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Berkeley, Aug. Sept. 1917.
Returned to Berkeley. Train late. Disagreeable trip - hot, dusty.
Aug.5. Juice sick with Colomitis. Appendicitis followed after 24 hrs.
Aug.14. W. Robin in Cypress trees near Morwood Rd. flew S.
Aug.15. " " orchard at 6 P.M.
James
Aug.17. Appendix removed 6:30 P.M.,
Sept.9. Allen H. still here. Heard N. Tanagers. Russet-t. Thrush still here.
Sept.11. Heard Golden or. Lurglet 9:30 A.M. 4:30 P.M. Out. Sp. in Castor Beans. 5:30 P.M. 2 Sharp-sh. Hawks taking turns on Rieber wireless pole.
Sept.12. Waked at 5 a.m. Br. Turher called first, then Russet t. Thrush, Brown Blackbirds: 3 Stragglers flew toward road bet 5:40-50, 5:50-6:15, 10 Flocks flew eachward, largest number 6.
Sept.16. Walk on Titus road. Russet t. Th., Dark Unios, W. Fly c., Lutescent Warbler and Wood Pewee still here. Migrating Warblers flocking w. Unios - Torrent & Black-throated Gray, Out. Sp. & Sh. Sh. Hawks.
Sept.19. Russet t. Thrush, calls at dawn each A.M. Sept.21. New Thrasher Song showing influence of Long-tailed Chat. Showers
22. Showers. Sept.23. Thrashers giving Red-tailed Hawk call Sept.24-28. Hot. Many 24 Thrashers singing at our time. Our 9 are Robins Kree, Kreek, Kwee, Kreek.