20 Apr. 27 - Sa. The levee separating the park from the M. river is about 12 feet high, with gently sloping sides and is smooth carpeted with Bermuda grass. Just here there are only scattering willows at the water's edge; but the river is high and the water yellow turbid. Just saw 4 Barn Swallows hawking back & forth over the levee; two Clammy Swifts flew by. "An Ornithological Travelogue might be a good title for a C.O.C. tale Distance, San Francisco to New Orleans, 2487 Apr. 28 8:30 - 9:00 - Out of New Orleans towards Lake Pontchartrain. Vast open marshes alternating with cypress swamps. Many Redwings, Boat-tailed Grackles, and a few Turkey Vultures seen. 9:30, across mouth of Lake C., Gulf of Mexico close at hand to right.