1928 were singing in the plants on the bluff and White-winged Scoters were feeding in the surf; other ducks farther out - A Nuttall Sparrow sang in middle of night. Apr. 1. Raining at 6 a.m. but cleared it stopped later. Cloudy all day - After breakfast drove about Carmel a little, then took 17 mile drive - Very beautiful - Wonderful Cinemarias. Added Wrentit, Spotted Towhee & Crow to list; also W. and Glauconous-winged Gull. At Bird Rock found Farallon Horned Larks on the shore and many Cormorants and gulls and a few Brown Pelicans (6?) on the rock. One smaller white bird kept Black Turnstone? flying up the face of the rock; showed dark head and striking black and white on the back (seemingly at base springs which were light white otherwise except possible black tips) and base of tail - On way to Salinas saw Bluebirds, Buzzards, Swallows (a few), 1 Killeer and Kipps Barn 2 Yellow-billed Magpies. Total for the trip: 49 Mallards in Lake Merritt. Apr. 2. Heavy rain most of day. Apr. 3. Cloudy, sun and showers. Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Audubon Warblers (large Rock) Townsend Warblers. Vermilion Flycatcher feeding in oaks East of house. Ales Hermit Thrush. At 4 p.m. looked into titmouse nest after tapping on it. Seemed to be many loose feathers covering eggs but they suddenly exploded as I looked at them and the bird hissed at me but did not leave the nest. Setting? In afternoon as I walked along Hillside Ave. I saw a number of white-bellied Swallows but they disappeared before I could determine whether they were Tree Swallows or violet-green. First swallows I have seen in Berkeley for many years.