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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.