1944 Screetch Curls giving Tremolo notes every night. May 1 (Contin.) At Poultry Farm - a Crested Jay, Linnetts, Bush Tits, whistle of Rb. Thr. Warm p.m. From our west porch I could hear Jay. But - Robin singing late evening. May 12. Same darn chorus - Brown Towhee has stopped of singing. Rb. Thrush a.g. constantly in morning- A Harris Wdple calling. 10 a.m. A.W. Vires sang on and on with hardly a break between songs, Gotta race in the car in the street. May 13. At 11 a.m. I heard a Chat calling and singing east of the house. Stayed a very short time. A family of Nut. Warblers came into the oaks next to the N.W. porch in the late afternoon: Bewick Wrens very busy feeding young in the lower box. Yp. calling. May 14. Showers. Birds singing: Rb. Thrush, Grosbeak, B. Wren, Song sp. (increasing), Warbling Vires, S. Tandy rain in afternoon. {Callie H. found by W. Rinsell in pool, drowned. May 15. Clearing. Many birds about. At dawn Rb. Thrush, Grosbeaker, Lalin W. Vires, Pil. Warbler. From N.W. porch p.m. W. Flycatcher, H. Wdple, Robin, B. Wren, Lut. W. yq., Pil. W. junco, Grosbeak, Siskin, Linnet (flying over); Bush Tit, Rb. Thr., Hummer, Log. B. across canyon. W. Vires. May 16. Perfect weather. Pil. Warbler very conspicuous - After 9 a.m. Chilly with clouds and cold wind May 17. Raining. Rain all night. Thr. pThr. at dawn- A Cassin Vireo singing. Lut. W. family below house. Pil. W. singing frequently. May 18. Cloudy - junco singing across Morrow. Roads. Clear - Hut. W. family still below home. At 5 p.m. a family of titmice near front gable. Decrease in songs of thrush and grosbeake (gone on to nesting localities)