Field notes, v1541
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23 1-23-73 BerMeley Mourning Dove Chestnut-backed Chickadee Robin Brown Towhee Oregon Junco 1-24-73 Gravatt Dr +BerMeley Band-tailed Pigeon - 45 at feeder Rock Dove Mourning Dove Common Bushtit Selasphorus (sf) House Sparrow Annals Hummingbird Red-shafted Flicker Scrub Jay Wrentit California Thrasher Robin Cedar Waxwing House Finch American Goldfinch Pine Siskin Rufous-sided Towhee - first song Brown Towhee Oregon Junco Golden-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow - much vigorous singing now 1-25-73 Gravatt Dr Fernando Ortiz-Crespo Rufous Hummingbird - not yet complete adult male plumage - gorget not complete and at least 2 Band-tailed Pigeon imm. outer rectrices on dorsal right side - otherwise completely Mourning Dove - first song rusty gold back and tail, mostly rusty nape. Chases other birds Steller's Jay from one feeder Scrub Jay Both the Rufous plus 2 female Annals were seen to vibrate wings while held slightly upward and spread tail during rain - drying motion. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Plain Titmouse Common Bushtit Wrentit California Thrasher Robin House Sparrow House Finch Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak - 1-h.o. Rufous-sided Towhee Brown Towhee Oregon Junco