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Marshall, 1942
Dryobates villozus
U.C. Campus, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif.
July 10
At 8:30 am heard loud "chink" call
note (single) from cypress & Eucalyptus
at north-east side Greek Theater. Traced
birds to laurels in little ravine
at base hill where Cyclotron is
called there also downieess, latter
(at least one) flew off towards gp.
Theater, but loud calls kept
coming from laurels. Turned out
to be 2 hairies - large size,
loud "chink" call, white outer
tail feathers, whining call all on
same pitch, loud tapping.
Rather wary - moved on ahead
of our 113 group - once flew
across grassy hill to another
grove Eucalyptus, then bush - typical
undulating flight. Followed them for
about 1/2 hr. they worked thru
Eucalyptus to Cyclotron, then in
grove fruit trees & grove pines.
In a given grove, worked away from
us, tree to tree then on to next grove -
both always keep together. Finally
flew north from top hill and alighted
in willows on a s spur of N. Strawberry
Creek.