Field notes, v503
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Arnold 1937 Primitive Area, Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley Alameda Co., Calif. Oct. 31 the bottom of the canyon which I can not identify. It has a rather "trill-like" note going: Tweet-tweet-tweet Siddle-siddle-siddle-sidle. Several (3) Spotted Towhees, 3 Calif. Jays; 2 Flickers in pines on south side of canyon) 1 Stellar Jay 4 Juncos, 1 Wrgow Wren, Neidubon Warbler, 1 Western House Wren, 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow, 1 Ruby- crowned Kinglet. By sitting in one place in the chaparral and and making noises with my mouth I was able to call six Spotted Towhees, 1 Hermit Thrush, 2 Jays (Calif.), 1 House Wren, 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow, 2 Wren-tits. The wren-tits came within four feet of me) The rest within ten feet of me. I spent some time in the grass- land east of the botanical garden hunting for Meadow Mouse runways. I found a number of runs that could have been used by meadow