120 1933 Dec. 9. Saw a Ferruginous Rough-leg Hawk near Simol . All white underneath. back light ferruginous , wings also except while "window" on upper surface. It was circling over a hill, then crossed the road and alighted in a tree in our orchard near the Water Temple. A large flock of blackbirds mobbed him and he flew off with heavy flaps toward the S.E. A fleet of crows flew over as we approached Mission Bridge . Two Canvas- backs were on the pond. Dec.-10. Rain at night . Dec.-11. Rain. Dec. 15. Still raining . Dec.-20. Left Berkely at 11 a.m. - for Los Angeles. Weather fine and Meadowlarks singing all along the way. Spent night at Pass Robles - Frost in morning. Dec. 21. Drove past Santa Ynez Mission, lunched at Santa Barbara - warm as summer . Los Angeles via Santa Morica . Reached Bert's home at 5:30 p.m. Dec.-22. Went to Palos Verdes. Warm, clear, beautiful view of snow-capped mts to east. Dec-23. Some fog, increasing Dec.-24 when it lasted all day - Dec.-25. Palos Verdes - Fog lifted a few minutes in middle of day- Dec 26. Warmer , Clearer . Drove out to call on Pickers and Morgans - Dec-27- Lunch party at Bert's Dec. 28. Went to Pasadena, Monrovia and Pomona . Partly cloudy - Dec.-29. Left Los Angeles at 10:65 a.m. for Berkely . Cloudy - Stopped at San Fernando Mission ; Lunche at Tormans on Ridge. Went to Porterville and spent night at Visalia . Warm - Dec.30. Went to Hanford then by country roads across to Mendota expecting to go through Passcho Pass. Heavy rain had made the road too slippery. Due to Los Padres for lunch then home via Pacheco Pass. Rain after 2 p.m. Dec.31. Berkely. Rain but not cold. A Varied Thrush , male in full plumage flew against window in glass porch and killed itself. Specimen. Birds seen on trip to L.A. and return, Dec.-20 - Dec.-30, 1933. Caly. Brown Pelican below Orward Commonants (sp) near Redonds White-muzzed Scoters - Hollywood Pincers . Bluehills near Orward Ducks (?) Los Bauros (darning - no stop) Sharp-shinned Hawks bet. Simol-P Mission San Jorge. W. Redtail - Santa Clara Valley of San Joaquin Valley Fer. Roughleg , near Sautayng, near Porterville, near Hanford (dead one or bated mire ) Marsh Hawk - near Traugville Prairie Falcon . "Los Bauros" Sparrow Hawk - general rye Ridge Dovek near Pass Robles Coots near Orward + Los Bauros and on San Joaquin River Kilders near Simol, and many others Scaderling below Orward; 1 flock Sulls. Herrmann, Ruiz & W. S. Grier Morninq Doves at Porterville + Hanford