July 30, '51. Lutescent Warbler seen twice, singing the 2nd time. Two 49 on flycatcher nest. Aug. 1. Berkeley - the young flycatchers have left the nest in the garage. One was perched on a rafter above the car. Aug. 1. at Dumbarton Bridge: 1000s N. Phalaropes, 1000s W. Sandpipers; Willets, Avocets (many young birds, almost full size); 300+ White Pelicans. Cliff Swallows very ab. Gulls ab. mainly Californian- Aug. 2-4 Boulder Creek - A pair of Brown Tanagers have small yq. in a nest in the redwood next to the road as it turns toward the garage. Both birds are minus tails this week - the female with reddish under tail covert showing from above; the male with a tail 1/2 grown. I heard them sing several times although he has a mate and young. The young bird that was being fed on the table on July 21 was not seen. A family of W. Flycatchers, young give a very squeaky note, not staaccats. I watched a pair of juncos (no young about) feeding in the path. One had a grasshopper from which he gradually cut off the wings and legs. Then he swallowed the body whole. Two families of quail. Wanderers: Wren tits, Vigors' War, Winter Wren, Kingfisher (heard once), Sh. Sh. Hawks (his motions were like skating), Hutton Vireo. A flock of Bushtits gave alarm notes when a duck flew over. Aug. 5. Berkeley, Lutescent Warblers singing east of house. Aug. 9. Went to Boulder Creek to stay for several days. Stopped (Aug. 16 at Dumbarton Bridge where there were W. Pelicans, Cormorants (Steady) and Caspian Terns in the distance (S.), 1000+ N. Phalaropes, many Calif. Gulls (retilled for moulting in salt pools?), a few Pintails in eclipse plumage; many Avocets old yq.; some Willets and Sandpipers (Wesley or Least). At Mt. View Marsh - Birds much more ab.: Forsters Terns (10+) Hudsonian Curlews (many flew when a Marsh Hawk flew over)