1932. Jan. 1. Still raining. Thrasher sings nearly every morning and Fox Sparrows and Varied Thrushes sing frequently. On Contra Costa Rd. Robins and Cedar Waxwings were numerous. Jan. 2. Clearing. Drove to Boulder Creek. River booming, higher than I have ever seen it and deep sand deposits first above present bank. Rain so far this winter 42 in t. From Wed. Dec. 23 to Monday Dec. 28, 24 inches fell. Everything O.K. at the cottage but wet, wet, wet. Jan. 3. Brilliant day. No frost last night. Kept up fires & dry out house and contents. Madrone berries all gone. Very few birds - Saw no robins. Heard no Varied Robins - except a few thrushes, large flocks of juncos, a few chickades, spotted towhees, muntis, larkspills and a warbler (probably Orange-crowned or Dunley) Jan. 4. Left at 11:20 a.m. after drying out things threatened with mildew on porch. Drove to Santa Cruz where we stayed till 2:30 p.m. (auto repairs). Saw a flock of about 30 Evening Grosbeaks feeding on seeds of Box Elder at Beach Auto Camp. Near the beach there were many Audubon Warblers, some in trees overhanging a sunny roll, some on Slop on the beach. Ground froze last night but day was very warm with a balmy breeze. Returned to Berkeley. Jan 5-9. Curtains. Clear. Many birds come for food. A Townsend Warbler came several times to the north side of house (for spiders?). A Blue Jay pecked at my bedroom window - evidently trying to take a bee which was inside the pane.