Cogswell 1949 Journal 14/1 Dec.23 Glendora, Los Angeles Co., Calif. There are quite a few Black walnuts (now nearly leafless) in the small canyons here —something I didn't know occurred in the San Gabriels. A ♀ Mule Deer and ½ grown fawn started up the slope across a small canyon from me, whereupon a ♀ Dalmatian dog which had voluntarily accompanied me up the trail from Suidow's took out after them — down thru the brush & up the other side. The deer quickly went under the tallest bushes available & I thought they were hiding, but when the dog got there it did not find them, so I think they must have slipped quietly thru the bushes up to the trail above & then ran away. Dec.24— [spent at Santa Monica & Highland Park with my wife's family]. Dec.25. Playa del Rey, Venice, Ocean Park, L.A.C., Calif. morn. Made the usual rounds of Ballona Creek mouth & old channel to Ohio Oil Co. & boating lagoon at entrance to Recreation Sun Club, but did not go in latter because of hunting season. Complete list of birds seen is entered in my personal roll book; high- lights were: 22 Surf. Birds, 25 Herring Gulls 3 Ruddy Turnstones & many Blacks on the jetties; 1♂ Redhead, 2♂ Greater Scaups with 200+ Lesser on the tidal creek.