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Boulder Cr.
June 1. Went to Boulder Creek to stay 2 months
in Mrs. Johnson's cottage.
June 2. Cleaning Cottage. Heard Towheak, Purple
Finch, Chickadees, Junco's, Chipping Sparrow,
Yellow Warbler, Paleolated Warbler, Black-throated
Gray Warbler, Swain-backed Thrush.
At noon saw Allen's hummingbird. At river saw
W. Belted Kingfisher and heard Warbling Vireo and
a Woodpecker. Nest of Cat. Towhee 2 eggs.
June 6. Have seen the usual birds except
the Olive-sided Flycatcher which is missing in this neighborhood. The Water
Ouzel is usually about the Barker
bridge. Tried to take a census of the
Barker woods at 6 a.m., but very
few birds were singing as it was
a cloudy morning. More birds in the
orchard. Two Willow Woodpeckers in
the willow trees near the bridge.
Black Phoebe's nest over front door of
the Barker Cottage contained young
almost grown.
June 7. Went to see Mrs. Gump at Mrs. Allis's
cottage in Brookdale. She showed me a
W. Flycatcher nest built in a hole in
the bank above trail. Contained 4 down young.