Howell, T.R. 1946 Journal Nov. 24; Las Trampas Creek, St. Mary's College, contra Costa Co., Calif Arrived at locality about 9:00 A.M. The country is hilly, sparsely wooded with oaks; the unwooded portion is grassy savanna-type country. We walked eastward along a dirt road through the canyon, and past a reservoir where water birds were seen. There were about 25 coots, 8 ruddy ducks, 1 baldpate, 2 ring-necks which flew off, and 5 pied-billed grebes. Most of the coots and the baldpate were feeding at the edge of a small mud- lump island. The Anna Hummingbird (only 1 seen so far) was poking around in a willow tree at the reservoir edge. One canvasback was noted sitting on the mud-lump, and a bufflehead, ? mallard and two more ring necks were seen at the far end of the reservoir. A single snipe was crouched on one of the mud-lumps. Red-wings sang occasionally from the cat-tails at the rim of the pond. Apparently a sharp-shin or some other hawk went after a flock of quail in the canyon, for they and the bush-tits sounded frantic alarm notes. Farther up the road were deep gullies with numerous oaks along the slopes. Here Flickers and Hutton Vireos were quite