Bird notes, v4391
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June 9. Found Fish Hawks nest of top of broken red- wood tree - Mother on nest - Father on death branch of tree near by. After watching them an hour I saw the mother fly over the hill and return a little later with a long stick in her talons. Stick must have been about 3 ft. long. The father remained on his perch. In the evening both birds were flying over the rivers. June 10. Walked up to Farmer Jones' ranch on top of ridge. Beautiful river. Turkey B. prominent. Hermit Th. singing. June 11. Went home via Sebastopol, Pet- aluma, St. Richmond. June 12. Found we were to leave for Boulder Creek. Began house cleaning. Father House where had Box 3 full of sticks. Flying in and out constant- ly and singing with his head out of hole. June 17. Went to Boulder Creek to Mrs. F. C. Johnson's Cottage in grove of beautiful redwoods - Mr. & Mrs. Lee & Eleanor went down