1930 Apr.26. Drove to Ouida and back via San Pablo Dam. Found Colonies of Cliff Swallows, one on Ouida School house, the other on the water tower in S.B. reservoir. At the latter place the swallows were gathering mud from a puddle by the roadside - About thirteen nests apparently finished, on the school house, 18 on the north side, 3 on the south. Rained last night. Apr.27- Cloudy. Apr.28. Broken clouds - Total eclipse of the sun. Song sparrow sang excitedly when it was darkest. James looked into open box and found downy young - Eggs must have been hidden then Mrs. Mead looked into the box on Apr.16. Rain in eve Apr.29. Mrs. Saunders took me to Saranap - Turned off highway one mile west of Walnut Creek, continued south then east after passing railway station. Came to a stream bordered with cottonwoods, box elders, oaks etc. Where birds were very abundant and all singing freely. Cloudy and cool. List: Sharp-shinned Hawk, and a very large hawk, fly very high, sailing straight ahead. Druil (near Alamos); Mourning doves (in cotton wood, calling frequently); Hummingbird (1 small, Allen?); Calif. Woodpeckers (several), Black Phoebe, W. Wood Peweee (first time, generally distributed); W. Flycatcher; Cliff Swallows (100t); Calif. Jay, Titmouse (near Alamos); Bush-tit; Slender billed Mudhatch (near Alamos); Virginia House Wrens; W. Robin (pr.); W. Bluebird; W. Greatcather (building a nest; Carried sticks and a few very small rootlets or twigs, placing them on a branch about 1 1/2 to 2 in in diameter- where there were a few small twigs growing from it. Very tame); W. Warbling Vireo(ab.), Lutescent Warbler, Yellow W.; Piedated W. (Schneidlers), in highest tip of oak tree W. Meadowlark, Bullock oriole (many pairs, one nest found in process of