M. Boyers 1932 Waltham Cr., 4 1/2 mi. S.E. Priest Valley, 1850 ft., Fresno Co., Calif. December 24, 1932 we lunched and laid on more supplies. Went north to near Goshen then turned west to Coolinga, then toward Priest Valley and finally at dark made arrangements with T.B. Green to stay on his ranch in an old store building on his ranch. It was too dark to set out any traps so we planned to get out early after rabbits tomorrow. December 25, 1932 In working over upland plateau, oak covered ground got one Cottontail and several birds, Litta c aculeata, 2 Zonotrichia l. gambeli; 2 Baesolopus irornatus, 1 Junco oregonus, and one Astragalus p. lupenophylus I never saw so many Larkins and Green-backed Goldfinches or heard such a din in my life. They were present by the hundreds, it being common to see from 20-30 in one tree top. According to T.B. Green and his nephew A.A. Bonds this is the usual thing. I shot one of the finches and discovered it was