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32-4 Ks
1956
Journal
11:15
14
Spotted Towhee giving series of rapid shrill
notes at N.W. corner
and S.W. corner
Library.
Song Sparrow singing at E.
corner Durant Hall. Song just once..
1110
Song Sparrow, Mr. Oregon Junco, Brown
Towhee across street from SE corner
Wheeler Hall. Very secretive. Along high
bank of stream.
Fresh looking Warbler hole top of dead tree
just W. of platform to power plant, S. of
Wheeler Hall.
Hummingbird (Anna's) sitting in
top of small tree at S side Durant Hall,
sat for several minutes occasionally
flying out + returning flycatcher style.
Black throat + chin, greenish back, 3"
Song like Anna's hummingbird heard
previously (Several days ago). High, raspy
squeak; fairly loud considering size of
bird. Flew about 50 ft away, returned
very quickly + violently. Flew into
shrubbery SW corner Wheeler Hall for
about 1/2 min., returned to perch.
About 10 minutes later it flew to height
of 50 +/- ft., zoomed down so fast I could not
follow. It repeated this for a total of 4
times. Each time there was a loud
sound as it reached the bottom of its
fall (I guess). The last time it fed on
red Caytonia blossoms for about a
minute, then disappeared W end
Wheeler Hall. 1140.