1943 Oct. 4. At dawn several Russet-backed Thrushes were whistling. A Robin later, Bush Tits, Chickadees, Junco & Hutton Vireos and an o.c., warbler chip. A Purple Finch came to the pool - plumage fresh. A Black Phoebe gave its spring call. Flicker heard. Hairy Woodpecker in Alvarny orchard. Oct. 5: A Fox Sparrow, scratching in the front bed 8:30 am. Rb. Thr. whistled at dawn. At lunch time two Her- nit thrushes appeared, one on the mushroom pool. Later in the afternoon I stopped to listen to the song of an owl below the cottage. As I sat on the steps I saw the two Hermit Thrushes repeatedly, very fairly, fluttering their wings and lifting and dropping the tail. Another larger thrush perched listlessly on a branch, the body touching the branch. It was alert, always on the watch but evidently resting, didn't even flit its wings - a Russet back. A Creeper came to the trunk of one of the big redwoods; I could see insects fly out as it climbed up the trunk of one tree; then another. For some minutes, it preened with- out changing its position. When it came to the tree next to the cottage it flew out to the shingles, went up and explored all the cobs under the overhang of the roof. Then it came to the redwood nearest the steps (five feet from my) and then flew across just above my head to the oak bree on the other side of the steps. Soon it returned to the redwood circle and moved on westward, alighting on redwoods, oaks, madrones, Douglas Firs. While watching him I heard a W.W. Wren calling on the island in the river; saw chickadees and a Hutton Vireo. Just before noon a Town. W. in full plumage.