Nov. 1. Still very warm - Mother (laying eggs?) about oak trees. Many crowned Sparrows singing. Dec. 22. Last night still colder but we left the water running so the pipes did not freeze. Drab, chickadees (flocks), Creepers, Juncos, Brown & Sp. Towhees, Robins (flocks), Bush-tits (flock), Green-backed Goldfinches, Willow Goldfinches (large flocks of latter feeding on birch seeds, alder seeds and redwood seeds), Siskins (a few), Black Phoebe, Hermit Varicos, W. Bluebirds (near Felton), Audubon Warblers (ab.), Gambel Sp., Purple Finches, Linnets - Band-tailed Pipers, Jays (not conspicuous) Flacklers, Downy Woodpeckers seen incidentally. Birds sur- priasingly abundant. Left at 11:20 a.m. lunch San Jose, home 4 p.m. Berkeley Dec. 23. Cold - No ice. Nothing frosted in garden. Birds very eager for food. Dec. 24 Cold-Clear Dec. 25 Cloudy part of day. Dec. 26 Warmer. Dec. 27 Still warmer. Dec. 29 Frost. Drove to Palo Alto with Mrs. Fisher Titmouse singing, many crowned Spar- rows, many rarer strikers, white Pelicans at Davis Bridge Dec. 31 Rain and mist Heavy rains during the night. 1931 Jan. 1 Rain Jan. 2 Rain Jan. 3 Clearing. Drove to Boulder Creek. Jan. 4 Spirit morning planting (3 loryons, 2 rose bushes, 1 apple, 1 Bechtel Crab.) Also cut out bushes that were crowding fruit trees. Found pipe leading to bath tub broken. Neighbors reported a drop to 15 deg. Dec. 23, 24 and ice 3 in thick on river. Robins, Varied Thrushes, Hermit Thrushes, Juncos, Siskins, chickadees, Creepers, Flacklers, quails, purple finches, golden & Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Varicos, Black Phoebe, Towhees, bush tits, goldfinches (Green-backed and Willow). Light frost in morning. Returned by Skyline Blvd. to San Mateo, to Haywards & home 6 p.m.