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Banks
1957
Journal
15.
10 April
U.C Campus, Berkeley
Bill Nisbet used balance today to weigh
Hummingbirds (allen) for Zoo 113 project.
12 April.
Rained during the night, and rained pretty
hard at 6 A.M. today as I was en route to
school. I did some field work from 8-9, but
very little.
Got a key from
the Athletic Dept. courtesy Mr. England,
for the track stadium.
13 April
Around campus 6-9, then to Tilden Park
till 10:30, back to campus. No luck
in the park area.
2 P.M., collected
a hatchling Zenaida auripygus. It
was pipped in A.M., but in P.M. was still
half in shell.
14 April.
Rained last evening + night, but streets
were dry (+) this A.M. + it was pretty
well breaking up by 0700.
16 April
Began to rain in afternoon, and was
still raining hard at 6 P.M. I did not
check my nests at this time.
(7) April
Dusk + overcast in morning. Heard a bird
singing at 0500 hrs. at home. Found nest J.
In the afternoon came a sudden hard
rain with hail. Overcast and dusk
at 5:30 P.M. Will be dark early tonight.
At 6 PM, while working on Vert C, began
to rain. Shipped J.