Field notes, v506
Page 725
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Barbs RC. 1956 Song Sparrow 1. 28 Jan. Berkeley 2407 Atherton Giving peculiar chipping note. A pair, or both fanned tail broadly. Corner Les Rd + Wickson, UC Campus Singing bird in patch of ferns, N.W. corner. Flew east toward another singing song sparrow returned shortly. Another Footbridge (concrete) to Les Rd N of Wickson a singing bird here, about 50 ft upstream from road-bridge. 31 Jan 2226 Channing (adjoins 2407 Atherton) Pt. of birds. S & corner LSB, campus. One bird feeding in grass along bldg. Corner Univ Dr + Wickson A singing bird. The same or another bird just Wd along stream. Possibly two birds singing opp N.E. door LSB just to the south west. Neither sang often. May be 2 birds or 1 bird with 2 songs. Path going N from Wickson, E side of creek a singing bird. Played in bushes just east of creek. Crossed creek, went N. 20 yds, sang again later near path, near concrete footbridge. Song had a raspy quality -1-2-3-4-5----- Occasionally left just 3-5 notes off song. See map, pg 4 of journal. 10 Feb. Along athletic field on Bancroft St. East when 2 white thrush flew into bushes, song sparrow flew to cyclone fence atop cement wall, sang loudly. Later flew to Unitarian Church yard, landed in large tree, sang once.