1902. A.D. Aug. 9. Immense numbers of sea-birds flying about a school of fish- Came quite close to shore. 1903. A.D. Jan. 31. Two Swallows seen today with long pointed wings, green back and white under parts. Feb. 6. About 4 P.M., a long straggly string of crows seen flying from a field (Frank Josephs) Towards the river to what I sup- pose is their roosting place! Two or three y.g. U.n. Gulls seen feeding upon the remains of a dead salmon left by the flood upon my land near the river bank. Feb. 7. Heard a Calif. Shrike singing today. I approached within about four feet of it under covers of the shrubbery. I wat- ched it through a small open space. It must have notice- ed me, as it was looking directly,