Howell, T.R. 19[illegible]50 Journal Near Calipatria, - 180 ft, Imperial Co., Calif. Jan 25 (cont'd.) by themselves were 3 Mountain Plaver. Tree Swallows passed overhead. We reached a camp site about 3mi S. of Calipatria in the late afternoon, noting Cactus Wrens, Phainopeplas, and Abert Towhees in the vicinity. This locality is on a State Game Refuge, and a large Tule marsh is close by. At dusk large flocks of ducks, mostly Baldpates, and white-faced Glossy Ibis came to settle in the marsh. Bl-crowned Nt Herons Jan 26 - Clear, sub-freezing temperature. too. Cactus Wrens singing, Verdins, Phainopeplas Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Abert Towhees active, Red-shafted Flicker calling. At mid-morning we worked through a good deal of mesquite and brush and down along the cottonwoods, wilows and tules along the nearby stream without finding anything new. Returning to the campsite and crossing the river, we noted ("we," in all cases so far, means Wm. Dawson, Stuart Landry, and myself) Say and Black Phoebes, Red-wings, Mockingbirds Sage Sparrows, white-crowned sparrows, Sparrow Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk (very dark) and Turkey Vulture in addition to the species already mentioned. In the afternoon a survey of the nearby flooded fields showed lots of Ring-billed Gulls, Long-billed Curlews, one Hudsonian Curlew, some Greater Yellow-legs, Least Sandpipers, Killdeer,