Hooper, 1937 Inverness, 100 ft., Marin Co., Calif. Mar. 27, In company with Mrs Hooper and my brother Frank Hooper, left Berkeley Mar. 25 at about 11 A.M. and drove to Inverness for a 3 day + vacation and collecting trip. En route noted: California gulls and Ring- billed gulls riding the air currents over the ferry boat; 3 [illegible] grebes riding on and diving in the water of the bay; a sparrow hawk on telephone wire along road near Fairfax; 4 deer in redwood grove along stream near San Geronimo; numerous crows in flocks and two's from Ross Valley to Inverness; many gulls (+ 35) foraging in fresh water marsh at mouth of Olewa Cr.; turkey cultures near Inverness. We are now in Smyners Cabin located about on the NW facing slope of the 100 ft. above the canyon which opens out (mouth) at the stores in Inverness. The vege- tation here: Calif. Bay, Pinus radiata, [illegible] sp.?, madrone, buckeye, elder, sword fern (Polystichum aculeatum). This vegetation is present on both north west and south east slopes of this canyon. Higher up toward Mt. Vision a more pure stand of P. muricata and [illegible] sp is found - as well as of alder.