1926 Nov. 28-30. Still raining much of the time. Birds eager for food. Are feeding fat, seeds, ground bread crumbs, apple and occasionally potato (cooked). Flock of quail numbers about 20. 1 female banded on right ft. Fox Sparrows 5-6-, 1 banded; Song Sparrows 3; Pyr. Thrushes 2, Spotted Thrush 1; Juncoes - several. 1 banded; Titmice 2 which always come together into trees but one at a time on the table and select the melon (Cucum or Cant) seeds which they carry away sometimes two or three at a time. 2 Wrentits. Dec. 1 - Some rain - but not continuous. Heard St. Horned Owl at night. Dec. 2. Hermit Thrush came to table for bread crumbs - Red berries near dining room window about gone. Berries have been eaten by robins, Hermit Thrushes, Thrashers. Wrentits. A W. Winter Wren has been in the garden since Oct. 21, heard every day and seen several times. Today it sang once. Still raining. Dec. 5. Took night train to Los Angeles - Dec. 6. Had lunch with Bertha at Polytechnic High School and went out to Pomona about 3:25. Remained there, helping to nurse Flora till Dec. 17 - Noticed many robins and warblings. Dec. 18. Reached Berkeley at 8:55 a.m. Heavy frost. About sick with a cold. Birds at little increased in numbers. About 23 quail. Many loons on latter Lake Merritt. Dec. 24-29. Cols. Heavy frosts but no ice. Dec. 28. Went to Lake Merritt at 10 a.m. About usual number of Shelducks. Fewer Baldpads. No Shorellers seen. Many Canvas backs, Puddies & Blue bills. Also Loons, Grebes ab. Pelican and geese on island. Cols.