1943. Oct. 18. Rain at twices during night. Colder with big fleecy white clouds in very blue sky. Breezy. Very few birds Hermit Thrush conspicuous. Chickadees, Pygmy Whitethatches Oct. 20 Rain except p.m. Birds that come frequently to pool, for coffee berries or for oatmeal; 3 G-c. Sparrows, 2 Ber. Torr. 2 Sf. Towhees, (1 Hermit Thrush). Also acc. jacks juncoes. The bird I thought might be an inn. Whitethroat is a Golden-crown with the center crown just beginning to show as a narrow line--also white under tail covert Oct. 21. Berkeley. Beautiful after the rain. Oct. 22. J.T.B. Great-horned Owl gave a very loud three- syllabled call just outside my windows. Flew when I turned over in bed. Oct. 27. Lady Birds walked up to Poultry Farm, back by Campus Road. Birds scarce: 1 Redtail, see. Pic. Kids, 1 Phoebe (giving three ayl. song). Cedar Jays, 15 new tits (a.g.), Blackbird Wren, (Hutton Vireo?) 8 G-b. Goldfinches on vine (bright plum), 1 fl. junco. For 2 Sf. (calling), Bv. 9 Sf. Towhees, 1 q.p. Crowned Sp. (Stadium Rime). (Fox Sp. a.g., H. Thrush lone) Mrs. Fletcher told me that when they went up to Rubicon Beach, Lake Tahoe in late Aug. They found a dead Merganser in the cottage - must have come down the chimney. Again end of Sept. a dead Copper Hawk which had crashed through a window. (Last attempt to lead bird trip) Oct. 30 See next page. Oct. 31. Boulder Creek: J.T.B. reported Varied Thrushes. Clear. Last night - cold. Light frost early a.m. Very few birds until 3 p.m. when a flock of quail crossed near gateway. Then at 3:30 when the area to West came into shadow birds came from that direction: Juncoes, Sf. Towhees, Chickadees