Nov. 22. Big Game day - E. wind. Warm. Nov. 29. Boulder Creek - Fog - Very damp - Burnt brush. Nov. 30. Stopped at Dunbarlin Bridge - Only a few B-83's, Plover (4) & R-t. W. Sandp. Dec. 8. Took class to Lake Merrill. Ducks were very numerous - A few Shovellers were added to the Pintails; Bald pates, & Mallards. Canvas-backs were very abundant. Only a few Bluebills and not as many Buffies as earlier. Many Eared Grebes. Ross? Snow Geese, Cackling & Hutchins as usual. Beautiful day - Dec. 10. Clear, Cool. Many quail come to table. Several Fox Spar. Dec. 11 Foggy Warm in morning. Dec. 12. Clear over hills but a high bank of fog over valley and to the north which later spread over the hills, in the afternoon it began to rain. Dec. 20. Cold, with wind coming down the canyon. In p.m. we drove down to Boulder Creek, arriving about 5:30. Dinner at Ben Louond. Very cold. Dec. 21. In morning the water pipes were frozen, an icele on hydrant. Ground frozen and very white with frost. Breakfast at Redwood Rest - temperature 27 on porch. Warmer there than near river. Ice in river coves. James cut brush and burned. about 2:30 In afternoon large flocks of Band-Tailed Pigeons came in - Ried to Madrone tree on river next Harris Har. bridge; many hovered on fluttering wings to reach berries. More flocks came in - all in woods near bridge. Watched them for half an hour. Heard no notes but when a flock arose from a tree their wings made a great noise. About three, when sun had dropped behind the ridge to the south, flocks began to leave, fly over the ridge. Estimate - 500 birds.