J. Crowley 1941 May 16 Journal Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., California. 1. Route of Travel: Our group of five women: Mrs. Brunnell, Jean Boulware, Viola Mumm- ler, Frances Track and me, in one car, with Dr David Johnson driving the equipment truck left Berkeley at 6:45 AM (about) for Mendocino Co. We took the Ferry from Richmond to Son Raphael and followed Highway 101 to Cloverdale. There we took Highway 28 up to place where road meets the ocean, and there we had lunch. En route on Highway 28 we saw our Coast Redwoods, Tan Oaks and such birds as Turkey Vulture - summer visitors, gulls and Red-winged and Sparrow Hanks. The Turkey Vultures were found near the river, above grassland. They were seen mostly in groups of three to five, circling about the ground up 500 ft or more. We drove from our lunching place to Van Damme Beach; thence to Russian Gulch Na- tional Park where we decided to camp. At 6:30-7:00 PM, Dr Johnson took mouse traps, walnut-bait, and three of us (Frances, Viola & myself) west of