1942 Dec.29 (Cont'in.) Still cloudy at Los Gatos where we had lunch and part way up the Los Gatos Highway. Sometime at Boulder Creek, where I lay down on my lagg pad on the Army roadway. Dec.30. The night was not too cold but there was quite a frost and the water in the bird pool was solid ice. Clear. As the sun got higher the temperature became quite comfortable as we had lunch out on the roadway and a rest there afterward - with a coat to protect the chilly side - Had bonfire in afternoon to burn brush. Dec.31. Foggy night - no frost. Cleared away before 9 a.m. (martime). At noon no coat needed - very warm. Bonfire in afternoon - cleaning up all west end of property. Then took a walk up the logging trail across the meadow. Very comfortable night. Jan.1. Low fog - thin cloudiness - some clear sunshine. Lunch outside. Left for Berkeley at 2 p.m. Birds: Dnail (afew on Drum Way); Bandtails 1 flock of about 35 Dec.30; two burst out of tree near the logging trail [feathers found] under tree where we saw a Gray Squirrel (very rare for past six [years]) - also a number of shot gun shells seen. Jan.1, about ten flew over and on the way home above Alusa - a flock of 30 near heavily laden madrone trees. Hairy Woodpecker - 2 heard. Black Phoebe 2; Calif. Jay - one near trail; Chickadees ab. every day; Bushtits one flock Jan.1; Vagons Wren in garden at noon each day; Pygmy Nuthatch - a group at noon Jan.1. Hermit Thrush 3+ , one near cottage; Varied Thrush everywhere very ab., feeding mainly on ground, esp. on rotting acorn - Mushrooms exceedingly abundant