Journal March 25 Newport Upper Harbor, Orange Co., Calif. (cont.) dry soil or occupied bushes along a small fresh water creek. Both species sang occasionally. Starlings were also present - one bikini-clad Homo sapiens with 2 hill climbing, motor cycle type boy friends. a quiet peaceful location! March 27 Newport Upper Harbor, Orange Co., Calif. Returned to Newport Harbor via the same route but this time collected on mud flats & accompanying marsh on the east side. Collected 5 Savannah Sparrows, all belding; race again. Apparently the large-billed race (rostratus) has already migrated south to Mexico to breed. Kidneys of these 5 birds & 2 from March 25 were dissected out & sent to Dr. Oscar Johnson & John Mugass at Moorhead State College, Moorhead, Minn. for an extensive as a part of their extensive study of avian kidney histology in correlation with ecology & function. Kidneys were fixed immediately upon collecting in AFA fixative (10 pts glacial acetic acid; 10 pts 37% formolín; 10 pts. 95% alcohol). Other birds seen included: Red-backed Sandpiper, Red-throated Loon, Killdeer, Coot, Willet, Marbled Godwit, Amer. Avocet, Dowitcher, Black-bellied Plover, Ringed Plover, Snowy Egret, Meadowlark, Caspian Tern, Ringed Ring-billed Gull, Bufflehead, Sora,