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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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not hear the song
nor did we see another
of the species. This dry
prairie is an unusual
place for the bird as
they usually frequent
the side of a creek, ditch probably
furnished the required
mixture.
learned that there are
two species of Chickadee
here. The bird with the
husky litmuse-like note
is the Chestnut-backed,
a subspecies of the
California birds. The other-
The Oregon is more like
the Eastern bird and
here in habit, the willow
association whereas the
other chickadee stay with
the pines woods.
Today I concluded
a trade with Mr Kitchen
by which I am getting
what wash. Stuff
I can't get myself.
Bowls of course has
everything I have to
with him,
have been talking