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1965
Bill Arvey Journal
Oct 25 - Sunday - Marin Co., RCA transmitting station at Point Reyes.
Day very warm and bright. As 6 of us walk back through
the cypress grove, which lines the dirt road on both
sides, [illegible] to the main road. We stop to watch a flock
of juncos. They are on the ground feeding at the edge of
the roadway. Out of this flock of Junco oreganus are
observed 2 individuals which are very much more grey
than the others. The grayest one has a triangular
rufous-chestnut patch on the back, set off from the gray of
the sides and belly. A dark patch passes from the eye to
the bill. The other junco is slightly less distinct, but
still separable from the Oregon juncos. These two gray
ones are agreed by the party, i.e. Steve McClean, B.D. Sage,
James Lynch and myself to be Junco caniceps, the
grey-headed junco, which thus constitutes an unusual
record for this locality. The time is about 2 PM. As
I go to the car for a collecting gun, the birds are
scared off by a car and do not return.