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RW Store
1941
Journal 21
3.
2427 Channing Way, Berkeley Alameda Co., Calif.
December 29, 1941
Summary of trip around Davis, Yolo Co. for
the Audubon Magazine's Annual Christmas
Census December 23, 1941. Left Residence of
(College Ave, Davis)
J.T. Ender at 6:50 A.M. and walked through the
campus to the creek which we hit at the
apiary where we found an adult Yellow
Warbler. We followed the creek downstream
to the orchard on the SE Corner where J.T.E.
at 9AM
left me and returned home across the University
Farm (his usual census route for his censuses
of the farm). I continued downstream to
Putah Creek which I followed upstream to
the highway where J.T.E. met me with the
car at 10:45 A.M. 3 Titelines and 5 Spires were
seen on this stretch and there were several
Hylasegilla singing. Earlier (on the upper part
of the creek near the campus) we saw a Rusty
Song Sparrow which is almost the color of
a Fox Sparrow and still singly different
from the native Modesto Song Sparrow.
After picking up some sandwiches at the Enders
we went north toward Woodland on the
county roads east of the main highway
from Davis 1st.) And covered a stream and
marsh on a game management area about
2 miles S of the Woodland causeway. Here were