Journal 1963 March 20. Again ice on the shallow water. 24° at 7:30 am. 58° at noon Bright and sunny, warm in the sun of out of the wind. Made a trap this morning as again this evening around the ponds and shallow marshes. New birds Snatchers (blue-gray?) - 2 Barn Owl, one in large cottonwood. yellow-headed blackbird - 15 Crow, flew from a willow tree at the edge of the marsh. It did not look or fly like a rarer. Redwing Blackbird - a flock of about 100 came to the marsh this evening, all seemed to be for in S. I could see no B. in the flock. yellowthroat - 15 Brewer Sparrows, Wilson snipes Vesper Sparrows, Lincoln sparrows and white crowned Sparrows are still here in their usual numbers. Saw no herps except a Rana caught in a trap set for rails.