Bird notes, v4391
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1918. April April 20. Large flocks of migrating birds in canyon. Apr. 21. Warm. Walked up Strawberry Canyon. Winter Visitors - 1 junco, Andubon Warblers, Intermediate Sp. and G-c. Sp. in flocks, feeding on cut-worms in oaks, Many Hermit Thrushes some singing. 2 Fox Sparrows. Summer Visitors: A Rust-backed Thrush - no songs - 2 Black-headed Grosbeaks. Lazuli Bunting, and others noted earlier - Eng. Sp. gathering cut-worms (for young). Saw young Allen H., this year's bird, doing pendulum act, whistle less explosive, softer. Titmice feeding young 3 to 7 minutes apart. Bush-tits feeding young in nest near kitchen window. Apr.23. Cool, foggy. W. wind. Watched birds on campus, end of Piedmont Ave. W. Flycatcher - nest under Sen. Women's Hall. Cal. Jay - nest in oak. Flicker, W. Vireo, Dull. 2 juncos (singing) Bush-tits, G-c. Sp.(flock) Wrentit, 1 Willow Woodpecker, Black-headed Grosbeaks (many) Purple Finch, Allen N., Lusinet S.F.Turkey, Song Ep., House Wren, Brown Turkey, 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler, Lutescent W., Virginia Wren, Coast Jay, Eng. Ep.,