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Mayhew
1947
Mar. 1 Journal 1.
Strawberry Canyon, U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
The day was completely overcast, with occasional fits of rain. The birds were rather active early in the morning, but seemed to move about less toward noon.
The route taken was from the north end of the stadium up Big C hill toward the cyclotron, then south along a paved road past the experimental dairy barns, and back to the starting place. Oregon Junco seemed to predominate in the numbers seen. Most of the birds encountered sang at least occasionally. One nest was found, that of an Anna's Hummingbird. The birds seen on this morning's trip were: Oregon Junco, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Brown Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Robin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, California Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Allen's Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Song Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Red-tailed Hawk, California Purple Finch, Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Bush-tit, & Sparrow Hawk for a total of 19 species. The songs of the Wren-tit, Pine Siskin, House Finch & Red-shafted Flicker were also identified by the group.
This afternoon another trip was made up Strawberry Canyon, this time along the southern side. The weather was still overcast with occasional showers. Birds didn't seem to be as numerous as in the morning, although several species were observed. By 4 P.M. the