1930 Apr. 18. Rain - House Wrens began singing at dawn near the box - No scolding heard. Grosbeak singing. Apr. 20. Easter. Perfect day. Saw a Gambel Sparrow (or fayetteus?) in the post. Grosbeak singing near house. H. Thrush sang at dawn. Apr. 21. House Wrens seem to have departed. A small flock of brush tits were feeding in the oaks. Apr. 22. Mrs. Saunders took me for a drive - Went via Marsh Creek road then left right on a road that goes east of Diablo to Livermore - Many flowers; columbina, pink, blue & harvest brodiaca, purple phlox, lupine poppies. Trees: Blue oak, Valley oak, sycamore, a few nut pines (sickly) caseara. Birds: Kildeerspo?, Turkey Buzzard (?), Prairie Falcon (?), Allen Hummingbird, Calif. Woodpecker, Red-sh. Flicker, W. Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher (heard), Black Phoebes, W. Flycatcher, Swallows (Violet Green or Tree ?), Steller Jay, Calif. Jay, Bush tit (? heard) - Wren? (heard), Virginia Wren (heard), W. House Wren (most ob. bird seen except swallows), Thrasher (heard), W. Bluebird, W. Warbling Vireo, Cassin's Vireo (ab. last 3 miles), Lutescent W., Pileated Warbler, Brewer Blackbird, Bullock Oriole, W. Tanager (call & song heard), Black-headed Grosbeak (common), Hermit, Goldfinch Greenbacked (ab.), Spotted Towhee, Do. Towhee, Junco (Sp. ?) (one heard singing), Chipping Sparrow. 33 Species. Apr. 23. Mrs. Leavus reported a White-throated Sparrow on her Feeding Table. Mrs. Reed reported Curlew, Yellow Leg Phalaropes etc. at Dune Bridge. Mrs. Baker's party? Apr. 24. Warblers were singing in the oak above the drinking fountain. at 7 a.m. Could not get the markings but judge from the song they were Black-throated Gray or Hermit. It rained hard at about 2 a.m. Apr. 25. Purple Finch and Song Sparrow sang several times about 3 a.m. I have heard them often during night.