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Banks
1957
Tundrus migratorius
4.
29 Mar. 57
U.C. Campus, Berkeley, Alameda W., Calif.
Near Adam Bldg. saw a bird sitting on ledge holding a beakful of nesting material. First indication of nesting I've seen this spring.
Bancroft along 8th Field Lower Sec.
Found 3 left secondaries + 12 back feathers, which checked later in MVZ turned out to correspond to T.M. propinquus.
Men's Faculty Club
Beginnings of nest in Berkeley.
15 April.
After a few days more this nest was deserted.
22 April
Gardens of Men's Fac. Club, Campus
Found remains of a bird in 3 parts - head with part of skull, wings and breast, and posterior and tail legs. Brought one tarsus and foot, and 3 rectrices to M.V.Z., identified it as or Robin.
26 April
S.of LSB, campus
A nest about 10-12 ft up in a tree, against main trunk where 2 small limbs grow out & up. [illegible] One bird left nest as another approached. It looked like it fed, then left. Later ♀ came and settled on nest.
10 May.
S.of LSB.
Alfred Giovinini found one bird/dead in nest + saw it tone. It was already hatched when nest was found by him May 3. 39.7 gm #193.