1933 79 Jan. 1. Boulder Creek Heavy frost; ground frozen. No water until 11 a.m. Took walk from 11:30-2:30. Clear, warm sunshine. Many purple finches, bluebirds, chickadees. A few juncos, golden- crowned sparrows, R-c. Knights, Song Sparrows. Calif. jays. Two song sparrows seemed to be courting. Male sang alto voice and followed female when she flew. One Black Phoebe, one Yellow-hooded. Cold again at night. Jan. 2. No water until 11 a.m., though all pipes were drained last night. Pipe over river runs and must have frozen enough to stop flow. Sunny but not so clear as yesterday. Large flock of bush tits near house. Drove home in afternoon. Increasingly cloudy. Jan. 3. Rain - Trails empty; hopper each day - Warmer. Clears up afternoon. Jan. 4. Went to San Francisco. Noticed an increase in number of Glanceous-ornages and Western Gulls. Jan. 8. Walked up to top of ridge between Strawberry and Claremont Campuses. Frost and ice in shaded coves. Fog over Loins and bay. Lay down on the dry grassy in sunshine and kept perfectly warm. Birds very few on the higher hills - occasionally a Ruby-crowned Knight- Baird and one flock of golden-or. Sparrows, one or goldfinches; saw one robin and heard a Greatcatelher. Saw also two Red-tailed Hawks. Hills are just turning green as there has been very little rain.