1942 Dec. 27, 1942. Typical winter day - light fog, 6 p.m. report. I heard a W.W. Warbler calling below the East Porch. When I put out food 3 Fox Sparrows, 1 Song sp. and two Spotted Towhees came. Later a Hermit Thrush (a pomegranate is for him - oatmeal for others). Walked down to 72 Pano- ravia where I noticed six Bluebirds on the electric wires. When they flew they went across the mouth of the canyon but must have settled nearby for I could still hear them as I walked home. Heard also 1 Rc. King a few Siskins and Purple Finches and saw two Calif. Jays. Did not detect any V. Thrush. Dec. 28. Rained all day. Dec. 29. Clear. Drove to Boulder Creek. It became more cloudy as we went on. At Alvarado Pools there was a dense ground fog so I could see only a very short distance. Saw two Yellow Legs (Greats) an Am. Egret and a Great Blue Heron Blackbirds, mainly Ridings were everywhere and very noisy. Meadowlarks were singing in all suitable places. Near the junction of the Milpitas-Alvies Rd. and the road to San Jose, I saw a Short-eared Owl perched on a large terra cotta pipe near a house very near the road. He seemed to watch us. We stopped long enough for me to make a sketch.