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Bach
1957
Zontrichá & nettallĂ
5.
16 Mar.'57
Dana St. along Men's Gym, U.C. Campus, Berkeley
two birds were having verbal duel, songs coming
about every 7 sec. The one on the gym was
chased by a brown tanker, and quit singing,
but the other continued. Bird on gym
disappeared then. By 6 P.M., the other quit singing
also. Light is fading now.
Bancroft, just W. of Corner of Dana Berkeley Calif.
Same bird mentioned above. Resumed singing, 2
moved down to corner. It quit again. Saw 2
birds in bushes about 15 yds. from corner of
wall. Farther W. to lower end of
center section of athletic field, saw or heard
2 more pairs.
18 March.
N.E. Corner Durant & Ellsworth, Berkeley
As I walked here toward Bancroft, where the
area next to sidewalk is heavily planted, a white
crow flew from one bush to another, it flew
after a song sparrow nearby. Soon saw
an apparently 1st year bird - crown still
dark - feeding between street & sidewalk.
Heard just a snatch of song from the area.
Many English Sparrows + House Finches around.
S.W. Corner Edwards Field Berkeley, Alameda, Calif.
a singing bird. Stayed generally on wall and
on pillars surrounding plaque. Occasionally
inside field sang several minutes. Descended to
lawn & fed about 1 min., went back to wall &
sang, then flew W. to small tree & continued
singing. For long while couldn't find it.
Finally walked in closer to bushes. Saw
both birds then, giving alarm notes. A few