40 1932. Jan 11. Went to Lake Merritt with Faculty Section. Ducks were very scarce and none came up to the pen to feed. The European Widgeon was still there. Mr. Ehrmann has his pens ready for banding but only a coot or two and a few pigeons went in. The papers reported a few days ago that poachers had been shooting the ducks at night. Identified a female Golden Eye which kept by itself near the shore between the pen and the embarcaders. A small island of sand has been thrown up near the embarcaders. Jan. 12. Rain. Turns quite cold and snow fell on Grayley and on a hill across the bay north of Tamalpais. Jan. 13. Clearing: Cold. Miss Leifest found Evening Grosbeaks on Redmount Ave. Jan. 14. Rain, snow, cold weather. Stormy. Snow was reported 2 in. snow along the Skyline Blvd. ½ mi. S. of Fleischacker Pool at in L.A. Los Gatos, La Honda etc. etc. Warmer in east than here. Jan. 15. Cold and rain part of day. Jan. 16. A warm gentle rain. Jan. 20. Went to S.F. Many Glaucous-winged Gulls. A few Surf Scoters. Much snow on Mt. Hamilton Range. Clear. Jan. 21. Continued reports of enormous number of robins - enough to darken the sky. Varied Robins also abundant. Fine weather. Jan. 22. Mr. Leon Richardson reported an albino robin in a large rock total albinos (other robins treats it as normal). Fine weather. Jan. 24. Nights cold with some frost. Fine after cold of early morning past. Heard a Slender-billed Withatch from my windows in the morning and heard at least four during a walk up to the head of the canyon.