May 28. Weather has been quite chilly and today it rained a little. Thrushes are singing frequently and are often seen at or below the fountain. A thrasher was singing near by at dawn. Family of tennessee still keep together. Have not heard the song of the House Wren near the box for several days but see the female occasionally. May 29. Rain again. Young wrens in House Wren's box calling. May 30, 31. Chilly, Cloudy. Only female . . . feeding. June 1. Warmer. Female Wren very busy, young quite noisy. June 2. Wren still feeding young. Left Berkeley about 11 a.m. for Lake Tahoe. Ate lunch at end of Antioch bridge - Warm. Many Cliff Swallows nesting under the bridge and some Barn Swallows under landing pier . In marsh near by were one or two Coots, some Killdeer and a few Black-necked Stilt. Foster Tern(6-8) and a pair of White Pelicans flew over. Drove on to Pleasantville, M. Kingbridge & Storyed farther along way. where we spent the night. After dinner we took a walk down the R.R. tracks where we found a pair of owls that were new to me. They were larger than screach-owls; no ears could be seen; showed reddish brown below but looked grayish when they flew. Wings were long and rather pointed - spread about 18 in.(?) short tail. The notes were repeated frequently - something like the call of the Barn owl but not as harsh. One owl was perched on the top of a telephone pole, the other answered from the woods near by. When we came back both owls were in the tops of a yellow pine tree, one perched quietly, the other gathering wings. After they flew the call notes were still heard. Birds were very abundant. There are many old cherry trees in the gardens, full of fruit.