Gilmore 1926 San Felipe, s.h. Lower Calif. Mexico April 17, 1926. approached to within a quarter of a mile the herons flew from their nests, and another heron (presumably the male who had been perched on a nearby tree joined them and all four flew overhead from 100-200 yds high. We concealed ourselves, I about 30 yds from the nest and Somb about 60. After a long wait of perhaps a half an hour, during which the herons had flown off over the desert, one time heron flew back, low to the ground and lit heavily near her nest. I was concealed under a cresote brush about 30 yds away but at the first slight move I made to raise my rifle she flew heavily away. After waiting for another half hour during which time I change to a better position, Somb grew tired perhaps of his cramped position and inaction, and got up. While he was walking towards the nest two of the herons flew about 50 yds overhead and he killed one. We took two of the three sets of eggs, each of which had two