Cogswell 1949 Journal 137 Dec. 19 Berkeley to Bakersfield, cont'd. From Pass Robles east thru Shandon the route was again new to me, but as it was al. ready waning light I took no detailed note of the vegetation or birds. Mourning Doves & acorn woodpeckers were numerous E. of Pass Robles; large flocks of Red-wings & Brewer's Blackbirds in the ranch country near Shandon, and finally, as we crossed the central valley about 5 mi. E. of Lost Hills a flock of 20-25 ducks (sp.?) flew northward about on a line between Goose, Tulare Lakes. Dec. 20 N.C. of Bakersfield, Kern Co., Calif. - enroute to Kern Memorial Park along the Kern River here the road passes thru barren plateau land then drops into broad gulch of the river. Saw one Prairie Falcon flying along bluff at edge of arroyo. There is still extensive cotton- wood-willow riparian woodland along the river for about 1 1/2 miles before the park is reached, but the park itself is nearly completely picknicked out -- tho a few Ring-necked Ducks & lots of Coots were on the ponds. Horned Larks were common & singing in the scantily vegetated plateau, all covered with white frost before the sun hit it. - Tehachapi Cr. & Tehachapi Pass area, Kern Co., Calif Saw no Condors flying near snow-covered Bear