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Boulder CV
1. Heard Hermit Thrush in Canyon back of Brookdale
Hotel. Heard one Olive-sided Flycatcher near
Brookdale Station. June 11. W. Flycatcher getting pink feet.
June 10. Black Phoebes rare flown. Rain.
June 16. Made arrangements to give bird lessons
to Boy Scouts, Troop 38, in Camp up San
Lorenzo River. Saw young Br. Towhee; was
perched in tree over trail, gripping very loud.
When it saw me it stopped and kept perfectly
quiet for five minutes or more. Then began
to call more quietly. Tail feathers less than 1 in.
17. Brown Towhees in nest on clothes line
hatched. Clear.
18. Cloudy. Gave lessons to Boy Scouts, Ten birds: (Olive sided)
Flycatcher, Allen (of summer), Ash-throated Flycatcher (year),
Purple Finch, Green-backed Goldfinch, Violet-green
Swallow, Wren-tit, Coast Jay, Russet-backed Thrush
and St. Pius Juneo. B. M. James came down from
Berkeley with Ford bringing Mr. C. H. Whitman (Rulgero Coll.) within
19. Went to Santa Cruz. Cloudy, misting at times.
20. Cloudy to Clear. Walked with Mr. Whitman to
Cherry orchard on Ben Lamond road. Heard Tangar
singing. Also Hermit Thrush. Bill W. feeding young.
P.M. Took Mr. Whitman to Mt. Herman then
drove to Santa Cruz - Clearer.
21. Cloudy. Rain at Nurdy. Painted auto.
22. Saw boys, second lesson. Chickadee, Brown Towhee,
Wrebling Vires, Turkey Buzzard, etc. rare.