June 25. The Western Flycatchers have taken the material from one of the six nests, and there are only five, two of which are larger than the rest. The Happy Valley Group met at Mrs. Manners's ranch. We listened from the house to the birds that were singing: Meadow- larks, Linnets, Goldfinches (4br), Spotted Towhees Four Swallows flying high (not Barn Swallows - too cloudy to tell whether they were white below) Saw a pair of titmouses in the willows. We crossed the creek and a field to the main creek bed bordered with oaks where a pair of Ash-throated Flycatchers were very active. They seemed to get all their food by pickpocket from the Twig's - not catching insects in the air. Saw a family of Bush-tits; heard Virgin Thrush (calls & songs), Song Sparrows (seen), Spotted Towhee (seen), Tit mouse (seen), Lazuli Bunting (song ceased), Wren [illegible] tit (anyway), Thrasher (call note heard), Calif Jay ab, June 26. The W.Flycatchers nests are reduced to four, two of which are much larger than the other two. June 26. At dawn: Spotted Towhee first: Br.Towhee, Song sp., Lazuli Bunting. Before 5 a.m. a Toluca Wren at the end of the road sang several times in succession. Thrasher calling. Rb.Th. in distance. June 27. A Thrasher sang several times about 8:30 a.m.- June 26. A Hutton Vireo was singing near the house; - ½; - ½ repeated over and over. W.Flycatcher sitting on nest 3. June 27. At 8 p.m. I turned the flash light on the flicker box just as an adult Screech Owl flew away.