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A.C. Ziegler
1961
Touwen
Tilden Park, Aurora Costa Co. California.
May 6
Took zoo/13 yr.x for birds 7:30 - 10:45 am. Rained till about 10:00. Saw a good bunch of birds too. Hyla calling fresh Goather workings. Birds:
Cant. Quail - 6
Rock Dove(?) - 4
Anna - H'8,20 - 19
Ahlen H'8/120 - 103
"H' Bird" - 6+
Red-sh'd Flicker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 0? (at nest) Cowbird - 10+
Arb Thrasher Fracence - 1
Olivesnake Fly - 1
Black Phoebe - 1
Swallow (Violet Green?) - 2
" " (Brown?) - 1
Steller Jay - 2
Scrub Jay - 102
Perin Titmouse - 2 (at nest) Song Sparrow - 4
Wren ?? - 2
Robin - 10+
Crest Warbling - 20
Warbling Vireo - 1
Orange-c'd Warbler - 4?
Yellow Warbler - 1
Audubon Myrtle Warbler - 1
Western Towhee - 10?
Black-headed Grosbeak - 70+
House Finch - 30+
Pine Siskin - 1+
Buce. Goldfinch - 10t
Spotted Dove - 1
Brown Townce - 5+
Wren ?? - 2
The W. Towhees were first our group had seen this year and no people have been reporting them for last couple of weeks. Cowbirds seemed very common. Groups yesterday in clear weather got many birds in cluing- Townie & Townsend Warbler, Chickadees nesting also.