that it was unsafe because of the cattle which were running in a large herd between us and the cranes. We decided to gy back and get the car, then drive in as far as possible. But when we got back we found all the gates locked. Off to the Southwest we detected another small flock in flight. So we followed them up and found them very near the road in a grain field. They stood erect with heads high but when we stopped they flew. It was now after nine o'clock so we returned to the hotel at Mendota, packed our stuff, got some breakfast at the gas station and started for Los Banos. We drove almost to the town where we crossed the R.R. then turned to the right, crossed the R.R. again and then drove a few miles past a pumping station where we found several large ponds filled with birds. In two there were large flocks of White- fronted Geese and in the last a large flock of Snow Geese. After watching them for some time James and I turned back to Los Banos as we had to be in Berkeley by 6 p.m. The others borrowed blankets from us, hoping to be able to ap- proach near enough to get photographs of the Snow Geese. Mr. Cheney spent several days at Mendota photographing cranes and expected to put up blinds for us in the field where he had been working. But he found the field had been plowed during the week so the cranes were no longer there. List of birds seen: Coots - widely scattered and abundant. Cinnamon Teal 10±, Gadwall (?) two greyish ducks with black markings may have been gadwall). Lesser Scaup (2), Snow Geese 4000+, White-fronted Geese 5000+, Anthony's New Neron 3, St. Blue Heron Saw; American Egret 6-8, Bittern 1; Little Brown Crane 350+, Kiddeer (widely scattered; other party found complete sets of eggs); Black-