May 13. Thousands of Sandpipers and Phalaropes at Dunbarston Bridge One larger bird was perched on a rock on edge of water next to the roadway, a golden brown on back, black and white bars on head, bill not very long. Just before we reached the marshes a bird was hovering like a sparrow hawk but had broader wings like a kite, light colored. Phalaropes were in breeding plumage both Red and Northern Sandpipers alighted Heavy fly over Santa Cruz & Big Basin north in roadway occasionally a phalarope too. Swimming at Boulders Cr. May 14. At Santa Cruz on the west Cliff Drive I stopped to watch a group of birds floating near a patch of seaweed They were smaller than Cormorants two plumages One dark above, lighter below, white patch behind the eye, dark bill. The other (male or same sp?) had a bright colored, parrot shaped bill; dark above, lighter below. Did not see any of them dive. Occasionally a female would rise far enough to flap her wings as ducks do - Warm at Boulder Creek. Cold mist at Santa Cruz. Clouds or fog on way home. Berkeley May 15. Chilly. Cloudy. Jays have been feeding young across the road left nest some days ago. Family of Blue Tits near Willow House out of sight. May 16 "Lady Birds" went to Arroyo much beyond Livermore. Cold, Cloudy. Found a Sparrow Hawk's nest in a hole in a Sycamore tree, low enough so I could be lifted up & look in. Saw three young in grayish-white downy plumage. At the bridge birds were very abundant but no Thompsonias- Three kinds of Goldfinches (G-b., Willow, Lawrence), Lark Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings Orioles (Bullocks'), W. Kingbirds, Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe, yellow & Blue-tailed Warblers Killdeer Henning Doves Tanager Bug Redtail, Cliff Swallow Brown Thrasher Grosbeak W. Bluebird building in hole in Sycamore built th