R.E. Johnson 1968 50 Journal May 3 Berkeley to Livermore, Calif. beneath the oak canopy) and a Scrub Jay were seen. Yellow-billed Magpies & Bullocks Orioles were more common than below. Further up the slope Buckeye became a common tree & overstory Montia was in the shade. The vegetation formed a more complete canopy. A tick (winged) lit on me reminding me to make a thorough tick hunt this evening (+ to scratch & swat the rest of the afternoon). A Swainson Thrush fed on the ground under the dense oak canopy. A pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks fed in a Buckeye tree nearby & the male sang. A Starling fed in the top of an oak in the glassland. There were many Q & one Emma. Bullock's Orioles. They flew back & forth from oak to oak, usually remaining in the foliage about half way up the trees. A Meadowlark sang from somewhere within the oak grassland. A Western Kingbird foraged from the top of an oak overlooking the extensive grassland. A Nuttall Woodpecker worked along the undersides of oak branches while hanging upside down. A Titmouse (Plain) worked the upper side of the same branch. The oak trees were loaded with clumps of mistletoe. The grassland contained Brodea throughout (+ poppies), thistles, radish, monkey flower, etc in the lower open parts. Baskets of gooseberry & elderberry were common in the oak-grassland.