Boulevard, Jt 1942 Itinerary Apr. 9 Muddy Creek virtually four separate rooms. Each had a platform about 25 or 30 feet above the hay. There were about 3 ft. wide and 15 ft long and were against the side of the barn so as to be accessible from the outside of the barn thru a small door reached by a ladder on the outside of the barn wall. I climbed up to each of these platforms except the last which could not be reached because the door was warped tight. There was a barn owl's nest with eggs in the soft chopped hay of each of the three platforms examined. They contained 7, 8, and 4 eggs, respectively. Owls pellets were picked up from about the nests. A few were found in the hay on the floor of the barn. Two moles, 2 young gophers and a Microtus were found virtually intact near the nests. Only one owl was seen; it laid in the rafters and made no attempt to protect the nest. Another owl was found dead in a mummified condition in the hay of the third barn. The whole town end of this little valley in Chuarac Canyon seems to be owned by the Johnson brothers who live in separate houses but jointly farm this large and excellently run ranch, apparently. The land and buildings seem very well tended. There are many large old sycamore trees in the canyon. A red-tailed hawk is nesting in one of these. There are reportedly yellow-billed magpies and Steller jays in the canyon. I have a doubtful record of magpie - got a glimpse of black and white which was quite magpie-like. While we saw and heard numerous California jays, we could not definitely record the presence of the Steller jay.