Field notes, v1727
Page 81
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A.C.Zieber 1961 Journal Tilden Park, Carmel Coast Co., California Mar. 11 TOOL Zoo 1/3 temp for birds &-noon. Rain till 1100 , then sunny. Slight S wind & cool. But many birds out. Caught 10 Taricha torosa, 1 Sceloporus, 1 Bettignosis Corneles (ya), +1 Borehemocers Saw 1 Micropus + also 1 Thamnys alba Out of a logbox. Birds: Mallard - 10+ Canvasback - 4 Can. Goose - 1 Can. Quail - 1 (flying) Coot - 1 Mourning Dove - 3 Allen H'bird - 10 Anna ' ' - 20, 18 Red Sh's Flicker - 3 Downy - 2 Sterker & Scrub - 12+ Chickadee - 4 Plain Titmouse - 4 Bush Tit - 1 Creeper - 1 Wren Tit - 3 Robin - 5 Ruby-crd King. - 2 Orange Cr'd War - 1(+1?) Eng Spar. - 1 (heard) Myrtle Aud. War - [illegible] Purple(?) Finch - 1(heard) Spotted Towhee - 5 Brown ' ' - 15 Ore Tunto - 10 Gold Cr's Spar - 2 Song Spar - 2 Park Naturalist (name?) told of finding a Torrio "Dusky Poormin" on Hedge or Hillside by Tower Lake (Mar. within past week) Bird found with wings "Phaecio" & outstripping When wings were folded In + bird was honored It flew away when thrown in air, he said. Refers him to Dr. Siebins.