18 1931 Sp T, began singing at 4 a.m. - clear. May 21. Came back last night & Berkeley as to water garden. Hills turns very brown during the three days of heat. Turns cold p.m. order May 22. Chorus of bird song began at 4:20 (high jog); Sp T, but warbler, thrush robin (in distance), grosbeak, B. Towhee (4:30); thrasher (first time for several weeks), song sparrow, jay. Cut worms pupating. yesterday I put melon seeds on the feeding tray which has been empty since late March. A family of turtise came into the oak and parents took seeds to the young; also jay, sp towhee and brown towhee. May 23. Thrasher & Robin Warbler singing. Went with Eleanor and children to Boulder Creek. In mountains clouds were gathered and in late afternoon it began to rain. Rained hard all night. May 24. Rained all day. Tanagers were singing. Kingfishers calling frequent- ly. I young Cassin Vires in tree near nest. Song of male heard occasionally. The young Vires flew short distances - from branch to branch and once caught an insect. May 25: Clear in morning. Increasing cloudiness during day. Clears at night. May 26. Fog (high) in morning. Beautiful day. Had about 2 inches of rain. At 3:40 a.m the Wood Pewee began calling occasionally and a little later I thought I heard the Purple Martin. At 4 the martin was heard distinctly - the first time for several years (I was sleeping on the porch): At 4:13 the W. Flycatcher began; then the Lutescent Warbler then the grosbeak which sang continuously until 4:30. The Blue-sided 4:05 quince, thrush, Pileated warbler, brown towhee soon after. The Warbling Vireo about 4:40 and the Cassin Vireo and Tanager toward 5am. The grosbeak sings many variations and so loud that I cannot hear distant sounds after he begins. At 5 p.m. I could hear a Hermit Thrush in distance - worked on garage floor. ``` ```json4:054:134:304:404:454:50``` ```json4:054:134:304:404:454:50``` **Note:** The transcription includes timestamps that were inserted into the text, likely due to handwriting placement. These are represented as inline numbers in the JSON output for clarity. If these should be excluded or handled differently, please clarify. Also, some words like