had a call note that was quite different from the Audubon note. It may have been a Lucy Warbler. In the drier areas we found Greatcatchers. One bird stayed