Bird notes, v4391

Allen, Amelia S.

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Bird Notes A.S.A. 1918 - May 1924

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Amelia S. Allen. 37 Mosswood Road, Berkeley, Calif.

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1918. Jan. Feb. March Jan. 12. Rain at last! Hills not yet green. No robins except an occasional straggler. Winter has been except- ionally warm and dry as far. jan. 15. Heard Killdeer call as it flew over in early dawn- Rain: warm. Feb. 10. Walk with D.F. Audubon Association on U.C. Campus. Vigris Wrens and Bush-tits prospecting for nests. Weather warm. No heavy rains yet. Hills brown. Flickers giving spring call. Sreech owl that has been roosting in flicker box given to museum-alive. Feb. 17. Rain. Titmice seem to enter box. Feb. 22. Allen Hummer here. Titmice in box again. Hills green. Feb. 28. Saw one swallow fly about near trashbins. Mar. 2. Rusty Song Sparrow appeared on feeding table. Had not been seen all winter. Mr. Dayton came to table Photographs of birds on feeding table. Warm Fruit trees in blossom. Heard Allen H. again.

1918. March. Mar.2. Rusty Song Sparrow on feeding table. Mar.8. Heard a Luscinous Warbler. Mar.17. Black Phoebe lighted on porch, on feeding table and flew out under porch for flies. Mar.24. Went to Golden Gate Park with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cole and family. Vigors New building in tunnel in hole in stalactites - Hole 2½ in. in diameter. Purple Heads, Blue Bills and Ruddy Ducks on North Lake. Partly Cloudy, cool. Mar.14. Saw three swallows near French- man's. Warm. Rain. Rusty Song Sparrow still here. Mar.20. Brush-tile building next. Mar.27. Have not seen Rusty Song Sp. today. Hermit Thrush on table: Mar.29. Heard W. Flycatcher and Paleolated Warbler. Mar.30. Went to Bay Farm Island with class of ladies (in Mrs. Cole's auto). Black-crowned Night Heron stood on fence post at side of road. Did not move till auto started. Saw also Ring billed Gulls, Plumpous - W.g., Western g., hundreds of pipits, meadow larks, Dut. Sparrows (many singing - very grey)

1918 March - April. Mar.30 (Contini) Nuttall Sparrows, Golden-er.Sp., Red-winged Blackbirds, Brewer Blackbirds, Linnets, Marsh Hawk, Allen (or Rufus?) Hummer, Kildeer, 5 Sandpipers on slough, Curlew, 1 Cor- morant, Bryant marsh Sp.(many) Salt Marsh Song Sp., 1 swallow, (our Lake Merritt, Gulls, Blue Bills, Ruddy Ducks, Cost. Mar.31. Daylight-Saving. Clocks set back 1 hr. Walked to Museum by way of canyon home. Warbling Vires near College Art bridge. Many Townsend warblers singing - also Juncos, Pileated Warblers, R-c.Kinglets, Lutescent Warbler, Audubon Warblers. Heard several Western Flycatchers. Hermit Thrush still here, also Dnt. Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, and Y-c. Sp. Saw 1 Black Phoebe. Apr.1. Hermit Thrush calling. Apr.7. Tolime Warbler singing. Titmouse feeding mate in box. Apr.11. Russet-backed Thrush calling. Hermit Thrush still here. Family of Bushtits flying about in trees. Took walk with Mrs. Kibbe and Mrs. Kelly in Snyth's Canyon. Saw S.F. Torber, Lutescent W, Dnt. Sp., Song Sp., Linnets, Green-d. Goldfinch, Zrail, Allen H.

1918. April Apr. 11 (Contin.) Wrentit, Bush-tits, Cal. Jay, Coast Jay, Purple Finch, Paleolated W., Meadow Lark, House Wren (first time) Rufous - cr. Sp., Titmouse, Thrasher, R-c. Kinglet, 4-c. Sp., Cal. Towhee, Junco, Pileated Giskin, Audubon W., Vigor Wren. Total 26. Apr. 12. Heard Russet-backed Thrush again - Apr. 14. Hermit Thrush and Fox Sp. still here. S.F. Towhee on table - has not been coming during winter. Apr. 15. Heard Robin and Tolmie Warbler. Went to Cemetery - Saw several robins in Ivy. Heard Chipping Sparrow. Apr. 16. Table walk with ladies in canyon. Found Vigor Wren, House Wren, P.t. Warbler Lutes W., Tolmie W., Quail, Cal. Jay, Coast J, Mottled Sp., Golden-cr. Sp., Green-backed Gold, Brown Towhee, S.F. Towhee, Warbling Vireo, Hutton Vireo (2 pairs) Bush-tits, W. Flycatcher- Sierra junco, Sharp-sh. Hawk, House Finch, Purple Finch, R-c. Kinglet, Wren-tit, Meadow Lark, Allen W. Clear, warm. Last winds. Apr. 17. 4 naked young in titmouse box, Apr. 18, 19. Very hot. East wind. Migrating Warblers.

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.,

1918. April 24. Blue jay tried to get young from Bush-tits nest near kitchen window. I heard calls of distress from bush tits and frightened off the jay by throwing at him. This is the second time this season I have seen jays attacking bush-tits nests. Cold W. wind. Apr. 25. Heard W. Flycatcher call at 10.P.m. Fog. and cold W. wind. Apr. 26. Hermit Thrush & Golden-cv. Sp. still here. Apr. 28. Heard W. Tanager near Lyk. Theater. Apr. 30. Sveira (?) jumps on electric wire on Mosswood Road - singing. May 1. Mrs. Cole took bird class to Lafayette and Diablo Country club. Wonderful day with many birds - Long-tailed Chats, Bunting, Bricle, etc.

1918. May 7. Mrs. Cole took us to Golden Gate Park. Heard Wood Peewee for first time this year as I went down the hill. May 16. Thrushes calling more persistently but no songs. May 18. Heard Oriole. May 19. Coopers Club met at house. Warm. Heard Oriole in early A.M. Thrushes singing late P.M. Vigor's Wrens finished nest began yesterday in Janie's box. I found one trying to get in May 17. Hole too small. Tapping on edges with bill. I made hole larger. May 18. I found them trying to get sticks in. Very awkward at first. May 29. Olive-sided Flycatcher heard first time. Calling often. Wren-lits feeding young in bushes- Vigor's Wren in box brooding. 4 eggs. May 31. Went to Rock Springs on Tamalpais- Heermann Gulls with white heads on bay- 22 Cormorants seen from Sausalito boat- On mountain side: Flicker, Vigor's Wren, Lutescent W., Rufous-cv. Ep. Quail, S.F. Trolley. At Rock Springs: Mourning Dove, Brewer Blackbirds, Crows, Red-Tailed Hawk, Calif. Woodpeckers, Meadow Lark,

1918. May-June. May 31 (contin.) Purple Finch, junco, Coast Jay, Lutescent W. Chickadee, Pine Siskins, Green- backed Goldfinch, Calif. Jay, Warbling Vireo, Hutton Vireo, W. Flycatcher, Chipping Sp. (On Waydom Mt. Pileated W., Mrentit Bush- tits. Cal. Creeper - 3 young, clinging to base of tree 20 ft. from ground. Rustic-b. Thrush At Rock Springs were 2 unknown birds- 1 large flycatcher in dead top of pine Tree. Several birds whose songs were like Audubon Warblers. I could not see them. Also some large pigeons - band-tailed? June 2. Lafayette. - with S.F. Audubon, Assoc. List: Sparrow Hawk, Brewer Blackbird, Grosbeak, Flicker, W. Flycatcher, Meadow Lark, Cliff Swr. Pil. Warbler, Yellow W., Song Sp., W. Bluebird, Lut. W., Linnet, Cal. Jay, House Wrens (family) Cal. Woodpecker, Mourning Dove, Wood Peave, Lazuli Bunting, Warbling Vireo, Long-tailed Chat, Black Phoebe, Cassin Vireo, Rough-winged or Bente Swallow, Green backed Goldfinch, Titmouse, Red-tailed Hawk, Lawrence Goldfinch, Allen N., S.F. Torhee, Bush-tits, Slender-b. N.

1918. June. June 2 (contin.) Quail, Russet-backed Thrush, Chipping Sp., Anna H., Willow Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbird, Bullock's Oriole, Shrike (from brain) Vigors Wren, English Sparrow. June 13. Wrens hatched in box - naked except for a little down. June 16. Went into Berkeley Hills with Mr. and Mrs. Bible to find Bell Sparrow. Saw or heard Sp. Torhe, Br. Torhe, Bush-tits (in flock) Wren-tits, Vigors Wren, St. Goldfinch, Linnet, ? Nuttall Sp. Song Sp. Meadow Lark, Cal. Jay, Lazuli Bunting, Thrasher, Willow Goldfinch, Anna H., Rufous-c-r. Sparrow, Horned Lark (heard), Gros- beak, Cliff Swallows, Russet-b. Thrush, Tolinie W., Bil. Warbler, Dut.-Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Flicker, Quail, Allen H., Purple Finch and, on divide between Strawberry Canyon and, Claremont Canyon a pair of Bell Sparrows building a nest in fern and artemisia. Song: June 19. Little wrens in box (Vigors), covered with pin feathers. Both parents feed but only one broods apparently. June 22. W. Flycatcher came on to perch of feeding table.

1948. June, July, Aug. June 23. Virgin Wren from box came on to perch and picked up melon seed. June 25. Quail with 11 young in garden. June 26. Little wrens gone from box. Baron Torbee brought young to table July 9. Creepers in Strawberry Canyon above Piedmont Ave. Aug. 2. Summer School ended. Finished course in Field Zoology under Dr. Whitney of Nebraska University. Aug. 4. Wren--at our table. First time for year or more. Aug. 5. Ash-throated Flycatcher seen in Snytte Canyon, alighted near us then flew eastward. Aug. 6. Battle of Knightrider heard. Aug. 8. Went to Mrs. Edrin Meado to see baby Anna Hammer which Ruth was caring for. Perfectly tame, sat on my finger and drank sugar syrup out of a medicine dropper. Put its bill and tongue up into tube, also into flowers. It had only four tail feathers but others could be seen in cheaths. Aug. 10. Ruth reported hummer dead. Quail come into garden for dust bath.

1918. August - Sept. everyday. Young S.F. Torhee comes to table to feed. Aug. 14. Mrs. Fish reported Louisiana Tanager in her garden. Aug. 16. Saw and heard Tanagers on Bancroft Way near College. Mrs. Ferguson saw 2 Kingfishers fly past 27 Mosswood Road at 10:30 a.m. - rattling loudly. Flew up campus. Young S.F. Torhee moulting. Linternusty on sides but still streaked. Aug. 19. Saw Kingfisher twice on Tunnel Rd. Aug. 20. Began teaching Nature Study at Mt Claremont Outdoor School. Aug. 21. Saw Snat catcher in Snythe Canyon- also W. Flycatcher, Rufous - cr. Sparrow, Allen H., R-b. Thrush, Grosbeak. Aug. 25. Sh. Sh. Hawk caused great com- motion among quail at dusk. Aug. 27. Brown Tanagers very ragged from moulting. Sept. 1. Counted 42 quail taking dust bath near drinking fountain. They come every day, some days many times. Sept. 8. Russet t. th. calling at dusk. Got Bill Sparrow's nest.

1918. Sept. Sept.9. Saw W. Flycatcher and Allen H. Sept.12,13,14. Heavy rain. Sept.16. Saw two Moluus in Smythe Canyon. Many teenagers for two weeks now. Also Palesated W., Lutetkaunt W. W. Flycatcher, Warbling Vireos, House Wren, Rust-b. Thrush, 2 Heermann Gulls and many sandpipers on bay. Sept.19. Rust-b. Thrush called at dawn, 2 Grosbeaks in Canyon, Allen H., W. Fly- catcher, Hutton Vireos (many), Pit-W. Lut. W., Town. W., Juncoes, (new YL Theater) Creeper's. Young Grosbeaks in post-jur. moult. Blender killed Nuttatch and Golden Crowned Kinglet, Yellow W., Willow Woodpeckers. Walked down Canyon to YK. Theater, then over to museum and home. Sept.21. Rain with electric storm. Hills quite green. Sept.22. Heard and saw Kingfisher at 7:30 A.M. Golden-cr. Sp. in dull plumage on ground, outside dining-room window at 8:30 A.M. Broken clouds. Warm, green, spring-like. Meadow Larks, Thrashers, Tinirice and Vigor Vireos singing. Walked up canyon 9:30-11A.M.

1918. Sept. - Dec. Rain. Flicker drumming. Saw Lutescent W., Pil. W., Sparrow Hawk, Fox Sparrow singing, Busset backed Thrush and the usual summer residents. Flock of warblers came into oak trees outside dining-room windows, Many pil. W., Townsend, and 1 immature Hermit W. recognized. also lutescent. 1 Townsend W. alighted on perch of feeding table. Sept. 28. Golden-cr. Sp. abundant. Sept. 30 Ruby-cr. Kinglet and Anduvon W. back 1 W. Grebe on bay and several Heerman's G. Oct. 7. Hermit Thrush seen. 2 House Wrens, one singing. Epidemic of Influenza - Oct. 27. Clocks back with sun. Oct. 29. Rusty Song Sparrow on table - many Golden-cr. Kinglets. Hermit Th. singing. Dry, warm weather Oct. 11 - Armistice signed. Rusty Song Sp. appears everyday, many times. Cold. Kinglet's eating aphids on string beans. Golden-cr. Kinglets very abundant for a month now. Dec. 9. Saw Orange-crowned Warblers from Museum.

1918. Dec. Dec. 16. Rusty Song Sp. still here. Weather has been cold with Tule fog on bay in early morning - later scattering over hills. Have heard only 3 Robins as far. A Flock of 25 Robins flew over. Dec. 24. Rusty Song Sp. still here. Dec. 26. When it came to table for potatoes. Dec. 27 Thrasher on table. Dec. 28, 29. Went to Mt. Diablo Park with Mrs. Ferguson and Elizabeth. Stayed overnight at Red Horse Tavern. Very cold. Heavy frost and icicles in A.M. Saw Killdeer, many in fields. Dual Red-t. Hawks, Sp. Hawks, Meadow Lark in great flocks. Brewer's Blackbirds, Red-w. Blackbirds, Shrike, Blue Jay (Cal.) Pipits, Golden Cr. Sp., White-c. Sp.- Rufous-cs. Sp., Brown Towhee, Black Phoebe, Say Phoebe, Juncos, Slender-billed Nut- hatch, Call Woodpecker, Flicker, Nuttall Woodpecker, Red-br. Sapsuckers, Plain Titmouse, Bush Tito, Hermit Thrush, Green-b. Goldfinch, Willow G - Black birds (many), Ruby-c. Kinglets, Eng. Sparrow. 29 Species

1919 jan. Jan. 2. Went to Saratoga with Mrs. Ferguson and Elizabeth. Cold night. Frost. Long icicles in canyon. Warmer in middle of day. Junco (singing), Titmouse (singing), Purple Finches, Hermit Thrushes (singing), Robins (few), Chickadees, Black Phoebe (one), Brown Towhees, White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sp., Rufous-crowned Sp., Ruby-crowned Kinglets (few) Flicker, Wrentit, Vigors Wren, Song Sp.(1) Red-tailed Hawk, Green-backed Goldfinch, Juncos, Bush Tits, Thrashers, Audubon W., Hutton Vireo, Pipits, Cal. Woodpeckers, Red-bellied Sapsucker, Clay-colored Sparrow, Bluebirds, Killdeer, Brewer B., Red-w. B., Piedbilled. Jan 3. On way home saw Bluebirds Jan 4. Rusty Song Sp. gone. Jan 11. S.F. Towhee on table . Jan 13. Vigors Wren came to Table for suet. Thrasher, Wrentit, S.F. Towhee come to table regularly. Jan 27. Saw for first time a Black and White Warbler. Found first by Mrs. Kelly of Alameda near end of Piedmont Ave. on Campus. Jan 28. Titmouse came to table several times for suet.

1919. Jan. Feb. Jan.29. Found Black and White Warbler again in oak trees at N. end of Piedmont Ar. Creeps along branches picking food from under the bark. Note - a high chip. Feb.11. Heavy rain for three days. Brown Towhee got hung by stout string in hazel brush. String was en- tangled about one foot then wound about the branch. Bird screamed in distress. Was swinging like a pendulum. Many Jays, Wrentits etc. responded to distress calls. Banded. - 49010. Feb.16. Went to Lake Meritt. Saw or heard Flicker, Meadow Lark (many feeding on lawns) Brown Blackbirds, Pipits (about 150) Nuttall and Intermediate Sparrows, Song Sp. Golden Crowned Sp., Robins, Western Gulls, Ring- billed Gulls, Eared Grebes (about 150), Pied- billed Grebes (6) Reddy Ducks, Canvas - backs, Bald Pates, Ruffle Necked, American, Golden-Eyes, Lesser Scaup, Coots, Shovelers, Calif. Gulls, and Bonaparte Gulls.

1919. Feb. March. Feb. 18. Met with class of ladies to Claremont Hotel and Institution for Deaf & Blind. Found Ruby-cx K., Aud. W., Robin, Cedar Waxwing(20), Hermit Thrush, Song Sp., S.F.Torhee, G.c.Sp., Townsend W., Brush tits, Willow Woodp., Sp. Hawk, Flicker, Br.Torlee, Anna H., Vagis Wen, Quail, W.W.Wren, G.C.Knight, Juncos, Cal. Jay, Green. Goldy. Allen H., Titmouse, White-cx Sp., Linnet, Purple F., Cassin Jay, Wren tit. Feb. 19. Parkman House Men singing on Prospect St. near Channing Way. Have heard this call several times this winter. Feb. 19 to Mar.5. Parkman House Men heard singing often. Many Robins and Cedar W. about. Often come into canyon. March 7. Clear, cold. Went to Rock Ridge. Many Allen H., Juncos, Robins, and Song Sp. March 13. Titmouse drove Blue Jay from near Bird Box. Mar. 14. Clearing after stormy day. Lutescent W. heard for first time in early morning. March 20. Beginnings of nest in Titmouse box. Many Cedar Waxwings about. March 21. Campus. Juncos, B.-cknight, Flicker, Allen H., Brush tits, Blue Jay, Linnet, Lut.W., Aud. W., Meadow L., Br. Torhee, S.F.Torhee, Golden-cx Sp., Townsend W., Titmouse (building nest), Golden-cx Knight, Black Phoebe, Song Sp., Vireo Tit Thrush, Fox Sp.

1919. March - Apr. March 29. Fox Sparrow flew into basement. Banded - No. 49002. Apr. 1. Piledated W. Heard - first time. Titmouse busy building in box. Virgo Wren investigating their box but were driven away by titmouse. Bush-tits building nest outside kitchen window. Apr. 4. Went to Bay Farm Island. Raining when we started but cleared later. Lunch at Mrs. Kelly's afterward. Saw: Western Grebe, Glaucous-w Gulls, Cal. Gulls, Bonaparte's Gull, Rail (Clapper), Canvasbacks, Blue Bills, Surf Scoter, St. Blue Heron, Curlew Black-cx-Nt. Heron, Kill deer, Black-bellied Pl., Semi-palmated Pl., Least Sandpiper, W. Sandy Sp. Hawk, Meadow Larks, Brewer Pl., Redwing, Pipit, Bryant Marsh Sp., M. Song Sp., Cut. Sp. Golden-cr. Sp., Linnets, Pacific Yellow throat, Eng. Sp., Green b. Gold., Barn Swallow. Apr. 5. Cedar Waxwings. Apr. 7. Fox Sp., Hermit Thr., Cut. Sp. still here. Apr. 8. W. Flycatcher back Apr. 9. R-c. Knight, Y-c. Knight, Hermit H., And. W. Two Thrashers on table at once at dinner time.

1919. April Apr. 11. Fine spring morning - Went to hill near home - Linnets, Song Sp., Br. Torhce, S.F. Torhee, Bush-tit, Dnail. Mittall Sp., Meadow L., Titmouse, Blue Jay, Golden-c. Sp., Lit. W., House Wrens (many), Wren tit, Flyter, Purple F., Thrashe, Coast Jay, Vigor W. (building in Flicker Box), Ruby- er. K., Allen H., Anna H., Townsend W., Fox Sp., And. W. (singing.), Green T. G., Dut. Sp., Pine Siskin, Junco - In night: Bird - a S.F. Torhee? - gave distress Calls, Strong odors from skunk. Apr. 13. Went to Lagunitas with Audubon Assoc. Fine clear morning after heavy showers in night. Saw on way : Lesser Soap, Surf-Sester, Glaucous W. Gull, Bonapart's W. Gull, Calif. S., Phoeb. G., Cormorants, Crow, Redox Blo. Reached Ross at 10 A.M. Pileolated W., Lit. W., Yellow W., Linnet, B. Oriole, Allen H., Pine S., W. Vires, Song Sp., Sp. Torhee, Chickadee Pur. Finch, W. Flycatcher, House Wren, Mittall Sp., Glb. Goldy., Wren tit, Golden-cv. Sp., Dnail, Bush-tit, Br. Torhce, Coast Jay, Anna H., Hatton Vires, Vigor Wren, Red-t. Hawk, Hermit Th., Titmouse, Cal. Jay, Violet Gr. Swallow, Kingfisher, Turkey Buzzard. Others reported Willow W., Black-h. Grosbeak, Apr. 14. Still here - 37 Morrowood: Ruby-cv K., Fox Sp., Golden-cv. Sp., Folniie Warbler heard. Apr. 16. Claremont. Saw 1 Hermit Th., 1 Rc. Knight, many G.c. Sp., 3 Tolmie W., 3 Grosbeats, Townsend W.

1919. April Apr. 18. Mrs. Cole took us to Lafayette. Fog in early morning. Warm and clear later. First stop near end of Old Fish Ranch Road. Lunch at La Fayette. Saw: Tolenie W., Pil W., Cut. W., N. Vries, House W. (building), Brewer Bl., Bullerock Creek, Meadow X., Song Sp., S.F. Torke, Br. Tonhes, Anna H., Allen H., Golden or Sp., Dut. Sp., Nuttall Sp., Pipits, Robins, Bluebird (building), Flickers & nest, Willow woodp., Nuttall W., Greenb. Goldfinch, Black h. Grosbeak, Cliff Sw. (large colony on old barn), Yellow W., Sp. Hawk, Turkey B., Cal Jay, Coast J., W. Flycatcher, Ruby-cs. K., Hermit Th., Vagis Worm, Audubon W., Myrtle W., Barn Sw., Great T. Thrasher, Linnet, Purple F. Apr. 19. White-Throated Sparrow seen from dining room window several times 'fled- ing in oaks. Colony very bright. Many Townsend W. Singing. Oaks in full leaf and blossom. Knight (B.C.) heard once. (Apr.21. Fox Sp. gone. Also Kinglets, Thrush, Junes, Cut. Sp. and Robins.) Titmouse feeding brooding mate. Apr. 27. Junes (per. res.) singing near Yk. Theater. Also picking up food from seats during concert.

1919. Apr. may. Apr.29. Golden-cr.Sp. still here. Apr.30. Russet bk. Throat and Lazuli Bunting back. Yellow warblers in canyon. Olive- sided Fly C. in Institution Grounds - May 1. Wood Peewee back. A few Golden- cr.Sp. still here. May 2. Bay Farm Island: Stayed near bridge Fog early; clear later. 9:30 A.M. on - Barn Sw. Cliff Sw. (Night Hawk?) Linnets, Aug.Sp., Song Sp., Brewer Blackbr., Redwing, Western; Bonaparte Gulls, Forster Terns, W. Grebe, 2 Blue Bill, Eared Grebe, 1 Golden-Eye- Curlew (60), Least Sandp., W. Sandp., W. Dowitchers (3), Semip. Plovers, Black-cr. Night Heron, Lt. Blue Heron. May 4. Bay Farms. Windy. Shore birds abundant near bridge. Richard Nockling with me. Saw Black-cr. Night Heron colour at Cohen place nest, eggs and young. Bullock Oriole Horned Larks near lumber yard. Also a different Sparrow-like song Sp. but very tiny note. Streaking very fine. Dark color. May 8. Canyon w. Nockling children - Unual birds - W. Fly. nest in Calves shed, Bick- tits' nest. Vireo? brooding on nest; Titmouse feeding young.

1919. May. May 6. Blue jays feeding young in nest in Eucalyptus tree in Mr. Roe's garden. May 7. Bush-tits feeding young in nest placed low in baccharis bush in Claremont. Thrushes singing softly. May 8. Golden or Sp. in bath. May 9. Took photos of Bush tits. No results 1 nest in baccharis, 1 in creeping willow. May 11. Heard Tanagers singing in early morning. Went to Lafayette, warm army day. S.F. Audubon assoc. List: Quail, Mourning Dove (1 per) W. Flyc., Wood Peewee, Ash-th Flyc., Cal Woodp., Nuttall W., Cal. Jay, Meadow L., Redwing B., Brewer B., Cliff Sw., Junco, Bluebird, Grosbeak, Warbling V., Oriole, Anna H., Slender-billed Tinb hatch, Fittmouse, Lutes W., Lazuli B., Chipping Sp. (nest w. young), Song Sp., Redtailed H., Cedar Warblers, Brown Towhee (young still in nest), Long-tailed Chat, House Wren, Vigor W., Pine Siskin, S.F. Tody Flyer, Bank Sw., Bush tit (young out of nest on branch), Willow Goldf., Sp. Hank, Yellow W., Rusty Thrush, Shrike.

1919 May. May 12. Lutetcent W. family on wing. Nest in Mr. Fergusons garden empty. May 14. Punch tits nest in creeping willow tree empty. Also the one in Bacchus - Cedar Waxwings seen. May 15. Tanagers singing- May 24. Went to Montara and Moss Beach with Janie and Richard Nocking - Saw W. Gulls, Farallone Cor., 1 Lane Curlew, Phalaropes Shrikes, Meadow L., Linnets, Song Sp., Mittall Sp., Horned Larks, Bank Sw., Aug. Sp., Melon Golly., Rush tits, Brewer Bl. Grosbeak, Murres, Black-crt. Hen. Dead Birds found on beach at Montara - 8 Tufted Puffins 2 Horned Puffins 2 Murres, 1 Cormorant - May 26. Cedar Waxwings eating Cherries at Wicksoms - May 27. Hot. Took photos of baby Wrens and, banded them. Photos of parent Wrens Wren on perch of Flicker box (nest inside) Cedar Waxwings seen again. Opened Titmouse box - 5 blue eggs infertile -

1919. May 31. House Wren began nest in Box 3, Fake. June 1. Blue jay caused shrill cries of distress from Brown Towhee.

Nests found in 1919- Titmouse. No.1. in box at 37 Mosswood. Begun before Mar.20. Drove away Vigors Wrens from box near by Apr.1.- Feeding brooding mate Apr.21. When we opened box May 27, found 5 eggs still there - infertile. 2. In Eucalyptus near Palmer house, in dead stub, Feeding young May 4- 3. In tree on Strawberry Creek in Canyon. Building Mar. 21. Vigors Wren. 1. In nesting box made for Flicker. Building Apr. 11. Young flew May 30. W. Flycatcher No.1. Calves Shed. Brooding, 4 Eggs May 8. No.2. Under Bridge near nursery. Wren-tits - No.1. Near Strawberry Creek, just above nursery in Baccharis brush at end of branches. Brooding May 8- Empty May 26. No.2. In Baccharis brush on Chevey lot, Mosswood Road - at tip of branches. Female sat close when observed May 10,13.

Nests - 1919. Took photos May 29. Banded May 28 young in bushes near nest. Flickers. No. 1. In oak stub near Claremont Outdoor School - 8 ft. from ground Found Apr. 30. Feeding young May 7, 14. No. 2. In oak in Faculty Glade. Feeding young May 26. Bush tits. No. 1. High in oak near Kitchen window. Building Apr. 1. No. 2. In Baccharis bush in Claremont Feeding lusty young May 8. Nest empty May 15. No. 3. In Weeping willow tree in Claremont, low in hanging branches Feeding lusty young May 8. Empty May 15. Brown Thrushes. No. 1. Nest in roots on stream bank at Lafayette. May 11. Two young almost grown. One hopped out of nest. Goldfinch - Greenbacked. No. 1. In wild over 2 ft. from ground at Lafayette. May 11. Young just hatching (George)

Nests-1919. No. 2. In bush 4 ft. from ground. 1 egg May 1. Blue jay. In Eucalyptus tree at Mr. Roe's place on Panoramic Way. Feeding young May 6. House Wrens. No. 1. In knot hole above bay window in Mr. Steilberg's house Feeding young May 27. No. 2. In pole holding guy rope of electric pole on Prospect & Channing. Feeding young May 21, 27, June 1.

June 7. Went to Modocans on the Russian River with Mrs. Ferguson and Elizabeth. Redwood Region- List: Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer (young running about), Quail (with small young), Turkey B., Kingfisher, St. Horned Owl, Cal. Woodpecker, Allen H., Ash-throated Flycatcher, W. Flyc., Coast Jay, Cal. Purple Finch, Willow Goldf., Green B. Goldf., Pine Siskin, Song Sp., Sp. Towhee, Grackle, Bank Swallow, Mr. Vireo, Lutes W., Yellow W., Fil. W., Long-tailed Chat, Vigorous War, Chickadee, Russet B. Thrush, Creeper, Wrentit, Red-tailed Hawk, Robin, Screech Owl, Nutton Vireo, Bush tits: Mourning Dove, Wood Pea, Cal. Jay, Clipping Sp.: Cal. Thrasher, Anna H., Br. Towhee, W. Tanager, Olive-sided Flyc., Violet G. Swallow, Vampire Swift, Claypenny and nest, Tolmie W., Flicker, Mont. Hermit Thrush, Brew. Black, Bullock Oriole, W. Bluebird, Sp. Hawk, W. Gull over the rivers.

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

1919- Boulder Creek List. with us and remained a few days. and Richard Hocking from Wed. to Mon. June 17. Boulder Creek. First year - Bird List.- Black-crowned Night Heron. Calif. Quail . W. Mourning Dove, Turkey Buzzard, W. Red-tailed Hawks Sparrow Hawks (Big Trees) Barn Owl Cal. Screech Owl Belted Kingfisher Cabanis Woodpecker Calif. Woodpecker Red-shafted Flicker Vaux Swift. Anna Hummingbird Allen Hummingbird . Black Phoebe. W. Wood Porce. Clire-sided Flycatcher Ash-throated " Western " Coast Jay Calif. Jay.

1919. Boulder Creek. List June-July. W. Meadowlark (Feltor) Baldur Blackbird Cal. Purple Finch Cal. Linnet Willow Goldfinch Green-backed Goldfinch Pine Siskin English Sparrow W. Chipping Sparrow Pt. Prins Junco Santa Cruz Song Sparrow Spurred Towhee Cal. Brown Towhee Pac. Black-hd. Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting. Cliff Swallow W. Violet Green Swallow (2) W. Warbling Vireo Hutton Vireo Lutescent Warbler Cal. Yellow " Black-thr. Gray Warbler Pileated Warbler California Thrasher Vigors Wren W. Winter Wren

1919. July. "Boulder Creek - Tanny Creepers Santa Cruz Chickadee Coast Bush tit Dirt. Wren Tit Breast-backed Thrush W. Blue Bird - Water Wryl. July 3. Found nest of Breast-backed Thrush in small alder over river. Three young just getting pin feathers. July 8. July 1 young thrushes left - Fully feathered. July 9. Thrush's nest empty. July 12. Banded an adult St. Briss Juncos caught in house No. 49003. July 20. Found 2 W. Winter Wres in Clear Creek Canyon near Brookdale. July 21. Black-er-Night Heron found roosting near Mason Cottages Saw several Sumpfs, probably Vamp 9. July 31 Returned to Berkeley

1919. Berkeley: August - Sept. Aug 1-4. Young Olive-sided Flycatchers on telephone wire, calling a-pee- her softly and trying to catch flies - Aug. 12. Saw a Robin near the Museum in an oak tree. Flew to telephone wire, then over bleachers to south. Aug. 13. Began second year at Claremont Outdoors School - every Wed., A.M. Aug. 14. Tolinie Warblers singing in morning. Dr. Witwer Stone of Phila. Acad. of Sciences spoke at Cooper Club. Urged more literary work in Ornithology. Aug. 22. Tolinie Warbler singing. Aug. 23. W. Tanager in juniper on Mosswood Road. Aug. 27. W. Robin flew over Claremont School - Thrushes, Towhees and Song Sparrows have completed fall moult and appear in bright plumage. Belly of S.F. Towhee pure white. Aug. 28. Black-h. Grosbeak seen. Sept. 5. Saw W. Tanager in La Loma Pice Tree. Began year's note in Greenwood School - Friday mornings - Sept. 9. W. Tanager on Mosswood Road.

1919. Sept. Sept.12. Flocks of migrating warblers seen. Heard Red-breasted Nuthatch. Heard one Grosbeak, also Russet-backed Thrush. Sept.13. Saw one W. Flycatcher. Sept.12. Watched Strange Flycatchers in Cordovices canyon. Perched on wire, flw out often. Quick, business-like. Note heard once - reminded me of syll- able note of Ash-throated Flycatcher. Size of Wood-pewee. Color - clear gray above, lighter than Wood Pewee. 2 mig bars, whitish underneath, gray on sides. Head very flat. Trail F? Sept.20. Went alone to Golden Gate Park. Car to 43rd Ave. Walked thru Park to 14th Ave. Then took car to Cliff House. Saw Allen H, Killdeer (flying over), Breve Bl., Duttoned Sp., 1 Cooper Hawk, Pine Siskin (a few), 2 Phalaropes (Northern?), Russet-b. Thrush, 1 Blue Bird, Oil W., Song Sp., Lut. W., Black Ph., Nuttall Sp., Virgin Wren, Tanager, Anna H., Linnet, W. Flycatcher, Chickadee, Yellow W., Yellowthroat, And. Warblers, Red-br. Nuthatch, Quail, Flicker, Bushtit, Riq. Sp., Purple F. Coots, Mallard Pied-billed Grebe, Puddy Duck (with 2 babies)

1919. Sept.20.- Golden Gate Park. 2 Curlew (flew over). At Cliff House, W. Gulls Calif. Gulls, Heermann Gulls, Farallone Cormorants and 2 Brown Pelicans - Sept.19. was hot with E. wind and forest fires in Marin Co. Sept.20 a low fog lying along the shore and crossed the bay opp. The gate as far as Berkeley. Fog cleared in park during morning. Birds were very abundant, esp. Song Sp. Warbler, Nuttall Sp., Yellow thro., Chickadees, Nutatches & Duskl. Near Stow Lake men were spreading manure over an open space. On the ground near the edge of field was a Blue bird in very Thrush-like pose, clear, light grayish blue above, pale cinnamon on under parts. At the Cliff House the tide was low. The rocks (Seal) are white with guanos and were covered with hundreds of Far. Corms. and a few gulls. Two very large birds with long bills I took to be Brown Pel; they circled about the top of the highest rock, and finally seemed to alight on the ocean tide; later they flew to the south low over the water and keeping very close together. At times they flapped their long wings slowly. Later two other

1919. Sept. single birds were seen. On the beach, Brewer Bl. and Gulls were acting as Scavengers. In the bay there were large numbers of Sandpipers, phalar., and Bon. Gulls. One large flock in the distance behaved like terns. They seemed to be following a school of fish. The Pied-billed Grebes on Stow Lake called a number of times a loud, clear, whistling note, higher pitched than that of coot. Total number of species seen - 43. A Cooper Hawk, flew into a flock of Dst. and Nuttall Sp. in pine trees. Sept.23. Saw a Marsh Hawk rise in spiral over W. side of hill. Rump spot, tail bands, black tip of wing and pointed primaries distinct. Sept.24. Golden-crowned Sparrow back. Vaux Swifts seen in Claremont. Torned Marblers back. Brown Towhee on table very ragged from moulting. Sept.25. Banded Br. Towhee on table - not an exception but the regular thing.

1919. Sept. (Oct.) (or more) Fox Sp. backs. One sang 125 tunes in half hr. Sept. 28. Saw young warblers (lutescent?) eating cascara berries. Sept. 29. Heavy thunder storm in 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Coast Jay came to table for first time. Took large pieces of bread, flew to tree, held bread bet. toes and broke it with beak. While I was watching it came from table to window sill 3 times. Blue spot above each nostril visible. Sept. 30. Heavy rain. Golden-crowned Sp. singing. Oct. 4. Fox Sparrows began coming reg- ularly to the good table. Birds singing frequently Fox Sparrow, Thrasher, Wrentit, Titmouse, Nuttall Sp., Intermed. Sp., and Golden-crowned Sp. Allen 19 summer still here. Oct. 5. Went to Golden Gate Park and Beach. Very warm. Oct. 6. Very warm. Warblers still migrating. Andubon W. very numerous in Faculty Glade Oct. 7. Still very warm. Light N. winds. Heard Robin. Mrs. Kelly reported pipits. Oct. 8. Hermit Thrush back. Fox Sp. singing freely. Oct. 9. R-C. Knights and juncoes abundant. Oct. 10. Saw 2 House Wrens. Warb[illegible]

1919 Oct - Nov. Oct. 11. On way to S.F. saw W. Cal., Ring B. and Neermano Bonaparte Gulls, Sandpipers 1 Phalarope. Many ducks on mud flats Pipits. Warm. Oct. 12-13. Golden-er Sp. began coming to Carmel. Oct. 13 - Foggy. Fox Sp. swinging freely. Nemuit Th. common. Oct. 15. Saw many (12) Gratecatchers on brushy hillside in Claremont. 1 Killdeer flew over. Oct. 19. Went to Bay Farm Island. Saw Pipits, Lusets, Bryant Marsh Sp., Salt marsh Song Sp., Poc. Yellow-throat, Meadow L., Killdeer, Eng. Sp., Blue Heron, Grebe, Sp. Hawk, Marsh Hanks, Green backed Goldf., Nuttall Sp., Ant. Sp. Shrike, W. Sandp., Red-b. Sandp., Black-b. Plover, Snowy Plover, Brewer Black-b. Barn Wld + Eared Grebe shotdry minutes, Heard Kingfisher as I went down the hill. Oct. 28. Heard 2 Kingfishers up the Canyon. Robin heard. Gratecatcher on Mosswood Road. Nov. 1. Little W. Winter Veen flew into house. Kept it in a box several hours hoping to give it to Mr. Bryant for his array

1919. Nor. but it escaped. Nov.3. Robin heard. Banded Fox Sp. re- turned. Nov.5. Saw W.W. Wren. Nov.7. Bluebirds flew over. Nov.8. Bluebirds again. Varied Robins came into black oaks at comers of place. Have heard their call in the distance Several times. Nov.9. Bluebirds again. Nov.10. W-Winter Wren at 37 Rosewood. Many birds at Table : 1 Thrasher, 5 Fox Sp., 2 Br.Torches, 2 S.F. Torches, 1 Song Sp., many Golden-er Sp. Nov.13. Flock of bluebirds near museum. Nov.14. Bluebirds at Euclid + Rose Sts. and on Campus at Hearst + Oxford. Nov.18. Bluebirds + Pipito at 1 Hearst + Oxford. Nov.26. Eualatchers still in Claremont Nov.27. Windstorm - cold. Nov.30. W.W. Wren heard calling everyday. Singing today. First time I have heard one sing in Berkeley. Banded Fox Sp. and Banded Br.Torcher seen whenever I take time to watch for them.

1919. Dec. Dec. 6. Flock of Bluebirds seen flying above a soaring Nanti and calling very loudly. Bluebirds finally disappeared from view though I could still hear their calling high in the sky. House Men on the hill. Dec. 7. Say Phoebe seen at ranch at head of canyon. Dec. 13. Clear, frosty. Went to Lake Merced with S.F. And Assoc. New species identified - Short-billed Gull - Specimen found - presented to museum. Whistling Swan. Flock of 11 seen. One left dead by hunters. Retrieved and presented to museum. Wilson Snipe - very shy. Slipped out of tules for a moment. Sora Rail - Watched it feeding on edge of tules for 15 min. Saw also many eared grebes, 2 W. Grebes, Canvas Backs, Ruddius, Coots, Killdeer, Sp-N. W. Red-tail, Flickers, Pipits, Juncoes, Nuttall Sp. Out Sp., Golden-cir. Sp., Song Sp. And. W., Pac. Yellowdy, R-C. Kings, Vigo's W. Blade Ph. Her.Th

1919. Dec. Dec. 22. Took night train to Los Angeles. Cloudy - Not cold. Dec. 23. Arrived on time. Clean, frosty. Drove to Beverly P.M. Dec. 28. Went to meeting of S. Dir. C.C. in evening. Very heavy fog. Mr. Day- gett took me home in this machine. Dec 24 Saw Burrowing Owl on way to S. Monica. Warm. Killdeer, pipits seen also. Dec. 27. Went to Hermosa. Very warm. Wore no coat in open car. Ate lunch on pier. Saw Heermann Gulls, 2 with white heads. Hundreds of ducks off end of pier. Flock of sandpiling on beach, 1 Black-b. Plover. Butcher birds seen by roadside. Dec. 23-28. W. Nocking bird with broken leg came every day for water. Hatched in same garden several years ago - my sister helped him to fly when he was a baby bird. Dec. 29. Went to Pomona. Very warm. Dec. 30. Went out to Ganaska Park for an hour. Saw following birds: And-W. (Abundant), W. Robins (several flock) Lumets (abundant), Flickers (3), Mocking

1919. Dec. birds(many), Pasadena Thrasher(1), Out. Sp. abundant), Chipping Sp (a flock), Song Sp.(several), Cal. Jay (1), Willow Goldf.(1), Juncos (flock), Black Phoebe (1), Anna Hummer (2), Br. Torches (several), Bailey Chickadees (2), W.W.Wren (1), Hermit Thrush (2), R.-e. Knight(2), Fox Sp.(2), Blue birds (flocks), Purple Finch (flock), Brewer Blackb., Green- backed Goldfinch, Pallid Wrentit (heard) Very warm. Clear. Dec.31. Claremont. Warm - Clear. 1. Robins abundant, eating pepper berries, ripe olives and berries on mim- brella trees. 13. Out. Sparrows. 2. Brown Towhee - Anthony 14. Calif. Woodpeckers 3. Bailey Chickadees. 15. Calif. Jays. 4. Mocking birds - abundant. 5. Butcher Birds. 16. Aud. Warblers. 6. Song Sparrow- San Diego 17. Wrentit 7. Pipits - abundant. 18. Ruby-c. Knight 8. Pasadena Thrashers 19. Purple Finch 9. Eng. Sparrows 20. Golden-c. Sp. 10. Valley Quail 21. Sp. Towhee 11. Flickers 22. Bush Tits 12. Hermit Thrush 23. Juncos.

24. Greenbaches Holly. 25. Brewer Blackb. 26. Blue. fronted jay. 27. Blue birds, 28. Meadow Larks. 29. San Diego Men.

1920. jan. Jan.5. Spent an hour in the morning in Echo Parks. Warm, clear. Saw Coots, Ringbilled Gulls, Pied-billed Grebes (One Eared (or Horned) Grebe), 1 Farallone Cor., W. Gnatcatcher (in weeping willows) Song Sp. (San Diego) - Ruby-cv. Kinglets, And. Warblers-abundant. Robin, Varied Robin, Hermit Thrush, Anna N., Br. Towhee, Nut. Sp., Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black Phoebe, White-throated Swift (20), Green v. Goldsp., (Orange-crowned (or Dusky?) Warbler Brewer Black v. and Cedar Waxwings on hill above Echo Park. In afternoon met with Mrs. Anthony and Mrs. Smythe to Hollywood - Letts Place & Griffiths Park. Saw Cedar Waxwings, Coast Jay, Col. Jay, Varied Robin, Fox Sp., Golden-cv. Sp., Oven tit Thrushes, Sp. Towhee, Sp. Hawks, Butcher Bird Hutton Vires and Gnat Catcher (in cacti at Letts.) Jan.6. Returned to Berkeley Jan.7. Arrived in B. in early A.M. Cold, north wind. Jan.8. Rusty Song Sp. came

1920. Jan. Jan. 9. Went to Mrs. Gregson's school. A Marsh Hawk flew over. This alarmed a flock of Cross Bills in the high pine trees. Saw many cross bills in flight but could not make a positive identification when I reached home one of the children tele- phoned that she had seen one male bird quite close and it showed no white on the wing. P.M. With help of Mr. White at the museum I skinned and stuffed my first bird - a Red-shafted Flicker. Jan. 10. House Wren still on W. slope of hill. Jan. 12. Went to Lake Merritt. Warm, clear winter's morning. Reached lake soon after 10 A.M. when ducks are fed. Lawns were covered with Pintail, Baldpats, Shovelers, named in order of abundance. Also many Gulls (Colif., Ringb. and Glaucous-winged) Our waters were more of same ducks and also Canvas Backs, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy, Female Golden Eye, 1 Female Bufflehead, and preening on the shore two Green-winged Teal. Also many Eared Grebes, Cost. Killdeer, Pijito Robins, Meadow Larks and Brewer Black. Bandsa Ruby-crowned Kinglet caught in W. Bedroom.

1920. Jan.Feb. Jan. 14. Tule Fog over town. Clear on hill. Varied Robin in Claremont region. Jan. 15. Saw small flock of Sierra Crossbills in almond trees on Panoramic Way- Both males and females present. They were eating almonds, noisily prying open the shells with their bills. Heavy tule fogs at night in valley. Jan. 16. Warm. James taken sick, apparently mumps. Saw a few Crossbills at Mrs. Gregory's. Great flocks of Pine Siskins about. Feeding in oak trees Do a great deal of chattering. One flock about 300. Read a letter from Mr. J.T. Nichols asking me to report San Francisco region for Bird Lore. Jan. 16-Feb. 1. James very sick - Acute Bron- chitis - got a touch of pneumonia. Feb. 1. No rain. Wild currant, plum. Jap. Apricots in bloom. Feb. 8. Almond trees beginning to bloom. Feb. 10. Cedar Waxw. on Bancroft Way. Feb. 12. Flock of Sierra Crossbills near Heart Hall Feb. 13. Found Allen H. with nest nearly finished Nest contained 1 egg. Placed in geranium under overhang over Mrs. Royes front door.

1920 Feb. Mar. As I stood almost under the nest which was perhaps 8 ft. from the ground, the female alighted on the nest and placed materials while she shaped it. Feb. 20. Cold with heavy frost after light rain. Allen N. still at nest. Virgins men came for suet. Titmice about box where they have nested 3 yrs- Male in trees above called "Cedar-ink". Female came and entered box. Could detect no building material. Feb. 21. Banded Fox Sp. still here. Also banded. Br. Towhee. Frost in early a.m. Feb. 24. Frost early. Brilliant morning. Allen Hummers seen (mates). Shalatechters in Emrythe Canyon. Two pairs of cuckoos and one large flock seen. Feb. 25. Cold north wind. Feb. 26. Rain. Continued thru' Mar. 2 Mar. 2. Thrasher sang at 3:30 a.m. in rain- Mar. 3. Brilliant. Frost in early a.m. Saw two creepers - one in Claremont, one on Panoramic way. Banded 3 birds caught at 38 Mosswood. 1 Nuttall Sp. (1249) 2 Golden-crowned Sp. W. Thatch, still in Claremont.

1920. Mar. Mar.4. 2 Banded Golden. cr. Sp. on my table. Mar.5. Allen H. still on nest at Mrs. Noyes. Creepers & Nuttall (red breasted) at Mrs. Gregorys. 3 House Wrens, 2 singing. Mar.6. Interested Warblers in Singhite Canyon. Mar.12. House Wren still in neighborhood of Mrs. Gregory's, singing. Mar.14. Titmouse and Wrentit came to table for suit. Banded birds come to table constantly. Rain. Mar.15. Banded Nuttall Sparrow came to table. Mrs. Noyes reported Allen Hummer hatched. Rain. Mar.18. Titmouse cleaning box. Mar.19. House Wren seen again near Mrs. Gregorys singing enthusiastically. Saw baby Allen H. at Mrs. Noyes. Banded a Nuttall Sp. (Pug) at 38 Mosswood. Mar.20. Pileated W. here. Saw tits near Museum bridge. Heavy rains at night. Mar.23. Banded a Wrentit that was caught in basement. Came and lighted on fancet as I stood at tub. Mar.25. Heavy rain. Mrs. Noyes Allen Hummer flew. Mar.26. Clear, Cold. Saw Eastern Flicker near Mrs Gregorys. Yellow under wings and red

1920. May. Boulder Creek. on crown. Took afternoon train to Boulder Creek. Wild flowers at Los Altos and Los Gatos in full bloom. Prune trees also. Some peach and pear blossoms. May. 27, Boulder Creek. A.M. Black-crowned N. Heron 2 Kingfishers flew over, calling. 2 Water Angels at dam bobbing furiously. Flew up stream together. Red-shafted Flicker; Anna Hummingbird. W. Black Phoebe, Western Flycatcher. Cal. Purple Finch, House Finch, Green-t. Goldfinch. James - flocks, Sp. Towhee, Cal. Towhee, N. Violet Green Swallow 15-20. Warbling Vireo, Audubon Warbler, Vigor W., W. Winter Wren, Santa Cruz Chickadee, Lit. Wren tit, Cal. Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Alaska Hermit Thrush - P.M. Willow Woodpecker, Allen Hummingbird, Creepers. In late afternoon watched Water Angel gather moss for her nest. Calif. Jay. May. 28. Varied Thrushes (several), Hutton Vireo, Pileated Warbler, Lutescent W., Blue birds, Song Sp., Dut. Sp., Cal. Quail (heard one.) Golden-crowned Sp., N. Swallows today.

March 29. Warm, sunny. Saw Sh-Sh. Hark, Puie Siskin. Swallows you. Water Ouzels seen again on same boulder, with moss in till. Part of song heard indistinctly. Varied Thrushes singing in early morning. Found Water Ouzel building its nest on same spot where we took the empty nest last year. Watched her work. Also saw her swim and heard the cong-a men-like song with some clear whistled notes added. P.M. Ouzel came to nest at 2 P.M. with moss, again at 2:10 P.M., then waited till 2:45 without seeing her. At 3 P.M. heard song as I stood on county road above the river, then saw females (?) working on nest. She used her bill & tuck in moss. Flood in subsance, Bobbing often. Sometimes flattened herself, spread her wings and seemed to smooth and shape nest with her wing Then flew down into water. From above she seemed to be walking on the water 4-6 P.M. Walked up Big Creek Road. Saw [illegible]

birds exc. ymness, chickadees bush tits and Steller jay. Mar. 30. Cold in early morning. Warm in middle of day. Saw Brewer Blackt. Cliff Swallows (under eaves of barn next wood yard. Watched Water Angel building from 10:45-11:05. Came 8 times with material most of which she placed high at the back. One long rootlet in bottom at center. Heard male sing full song once, and a snatch once. Mar. 31. Colder. Water Angel still working at nest. Perhaps half finished. Always comes with building material to log at foot of big boulder opposite nest, waits a moment, then flies across to nest. Saw her swim again. Rattle like diminutive kingfisher's rattle - shorter, not as loud. Given by both male and female. Male uses it as preface to song. Male does not seem to help build nest but stands on guard or nearby. Took afternoon train & Boulder. Seen a wounded Varied Thrush just

1920. April: before leaving. Immature plumage. Died. Apr. 1. Berkeley. Made study-skull of V. Thrush. Apr. 2. Bush tit's nest near Mrs. Gregory's complete Pit. W. Common. Apr. 4. Beautiful day. Bulbs migrating. Call as they rise over hill. Do not hear V. Thrush call in morning. Titmice busy building - W. Vires here. Apr. 5. Easter - Perfect day - More gulls. W. Flycatcher here. Another bush tit's nest in garden. House Wren Common. (Apr. 8. Saw Rufous Hummingbirds. W. Vires and W. Flycatcher Common. Eut. Sp., still here - Apr. 7. A pair of lutescent warblers came into wild current under dining-room window. Female busily stripping bark from wild current, male keeping near. Apr. 9. Rain. Apr. 13. Campus. Per. Res. Spurred T., Flicker, Song Sp., Purple Finch, Meadow L., Brown T., Eng. Sp., House Thrush, Cal. Jay, Bush tits, Plain Titmouse, Cal. Quail, Wrentit, Coast Jay, Prize Siskin. Winter Res. G-e.Sp., Res-b. Muths., Nermut Th., Jones, Townsend W. Robin.

1920 april Summer Vis. Lutes.W., Allen H., House W., W. Flycatcher, Pil. W., W. Vires (Ref. N. Transient) Apr. 16. Win. Vis. Varies Thrushes singing at Dawn, Ruby-cv. Knight singing, And. W. Singing Golden-cv. Sp., Fox Sp., Hermit Thr., Forms.W. singing, genus. "Emma.V. Black.h. Grosb., heard first time. Transient. Many Rufous H. (12 or more) seen on N. edge of botanical garden near N. Gate Park. Doing pendulum, whistle metallic, not as clear as Allen or Anna. Saw Allen H. In pendulum as high as any Annatt Apr. 17. North wind. Thrushcatchers near house. Apr. 18. " " Golden-cv. Sp.; Olive-sided Flyc. reported by Mrs. Paine. Fox Sp. here, Thrushcatcher in garden. Very warm. Apr. 20. Golden Gate Park. Clear, chilly. N. wind. Saw Pied-billed Grebe, Cal. Gull, Basspate, Ruddy D., Mallard, Cost (Syong), Quad Anna H., Allen H.', Black Phoebe, Song Sp., Willet Sp., S.F. Torhen, Siskin, Linnet, Purple F., Yellow W., Bil. W., Vigors W., Red. B. Willetlet, Bush Tit (young out of nest.) Chick- adze, Hermit Th., Robin, Crossbill, Hutton V., Fox Sp. Gold-cv. Sp., W. Vires, Greenbul Goldy.,

1920 april. apr.20 (contin.) Brewer Bl., Purpuns H., Myrtle W. James (singing). Mug. Sp., Violet G. Sw. Loon, Lesser Sc., Pac. Yellow Th. Total 39. Apr.20. On bay. 1 Curlew, Buffle Head Ducks, Surf Seter, Blue Bills, Wet. Gull. Cared G., Ring-b. G., W. Gull. Total 47. Apr.22. Grosbeak heard singing several Times during day. Apr.23. Tolmie W. singing. Fox Sp. and G. Chirp Apr.24. 16 Fox Sparrows. Apr.25. Saw Hermit Thrush, Purple F. sang Twice in night 12:40 and 1:20 a.m. Summer day. Apr.26. Summer. Rustet-b. Thr. & Lazuli B. G.c. Sp. here. Apr.27. Bay Farm. Dr. Warms. W. Sandp., Least Sandp. Red-b. S., Sanderling, Snowy Pl., Semi-palm. Pl., Black -bel. Pl., Killdeer, Curlew, Marbled Godwit, W. Willet, Long-b. Dowr., Cl. Rat, Bon. Gull, W. Gull, Calif. G., Ring-b. G., Slave. W. Gull, Forster's Term, Cliff S., Barn Sw. B. Unicle, Pipit, Marsh Song Sp Lunet, Br. Blackt., Reed - L., at Cblm, Place. Black-er. N. Heron, Cal. Quail, Ruby-Woodp., Yellow W., S.F. Turku,

1920. April - May. Lutes W., Bullock Q., Bush tits, Apr. 28. Saw 3 W. Tanagers in oaks at 37 Moss at 7 a.m. Saw flocks of 15-20 Evening Grosbeaks on Vincente Road in Claremont Region in oak trees. Was attracted by their whistling calls which they repeated often. Heard R.B. Thrush Apr. 30. Ch. Sp. in N. Berkeley - singing - Also Olive-sided Flycatcher. Saw 2 Cliff Swallows. May 2. Olive-sided Flyc. at Claremont Hotel. One Robin " " " on lawn. May 4. Lafayette - warm. List - Red-t. Hawk, Turk. Buzz., Morning D., Bank Sw., 1 Swift, Cal. Woodpecker, Nutall Woods, Flicker, Meadow L., Brewer BB., Red-winged Blt., Grosbeaks, Lunnet, Song Sp., Lay. B., Willow G., Green b. Goldy, Lawrence Greb., Siskin, Sp. Tunker, Br.T., Chip. Sp., W. Vireo, Long-t., Chat., Bil. W., Yel. W., Cal.-j., W. Flyc., Wood Pewee, B. Phoebe, Ash-Thr. Flyc., Anna H., Allen H., House W., Vigor's W., Wrentit, Bush-tits Bullock Q., Shrike Bluebird. Total 40

1920 may. May 4 (contin) Saw Y.-c. Spr in Berkeley in P.M. Last time. May 5. Claremont Region - Saw Breeding Grosbeak, Long-tailed Chat. Young Titmice in box make themselves heard. May 8. Saw Blue Jay carry away 2 eggs from nest of Calif. Towhee. One of pair of towhees is banded. The other squeals whenever disturbed by jay. Squealed each time Jay came for egg. May 9. Went up Canyon with Dr. Bramard Mrs. Plehn's uncle. House W. still building. May 13. Took morning train from Oakland to Boulder Creek. Mason Cottage. Saw 2 female Riqn. Pheasants near Campbell in grain field. Many crows in marshes near Alviso. Beautiful April weather. Spring flowers in full bloom including field flowers, lilac, azalea, etc. Junco's are feeding well - grown young but Thrushes except Hermit not yet singing. May 14 Heard Hermit Thr. above Brookdale

1920 May. Boulders Creek. in steep canyon. Gray Squirrel took sunbats on Johnson fence. Moved bed on to porch. May 15. Mysterious bird heard singing before dawn - half an hour before any other bird. Sounded far away. At dawn creepers were calling constantly. Purple Finch is most numerous judging from songs which were very varied and ecstatic. Located Allen Hummers nest from bed. Song of R.B. Thrush heard. May 16. Humming b. nest contained 1 egg. Night was cold. Warm during day - May 17. Hot. May 18. Hot. Hummer's nest contains 2 eggs. Cotton gathered from ends of swing rope. Walked up San Lorenzo River road 2 miles. Swall, close flock of birds size of Grosbeaks flew below me. Bare impression of black except middle of back which was rusty. Call a tow whistle. May 19. Hot. May 20. Cooler. May 21. Hummer Aldon remains on nest more than 5 minutes in early A.M. Then off for a minute. Tracks something in

1920. May, June. Boulder Creek. each time she returns to nest. Gasters Cotton from rope ends of swing. Thrushes sing all day. May 25. Water Langel seen first time. No angels about the nest built in March. Black-crowned Night Heron seen near river. Immature plumage. May 26. Established food table on stump near front porch. May 27. Juncos bring young to stump. Spurred Towhees carry food away to corners of Johnson place. June 5. Allen Hummers in nest near porch hatched. 19 days since second egg was laid. June 6. Allen Hummer in Johnson Garden laid second egg. Juncos eggs in fern box hatched. Ellic blossoms past. Azaleas in full bloom. Yellow lupines past their prime. Wild violets nearly gone. Barn Owl seen by James in evening. June 8. Found nest of Cebanis Woodpeckers in dead alder on N. river bank upper end of Barker place.

1920 Boulder Creek. June. Young bird with red crown had its head out of hole, called constantly, giving single notes and also rattle. Have heard the bird that sings be- fore dawn every morning. Began this a.m. at 3:40. Sang without once stopping till 4:20 - rhythmic but not a melody - the note low pitched and of rich quality - "turn to to turn turn to turn" - repeats over and over. Screech Owl, W. Flycatcher and Rooster called between 3:40 and 4:20. At 4:20 other birds began - S.p. Towhee, Thrush, Grosbeak, Olive-sided F., Black-thr. Gray W., etc. Song of unknown bird not heard after 4:30 a.m. Purple Finch near here has a remarkable song, very varied and three times as long as the typical song - with variations like Green t. Goldfinch but richer tones. W. Flyc. often calls during night. Nest on support of roof at back of Cottage [illegible]) June 20. Noticed at noon that Allen H. was not about nest. Made examination. Found nest broken away from support at bottom. Two babies still inside and

1920 June - Boulder Creek. alive. Tried nest in place and waited till 3:30 P.M. but mother did not return. Allen N. at Johnson cottage just beginning to sit. Removed her 2 eggs, put two baby birds in their place at 3:40 P.M. Bird returned almost immediately after, scratched young into proper position fed and brooded till 4 P.M. when I left her to her new duties. June 11. At 9 A.M. visited Hummers' nest. Found mother bird busily feeding her adopted babies. Returned to nest twice in 15 minutes. Watched her feed four times by regurgitation at second visit to the nest. She then settled herself on the nest to brood. June 12, 13. Mother A. Hummer still feeding the adopted babies. June 12. Walked up Bear Creek Wood Road. Heard W. Winter Wren - June 14. Brown Black Phoebes with parent birds. Rain - June 15. Walked up San Lorenzo River. Found pair of Violet Green Swallows at Concrete bridge. In concrete support are drainage holes. One of the swallow

1926. June. Boulder Creek. flew into one of these holes and did not come out while we were there - 5-10 mins. Very beautiful after the rain. June 16. James and D. took lunch and walked up to top of Ben Lomond, Mt. by trail from Boulder Creek, down by road to Ben Lomond. Found branch road last 1 1/2 mi. across to Brookdale. Found many new flowers. 5 Turkey Buzzards circled about the summit. Several Hermit Thrushes heard, each one at head of a remote canyon. Many Vigors wrens in oak belt at top of ridge. W. Tanagers near Mr. Walter Cherry orchard in high red woods 1 1/4 mi. above Ben Lomond. June 17. Allen H. at Johnson cottage still feeding. Young featured. Fed twice during hour watched. Juncoes fed young in fern basket every 5 to 7 minutes. Only 2 young. June 18. Returned to Berkeley. Warm. June 19. Hot. Garden full of blooms, Canterbury Bells, Watsonias, Marigoldes, Calceolarias etc., etc. June 20. Cliff Swallows about.

June, July, 1926. Berkeley. June 28. Another Allen Hummer's nest under Mrs. Noyes front porch. Young almost grown. July 4. Juncos on Institution Grounds. At Claremont Hotel saw 2 young Flick- ers - full size. Quail in hedge - 21 young, 2 males, 1 adult male, 2 females. Juncos at Claremont Hotel also. July 17, 18. Swallows (cliff) about. July 25. Young S. F. Towhee came to table to feed. Towhees, Song Sparrow, Thrasher and Jay warbling. July 29. Went to see nest of Olive-sided Fly catcher, found by Mr. Storey, in Cypress tree near U.C. dairy. Both birds were in the tree next to the nest tree and were busy during the few minutes I could watch, driving off other birds that happened to come too near - among them a Hummer and two Purple Finches. July 31. Two robins flew into Eucalyptus Trees near dairy in early morning- Aug. 10. One swallow seen flying high over Canyon. Aug. 16. Lazuli Bunting singing.

Aug.-Sept. 1920. Berkeley. Aug.20. Russet-backed Thrush calling. St. Blue Heron flew over Campus at 6:30 A.M. Located it from hearing alarm notes given by Bush-tits as it flew over. Aug.23. Heard W. Tanager. Aug.24. Wood Pewees, Yellow Warblers and Piles- Lated Warblers still here. Aug.25. Oil. Warbler still here. Also House Wren. Aug.26. Thrasher in full song - finished moult. Aug 27. Yellow Warblers & Allen Hummers, also House Wren still here. Aug.28. W. Flycatcher seen. Aug.30. Kingfisher Called at 6:30 A.M. over Swimming Pool. Sh. Sh. Hawk & W. Tanager Seen. Aug.31. Russet-backed Thrush still here. Thrasher singing - also Meadow Lark Sept.1. Saw W. Tanager. Dnail up in Elder berry bush, eating berries. Blue Jay in quite feather! Sept.5. Russet-backed Thrush heard - lbs W. Gnatcatcher up Strawberry Canyon. Thrasher near swimming pool imitating Nightlet octaves triplets.

Sept. 1920. Baumberg. Sept.8. Saw 2 Gnat catchers in Claremont region Sept.10. Saw several W. Tanagers in La Loma Allen H. seen. B. Torhee still moulting. About 30 Blue jays (Cal.) flew out from La Loma toward Worth. Disappeared over hills at Wildcat Camp Sept.14. Went to Baumberg with Mrs. Kelly- Marshy land - salt basins, sloughs and a fresh water pond kept filled by pump for benefit of gun club. 1. Calif. Gull. 2. Bonaparte Gull. 3. White Pelican. 4. Pintail Ducks (hundreds) 5. Blue Heron. 6. N. Phalarope (on salt water) 7. W. Snipe? (1 flying). 8. Crocot - 6 to 8. 9. Black-necked Stilt - 12-15. 10. Least Sandpiper 11. W. Sandpiper. 12. Red-backed Sandpiper. 13. Greater Yellow Legs. 14 Lesser Yellow Legs. 15. Killdeer. 16. Semir Balmated Plover. 17. Buzzard. 18. Marsh Hawk. 19 Sparrow Hawk 20. Red-winged Black bird. 21. Meadow Lark. 22. Brewer Black bird. 23. Linnets, 24. Bryant Sparrow 25. Salt Mark Song yr. 26. Barn Swallow, 27. Violet Gr. Swallow, 28. Yellow Throat.

1920. Sept. Berkeley- Sept.15. Pil. Warbler, W. Flycatcher, House Wren, W. Gnat catcher seen. Willow Woodpecker. Sept.18. Saw W. Flycatcher, 5 juncoes, and 25 W. Robins on campus. Also Trail Flycatcher. Sept.19. Five Caly. Woodpeckers near Arden Road at 10.A.M. Sept.22. Caly. Woodpecker seen in Claremont region. Sept.23. Intermediate Sparrows seen. Very light gray - fresh plumage. Wood Peewee catching moths from death tip in oak tree. House Wren here. First rain. Sept.24. Two Andubon Warblers seen. 25 Went to Bay Farm Island. The island is being drained and turned into gardens. On the Alameda shore 9 found Western Gulls, Calif. Gulls, Ring billed Gulls, 2 Eared Grebes, 1 Willet, 3 Godwits, 3 Cormorants, 1 Black bell Plover. 15 Kildeer and many Western and Least Sandpipers. As we crossed the island we saw Meadow Larks, several Sparrow Warblers, Brewer Blackbirds and Songs

Oct. 1920. Berkeley. Sept. 25 (contin.) Bay Farms. On the bay shore were very few birds - and those only gulls and sandpipers. Sept. 29. Saw a flock of Holden-co. Sparrows and Intermediates. Both singing - This was in the Claremont Region. Saw a Yellow Warbler. Sept. 30. Saw one Audubon Warbler. Oct. 1. " 15 Audubon Warblers. Oct. 2. Large flocks of Intermediate Sparrows Oct. 3. Went with James to saddle between Strain- berry Canyon and Claremont Canyon. Lunches Wind. 3 Lewis Woodpeckers flew over. Also 1 Calif. Woody. and 3 Red-tailed Hawks were seen. Oct. 4. Fox Sparrow came to Table. None seen or heard before. Had evidently been here before as he was much at home. Oct. 5. 1 Fox Sparrow. Oct. 6. Rain last night. Oct. 7. Two flickers were seen on the trunk of one of the small Black Oak Trees near window. One on one side of trunk, the other exactly opposite. As one moved around the trunk, the other moved just enough to keep opposite. About once in two minutes

October - 1920. Mill Valley. They picked at each other around the trunks. Watched them 15 minutes when one (an adult male) fl ew away. The whole attitude suggested an altercation. Oct. 8. Many fox sp. singing - Red-breasted Sapsucker seen in West Berkeley. Oct. 9. Went to Mill Valley in afternoon to spend a couple and with Mr. and Mrs. Kibbe. Rained most of night. Oct. 10. Mill Valley. Rained till 11 A.M. Walked 11:30 to 2 P.M. There were beautiful views of the mountain through the breaking clouds. Birds seen were - Buzzard, Cal. Jay, Coast Jay, Flicker, 1 Brown Thrasher, many Spurred Thrush, 2 Golden-crowned sp., 2 Fox sp., many Pine Siskins, Green-backed Goldfinch, Jameson's (very pink), Hutton Vireo, one Warbler (very yellow but could not identify) Ruby-crowned Kite (one heard), Bushtits and Hermit Thrush. Jays, Sp. Thrushes and Wren-tits and Bushtits seemed to be feeding on winged ants in the road. Returned to Berkeley in late afternoon. Oct. 11. Rained at night. Oct. 13 - Allen Hummer in Mrs. Perkins garden ? Cold, crisp morning. Warm middle of day -

Oct. 1920 - Berkeley. Oct. 14. Clear, crisp. Ruby-crowned Knight in oak near widow. A number of Varied Thrushes in canyon, some very near house. I seen, many heard. Many Y-e. Sp., Dut. Sp., Fox Sp. about the house. Miss Wythe reported Hermit Thrush. Oct. 15. Clear, crisp. Warm in middle of day. Grass and weeds springing up - due to recent rains. Golden-crowned Knights and juncos seen in W. Berkeley. Ruby-crowned Knight not common yet. No Hermit Thrush near house yet. Oct. 16. Clear, crisp. Went thru' Claremont Hotel grounds. Found N. Flycatcher, Pit. Warbler and Yellow Warbler still present. Visitors seen were Townsend Warblers (many) Ruby-crowned Knights (many) Audubon Warblers, Golden-crowned Sparrows, Juncos and a Cooper Hawk. Permanent residents were Titition Vireo, Bush-tit Sp. Thrush, Titmouse, Song Sp., Vagans Wren, Calif. Jay, Brown Thrasher, Flicker, Black Phoebe, Wrentit, Anna Hummingbird. Oct. 17. 1 Golden-crowned Sp. Came to food table. Oct. 18. several times. Head stripes indistinct. Hermit Thrush and Townsend Warblers seen from dining room window.

Oct. 1920. Berkeley. Oct. 19. Two Hermit Thrushes came to bathe at 5 P.M. 3 Golden-er. Sp. (indistinct head stripes) came to Table - Oct. 20. Jamie broke right arm at elbow. Spent night and Oct. 21 at Alta Bates. Oct. 22. Heard Hermit Thrush near house. Oct. 23. Bird walk from College Ave. bridge east. East brid just beginning. Saw Coppersucker, Juncos, Ruby-er. Knights, Fox Sp., G.c. Sp., Lut. Sp. Townsend Warbler, bide permanent residents. No summer visitors - Lut. 3 Varied Robins in early morning - At noon a Golden-crowned Sp. with band or left foot came to table. Plumage looked same as what I had little birds supposed was that of first year bird. Golden-er. Knights in oaks on Morwood Rd. Oct. 24-30 Clear with more or less N. wind. Varied Robins numerous, also robins, perhaps because of plantings of Toyons berries which have good crop - Red-tailed Hawks conspicuous for numbers Nov. 6. Went to Golden-State Park. Nothing musical except large flock of returning Blackbirds in Middle Ridge. Large flock of Audubon Warblers also.

Nor. 1920 Nor. 6 (contin.) List of birds seen or heard: Eared Grebe, Blue bill, Ruddy duck, Bals-pati, Mallard, Shovelers, Coot, Ring-billed, Calif. W. Gulls, Dwail, flicker, Black Phoebe, Red T. Hawk, Nuttall Sp. Fox Sp., Song Sp., Siskin, Red-W. Blackb., Andubon W., Myrtle W., Yellow-throat, Chicleader James. Bush-tits, 1 Permit Thr. W. Robins, R.-E. Knights, Anna H., Zut. Sp. Nor. 7. Banded Fox Sp. came to feeding table. Second time it has returned. Banded, March 29, 1919. Nor. 10. Rain. Nor. 11. Rain - Soft. wind. Large aggregation of small birds in saks at 8 A.M. Bush-tito, R.-E. Knights (counted 6), Golden-cr. Knights (several) 4 Townsend Warblers. Nor. 12. San Anna Hummers go into full pendulum flight. Junes on feeding ground. Nor. 13. Soft warm rain. 5 Fox Sparrows taking turns at feeding table most of the day. Also thrasher, 1 Song Sp., 2 Brown Towhees (1 banded), several Golden-cr. Sp. (1 banded). The banded Fox Sp. seems to be uncorrected. One of the five seems larger, grayer also more brilliant. Perhaps insularis. The banded Golden-cr. Sp. has indistinct stripes at side of head, and muddlot

Nor. 1920. Berkeley. Crown elbriated. 1 Willow Goldfinch came to bather. Nov. 15. Another Golden-crowned Sparrow, banded on the right foot came to the table. Neck bands are more distinct than in the other banded bird. Thrasher comes to same perch constantly - a horizontal branch near ground, 6 ft. east of bird bath, and 12-15 ft. east of table. Flies direct from this perch to table, or hops along ground till almost underneath table, then flies up. Took 9 mouthfuls cooked oat- meal and 13 logan berries at one feeding. Nov. 17. Rain. Nov. 18 " Nov. 19. Rain. Anna H. went into pendulum flight. Cedar Warblings seen. Nov. 26. Rain again. Cedar Warblings seen. Nov. 27. Clear, warm. Went to Claremont Country Club. In addition to usual birds, saw 1 Tolemite Warbler. Watched it a full half hour, following it from shrubs to shrub areas club house. Saw white eye lids, gray head and yellow breast. Flock of 20 Blue Birds flew over the campus. Many Robins and Warblings on Prospect.

Dec. 1920 - 1921 Jan. Nov. 28. Fleets of Robins flying up the canyon. Cold. Rain Rain for several days. Dec. 4. Clear, cold. Went to Lake Merrett. Saw Tard Yerbs (many) Mallard Ducks (few) Pintail (hundreds) Baldpates, Canvas backs Blue bills, Golden-eyes (few), Buffle heads (few) Shovelers (many). Cripito, solitais, Cedar Wetmigs, Brown Blackbr. Song Sp. Nuttall Tit. & Golden-cs. Sp., Calif. Glacons.W. and Ring billed Gulls Dec. 7. Flock of ginness, titmouse, Townsend W. 1 Orange-cs. Warber and R-e Knight came to drinking fountain. Banded Y-e. Sparrows come continually to table. Jan. 1. Open house for Cooper Club. Clear, cold. All regular birds came. Very few people. a.m. January- much rain interposed with clear cold days. Birds at feeding table constantly; 2 Song Sparrows, 5 Fox Sparrows, 6 Y-e. Sparrows (2 banded) 2 Brown Towhees (1 banded) 3 San Francisco Towhees - only 1 adult male

1921. January. 2 Wren-tits, 2 Thrashers, several Blue Jays, 1 Hermit Thrush. The banded Fox Sparrow has not been seen for some time. Varied Robins come for water occasionally. Vagons Wren came to table two or three times for crust. No rare birds. Tritonice began singing last week of Jan - Also Thrasher which often comes with mate(?). Two Red-tailed Hawks were killed in hills Jan. 8 and left by roadside. I dissected the stomach of one and found hard parts of a cricket. Jan.15. Game Warden came. Jan.16. Gave talk on hawks to group of boys at Mrs. Plehns - Rain. Feb. 7. Spent noon hour at Lake Merritt - be Wren dentists. Pintails, Baldpates; Coots and a few Canvasbacks. Warm. First trail of Argentine ants spotted. Feb.8. Worked in garden. Feb.9. Worked in garden A.M. Took game with Dr. Dun P.M.

Feb. 1921: Feb. 10. Took Jamie D. Golden. Yati Park. Dense fog on bay. Warm in park. Many birds sung. Virg. Nuttall sp., Song sp. Virg. War. Lunch on island in Sims Lake. Squirrel ate from my pocket. Walked up Strawberry Hill, thru through gap. Tea Garden to Academy of Sciences gap. Plums in blossom. I heard buzz of Allen Hummingbird but could not see it. Birds seen: 2 Pied-billed Grebes, 2 Eared Grebes, Gulls. 6 Canada Geese (came to be fed) Many Ruddy ducks—some in full plumage. Many pairs of Mallard—one Buffle-head. Coot, Quail, St.-b. Goldfinch, Nut sp., Prairie Eskimo, Eng. Spar. Flicker, Phyllon Vireo. Aud. Warbler, Virg. War. R.-Knight, Chickadees, Bush-tit. Varied Thrush, Robins. Many N. Grebes on bay (40-50) Feb. 11. Warm. Heard buzz of Allen H. in N. Berkeley. Titmice in tree over nesting box constantly. Some pairs of bush-tits separate from flocks. Flickers drumming and calling. Thrasher sings every morning. Feb. 12. Dr. Grinnell brought U.C. Class to watch birds. All birds came except Thrush and war-tit. Varied Thrush seen from window. Fog a.m. Warm.

Feb. 1921. Berkeley. Napa. Feb. 13. Warm. Worked in garden. Feb. 14. Cold - Rain. Feb. 15. Clear. Heavy frost in morning. Feb. 16. Cold - Rain. Feb. 17. Clear. A little warmer. Feb. 18. Clear. Warmer. Allen Hummers seen. Feb. 19. W. Guebes on bay. 1 adult miniature Glacous-w. gull with broken wing followed boat across bay. Several more at ferry. Feb. 20. Foggy. Went in afternoon with Schell family to Miss Handersides in Oakland. Aviary contains about 140 birds, foreign finches, canaries etc, pair of button quail, 1 lazuli bunting, female Black-b. Grosbeak, 1 junco. Ranied at night. Feb. 21. Clear. N.W. wind. Cool. Feb. 22. Went by boat to Vallejo, Car to Napa, lunched in Napa cemetery re- turned to Napa and by boat to S.F. Warm - beautiful day. 400-600 Surf Scoters near Angel Island. Au bay, Caly. Gull, Western and Glacous-w. Gulls. Ringbills and Bonapartes near Mare Island. A few Commons. Birds in the cemetery at Napa: Robins, Bluebirds, Hermit Thrush, Quail,

Feb. 1921. Berkeley. Brown Towler, 3f Towler (mutual sp., Song sp., Fletcher. Calif. Woodpecker, Yellow Woody, Titmouse (cute little) Anna H., Thrasher - Yellow Violets in bloom. Feb. 23. Clear, warm day. Two thrashers were ringing most of the morning. One Fox Sparrin stayed on table all the time while I cleaned the big window inside. Seeds in bottle up. Feb. 24. Spring weather. Birds singing. Anna Hummer comes to Wild Current next house constantly, Fletcher drummed and called as he sat on nesting box new west windrow. Feb. 25 Saw a female Allen Hummer in H. Berkeley in the morning. In the afternoon in Strawberry Canyon I heard the buzz of the male Allen Hummer several times but did not see one. Trillium, Zigzag, Currant, Osberry in bloom. Warm. Feb. 26. Went up the canyon with Carol and Jamie. Allen Hummer heard. Feb. 27. Fog. Cooler. Flock of 12 Band-tailed Pigeons flew over Mr. Jacksons house and over hill toward Sunny Gulch. Explored new road. Many shooting stars

March. 1921. Berkeley. Feb.28. Sharp-shinned Hawk came into bush near pool, slipping up the hill along the water pipes. Flew up to lower branches of oak tree then across to the next tree, remaining there ten to fifteen minutes. Other birds flew as he came. Mar.2. Children from Miss Place's School brought a Sharp-shinned Hawk for me to stuff. They said it flew very suddenly against the casing of the door and fell inside dead. Tarsus and cere of bill light bright green. Eyes lively-colored. Iris bright yellow. March 3. Made study skin of Sh.sh.hawk Skull very broad between eyes. Lachry- mal bone projecting to side over eye. Tongue blunt, thickens at either side. March 4. Cloudy- Rained a little. Saw a Blue jay tear bark from a bare tree and take it high into a pine tree in N. Berkeley - I house now at Mrs. Gregory. March 5. Showers March 7. Cloudy-cooler. March 9. Great flocks of Robins on Campus- Also Cedar Waxwings. Found a Townsend Solitaire on the Right of Way between

March. 1921. Berkeley: Warring and Prospect. It was feeding on Cralegno berries. It sang a whisper song in a tree very near me. I thought at first that it was a Purple finch but as I listened it seemed different. After finding it, it continued singing at intervals for half an hour stopping in different trees as I went up the hill, lighting on the electric wire over the street and finally disappearing over Mrs. Torcey's house. Saw and heard my first Lutescent warbler for the year. Saw a strange flycatcher which I could not identify. Creepers heard near library (U.C.) March 15. North Forty. Bulbs in breeding plumage. Saw Western Grebe and Rared, Grebe. Townsend Solitaire still feeding in Cralegno bush. Lutescent Warbler seen again. Cold. March 11. Golden-crowned Kinglets, Varied Thrushes seen. Allen Hummers abundant. Horse man in N. Berkeley again. March 12. Showers. Warmer. March 13. Lutescent warblers singing in the garden. Showers.

March 1926. Baumberg. March 14. Cloudy March 15. Foggy morning. Warm afternoon. Took walk in hills and worked in garden. March 16. Went to Baumberg with Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Schlesinger. Warm day. Saw 40 species - 2000 (about) individuals Glaucous-winged gulls - 12+ Calyp. Gulls - 8+ Tristey Vulture 1 Baldpates - 10- Marsh Hawks 2 Green-winged Teal 300-400 W. Red-tailed Hawks 2 Cinnamon Teal 4 Sparrow Hawk 2 Shovelers - 50+ Raptor 1 Pintails, 300-400. Red-winged Bl. Bird 2 Scamp. 10+ Meadow Larks 40 Ruddy Ducks - 60; Brewer Bl Bird 50 Bittern 1- House Finch 50 Great Blue Herons 4 Bryant Sparrow 20 Black-crowned Night Herons 6. Dusky Sparrow 6 Costs - 600? S.C. Song Sparrow 20 Wilson Snipe - 1. Salt M. Song sp. 8 Avocets - 70 Barn Swallow 4 Least Sandpipers 12 Tree Swallows 1 Red-backed Sandpipers 6+ Pintails 200-400 Western Sandpipers 20+ Tule M. 8 Yellow Legs - 8 Robin 15- Rileders 30? Wild flowers abundant.

March. 1921. March 18. House Wren singing at Mrs. Gregorys. Many Ruby-crowned Kinglets singing. Bushtits building nest in pine bed 15-20 ft from ground. Lawrence Goldfield seen. March 19. Took Jamie to see Miss Lamoureux. Rame robin fed from my hand. Stunned a Rufous Hummer killed by striking window. Brought to me by Patty Washburne - Clear March 20. Cooper Club field trip to Golden Gate Parks. Evercast. Saw 30 species Hundreds of Allen Hummers particularly near Twin Berries on South Lake. March 21. Rain. Jamie sick. House Wrens singing near house. Also Fox Sparrow and Townsend Warbler. March 22. Rain in morning March 23. Clear. March 24. Morning A.M. Fog P.M. Clear evening March 25. Clear. Light North wind. Warm in afternoon. House Wren singing con- stantly near house. Intermediate Sparrow still here. March 26. Clear. N.W. Wind. Went to Milo College in afternoon. Very few birds

April 1921 San during afternoon 4 Long Espanors, 2 Nuttall Espanors, a few English Spanors, (Black Phoebe, 3 Flickers, 2 Meadow Larks. Heard 1 San Francisco Turkey March 27. Clear. Warm. Light N.W. wind. March 28. Warbling Vireo and Paleolated Warbler heard at 37 Mosswood Rd. March 29. Warbling Vireo and Paleolated Warbler heard again. April 1. Heard 3 W. Flycatchers. Timber building nest in hole in tree near Mrs Gregorys. Hole 2 feet from ground running straight down thus Birds carrying cotton. April 2. Townsend Warbler singing - Wills College - a children's party held by the Collegiate Alumni. I was asked to take children to see birds Very fled birds - Allen Hummingbird, Western Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo and Flickers. April 4. Cold North wind - very cold. April 5. Warmer. House Wren about house all the time. Bubbling over with song.

Bannberg. 1925. Berkeley. Apr.6. Warner. Apr.7. Cool, clear. S. Warner Apr.9. Went to Art Class at Arts & Crafts School Sketched on campus. Saw Hermit Thrush, Robin Anderson W. Golden-cr. Sparrow mounting. Apr.16. Fox Sp., Varied Thrush, Ruby-cx. Kinglet + Hermit Thrush still here. Took lunch into hills. Gray day but not cold. Apr.11. Johnnie Warbler at end of Mosswood Rd. 2 P.M. Apr.12. Went to Bannberg in afternoon with Mrs. Reugass, Mr. Kelly & Miss Beaman. Saw 35 Species including 6 Avocets, 30 Yellow-legs, 12 Stilts, 1 Black-B. Plover, 300 Dowitchers, 1 Bittern. Rained at night. Wonderful wild flowers on the marshes.. Apr.13. Cold, N.W. Wind. Wrote report for Bird Los Apr.14. Cold N. wind. Frost. Norleans boys brought deal Brown Towhee. Apr.15. High jog in A.M. Slightly warmer. Saw Willow Woodpecker. Fox Sp., Ruby-cx.K., Anderson Warbler. Skinned Brown Towhee. Nests - 1. Allen Hummer under lee of wooden fence partly tipped over. One bird fled as we came near. Other bird nearly ready to fly. Shown it to children in Mrs. Elliot's school. 2. Allen Hummer's nest under Mrs. Noyes' porch as last year.

april 1921. Apr./6. Went to Art School - Rain, 2:30 A.M. till Apr.17. A.M. Grosbeak singing near dairy in early morning. Apr.17. Cleared. Beautiful day. Walked to Faculty Glade. Only winter birds seen near Golden-crowned Sparrows (Some mounting, some in breeding plumage) Blue Kinglet. Fox Sp. still on my table. Grosbeak Seen - singing. Small flock of Cedar Waxwings. Heard Creeper near College Art. bridge. Apr.18- Bandel Golden-cr. Sparrows mounting. No Fox Sparrows seen. Apr.19. Chuck-chuck of Hermit Thrush heard at dawn. No Fox Sparrows. Apr.20. Warmer. Fog 2:30. Whistle of Quail on guard heard first time. Tolmie Marble heard again. 2. Saw flock 8-10 quail. Hermit Thrush in garden. Apr.23. Cold N.W. wind. Sketched on Campus Apr.24. Cold wind. Walked up canyon with Jamie p.m. Grosbeak singing. Robin in Canyon at sunset. Apr.25 Warmer. Went to S.F. p.m. Many shore birds along pier. Sandpipers,

April. 1921. Berkeley. Apr.25-(conti.) Bonitcheu, Many Bonaparte Gulls. Curlew identified from Train - the large gull, pink feet, back staty gray. Apr.26. Went with Mrs. Negaso to Claremont region. Many Vagons views. Heard 1 Tolume Warbler, East 1 Rufous-c. Sp., Sharp shined Nank. Apr.27. N. Wind. Hot. at 3:45 a.m. heard Lazuli Bunting sing from near dairy. (just arrived ?) Apr.28. Hot. Apr.29. Warm, beautiful day. Saw flock of 6-8 Cedar Waxwings. Golden-crowned Sparrow - banded on left foot, Till here molt almost finished. Gold band not wide, black wider. Two White-crowned Sparrows bathing - (migrants ?) Not gray enough to be intermediate. Lawrence Goldfinch seen in La Loma. Apr.30. Heard Lazuli Bunting. Robins and juncos on campus. Cool - pleasant. May 1. Cold. Southe wind - Rain p-m. May 2. 1 Russet-backed Thrush seen at bend. May 3. Lazuli Bunting in Mrs Jackson's garden. Frost early a.m. Cool.

May. 1921. Lafayette - May 4. Olive-sided Flycatchers in Canyon I Calling peu-pip-pip in early morning. May 5. La Loma - Saw 2 Olive-sided Fly 1 Wood Peewee, 1 Lazuli Bunting, 2 Chipping Sparrows, 2 Robins, 2 Juncos - several pairs, 2 Lawrence's Goldfinches, 1 Bullock Oriole, A Yellow Warbler seen at Heart & after lunch, 2 Vireos young in Allen Runners' nest on Royed house (at front door) Cloudy. Young Bush-tits in nest at Greenwood School Calling lustily. Children watch Both parents feeding - May 6 - Went with party of ladies to Lafayette. Hound Owl, Cal Jay, Willow Woodpecker, Calif Woodp., Meadow Lark, Bullock Oriole, Brewer Black bird, Song Sp., Chipping Sparrow, Lazuli Bunting, Brown Towhee, Spurred Towhee, Yellow Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Lutecent Warbler, Long-tailed Chat, Morning Dove, St. Flycatchers, Wood Peewee, Bank Swallow, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow (?), Blue Bird, Grosbeak, Russet-backed Thrush, Wren-tit, Bush-tit, Titmouse, Warbling Vireo and nest (building) Anna H. and Allen H. write nest just begun -

May. 1921 Boulder Creek. May 6. (contin.) Greenbacked Goldfinch and Willow Goldfinch. May 7. Cloudy a.m. Worked at art school May 8. Cloudy. May 9. Cloudy morning. May 10. Sunny morning. May 11. Commencement Day. Warm- Sh. St. Hawks and Cooper Hawks seen. May 12. Robin singing freely in canyon at 4:15 a.m. Birds began singing at 3:45 a.m. Song sp. jist, then Buteo cat Warbler, Grosbeak, [illegible] Thrush (call, no song yet), San Fran. Towhee, Brown. May 13. Slipped Pale-oldest Warbler for Stewart's Adult male - full plumage. Flies against window. May 14. Went to Boulder Creek. Pleasant day- May 15. Cool, partly cloudy a.m. St. Horned Wool heard last night - Found during day - Krigfishes, Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, W. Wood Pewee, Western Flycatcher, Calif. Jay, Coast Jay, Brewer Blackbird, Purple Finch, Green-b. Goldfinch, Bixi Siskin, Junco, Song Sp., Sp. Towhee, Calif. Towhee, Grobbed, Lazuli Bunting, Cliff Swallow, Warbling Vireo Lubricent Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-thr.

May. 1921. Boulder Creek. Gray Warbler (4), Pileated Warbler, Creeper, Chickadee, Wren-tit, Bush-tit, Rusty- backed Thrush, Red-tailed Hawk, Buzzard, Black Phoebe, Mourning Dove, Black-cr- night Heron. Season farther advanced than last year (due to warm weather w/Feb.) Lilac (blue) past its prime, azaleas well out, blue lupine in full bloom, yellow just beginning - Rusty-b. Thrush sang at dawn. Did not hear mysterious bird of last year May 16. Cool. Rained at night. 17. Light rain - 18. Cloudy - warmer. 19. Rain a.m. Cloudy all day. I heard mystifying bird of last year at 5 a.m. 20. Heard mystical bird again at 5 a.m. 21. Allen Hummer feeding young out of nest. Saw Chipping Sparrows. Rained hard all p.m. 22. Found Lutescent Warbler's nest, four young nearly grown. Swail in Garden Saw Ash-throated Fly catchers. Warm. 23. Cloudy all day. Sick. Heard mystery bird at 4 p.m. when it was very cloudy

May. 1921. Boulder Creek. May 24 Warmer, Clear most of the day- Cassin Vires came thro' garden. Young gone from Vires's nest Lutesew Warbler's nest. James heard Poor Will in evening. May 25. Warm. Clear all day. Heard mystery bird at 3:45 A.M. Cassin Vire very prominent. May 26. Very warm. Had supper by the river. May 27. Heard mystery bird with loud liquid note very early. A little later heard similar strain in higher pitch (violet green swallow?) - all before dawn. May 28. Cloudy. Sprinkled a little. Mrs. Fer- queen and Elizabeth came out with them to get Cancer-root. Heard Butlers Vires and Vagons were. In afternoon drove with Wita to Santa Cruz-very bad detour through sandy hills- Came back on train. May 29. Heavy rain all a.m. Walked to Farnount in late p.m. Saw Ash - White-tailed Flycatcher at top. Violet-gz. Swallows near station, Water Oyce at railroad bridge and Calif. Woodpeckers in two places.

May - June 1921 Boulder Creek. May 30. Cloudy but no rain. Walked along Alta Via a.m. Mr: May 31. Warmer. Three Cliff Swallows nests on building next to wood yard where there were dozens last year. Persecuted by boys last summer. June 1. Went into sand-hill country which we passed this' on delow to Santa Cruz. Vegetation very inter- esting. Large Yellow Pines, smaller Knob-cone Pines (many of latter burned but with cones still clinging) Many desert flowers - Turk's poppies, Turk's poppies, larkspurs. Followed up a low sandy ridge. As we neared the top, began to hear the notes of the mystery bird very near by. Soon found it was the W: Purple Martin. Several pairs were nesting in a dead Yellow Pine at the top of the ridge. A pair of Piggmy Nuthatches nested in the hole at the top of the tree and a pair of Bluebirds seemed interested in the lowest hole. Other birds seen in the region were:

June. 1921. Boulder Creek - (Sand Hill) June 1 (cont.) Wren-tits, Vigoro Vireos, Brush- tits, Calif. Woodp., Ash-throated Flycatcher Spurred Towhee, Thrasher, Black-thr. Gray Warbler, Hutton Vireo, Calif. Jay. Warb- ling Vireo, Flycatcher, Grosbeak, Russet-b. Thrush, Purple Finch, Green B. Goldfinch, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pine Siskin, Cabanis Woodp., Chipping sp., Cnail, W. Wood Pewee, Anna Hummingbird, Violet Green Swallow. Of these, the thrush, grosbeak, Olive-sides Fly were in the redwood region where it touched the foot of the cloudy hills. June 2. Two Red-tailed Hawks flew over about 3:30 p.m. - Calling loudly. June 3. Went out at 5:20 a.m. to take bird count on the Barker place. Cored west side of river. Warm. June 4. Heard W. Martin at 4:15 A.M. Olive- sided and W. Flycatcher already calling about once a second. Went to Barker Place at 4:45 A.M. - E. side of river to bare tree at top of hill. Took afternoon train to Ben Lomond. Had supper there and walked home. Saw Willow Woodp. and Audubon Green Heron.

June. 1921. Boulder Creek June 5. Walked up to Wildwood where we had dinner at Mrs. West's. Went thru' Brindlecom place on return trip. There I saw and heard a House Wren - the only one I have heard in the San Lorenzo Valley. Saw the Willow Woody in Boulder. Hot. June 6. Hot - North wind. Saw Anthony Green Heron fly over Barker place. June 7. Cooler. Finished Barker Census. June 8. Walked up to Walters' Cherry Orchard. Saw Western Tanager in same redwoods where I saw him last year. James heard Hermit Thrush. Young Creepers seen. Beautiful weather. Warm. June 9. Hot. Went rowing at Ben Lomond. Saw Anthony Green Heron again. June 10. Hot. June 11. A little cooler. Went swimming. June 12. Warm - Pleasant. June 13. A beautiful day. After racking the trunks, I went into the Johnson garden where I saw the female Black-Visated Gray Warbler. Call note - a low pitched voice-less "clip" like water dropping on a board. Could not find nest. Returned to Berkeley in afternoon.

June. 1921. Berkeley. June 14. Young wrens in nesting box on house very noisy - Both parents very busy feeding. Lutescent Warbler singing. June 15. Weather partly cloudy. Cool west wind. Watched wrens feeding from 10:20-11:20. Food given - Woody bear 1, Lady bugs - 5, Crane flies, Large beetles 5, Small beetles 4, wire flies 2, Lace wings 1. Leaf hopper 1, Crickets 5, Grasshoppers 1, 1 large beetle delivered, then removed. Butterfly 1, Moth 1, Millipedes 1, grub 1. Secreta removed to. At 3 p.m. banded the 2 parents and eight young. Painted - Fell from drymieso late p.m. June 16. Elizabeth Ferguson's wedding. Spent day in bed. Heard very few birds in early morning. Cloudy. Thrush par up canyon. Later heard Blue-sided Flycatcher call "jumpip" a few times. June 17. Wrens flew. James saw two fly after 2 p.m. Edith left for Yvonne's June 18. Warm. Resting most of the time but miserable.

June. 1921 Berkeley. June 19. Warm. June 20. Warm. June 21. Sick all day - Gas. Hot all day and all night. E. tired at night. June 22. Head-ache - W. tired again. July at Mren-lits' nest. June 23. Cooper Club - Fog. June 24. Thrashers fighting off gulls - Young bird (thrasher?) squealed twice - Fog. Lutescent warbler gathered small moths on bare walk within six feet of where game was playing Orange room visible. June 25. Foggy morning - Edith came back from Yosemite. June 26. Cool. Partly foggy. June 27. Stayed in bed most of day - Miss Fritts came to sew. June 28. Cool. June 29. Cool. Have heard swallows- frequently since I came home. Tonight as I lay on the porch I saw at 7:30 p.m. a flock of 30-40 which flew in close formation up the bay. July 1. Had my eyes tested. Examined by Dr. MacLean. Hot.

July. 1921. Berkeley. July 2. Examined thro' fluoroscope and X-ray pictures taken of abdomen. Hot. Buckharn house and Lewis "house burned and fire escaped up "gulch." July 3. Made X-rays at 8:30 a.m. Still Hot. July 4. Cooler. Fog in a.m. Feeling a little better. July 5. Hot. Dr. MacLean showed us pictures Pronounced my trouble "gastroptosis". July 6. Hot, hotter, hottest. July 7. Hot. July 8. Hot glasses. Made 26 glasses gain- Family of robins came into oaks at dusk. July 9. Went to Belvedere in late p.m. with Mrs. Paton. Had beautiful walk around south end of island at night. July 10. Warm. Pleasant. Mrs. Edw. Nolmes took me for a walk in the morning. Looked into many lovely gardens. Mr. H. Moore & Sam Raphael p.m. Returned to Berkeley in evening Birds in Belvedere: Western and Glauconis-winged Gulls, Crows - several. Calif. Jay, Ducks.

Anna Hummer, Allen Hummer, W. Flycatcher, Nuttall Sparrow, Chickadees, Vigors Warbler, Bush-Tito, Brown Towhee, S.F. Towhee, Song Sp. Linnets - All the songs of Nuttall Sparrows heard, following a type different from Berkeley Nuttalls and different from beach birds. [illegible] The first three notes a very sweet drum- in whistler. Have heard this type nowhere else. July 11. Busy getting last things ready before going to bed for a month - July 12. Miss Yetter came to take care of me. Went to bed at 2 p.m. Measurements - Chest 31 in. - Waist 27 in. Angle bit. ribs - 3 in. below sternum 2 1/2 in. Weight 113 lb. July 13. Eating 2 qts milk, 1/2 pt. cream in addition to three meals. Foot of bed raised 3 in. Pleasant weather. July 14. Fry early a.m. Pleasant, warm. July 18. Chilly fog. Heard thrush singing. July 19. Beautiful day.

July. 1921 Berkeley, U.C. July 20. Beautiful day - writing article for Chronicle. July 21. " " Gaining steadily. Young jays grown. Parents trying & drive them away. July 22. Low fog. Thrush whistling near house this morning and evening. Young probably grown as they have not been near house much before. July 23. Olive-sided Flycatcher in Canyon. Large flock of bushtits. Alarm note given. July 27. Cool. Young S.F. Towhees reported by Miss Yetter, to be feeding on table. July 28. Cool. Summer visitors still here: Thrush, Grosbeak, Olive-sided Flycatcher, W. Flycatcher. July 29. Cool. Foggy a.m. July 30. Cool. July 31. Cool. "2 young S.F. Towhees on table feeding themselves except parents fed potatoes." - Miss Yetter. Aug. 1. Cool. Pleasant Aug. 2. Miss Yetter left. Gained in the three weeks 1½ in chest, 4 in waist, 13¼ in angle. Felling pine. Exercising every day.

Aug. 3. Warm, perfect. Edith installed as nurse Aug. 4. " Aug. 5. Aug 6 Cold fog. Family of young Wren-tits out of nest. Call peep-peep-peep-3-6 times Aug. 7. Foggy. Sat up - first time - Weak. Aug. 8. Foggy - Sat up part of day - Aug. 9. Fog early a.m. Went down stars! Beautiful day. Mounting thrasher on table. Aug. 10. Clear in afternoon. Made jelly. Young S.F. Towhees and young Song Sparrows on table all the time Aug. 11. Foggy. Vagrants rang 5 to 16 min. under my window. I heard Pileated W- Aug. 12. Dr. McLean took me down to Telegraph Cire. Weight 133 1/2 lbs. Gain 20 lb. Aug. 13. Heard Grosbeak and Russet-backed Thrush at dawn. Aug. 14. Heard Russet-backed Thrush. Aug. 15. X. Flycatcher at pool. Heard House Wren. Warm. Up to Breakfast First time. Aug. 16. Warm - Aug. 17, Saw Pileated Warbler. Heard Robin from house.

August 1921. Berkeley. Aug.19. Russet-backed Thrush heard. Aug.20. I heard a Kingfisher in canyon - Aug.21. Beautiful day. Large flock of quail came to drink. Vigors now singing Aug.22 Beautiful day. Young S.F. Towher showing chestnuts. Spots disappeared but head still rusty. Aug.23. Beautiful day. Adult S.F. Towher has finished molt. Aug.24. Saw a Barn Swallow as it flew just above trees on Whitney place. Came from across canyon at north. Disappeared around the hill at the south. Calling. Tail forked - Aug.25. W. Flycatcher in garden - Very lame, silent. Aug.26. Beautiful weather. Purple finch singing brilliantly. Aug.27. Beautiful weather. Purple finch again. Tried to go to Freshman Reception. Too weak to stand. Aug.29. Beautiful day - Adult Sparrow Hawks fighting off air jays in trees above Mockwood Road.

August. Sept. 1921. Berkeley - August 29. Beautiful day. Sept. 1. Showers. Sept. 2. Breezy. Robin at dawn and at sunset. Pm. Sept. 3. Thrasher singing. Robin came in to roost. Sept. 4. Very warm. Went up in woods in a.m. Heard Tanager. Sicks after- noon and evening. Robin to roost. Sept. 5 Robin at dawn. Thrasher and Vigors Brown singing. Heard Pileated Wahbler call. Sunny. Sept. 6. Thrasher singing. Sept. 7. Thrasher imitated postman's whistle. Jamie heard Kingfisher in early a.m. Sept. 8. Mr. Ferguson took me to Oakland to see Dr. MacLean. Weight 138 lb. - 5lbs. gained since 9 got up. Sept. 10. Cold. fog. mind - Sept. 11 Foggy a.m. Sunny p.m. Sept. 12. Florence, brought a Pullet - backed Thrush but it flew just before she came to door. Exhausted from migration ?

September 1921. Berkeley. Sept. 13. Titmouse singing. Sept. 14. " " " warmer. Sept. 15 warmer. Sept. 17. Rain p.m. Sept. 18. Rain. Walked to top of hill. First time since I was sick - Very beautiful. Sept. 19. Rain - early a.m. Sept. 20. Warm. Went to dentist, walked home without distress. Sept. 21. Two thrashers singing on Mosswood Road. W. Flycatcher seen and heard. Grosbeak flew against Mrs. Pannozzi window, Sept. 22. Beautiful day. Miss Fitts dress- smoking. Went to C.A.C. in evening. Several members of C.A.C. spoke of having seen many warblers. Sept. 23. Robin at dawn - Sept. 24. Warm. Many sparrows - probably come of Twin Intermediate Sept. 25. Went to beach with James and Jamie warm. Lay in sand. many phalaropes and sandpipers on bay. I came curled, many Bon- a parti Gulls, Thrashtown hill along 6-8 a.m. 4-6 p.m.

Sept.26. Hot - 90° Sept.27. Nolter 97° Sept.28. Noltest. 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow at drinking pool. Banded Br. Tumber on table. Call note at dusk rounded like Fox Sparrow - Now seen yet. many Robins in pine trees at dusk. Sept.29. 1 Golden-crowned sp. on table and took bath. At 2:30 pm. 1 W. Quat- catcher and 2 Andubon Wallers in Lake line at S.E. corner of house. Quatcatcher catching insects - Exceed- ingly great. Sept.30. Cool - Cloudy - Oct.1. Intermediate Sparrows singing. Robin at dawn. Fox Sparrow sang - James taken sick - terrible pain in back. Went to hospital for cast. Very bad night - Oct.2. Golden-crowned Sparrow sang wonder- fully at dawn. Fox Sparrow seen also. A night of pain and anguish But with the awakening dawn Three golden notes down dropping - The Alaskan Sparrow's song.

October 1921. Berkeley. Oct. 3. James free from pain but weak and uncomfortable. Sat up a little while. Oct. 4. Rained a little. Oct. 5. Cloudy. Heard Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Oct. 7. Allen Humines still here. (2) Oct. 8. Beautiful day. Saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk, Oct. 9. Saw one Ruby-crowned Kinglet with a flock of Bush-tits. Later in 'Sunny Gulch' Saw Ruby-cr. Kinglet, Junco, Goldfinch and Sparrows and one Audubon Warbler. Oct. 12. Cloudy. Fox Sparrow sang many times at dawn. Oct. 14. Rain. Oct. 15. Went to Alameda with Mrs. Wood and Children. Many Dovewatches, Vireos, Goldfinch, Black-billed Plover, Forest Thrush and Sandpiper- Clear. Oct. 16. Warm. Oct. 17. Beautiful day. Saw Townsend Warbler. Oct. 18. Hermit Thrush near house at dawn. Golden-cr. Sp. amazing frequently. Beautiful day Oct. 20. Large flock of geese flew over at 9:30 a.m. Loud honking. Oct. 21. Golden-crowned Sparrow and Intermediate Sparrows abundant. Feeding on worms in the oak trees. Fox Sparrow at pool,

Oct.-Nov. 1921 Berkeley. Oct.22. Rain p.m. Met to Mrs. Woods a.m. Watched Pine siskins drinking- Oct.25 Banded Golden-crowned Sparrow (left foot) Came to table. Little W. Wrote Down in Garden. Have heard it for several days. Oct.28. Large flock of Intermediate Sparrows Came to batter. Oct.30. Warm. Mr. Torrey bro't 1 Hermit Thrush - Killed by flying against window. Oct.31. Ms. Reiters brought a Red-shafted Flicker which he caught in the house- Said it had flown down the chimney. > banded it, then released it. Intermediate Sparrows came to batter. Two Fox Sparrows - one on table. Banded Golden-crowned Sparrow (left foot) on table. Nov.1. Anna Hummer did "high pendulum" six times in succession. Warm. Nov.2. Very warm. Nov.3. A Sharp-Shinned Hawk came into a tree next to one where a large flock of birds was feeding. Alarm note very loud - but flock did not fly. > Clapped my hands and the hawk flew Blue-birds flew over.

November 1921. Berkeley. Nov. 4. Warm. Beautiful day. Nov. 5. Warm. Many birds called for water. Most of them Golden or White-crowned Sparrows. Nov. 6. Warm. Nov. 7. Heavy fog. Nov. 8. Foggy. Nov. 9. Warm. Nov. 10. Warm Nov. 12. Warm Nov. 13. Foggy a.m. Nov. 14 Foggy. Nov. 15. Cold. Nov. 16. Frost. Nov. 17. Frost. Nov. 18. Frost. Nov. 19. Cold. Birds come more regularly for food and water. Nov. 20. Foggy a.m. At noon following birds Came for water: Flicker, Blue Jay, Thrasher, Brown Thrasher, Intermediate Sparrows and large flock of Quail. Very dry. Nov. 21. Warm - Cloudy with rain p.m. Nov. 22. Rain a.m. Have heard W. Winter Men every day this month. Nov. 24. Thanksgiving Day. When I was basting the turkey, I heard distress calls. As soon as possible I went out to investigate Found a Sh-Sh. Hawk perched on water tanks, flying up from ground as I came out. After a moment it flew down to ground again when I saw a

Nov. 26. 1921. Berkeley. Thrasher caught under a bush. As I turned To get something to throw, it went after the thrasher. I threw, the hawks went under the bushes into the woods. The thrasher escaped up the hill. I fol- lowed the hawks but lost sight of it. When I returned, it was on the ground in the same place hunting about. On examination I found several small feathers from the thrasher on the ground between the feeding table and the bush and under the bush. (Slicker found many yrs. later under platform) Rained bad in the afternoon - Nov. 27. Heavy rain- Nov. 28. Clear- beautiful. Light north mid. Nov. 29. Cloudy and rain. Flickers came for water. Nov. 30. Dense fog. Dec. 1. Rain till late p.m. Dec. 2. Clear. North wind. High wind at night. James put on plastic coat with prospect of wearing it 3 yrs. Dec. 3. Clear. Warmer. High wind at night. Dec. 4. Cleara. warm. No birds on table. Mr. Nutts oven still about.

Dec. 1921. Berkeley. Dec.5. Birds came in at 10.a.m. 2 Brown Thrushes - one banded 3 Golden-cs.Sp. - one banded 3 Fox Sparrows - 02 1 Flicker 1 Hermit Thrush. 2 Wren-tits 1 Thrasher 4 Blue jays.(Calif.) 2 Nait . Dec.6. Clear Cold. Flickers came for water. Dec.7. Foggy. Very cold all day. Dec.8. Cold, foggy. Two White-throated Sparrows were seen on the ground near the pool at 8 a.m. Dec.9. Warmer. Fog a.m. Dec.10. Warmer - No fog. Dec.11. Went to Golden Gate Park with Aud.Assoc. Bar-Headed Grouse, Pied-billed Grouse, Glaucous-W. Gull, Ring-billed Gull Calif.Gull, Mallard, Baldpate, Shoveller, Lesser Scaup, Buffle Head, White-W. Scoter, Surf Scoter (?)(on Spreckles Lake) Ruddy Duck (one in full plumage) Coot, Calif. Quail (2 large flocks) Kingfisher (several) Flickers(2),

Dec. 1921. Berkeley. Anna Hummers (several. One did pendulum 9 times in succession, c. 2. 9 whistles), Black Phoebes, Brewer Blackbirds (2), Calif. Purple Finch (1), Nuttall Sparrows (many) Intermediate dp. (many), Golden-cr- Sparrows (many). Song Sparrows (many) S.F. Towhees (3), Hutton Vireo 1, Audubon Warbler, Yellow throat, Virginia Wren, Chick- adee, Bush tits, Ruby-cr. Kinglets. Hermit Thrush, Robin (2) Dec. 12. Went to Lake Merritt - Thousands of ducks in following order of abundance : Pintails, Bald Patis, Ruddy D., Shovelers, Mallard (15 pr.), 2 Ross Snow Geese . Gulls = Glaucous-w., Calif., Ringbilled, Herring (1), Pied-billed Grebe, Brewer Blackbird, Flicker and Sparrows. Dec. 14. White-Throated Sparrow (2) come in with other birds every day. Dec. 15. Hermit Thrush comes for Toyon berries often. N. Winter Wren heard often every day - Call not only - Dec. 19. Birds come in greater numbers than earlier this season but not as many as in former years Rain. Dec. 20. Rain.

Dec. Berkeley. 1921. Dec.21. Rain p.m. Dec.22. White-throated Sparrow came on to perch an feeding little. Three Kinglets (r.c.) came into bush next to drinking fountain. One with flaming crown drove other two away. Dec.23. Rain. Dec.24. Storm. High S.W. wind at night. Dec.25. Stormy. " " " that did some damage Protected here. Dec.26. Stormy. Dec.27. Clear. Went to S.F. Channel and afterwards to beach. Very clear. Beach had been swept clean by storm of past days - Walked from Cliffhouse to Dingleide - saw only 2 Pac. Terns, 1 gull, 1 common tern dead on beach - none of their fresh specimens. Dec.28. Rain & wind again. Dec.29. Rain. Dec.30. Clear. White-throated Sparrow came to perch.

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January. 1922 Berkeley. Jan.1. Rain a.m. Cold. Jan.3. mild. Jan.4. Cold - string. Spent day in S.F. Jan.5. Heavy frost a.m. Jan.6. rain. Jan.9. Busy dressmaking. Birds take all food put out. Jan.10. Stella gay came to table. Jan 16. White-throated Sparrow comes many times each day for food. At home on table. Jan.17. Cold night. Jan.18. Very cold. Jan.19. ½ in. ice on bird fountain. Janie broke ice with hatchet about 9:30 a.m. Frozen over again by noon. Jan.20. Very cold. Ice lasted all day. Jan.21. Went to city for dinner. Very cold still. Got Mr. Kirk's trap for bird banding. Jan.23. Used Trap in afternoon. Bands placed: 51976 - Fox Sparrow. 51977. Santa Cruz Song Sparrow Jan.24. Warner. W. Winter Wren still calling daily near house. Jan.25. Bands placed: 51978 - White th. Sparrow 51979 - Fox Sparrow Return 49004 - Golden-crowned Sparrow Beginning of Stadium fight.

January 1922. Berkeley- Jan. 28 Cold rain p.m. Jan. 29- Snowed all day. 8 in. recorded at the University - 2 ft. on Grizzly Peak. Several miles of snow piled on bird table. Birds scratching in it, eager for food. Jan. 30. Hills white to Piedmont Ave. Blake roofs covered. Beyond that snowfall of yesterday hath melted. Mr. Stores came to take pictures of the birds. Jan. 31. Still cold. Snow still in patches about house. Hills white above Big C. in morning but melting rapidly. Rained during night. Feb. 1. Cold with deep snow still on ridges. Feb. 2. Cold. Feb. 3. Snow still on ridges - Cold. Feb. 4. Dr. Grinnell brought his class to watch the birds from the window. Saw: Calif. Thrasher, Calif. Jay, Wren-tit, Ruby- crowned Kinglet, S.F. Towhee, Fox Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Varied Thrush (1) and Flicker. Warner. Feb. 5. Walked up Titus road. Snow on ridges and under Chaparral. Warner - Lot Busy Millers,

Feb. 1922 Berkeley. Feb. 6. Much warmer. Walks in garden f.m. Feb. 7. Rain in evening. Feb. 8. Titmouse investigated bird box - S. side phone Many moths about light on front porch at night. Feb. 9. Cold. Feb. 10. Rain. Feb. 11 Flock of Cedar Waxwings. Very cold night. Heavy. Feb. 12. (Sunday) Walk in hills. Got Pussy Willow. Saw Red-breasted Sapsucker. Feb. 15 Rain - warmer 16. Warm. Cloudy. Thrasher came & sat with hazelnut shell on its bill. Tried to knock shell off by striking table. Flew to ground, pecked in ground. Flew to branch, rubbed shell against breast side of foot. Disappeared in brush with shell still on its beak. Feb. 18. Titmouse investigated box on fence post. Female (?) at hole, male calling in tree above. Thrasher & Nuttall's Woodpecker calling & singing. Nuttall Sp. & Song Sp. juncus broke left arm. 19. Heavy Rain. Slabbing protect drawn up. 20. Rain. 22. Chilly, Cloudy. Many Cedar Waxwings 23. Warmer - partly cloudy 24. Rain. Mr. Peters resigned from U.C.

near. 1922 Berkeley. Feb.25. Rain. S.F. Torber came to table with me larens badly swollen. Feb. 26. Rain. 27. Clear, beautiful. Walked up from Museum this' canyon. At Bridge back of M. Theater Allen Hammer was going thru' pendulum. After several repetitions, flew into tree bels and buzzed back and forth over an arc which measured about six niches - adventures or more. Mar. 1. Warm. Mar. 2. Titmouse gathering bark, mate nearby. Warm, growing Cloudy. Saw Allen N. near midow, also on Bancroft Way. Mar. 3. Rain. S.F. Torber with sore foot(left) Came to table. Tarus mud swollen and feuled from band. Mar. 4. James down with Influenza. Walked to Mrs. Saunders from end of Euclid Car. Banded Brown Torber has not been seen for some time. (Banded March 6-13 Influenza - both in bed or nurse. Mar. 7. Mrs. Lehmann reported Allen N. building on Noyes house - but not over front door as for two year part. Mar 10. W. Winter Men still about.

March Beddley: 1922 Mar. 11. Flurry of snow at 1 P.M. Jamie reported Tamalpais ridge of hills in East Bay white with snow. Mar. 12. Sunny. Mar. 13. Came down stairs. Mar. 14. Banded Brown Towhee No. 49010 definitely missing. New Brown Towhee acted very nervous on the table. Mar. 15. Rain. Mar. 16. S.F. Towhee with foot missing Shower. Brown Towhee, unbanded, has certainly brought new mate to take place of 49010. Mar. 18. Went to Baumberg with Mrs. Wood. Very wet and bare. No flowers except mustard and canchalagua. Country flooded. Blackbirds, Coots, Killdeer, Dovitches, Sandpipers, a few ducks, pipits and a butcher bird. Also Violet green Swallows Mar. 19. Warm, balmy. First time this year. Mar. 20. Sulphurat Warbler heard, first time this year. Mar. 21. Fox sparrow came to table with foot injured by band. Mar. 22. Banded the new mate of the Brown Towhee which defies blue jays — no. 51980. Accidentally tally pulled out all the tail feathers in removing it from trap.

March 1922 Reddley- Mar. 23. Rain. Mar. 26. Heard House Wren in Rieben's garden. Caught Fox Sparrow and removed band which was too tight. Mar. 27. Cloudy. Mar. 28. Cloudy with a little rain. Fox Sparrow with box foot spent much time feeding- Mar. 29. Rain during night. Two Fox Sp- on table - one thrush one. Mar. 30. Warbling Vireo, Western Flycatcher and Pileated Warbler seen in canyon. White- throated Sp. and House Wren near house - Rain p.m. Mar. 31. Rain. Titmouse calls sweet, sweet, sweet, constantly. No answering call. Trying to attract a mate? (Later. No mate came - Did not nest in usual box in 1922) Apr. 1. Warm, beautiful day. Apr. 2. Went to Sausalito. Walked to Fort Baker. Perfect day. Wild flowers wonderful. Sand W. Lark Sparrows - singing. Nuttall Sparrow song like that of Bickelby Nuttall - not Belvedere or Y. G. Park. Apr. 3. Perfect day. Apr. 4. Cold N. wind. Partly cloudy.

April. 1922. Berkeley. Apr. 5. North wind. Warmer in afternoon. Apr. 6. Claremont Hotel & Canyon. Beautiful day. Found nothing unusual - Pipits, etc. Sparrow seen. Mrs. Edwin Mead reports that she had moved a humming bird's nest (disturbed by painters). Contained two young partly feathered and stretching their wings. She put the nest into a different bush and shelters it under a piece of corrugated paper. The mother continued feeding them. Apr. 7. Cold. Cloudy. Apr. 8. Clear. Chilly north wind. Apr. 9. Clear. Chilly. Apr. 11. Vigor's Norn investigated nesting box near runing (Did not occupy it.) Apr. 12. White-throats Sparrow moulting-very ragged about head and breast Brown Turkey 51980 - new tail feathers about 1/4 grown. April 13. Went to Golden Gate Park. Saw Bird-tailed Grouse Rared Grouse, Mallard Duck (8 young), Ruddy Duck Quail, Red-shafted Flicker, Allen's Hummingbird, Brewer Blackbird, Cal. Purple Finch, House Finch, Pink-sided Sparrow, Yellow-breasted Chat, Myrtle Warbler, Pac. Yellowthroat, Oleander Warbler, Vigor's Norn, Plain Titmouse, Bud-tit Ruby-crowned Kinglet:

april. 1922 Berkeley. Apr. 16. Cold, north wind - Apr. 17. " Apr. 18. White-throated Sparrows still moulting. Shutton Varies up canyon. Apr. 19. Saw 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Dwarf Hermit Thrush. House Wren about constantly. W. Flycatcher common. Apr. 20. Went to Alameda. Saw several hundred Dunlins, several semipalmated Plover, a few curlew and 1 Black-bellied Plover. Warm. Apr. 21. Dunt. Sparrows still here. Children brought me a Brown Thrasher that had been killed by flying against a window - Apr. 23. Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sp. and Fox Sparrow still here. Apr. 24. Black-headed Grosbeak singing in canyon at 3:30 p.m. R.C. Kinglet here. 1 Hermit Thrush came at dusk to bathe. Apr. 25. Cold. Foggy all day. Saw Cooper Hawk. Apr. 26. Toluca Warbler back. Sunny. Cleaned out Titmouse box. Apr. 27. Went to Bannenberg. Beautiful day. Saw Bonaparte Gull, White Pelican, Ruddy Ducks, Pratil, Bittern, Lt. Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night H

1922. Berkeley. May Bamberg (cotton) Apr.27. Coots, Anceets, Dunlins, W. Sandpipers, Red backed Sandpiper, Yellow Legs, Killdeer, Sparrow Hawk, W. Meadow Lark, Brewer Blackbird, House Finch, Willow Goldfinch, Bryant Sparrow, Intermediate Sparrow, Song Sp., Cliff Swallows (building), Barn Swallow, Pipits. Apr.28. House wren which has been singing near house for a week has found mate - Exploring Titmouse box - (Did not build there) Apr.29. Warm. Fox Sparrow and White Throated Sparrow still on feeding table. May 1. Warm. May 2. Warm. May 3. I heard Russet-backed Thrush call at dawn Lame Fox Sparrow still here. May 4. Went to Lafayette. Warm, beautiful day. Quail, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Nuttall Woodpecker (nest in hole in post), Calif. Woodpecker Flicker, Vaux Swift (?), Allen Hummingbird, Black Phoebe (nest under bridge), W. Wood Pewee, Western Flycatcher, Steller Jay, Calif. Jay, building Meadow Lark, Bullock's Oriole, House Finch, " Willow Goldquich, Green backed Goldfinch, " Song Sparrow, S.F. Turkey, Calif. Turkey, Black-headed Grosbeak (shipping crate) Layali Bunting, Warbling Vireo feeding young,

Lafayette, Balboa. 1922 May. May 4. Lafayette (contin.) Lutecent Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Tolinie Warblers, Paleolates Warblers) Calif. Thrasher, Virginia Wren, Titmouse, Bush- tits, feeding young. Wrentit, Western Bluebird, feeding young, House Wren, Rustic-backed Thrush and Long-tailed Chat. (38 total) May 5. Went to Los Angeles. May 10. Took trip to Balboa with Mrs. Anthony and Mrs. Schweider. Saw: Clear. cool. Glaucous-winged Gull, Western Gull, Bonaparte Gull, Forster's Tern, St. Blue Heron, White Pelican, Egret (min. 9.), Coot, Avocets, Spotted Sandpiper, Sandpipers (flock), Long- tailed Curlew, Hudsonian Curlew, Semi- palmated Plover, Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Costa Hummer, Arkansas Knightbird (west), Black Phoebe, Horned Lark, Red-w. Blackbird, W. Meadow Lark, Bullock Oriole, Brewer Blackbird, House Finch, Belding Marsh Sparrow, W. Lark Sparrow, San Diego Song Sparrow, Calif. Towhee, Black-hd. Grosbeak, Western Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, W. Martin, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Calif Shrike, W. Mockingbird. (58 total) May 13. Drove from Pomona to Victorville & back thru' Cajon Pass. Not much time for

May. 1922. Claremont, etc. Pomona May 13. (Contd) birding. Rest of party not interests. Very hot. East wind part of the time. Saw. Mocking birds, Linnets, Eng. sp., Song sp., Brewer Blackbirds, Cliff Swallows, Quail, Mourning Doves, Green backed Goldfinches, Brown Towhees, Yellow Warblers, Phaino- paplas, Butcher Birds, Calif. Woodpecker, Bullock Oriole, N. Wood Lark, Meadow Lark, Lazuli Bunting, Blue Jay, Cassin Vireo, Vigors Vireo, Shrike, Buzzard, Kingbird (Cassin?), Black-headed Grosbeak, Warbling Vireo. Returned to Claremont. May 14. Claremont. Very hot. Got up at 5 a.m. and went to Blanchard Park till 8 a.m. Quail, Mourning Dove, Turkey Buzzard, Calif. Woodpecker, Anna Hummingbird, Costa Humming bird, Ash, Kingbird, W. Wood Pewee, Calif. Jay, Brewer Blackbird, N. Meadowlark, Hooded Oriole, Bullock Oriole, Calif. Purple Finch, House Finch, Green-backed Goldfinch, San Diego Song Sparrow, Anthony Br. Towhee, San Diego Towhee (Sp), Eng. Sparrow, Black- headed Grosbeak, Cliff Swallow, Cedar Waxwings, Calif. Shrike, Warbling Vireo, Least Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Golden Pileated Woodpecker, Western Mockingbird.

May. 1922 Claremont Calif. Thrasher, San Diego's Wren, N. House Wren, Bush tit, Pallid Wren-tit, Black-tailed Gnat- Catcher. The Least Vireo was a new bird to me and I was much interested in its habits and song. It kept to the low bushes or hanging low branches of the oak trees. The male sang constantly a song which said rhythm- ically, "Uh, do you see one? Yes, dear, I see you." Our Bridges Wall were many Cliff Swallow nests. When the note of a Cliff Swallow was heard as it circled above the building several male Eng. Sparrows flew up and clung to the rough plastered wall near the Cliff Swallow nests and began giving the call of a nesting Eng.Sp. They repeated the call very supple- atirly and sometimes flew into the nests where they sat with their heads out of the holes calling loudly. The swallows circled about and sometimes flew near the nest but I did not see one feed a sparrow. The Sparrows certainly seems to be trying to get food from the swallows.

May. 1922 Berkeley. May 15. Hot. Took 6 A.M. train to Los Angeles. Rented to Exposition Park at 11 A.M. Figgy. Where I saw Mr. Wyman. Consulted him about doubtful species. In the park, Brewer Blackbirds were feeding young, Mockingbirds were building a nest in a large Eucalyptus tree near the Museum, Killdeer has a nest in the Sinkin Garden in the inside rim of the pond (Wyman) Took 4th train for Berkeley. May 16. Reached Berkeley 8 A.M. Cool, foggy. Robins near Faculty Club. W. Tanagers in Canyon singing. W. Flycatcher has nest under N.W. porch. May 17. Commencement Cool, foggy. W. Tanager singing. House Wrens have nest in box near swing - same one occupied last year by House Wrens which I banded. May 18. Cool. W. Tanagers singing at dawn. May 19. Migrating Warblers. Yellow, Paleolated etc. Delayed by rain? Rain. May 20. Hunt with family to Ross Valley for day. Beautiful weather. On bay saw F. Cormor- ant diving, W. Gull, Calif. Gull, Surf Scoters, W. Sandpipers, Hudsonian Curlew (?) in Marin marsh

May. 1922. Ross Valley. May 20, Ross Valley (contin). On bay St. Blue Heron. In Ross. Calif. Quail, Buzzard, Anna Hummer, Allen Hummer, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black Phoe W. Flycatcher, N-W. Crow, Calif. Purple Finch, House Finch, Green-backed Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, W. Chip- ping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spurred Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Western Tanager, N. Violet-green Swallow, Warbling Vireo (abundant), 1 Hutton Vireo (abund.), Interior Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Pileated Warbler, Virginia Wren, W. House Wren, Calif. Chick- adee, Bushtit, Russet-backed Thrush. (Total 36) may22. Warm, Pleasant. May23. Perfect May24. " . Bluejay after young S.F. Tonkers. District calls heard twice. Young jays calling in oak trees above Moss- wood Road. May26. Very warm. Saw one Cliff Swallow flying high over canyon. May27. Very warm. Bushtits feeding young out of nest. W. Flycatcher brooding in nest under porch. House Wren brooding in box near swing.

1922. May 28. Went to beach and Golden Gate Park with James & Janie. Pleasant day. Many baby Mallards in park - assorted sizes Robins in sheep pasture. May 29. Walked in hills after supper. Thrush sang beautifully at end of Monwood Road. Thrushes nesting in broken wall. Meadow Larks sang until dark. May 30. Went to Cemetery. Cassin Vireo singing near Country Club. Heard 2 Chipping Sparrows and Robins. June 3. Walked up canyon. Many Thrushes singing. Other birds abundant. 4 Walked up canyon. 5. Went to Golden Gate Park with James & Ada. Several Robins seen, one feeding spotted young. 9.F. Thrush sang like Turquoise. June 8. Bank-tits in flocks-20-25. Olive sided Flycatchers (pair) near Greek Theater Ramd at night. June 9. N. Flycatcher feeding young in nest under N. porch. June 10. Cloudy, cool. June 11. Cloudy, cool. Swain whistling on guard near garden. June 13. Cloudy. Cold.

June 1922 Berkeley. June 15. Family of Titmouses flew thru garden. June 16. Walked up canyon. Birds abundant. 2 Tolmie Warblers singing; Many Grosbeaks, Thrushes, Bush-tito, Pileolated Warblers, 1 Lutes- cut Warbler still singing, Song Sparrow, Tor- ches, Wrentits etc. Heard no vireos. June 19. House Wrens left nesting box. Have not been able to see a band on either of pair. June 20. W. Flycatcher's young visible above top of nest. Heart Hall burned at 7:55 p.m. June 21. W. Flycatcher left nest. Warm. June 22. Cooper Club. Mr. Clark Bleichsdufer showed pictures of Calif. birds. Warm. June 25. Walked up canyon. Thrushes, Grosb, Vigor Mews & Pileolated Warblers singing; Have had three meals outdoors every day for about five days. June 26. Cooler. June 27. Cool. Fog. June 28. Cool. Fog. June 29. Young Thrasher came with parents into trees next house. First time I have heard the call of young Thrasher. June 30. Lands End & Cliff House. Many Cormorants

July 1922 Berkeley. on Rock near light house. Saw also Yulls, Willow goldfinches, Nuttall sp. and Song sp. Cliffs covered with Beach Aster, Stone crop, Yellow lupine, Snapdragon etc.- July 3. Blue jays brought 3 young to table. Adult peeked at windows repeatedly. W. Flycatchers seen again on nest under porch. Male calls often. July 5. Jays about continually. July 7. Saw 1 young S.F. Towhee. Cool, foggy. July 10. I heard Robin at dawn. Mr. Clark Bleichsunderfer (Colorado) took pictures of jays through dining room window. July 12. Walked up canyon road, up hose back trail to Mosswood Road after supper. Thimble still singing. Vagrants were taking dust bath. Birds abundant. July 14. Mr. B. Came again to take photographs . July 17. Young jays spend much time on the feeding table. They feel themselves when they are alone but tease the parents if they come near. July 18. Russet-backed Thimble still singing. July 19. W. Flycatcher feeding young of 2nd brood. Young jays give two calls of adults July 24 .. very lame. Blue fed from my hand

Aug. Stranberg- 1922. July 26. W. Flycatcher still feeding 2nd brood. Beautiful sunny days. July 27. Thrush whistled at dawn but did not sing. July 30. Prof. L. H. Miller came to tea. Aug. 2. Young W. Flycatchers visible above top of nest. Heard B.h. Grosbeak & R.B. Thrush. Aug. 5. Went to Stranberg near Lake Tahoe. 7:55 Train on C.A.-E. Heavy fog in bay region. Cool & Sacra- ments. Many swallows along river & upper bay. Slate to Placerville - hot. Meadow Larks, 1 Formed Larks, Blackbirds & Mourning Doves - Mt. Duail near American River. At Stranberg - juncos feeding young. Thick-billed For. Sp. singing in brush at foot of Lovers Leap. 1 Robin singing- Chipping Sparrow. Aug. 6. Cold early a.m., hot middle of day - lovely 4-8 p.m. At dawn I heard the Warbling Vireo, Blue-fronted Jay, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Wood Pewee & Chickadee. Later - Heard Grentailed Towhee, Flicker & Red-breasted Nuthatch. Aug. 7. Woodpecker with small white wing patches - Robins abundant on brush covered slope where many berries were ripening.

Aug. 1922 Strawberry Aug.8. Saw W. Tanagers with young. Very many. Walked up road to Lovin Leap trail. Many small Flycatchers - distinct eye ring, two distinct wing bars, outer tail feathers white. Tail square, median line light throat & half collars. (Wrights?) Saw 8 swifts - white below and on rump. Aug.9. Woodpeckers - back white, wide stripe over eye, forehead white - under parts white wing patches. Vireos - song like phrased song of Purple finch - Under parts yellowish, back light olive, white eye ring, 2 wing bars. Cooper Hawk - feet yellow. 1 night Hawk. Aug.10. On Strawberry Creek trail among wild berries: Robins, Thick-billed Fox sp., Gr-tailed Tanager, Purple Finch, Lazuli Bunting In woods - Slender-billed Warbler, Red-breasted Warbler, Audubon Warbler, Red-ty, Lapponicker, W. Tanager, Chickadees, Olive-sided Flycatcher, W. Wood Pounce, W. Warbling Vireo, Calliope Thrush Aug.11. Added to list - W. Evening Grosbeak, Golden- Crowned Knight and White-headed Woodpecker Aug.12. Returned to Berkeley. Hot. Many swallows on upper bay.

1922. Aug. 16. Drove with Mr. Ferguson to Richmond, San Rafael Sausalito, Bolinas, Llama, Bear Valley, Tocaloma, Paper Mill Creek, San Rafael - home - In Bolinas Bay were Kingfishers, White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Blue Herons, In Bear Valley - Blue birds - On rocky shore near San Quentin Point I saw a gray bird 9-10 in long, no white markings on wing - Wandering Tattler. Aug. 19. Heard Grosbeak and Thrush. Aug. 20. Heard Mr. Tanager. Aug. 21. Saw Pileated Woodpecker. Damn-- Aug. 27. Heard Grosbeak - Saw Yellow Warbler - Sept. 2. San W. Tanagers in Figueroa fruit trees - Sept. 7. Heard W. Shatcatcher & Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sept. 9. Hot - Heard Grosbeak. Sept. 10. Thrushes whistled at dawn. Sept. 14. Sh. Sh. Hawk disturbed quail at bird bath - Sept. 15. Heard Thrush (R-B) Sept. 16. Cooper Hawk lighted on telephone pole just above my head. Sept. 17. Meadow larks singing sotto-voce Sept. 20 R-B. Thrush Called at dawn. Cover

Sept. 1922. Baumberg. Sept. 20 (contin.) Went to Baumberg with Mrs. Saunders, Kelly & Luidmann. Saw many pintails, 25 aracets, 80-40 yellow legs, 1 stilt, a few sandpipers, 1 blue heron, 40-50 dowitcher, Bonaparte Gulls. 1000 violet-green swallows, a few barn swallows, buntings, blackbirds, Baryt Marsh Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Eng. Sp. and 1 Sparrow Hawk. Sept. 24. Mrs. Schlesinger sent me young laniages to stuff. Sept. 28. Began series of six bird trips. Faculty Blade - President's lawn Tormen W. Creeper many robins . Sept. 29. Many Intermediate Sparrows. Sept. 30. A Fox Sparrow came to the pool at 10:15 a.m. Walks up Canyon 2-4 p.m. Many Fox Sparrows, 1 Ruby-crowned Knight, 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow. Oct. 1. Rain with lightning & thunder at night, first of season. Oct. 2. Rain. Oct. 3. Rain a.m. Cleared p.m. Oct. 4. Saw Sh. Sh. Hawk.

Oct. 1922 Alameda. Oct. 5. Walk in Claremont Canyon. Saw Pileated Warbler - Allen & Wm. Hunnington Migrants - Black-throated Gray Warbler and N. Shalcatcatcher. Picked up dead. W. Winter View - Heard Rufous Crowned Sp. Winter Vistants - Fox Sp., Intermediate Sp., Ruby-crowned, Townsend Warbler, and Sharp-shinned Hawk. Oct. 6. Ruby-crowned Knight heard - Heather Frie. Oct. 7. Conducted Cal. Nature Club. Alameda Shore - Saw - W. Hulls, Bon. Hulls, Forster Terns, Sandpipers (large flocks) Many Marbled Godwits, W. Willets (many), a few Curlew, Black-bellied Plover, Semi-paluted Clover (?), and Killdeer. Oct. 8. 15-25 Cedar Warblers plus over - B.C. Knight common. Sh. S. Hawk - Rennies. Oct. 9. Rain - Oct. 10 Rain - 11. Cloudy. Oct. 16. Took class to Alameda. Tide just right - Willets 8-10 Godwits 8-10, Curlews 8-10, Red V. Sand- pipers 5, B-b. Plover 4, Forster Terns 2, Semi-paluated Clovers 20, Sandpipers large flock 1 Clapper Rail - excellent view of it.

Oct. 1922 Berkeley. Oct. 17. Hermit Thrush back. At noon an aggregation of birds came into garden 12:15-12:30. 2 Thrashers, 2 Br. Towhees, 2 S.F. Towhees, 2 Song Sp., 2 R.e. Kinglets, 1 Golden-crowned Sp., 2 Jays. 12:30-1:00 in garden- Flocks bush tits, Vigors Wren, Flicker, Dut. Sparrow, in the pine trees, Red-breasted Nuthatch, R.e. Kinglets (singing). Oct. 20. Warm E. wind - Hermit Thrush common Oct. 21. Hot. Oct. 22. Hot. Dead Varied Thrush on back steps Oct. 25. Very few birds - none come to table. Nov. 2. Cold. Clear. Mrs. Cole took us to Berkeley Country Club in search of Blake places. Saw few birds. Nov. 3. Went with Mr. & Mrs. Schenck to Boulder Creek by way of Congress Springs, Big Basin. Road very good. Birds rare except on edge of woods where juncos and sparrows. Several small bands of Band-tailed Pigeons near summit. Madrone berries very abundant. N. wind. Night very cold. Nov. 4. Short walk - Robins, juncos, flickers Sp. (Dut. & Y.C.) Sh.-L. Nuths., Jays, Bush tits.

Nov. 1922 Berkeley - Vigors Wren, Nuttall's Vireo, Calif. Woodpecker. Partly cloudy - warmer. Nov. 5. Clear, frosty. Drove to Santa Cruz this home by way of Los Gatos. Nov. 6. Rained all day. Golden-crowned Kinglets about. 1 Brown Thrush on feeding table. Nov. 7. Partly Cloudy: showers. 4 Quail on table. When jay gave alarm note, the quail froze instead of flying as other birds do when on table. Nov. 8. Rain. Nov. 9. Rain. Nov. 10. Board of Gov. of C.O.C. met. Nov. 11. No birds seen at table or bath. Nov. 12. Clear, light frost. Two Brown Thrushes came to table - 1 banded. At the bath, 1 Hermit Thrush, (Song Sp.), 1 Fox Sp., 1 Br. Thrush, 2 S.F. Thrushes, 1 R-c. Kinglet in bushes; 2 Wrentits, 2 R-c. Kinglets, juncoes Bush-lits, 2 Song Sp., 1 Thrasher digging, 1 Thrasher singing. 8 Blue Jays - Nov. 13. Table empty most of time. 1 Fox Sp. at pool. For six weeks only Brown Thrushes have come to table, and they not often. Quail a few times: Nov. 15. A large flock of juncoes came to bath. In same aggregation 2 S.F. Thrushes, 1 Fox Sp., 1 Song Sp., 2 R-c. Kinglets, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Flicker (drinking).

Nor. 1922 Berkeley. Nov.16. Last bird walk over stadium site. Found Red-breasted Nuthatches, Golden-crowned Knights, Huttons Vireos, beside other commoner birds. Nov.17. Last protest against stadium- City hall. Nov.19. Heavy tube fog at night. Nov.20. " " " a.m., 7 p.m. Nov.21. Clear, cold. Nov.22. 2 Willow goldfinches with juncoes at pool. Nov.23. Went to Lake Merritt with class. Found 4 rare Geese(2?), many pintails, shovelers baldpates, mallards, Canvas backs, Ruddy and a few blue-bills. 1 male buffle-head and 3 females, 1 Snow goose, 3 hybrid ducks. 2 Thrashless. Nov.24. Warm. Nov.26. . Nov.28. 1 Fox sparrow came to table. Also banded Br. Towhee and Blue jay. Nov.29. At pool: 1 S.F.Towhee, 2 Br. Towhees, 1 Varied Thrush and 1 banded White-throated Sparrow. Cold, clear. Quail go thru' garden several times a day. Dec.1. Cold, clear. N. wind. Dec.2. Br. Towhee on table. At pool banded White thr. Sp, 1 Hermit Thr., 2 Varied Thr.(1 full plumage) 2 Fox sp., 2 S.F.Tm

Dec. 1922. Berkeley. 1 Song Sp., juncoes and brights. A full plumage Varied Thrush walked for five minutes. (One in juvenile plumage flew at Fox Sp. and Brown Thrasher when they came to pool. Dec. 3. Beautiful day. No wind. Varied Thrushes Came for water. Dec. 4. Heavy frost in morning - first time - Bandes Br. Thrasher has half of tail feathers 1/2 grown. At 9 a.m. birds came in following order: 2 Br. Thrashers (1 banded) to take their bath. 2 Sp. " at bath - later 4- 1 Thrasher. (1 Varied Thrush (bath)/ Fox Sp. (bath) + drunk 1 Fox Sp. scratching, 1 male flicker drinking 1 Hermit Thrush 3 jays in bushes 1 Wrentit " " Snail on ground 9:16- 1 Jay on table. 20 juncoes about bath. 2 Purple finches drinking & bathing 1 Song sparrow.

Dec. 1922. Berkeley. Dec.6. 10 a.m. 4 Varied Thrushes. 2 Brown Thrushes 4 S.F. " 3 Fox sp. 1 White thr. Sp. 1 Thrasher came to table. 7 Quail on table grailing at me Blue Jays - 1 on table. Dec.7 - rain - Dec.8. rain , 9. rain - 10. rain - 11. rain, rain, rain . White- thr. Sparrow came twice to Table - Dec.13. Rain. Thrasher on table. 1 Quail at noon - Dec.29. 2 juncos came to table. Remained only a few moments. Dec.31. Banded Song Sp. on table. First time for two months or more. Also banded White-throated Sparrow. Thrasher comes occasionally to table -

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Jan. 1923 Berkeley. Jan. 4. In other years birds have come in numbers to the table for food, eating all I put out for them. This year very few come and those only occasionally. Probably the early rains, followed by warm weather, caused abundant food supply. Jan. 25. Donald R. Dietley showed his Motion Pictures. "Game Trails of the Northern Woods". Met Mayor Allan Brooks, who is painting at the Museum. Jan. 28. Wren at table - first time for many months. Also 1 Song Sparrow (banded), 1 Br. Towhee (banded), 2 Fox Sparrows, 1 White-throated Sparrow (banded). White-throated Sparrow has been missing for two weeks. Jan. 29. Cold with flurry of snow. Birds linger for food at last. (Feb. 4. Dr. Bryant saw Allen Hammer) Feb 6-26 - Influenza - James & Jamie. Feb. 15. Warm. Many birds come to feed. Song Sp., Thrasher; (Vigoro Mice beginning to sing.) Feb. 16-19. Warm. Feb. 17. Heard Allen Hammer - first time. Feb. 18 " again.

February 1923, Berkeley. Feb. 19. Birds at table: 5 Fox Sparrows, 3 Song Sp., 2 Brown Towhees, 2 S.F. Towhees, 7 juncos, 1 White - throated Sparrow. At bath - Varied Thrushes, 1 Purple Finch, 3 Ruby - er. Kinglets. Feb. 20. Cooler. Dicker came for water. Feb. 22. Flock of Cedar Waxwings at Ban- croft & Warring. Robins abundant - both feeding on the loyán berries there - Golden-er. Kinglets heard near house - Foggy - Sun set North of Golden Gate - Feb. 23. Foggy. 9:30 a.m. A flock of 8-10 Crossbills flew over, calling "Knip- Knip, Knip, Knip." Feb. 25. James saw flock of about 75 Cedar Waxwings at Bancroft & Warring - Eating loyán berries. Feb. 26. Warm - about 70°. Birthday luncheon for Mrs. Whitney. Birds all came to table, even quail. Varied Thrush, at R-c. Knight at fountain. Townsend Marblers feeding under larches - Feb. 27. Warm. N. mid. Feb. 28. Warm - dry - Watered garden -

March. 1923. Berkeley. Mar.1. Ladies came to watch birds. Cooler, Cloudy, balmy. Show continuous. 1 White Thp. 3 Jays. 5 Fox Sp. 3 Song Sp. 3 S.F. Torches, 2 Br. Torches, juncos. Thrasher (ate nuts) At fountain - Varied Thrush (1 with broken wing) R.C. Kinglets. In sunny gulch the Allen Hummer was in fine feather, doing pendulum. Heard Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Mar.2. Cold. N. Wind. Mar.3. Cold. N. Wind. Mar.4. Cold. Fox throat. Mar.5. I heard Lutecent Warbler about noon. 1st time Mar.6. Flock of about 100 Robins flew high up canyon at dusk. (Do they have roost in pine trees near Grizzly Peak?) Mar.7. First Spring Bird north Claremont Canyon. Lutecent Warbler. Large flock of robins. A few Varied Thrushes. Many Vigors Wrens. Bush lits - many pairs - 1 small flock. Juncos, Torches, Allen Hummer etc. Mar.9. White throats Sparrow still here. Mar.13. Warm. " " " " Titinouses singing, also Vigors Wren and Thrashers. Many Intermediate Sparrows on hill near Bairds, also on Right of Way. First time this winter.

March. 1923. Berkeley. March 14. Birds Come to feed still. 2 Thrashers (both on table together) 5 Fox Sp., 4 S.F. Torches 2 Song Sp., 2 Br. Torches. 5 Blue jays. Varied Thrushes feed in garden and Come to pool. Intermediate Sparrows on Right of Way - very tame. Mar. 15. Bird Class went to Golden Gate Park. Water birds less abundant than usual. 1 Buffle Head, 12-15-pr- Bluebills, 12 Ruddy's, Mallards (young 13, hybrids) 3 young swans (black) 1 Pied billed Grebe, 1 Eared Grebe, Calif Gulls, Many Song Sp. (mated), Vigor Mews, Chickadees, a few juncos, 2 R-C. Kinglets, 1 Robin, few Varied Robins, Quail, S.F. Torches, Yellow-throat (singing), Nuttall Sp., Andrew Waxwings, Allen Hummingbirds. Near Crossbills. Warm. Perfect weather. Mar. 16. Warm. St. Honed Owls - 2 calling in night. 1 Barn Owl called once. Mar. 17. Warm. Argentine out trails noticed. Lutecent Marshes heard again. Put out trap and banded) 3 Fox Sp. P/ S.F.T. 5532 13,4 , 5:50 35 White-throated Sparrow gone. Mar. 18. St. Honed Owls heard many twixos during night. Hot, dry. A bad

March 1923. Berkeley. Mar.19. Wrentits making a great fuss over Blue jays (near their nest?) Stopped immediately other guys flew out of brush. Bush tits also concerned. Cooler. Purple Finches singing beautifully. Also Thrushes. Banded a Song Sparrow 55036 Mar.20. Varied Thrush in garden. Warm. Mar.21. James Birthday. Went to Golden Gate Park. Beautiful warm day. In Rhododendron garden, Chickadee flew into crack in Eucalyptus tree. In Japanese Tea Garden flocks of 25-30 Crossbills feeding on Eucalyptus seeds (small variety). Many purple finches Scooters & Bluebirds on bay. Calif Gulls very numerous. Many W. Gulls. Several min Glaucous muged; 1 Hermit, a few Ring billed Mar.22. Walk in Wild Cat Canyon. Very warm. Many Hutton Vireos, Calling constantly. Lut. Warblers common. Heard Pileated W. Bush tits all noted - no flocks. 26 sp. Mar.23. Charles Day. Purple finches singing. Warm. Mar.24. Cooler. Ride with Schwecks thru Redwood Canyon, Walnut Creek, Franklin Canyon. Cool, clear. Lut. Sp. Hermit Thrush (singing) Mourning Doves Shrikes Mar.25, 26. Hot. Townsend Warblers singing.

March 1923 Berkeley. Mar. 27. Caught lone canary - Heard House Wren. Went with Mrs. Saunders Children to Pleasanton-Sanol in search of Blue Heron colony. Found theirs N. of Hearst Estate. 4 nests in our bite - 5 in other. Birds on nests and flying about. Saw also Kingfisher, Black Phoebe, Willow Woodpeckers Swallows (building under eaves at Danville) Morning Doves, Shrike, Dic. Sparrows, Audubon Warblers, Varied Thrushes. Three (large) dark birds cleaning thru' trees giving note like that of W. Martin - Black Phoebe building. Blue Herons seemed to be brooding. Nests very high in tops of sycamore trees. Mar. 28. Heard a Warbling Vireo singing near the U.C. dairy. Warm. Mar. 29. Fog in morning. Townsend Warblers singing. James reported Great Horned Owls in the night. One was on the sleeping porch, the other farther away. Luscinia Warblers at the pool. Singing freely. March 30. Cooler. Heard R.C. Kinglet. June 51981 Showers in night. March 31. Banded Fox Sp. 55037, Br. Towhee 56038. White Throated Sparrow (banded) seen again after two weeks absence. Did not succeed in trapping it.

April. 1923 Berkeley April 1. Trapped White-throated Sparrow and read its number - 51978. Also banded a S.F. Thrasher, 55039. Rain. There is still up an unbanded Brown Thrasher feeding at my table. I had supposed there were only two and that both were banded. R.C. Knights and Townsend Warblers still here. Latter singing. A Thrasher on the feeding table "frage" when Blue Jay gave its alarm note. Apr. 2. Rain a.m. White-throated Sparrow still about. Cock quail on table. Hermit Thrush. Apr. 3. Clear, crisp. White-throated Sparrow here. Townsend Warblers in full song. For sparrows sing often but not in full tones. 9 a.m. Four quail (2 male, 2 female) on table with Thrasher and Brown Thrasher. Thrasher flew. Thrasher picked one quail in thight without effect. Then began tackling others quickly driving 3 of them off, also leaving himself. 9:15 4 female quail + eating Canary seed. Apr. 4. Rain, rain. Not cold. Many birds. White-throated Sparrow came to table once. Apr. 5. Rain. R.C. Knights singing. Hermit Thrush Calling. Pair of quail on table.

Apr.3.(Cont'n) Next to cemetery p.m. In Country Club grounds were Quail, Junco's, Varies /Robins and Robins. In Cemetery both Nuttall and Intermediate Sparrows were singing. Apr.6. Pair of Quail on Table. Cloudy- Apr.7. Conducts Field Trip of Calif. Nature Club on Campus. With so many new buildings going up (Education, Mechanics, Physics and Stadium) there is little binding Territory left. Walked through Faculty Blade where Tornaxd Warblers were singing - perhaps 15-20 in a flock. Heard one Western Flycatcher. [Ruby-crowned Kinglet was singing continuously - Earlier as I passed by I heard the Pileated Warbler. In the Botanical gardens were Golden- crowned Sparrows, Intermediate and Nuttall Sparrows beside Allium Drummingbird, 1 S.F. Torhee, Br. Torhees and Song Sparrows. In the Ellis Orchard were Blue Jays, Robins, Swinets and 1 Junco - Partly Cloudy - Warm. Apr.8. Small flock of quail passed through, came to table. Beautiful day- At Heard Warbling Vireo toward dawn. Apr.9. Whistle of quail on guard. A pair of Thrasher came to Table - Adolescent Warbler sings constantly east of house Rain.

Berkeley. 1923. April 241 Flicker drumming on box. Apr.10. A pair of quail come often to table, using it for loafing as well as for feeding. A small flock came also in early morning. Rain. Hermit Thrush and Intermediate Sparrows here. Pileated Warbler & Warbling Vireo heard in distance. Banded Br.Towhee (newband) on table a moment. Only one feeds often and that unbanded with no mate in attendance. Apr.11. Still Cloudy. 2 Dut. Sparrows and 1 Golden-crown came to bathe. Have heard a strange call note several times lately - between a Thrasher and Jay, lower pitched than either. Two called at dam. Clean p.m. Townsend Warbler still singing. Apr.12. Beautiful warm spring day. Went with class to Baumberg. Flower abundant and plenty of water, both fresh and salt. Found the following birds: Trebe (sp?) (1), Baldpate Gulls (black heads) many flying in flocks of ducks. 1 Baldpate, Pintail, Shovellers, Ruddy. Several thousand ducks but too wild to be approached nearly. In flight, The bulk of the flocks seemed to be shovellers. Great Blue Heron (4-5), Black-crowned Night Heron (1), Coots (3-400), Avocets (15-17), Long Billed Dowitchers (50-), Red-backed Sandpiper (1),

April. Berkeley & Bamberg 1943 Western Saupipers (100 - near, large flock in distance) Sanderling (10-20), Yellow Legs (1), Killdeer (15?), Semipalmated Plover(1), Snowy Plover (5-6) Horned Lark (about 12), Redwinged Blackbird (many), Western Meadowlark (many), Brewer Blackbird, House finch (largest flock I ever saw, literally thousands in 1 Eucalyptus tree), Willow Goldfinch, Bryant Marsh Sparrow(3), Song Sparrow(many) Cliff Swallow (not a barn, but under windmill near station), N. Violet Gr. Swallow (100?), 1 Shrike, Pipit (6?), 1 English Sparrow. Apr.13. Beautiful day. Flock of Dut. Sparrows singing near house and one song must have been that of the White-throated Sparrow p p p i p i ! , the first two notes having the quality of a Golden-crowned Sparrow's song. At 2:30 p.m. a squealing as of an injured bird was followed by a great commotion among the birds at the end of which several jays flew out in pursuit of one. (Probably first jay had an egg). Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dwarf W. Thrush. Fox sp. still here and 1 Golden Crowned Sparrow came to table. Apr.14. No Fox Sparrows at the table or fountain and no Dut. Sparrows singing. Warm. Looked into titmouse box - seven eggs.

1923 Berkeley. April April.15. Golden-crowned Sparrows were singing. Several came to pool accompanied by Intermediate Sparrows but there were no Dut. Sp. songs heard. Have all males passed north? April 16. Hermit Thrush, about and singing soft voice. Kniglets calling but not singing. Five quail on table - went away in two groups (1) Mate & female, (2) Male and Mrs. Mios reported yellow Two females. Cloudy a.m. Walbier. Apr. 17. Rain p.m. Hermit Thrush at pool and singing. Only birds on table - 1 pr. quail, 1 Br. Towhee (banded), 1 Br. Towhee (not banded) 1 S.F. Towhee, 1 Thrasher. At 6:30 p.m. a great row with jays. Apr. 18. Clear, brilliant day. Intermediate Sparrows heard again. Hermit Thrush here. Apr. 19. Took walk with class up Strawberry Canyon. Perfect day. No wind. 1 Redtailed Hawk flew out of Monterey Pines at head of canyon where they usually nest. Pair. 2 Quail, many pairs. No quail whistles. 3. Coast Jay - very numerous. Noisy in upper canyon. 4. Calif Jay - Several pairs. more quiet. 6. Meadow Lark - in full song across canyon (S) 7. Flickers - two heard.

April. Berkeley 1923. 8. Western Flycatcher - one heard. 9. Allen Hummingbird - 3 seen or heard. 10. Purple Finch - 2 singing. 11. Linnet - several near ranch house. 12. Fox Sparrow - two seen on S. side of canyon. 13. Golden-crowned sp. - small flock. No songs. 14. Song Sparrow - perhaps five. 15. Brown Towhee - " " 16. S.F. Towhee - abundant 17. Blackheaded Grosbeak - 5 or six - singing. 18. G.b. Goldfinch - 2 19. Western Tanager - heard several, saw two, one in full plumage. Heard call and song. 20. Nutting Vireo - 2. 21. Warbling Vireo - 1 - full song. 22. Lutecent Warbler - most abundant bird in canyon 23. Bilesated " " very " " 24. Tolmie " heard 2. 25. Thrasher - many in full song. 26. Vigors Wren " " " " 27. House Wren - three pairs near sand house; 1 pr. building in hole above window of abandoned out-house. Both male & female working on same nest. (28. Black-backed Thrush (heard by aerial)?)

April 1923 Berkeley. April 20. Dr. Grumell reports White-throated Sparrow near Faculty Club in full song (Golden-crowned Sparrow near Faculty Club. April.26) Clear, crisp. Brown Thrush seen carrying nesting materials - soft straw or grass - Hermit Thrush came to bathe at 6:30 p.m. Black-beaded Grosbeak heard in early morning east. April 22. Hermit Thrush came to bathe 4:30 p.m. Clear, crisp. Heard Black-beaded Grosbeak near Greek Theater. Apr.24. Olive-sided Flycatcher calling at noon from above us on the hill. Dr. Bryant reported it also back of Greek Theater. Beautiful weather. Apr.25. Waked at dawn to hear White-throated Sparrow singing Could not see it in dense shrubbery. Sang 6-8 times. Last time Hermit Thrush came to bathe. At 9 a.m. small flock of Black-throated Gray Warblers seen - heard earlier also Very bright plumage. At 4:00 p.m. drove with Mr. & Mrs. Schaefer to Bamburg. Grocets there still. Also sandpipers (W) a flock of 20 Curlew in fields, a few ducks - Green- winged Teal. Pintail, Shoveller and Ruddy- Flushed Meadow Lark from nest - well downed of dry grass - 6 eggs. Many Cliffswall barn building on old barn. Also Barn Sw and Violet-green. Heard Orioles. Linnet, Willow Goldfinch and Horned Larks around. Also Red-winged Blackbirds.

April. 1923. Merced Lake. Apr.26. Went with ladies to Lake Merced. On bay were usual gulls - Western and Bonaparte most prominent. Forster Terns and Common Terns, White-ringed & Duf Scoter. At the lake: Western Grebe (1), Eared Grebe (2) Pied-billed Grebe (1), Loon (1), Bonaparte Gull, other gulls not iden- tified, Farallone Cormorant, Mallard (1), Ruddy Duck, Bittern (seen several times), Yel. Blue Heron (1), Black - or. Night Heron (1pr. in Cypress tree), Coots, Quail (heard) Belted Kingfisher (1), Allen Hummingbirds (about 200) nest in Cypress tree w. 2 eggs, Black Phoebe, W. Flycatcher, Blackbirds (2) (Sp?), in tules, Purple Finch, House Finch, Willow Goldfinch, Greenb. Goldfinch, Pintail Dickins, St. Louis Juncos, S.C. Long Ep., Swallow (Sp?) (Butler Vireo (heard), Yellow Warbler (abundant), Pacific Yellowthroat (many), Pileated W.(several) Vigors Wren, Tule Wren (nest), Calif. Chickadee, Bush Tits (nest in Eucalyptus tree in hanging branches) Russet-backed Thrush, On way home, located Bush Tits nest in low back oak tree on right of way - Young calling faintly. Apr.27. W. Flycatcher flew on to last years nest under porch. Titmouse feeding young which Can be heard calling: Coel. Apr.28. Cool, foggy. Apr.29. Cooper Club trip to Golden Gate Park - The pleasant weather. Black Phoebe. Usual birds, nests of Bush Tits & Nuttall Sp., Baby Coots. [illegible] Grebe. 2 Ruddy D. in full plumage.

May 3. Went to Lafayette: Fons Quail, Red-t. Hawk, Br. Black bird, Meadowlark, Bullock's Oriole, Wood Pewee, W. Flycatcher, Mourning Dove, Allen Hummingbird, Anna X, Black Phoebe (nest but no eggs), Willow & Calif. Woodpeckers, Calif. Jay, Shrike, Swallow (?) over Lake Temescal, Linnitt, Willow Green-backed & Lawrence Goldfinch (abundant), Black-headed Grosbeak, Song Sparrow, Calif. and S. F. Towhees, Eng. Sparrows, Chipping Sparrow, Slender-billed Nuthatch, Tolema Warbler (intuit?), Yellow W., Pileolated Warbler, Lutescent W., Lazuli Bunting (abundant), House Wren (abundant) Wren-tit, W. Bluebird, Flicker, Titmouse, Warbling Vireo (abundant). Found no swal- lora, Ash-thr. Flycatcher or Chats and only one privet. Warm. Bush-tits out of my Yarrow thorn in hills. May 5. Titmice still feeding young. Beautiful day. May 6. Robin & Creeper in Faculty Glade. May 8. Titmice seen in early morning near box, but not during day. Busert backed Thrush singing in evening. Very warm. May 9. Young Blue Jay just out of nest. May 11. A family of young quail (2 days old?) were caught in the gutter on Momwood Road. The parents went up the bank calling but the young could not get out of the

gutter on to the sidewalk- Elizabeth Paine caught them and put them on the bank where the parents collected them. Blue jays were feeding young (calling loudly) in wall trees next to Faculty Club. May 12. A Blue Jay which was taking food from the table was tackled by another jay. Both birds fell to the ground under the table with their feet clenched, lying on their backs or sides. After a minute or two one broke away, the other flying after. Later, when I put out fresh bread, crumbled up, a large bright-plumaged jay packed eight pieces in his bill, and flew away with it. a moment later, another less bright came timidly, looked about carefully, took one piece and flew just before the 1st bird returned for another load. Probably two broods are being fed. Brown Forkhills attack the jays whenever they go S. E. of big oak tree. May 13, 14, 15 warm. May 16. Fog. Titinirri about box again. May 17. Dave talk before Fruitvale Women's Club.

May 18-June 1. House cleaning. Quail (a pair) occasionally to table for food. Jays look everything except a seed. By May 27 brought young up into trees near table. Thrasher had young near table till May 29 when they moved farther up canyon. Br. Towhee, 1 Song Sp. (banded) and 1 S.F. Towhee came often for seed. Song Sp. very tame, May 26. Went with Mr. and Mrs. Cantelow to Los Banos. Drove by way of San Jose, Gilroy, San Juan, Hollister. Pacheco Pass closed so had to go by Pasoche Pass and Tres Pinos, then along a foot hill road back to Los Banos. At Miller Lew Ranch near Gilroy saw several pairs of Magpies, yellow-billed. Had nests in oak tree across road from ranch house, A little farther on we stopped near a ranch where there were locust and large willow trees. Found nest of Bullock's Oriole, one of Black-headed Grosbeak and one of Ash. Kipling containing young almost gone. Almost dark when we went thru' pass. Sparrow Hawk last bird seen. Heard St. Honed Owl. Other birds seen from machine, Quail.

Morning Doves (many), Turkey Vulture, Marsh Hawk, W. Red-tailed Hawk, Black Phoebe, Calif. Horned Lark, Yellow-billed Magpie, Calif. Jay, W. Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Meadow Larks (many), Brewer Blackbird, Linnets, Willow Goldfinch, Brown Towhee, Cliff Swallow, Barn Swallow, Shrike, Yellow Warbler, W. Bluebird. Reached Los Banos about 10:30 p.m. May 27. Arose at 5:00 a.m. Got into marshes by 6. First stop less than a mile from Los Banos, B. Orioles and Kingbirds (atk.) in shade trees. In overflowed land, Black-nicked Stilts (cir. 15) Black Terns (cir. 25) one nest with two eggs, on small platform in water about a foot deep. I think the alarm notes of this cpair brought the birds from some distance. Saw also near open water: Forest Terns and a few Green-winged Teal; also Red-winged and Brewer Blackbirds. A few Glossy Ibises flew in from the east and a St. Blue Heron was seen in the distance. As we drove on toward Merced many Burrow- ing Owls were seen, some with young. Also a Bittern. We soon stopped again where the fields were under water and walked some distance - Many stilts came to meet us, also Black Terns.

As we walked through the water we found a nest of the Black Terns with two young, one downy and the other not yet dry from shell. No bits of shell in the nest. After we passed the bird returned promptly to the nest. Within a few minutes we found 6 Redwinged Black birds nests, three empty (or not quite laid), the others with 1, 2, and 3 eggs. Next a duck flew (Gagwall?) pretending to be wounded. Making the spot we went to it and found four ducklings about 3 in long, downy, which went swimming off while the mother tried to lure us away. One of the ducklings dove as Mr. Cauldwell tried to catch them. He caught one and we examined it, then let it go. Next came many Yellow-headed Blackbirds but we did not find their nests, the water being deep. Next a tree area; on the dry spots were many Killdeer but I did not find nests or young. A few Glossy Ibis flew in and we saw again the Foster Tern and a pair of Avocets. A colony of Blackbirds were very noisy. Mr. Cauldwell went into their tule patch and found the nests very close together. Many Barn Swallows were nesting under the bridge. One nest had four eggs - lined deep with feather

Los Banos A few Farallone Cormorants flew over. Several miniature Black-crowned Night herons flushed from the tules. We returned about 11 a.m. to machine and drove on past a Large deep marsh on the right where there were many Glossy Ibis. Saw also an Anthony Green Heron and more it. Blue Herons, some W. Crows, Coots, more Meadow Larks, Orioles, Blackbirds, Song Sparrow Art. Kingbirds, Shrikes. At noon we reached the San Joaquin River where we had picnic lunch. Mosquitoes were terrible! At this stop we found Cliff Swallows nesting under the bridge, five Double nests, two of them in clumps of reedtules, a W. Crow nest and a Marsh Hawk's nest in alve in the water. A pair of Shrikes were feeding green birds in the trees, Kingbirds were everywhere. Two or three Longtails Chats could be heard at our tree. Also Quail, Mourning Doves, Nuttall Woodpecker, Linnets, Willows Goldfinch, Bushtits, Doug Sparrow, Sacramento Towhee, Warbling Vireo (heard only), Yellow Warbler, W. Yellowthroat. San Joaquin Wren, Green-b. Goldfinch in Tulocks Total for 2 days 54. In a meadow found 16 Black-crowned NC.N. A pair of Cinnamon Teal - Note 10:30 p.m.

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.

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.

23. Rained quite hard last night. Saw Vaux Swift near Mr. Alvany Cottage. 24. Clear, beautiful day. 25. Took boy scouts for walk. Found Chipping Sparrow, Linnet, Cliff Swallow, Song Sparrow, Black Phoebe, Vaux Swift, Calif. Woodpecker, Female Black-headed Grosbeak, Yellow Warbler and Black-throated Warbler (female) beside many others seen on previous trips. Young Brown Thrushes left nest on clothes line. 28. Warm. Found nest of Rust-backed Thrush. 29. Boy scouts lesson - Thrushes nest, Brown Thrushes nest, Tanny Creeper, W. Flycatcher, W. Red-tailed Hawk. July 2. Boy scouts last lesson. Nest of Olive-sided Flycatchers at end of first horizontal branch in large redwood on river bank. Feeding young. Nest of Ash-treated Flycatchers in tree about forty feet away. Added Pine Siskin to list. Hot. Lazuli Bunting singing near cottage yesterday & today. July 6. Lesson with Wood-craft Boys - Olive-sided Flycatchers feeding young in big redwood tree above Boulder Creek pool. Violet-green Swallows feeding young young in nest in cornice of old building next Bear Creek Road. July 9. Drove to Big Basin. Azaleas still in bloom. July 11. Spent day on beach - Capitola, Santa Cruz Head nuttall $12 arrow.

July 12. Lazuli Bunting still singing near cottage Thrush songs much reduced. Grosbeaks Call occasionally but no song. Saw many last week in upper end of valley- July 13. Found Western Tanager feeding young at Ben Lound. Have found them each year in June near Walters Chergy or- Chard and have suspects they nested there July 18. Heard Western Martin at 4:209.m. July 20. Watched Vaux Swifts and learned their call - a high pitched squeaking sound. July 23. Drove along cliff north of Santa Cruz. One rock point off shore covered with Faral- Lond Cormorants and Gulls. One Heermann Gull seen. Farther north a bird flew out of a hole in the cliff - black with large white wing patches and orange feet. Body short (perhaps 10-12 in.) Wings longs. Bill moderately long. Several on water. Another bird flew north - plain gray above, lighter underneath. Looked like Brandering Tattler. The note of the group of birds was a high, prolonged note like the sound of wind singing through ropes or wires. The single bird utters a series of staccato notes, not quite as high, repeated rapidly.

July 29(?). Heard call early dawn - three explosive raven whistles repeated after interim. J. E. suggests Marbled Murrelet. Major Brooks strides Long-ebbed Creek. July 31. Returned to Berkeley. Aug. 5. At 10 p.m., as I stood on Mosswood Road, I heard the notes of shore birds in the air above - double whistled note - not like Black-tailed Gull? Curlew - Notes continued about five minutes then ceased. If they were flying directly the flock must have been large. If rising in spirals as gulls do in migration, perhaps a smaller flock. The former supposition seems more reasonable. In Oakland Cemetery saw a family of very small quail (weeks old?) Aug. 6. Dogs have made many paths through woods. Birds shy. Song Sparrow at drinking fountain has only half a tail. Young San Francisco Tarhees with parents, still spotted. Pileated Warbler heard, House Wren. Aug. 8. Two Thrasher singing at dawn. Aug. 9. Black headed Grosbeak near house calling and singing in snatches soft voice. Anna's Hummingbird about garden most of time - Liri's Tongue in full bloom. Aug. 11. San Francisco Tarhees giving Three-diddle Song

Aug. 27, 28. Thunder showers. Aug. 30. 9:30 at fountain; 2 song sparrows, Spotted 2 San Francisco Torches, 1 Wren lit and 1 Purset- backed Thrush. 1 S.F. Torcher (not banded) and 1 Song Sp. (banded) on feeding table. Went to S.F. by Ky Route. Many Sandpipers and Bonaparte Gulls and a few phalaropes. Also live Heermann Gulls followed the boat. 1 heads gray. Sept. 7. Large Hawk flew over, long narrow tail. No colors except gray visible. Several flaps then soar, in direct line. Probably Coopers. Sept. 8. Thrashers singing every morning. In free plumage. Brown Torchers still moulting. Titmouse came to nesting box, alighted on roof and gave calls they give near nest. Second time this week. Wren also to hole and looked in. Dwail very numerous and calling. Sept. 14. Heard Kingfisher over Dimming pool. " 16. Several dwail flew from feeding table when I went out on porch. Must be same ones that fed there last year. Titmouse on box again.

1923 Sept. 19. Fire raged North Berkeley. Came into Strawberry Canyon also. Many hawks flying about during fire. Hot, north wind. Sept. 23 - Russet-backed Thrush heard at dam. Sept. 24 - Ruby-crowned Knight in garden. Unbanded Br. Turkey, banded Song sp. (right foot) and Vigin Wren at pool. Titmouse came to box as before. Sept. 25. Rain. Sept. 26. Fine, clear, sunny day. Robins in canyon. Sept. 28. Fox Sparrow on feeding table . Sept. 29. Fox Sparrow on table very tame but not banded Sept. 30. Golden-crowned Sparrow gave two notes of song in early morning. Heard Hermit Thrush. Went to Bannberg. Could not get to fresh water ponds but on salt water saw 124 Brobets, 3 Godwits and a few sandpipers. Also Sparrow Hawk, Sharp-sh. Hawk and Turkey Buzzard, pipits. Sept. 1. Saw Townsend Warbler from window. Oct. 2. Intermediate Sparrows singing. Thrush eating berries of wild currant. Oct. 6. 3 Fox Sparrows at fountain - no bands Oct. 10. Many but. T.G.C. Sparrows singing, songs of latter not complete. Drove over to

Stamcel Et. Reservoir in Wild Cat Canyon to see Ring- necked Ducks reports by Mr. Kliver. There were eight - 3 males, 5 females - Distant views across the reservoir but in good light. Our nearest remained under water about 35 sec. Many Audubon Warblers were catching insects over the palm & 1 Black Phoebe. Just before dark Blue Jays near house were terribly excited. I suppose they were mobbing an owl but in a few minutes Jamie came in to report a strange bird on the porch - near the kitchen door. Covered let. house and porch railing was a cost, one leg broke, wings clipped or exhausted so it could not fly over railing - very tame. Caught it and caged it in bird trap. Probably an escape from aviary burned Sept. 19. Mr. Rague reported Pd.W. Oct. 11 Oct. 19. Heard Golden-crowned Kinglet. Oct. 24 - Many Hutton Vireos about. Also Torn- and Warblers. Band-tailed Parakeet seen - first time for many weeks. No band-tailed Fox Sparrow seen yet.

Nor.12. A dozen quail came on to Table and railing, remaining sometime To feed on canary seed and crumbs. Others were at the pool. Nor. 15. Continued warm weather, very little fog and no rain. Large flocks of Gambel, Nuttall and S.-c. Sparrows go hurrying through the oaks and understreet. Not settled to definite feeding grounds yet. Nor.16. Six Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the oaks just E. of house. All scolding and flying at each other, some with Crowns raised. No cat or other source for current could be located. Seemed to be a contest for territory. Finally scattered. Nor. 17. Heard Crow up Canyon. Nor. 18. Still dry and warm. No high winds. Just calm clear warm weather. Large flock of Sparrows Came to pass. Both Dutermeisters and Nuttalls singing. Goldencrows present but heard no songs.

Dec. 9. Heard Varies Thrush - first time this year. The continued warm weather lasted Till Thanksgiving when it rained. This was followed by clear colder weather with more or less cold east wind. Birds have come more regularly for food as there has been no rain and no green glass or other fresh vegetation. Banded Song Sp., S. F. Towhees and one Brown Towhee are constantly seen at the fountain or table - the Br. Towhee less frequently than the others. No banded winter visitors have been seen through Fox Sparrows are about every day and Golden Crowned Sparrows occasionally. Even birds banded by Mr. Claybaugh a little farther up the canyon near the swimming pool have not been detected here. Many Intermediate Sparrows have come to the pool on warm days but they hurry past, not remaining to feed. Have had no time for trapping or for trips.

1924. Dec. 13. Rain. Jan. 29. 1924. Only one or two showers since Dec. 13, not enough to make the hills really green yet. Clean dry weather with an occasional strong north wind has prevailed. The Intermediate and Golden-crowned Sparrows are seldom seen or heard in the Canyon. One Golden-crown only was heard singing in "Sunny Gulch" on Dec. 19. No banded Winter visitors were detected on the feeding table till Jan. 23. when a banded Fox Sparrow came repeatedly. I put out my trap and took one S.F. Tovbee (which died in my hand), one Fox Sparrow (put on band no. 55040) and one Song Sp. (no. 55036) banded Mar. 19, 1923. Have been pouring melted fat over food on table. Vagos: Warblers occasionally forage. Jan. 24. Golden-crowned Knights in the make of a very large flock of brush tits - Several Ruby-crowned Knights in aggregation.

Jan. 24. (contd.). Banded birds that come regularly for food: 2 song sparrows (rt. ft.) / S.F. Torhee, (left foot) 1 Male S.F. Torhee (left foot Rose) proband) (bait) 1 Female S.F. Torhee ( ) , 2 Fox Sparrows (rt. ft.) At Coops Club meeting in evening I was presented with a pair of Opx. Brinoculars and two books on European birds:- Dresser's Palaeartic Birds and Pamsay's Birds of Europe and North Africa. Have been secretary eight years - Mr. Nut who claimed S.F. Torhee taking Jan. 23, reports whole left side bloodless. Jan. 25 - Rain - very much needed. 26 " Frogs croaking in Stadium- 27 " 28 " Six S.F. Torhees can be seen on feeding ground at our time. No song sparrows except the two banded ones (with right foot.) Feb. 12 Hills green. Beautiful weather Saw titmouses seeking another (mates?) Feb. 15. Heard Robins-first time for weeks Feb. 17. Warm beautiful day - Feb. 22. " " " Lutescent Warbler back.

Feb.28. A pair of thrashers on the table, both eating canary seed. Bush-tits building a nest in oak tree in the garden. Feb.29. A Raccoon came through the woods to drinking fountain, past dining room porch, past front porch, down steps and off to rest through woods at 4:30 p.m. Perhaps a mascot belonging to one of our fraternities. Students worked on trails in hills this a.m. Labor Day - leapper. Mar. 3. Rain. Mar. 6. Went to Golden Gate Park with Jamie while Mrs. Parsons buried poison oak. Beautiful day. Many Allen Hummers- Jap. Juniper in full bloom- Also many Prunus Dickinsoni. On Slim Lake were Mallards, Puddles (1 full plumage) Blue Bills, 1 Buffle Head, 1 Pied-billed Grebe. On Bay saw 2 W. Grebes. Used Binoculars - first time.

March 29. Clear after ten days of intermittent rains and chilly weather white frost. Townsend Warblers singing. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have been singing pretty during past week. A pair of Brown Thrushes came to table together yesterday and today. 7 & Quail on coos at 8:30 a.m. All flew at alarm note of Brown Thrush. Apr. 29. Heard Pileated Warbler nest. Apr. 2. Quail come often to table. Many Ind. Sp. Apr. 5. 2 Pileated Warblers heard. W. thatcatcher and Rufous-crowned Sparrow in Sunny Dutch. Titmouse sat on eggs while I looked into leaves. Apr. 6. Dove 15 lbs. Alton and duck. Very list. Stopped a few minutes at Bannenberg Ponds dry - only one small patch of yellow marsh flowers. Poppies on dyke brilliant and very abundant. Man at Club House told me there were more ponds farther over where there had been crocodiles and storks. Only birds 9 and were meadow Larks. Black Birds (Br. and Red-winged, Linnet). At Blue Heron, Gulls and Coots. Near Alvarado there were Cliff Swallows and near Alvarado many phaenants.

Apr.7. Beautiful warm day without north wind. Heard W. Flycatcher and Warbling Vireo. Many Ht. Sparrows are feeding on worms in oak Trees - and singing freely. Tennessee Warbler, and Knights less singing freely. At noon a flock of Gulls was calling loudly as they rose over hills. Black Phoebe was dairy. Apr.11. A robin flew into street and picking up a stick flew up into tree with it just as I passed in auto - This was on the south side of Durant Ave. just below Shattuck. Black Phoebe [illegible] under Porches. Apr.12. A Robin was singing at dawn. A House Wren - the first I have heard this spring - came into the garden, investigated the box near the swing, carried a stick up ... and into it but disappeared after a few minutes. Hermit Thrushes are numerous. Knights & Tennessee Warblers and Intermediate and Y.c. Spar rows still singing and eating the worms which seem to be over-abundant. Apr.13. Down down to Los Altos - Many yellow Warblers singing - Also Yellow - throats. Balmy at Los Altos - very cold, misty in Bay region:

Apr.14. Ruby-crowned Kinglet still here. Clear, cold. Apr.15. Black-headed Grosbeak. Titmouse feeding young Jolmis Warbler back. Apr.16. House-wrens began building in box next to swing. Warm, beautiful day. Apr.18. Robin singing up canyon. Fox sp. still here. Apr.19. Grosbeaks common - Also many P.T. Warblers, Hermit Thrushes singing at dawn - one, mus- cally but not in full tunes - the other in harsh unmusical notes. Beautiful day. Golden-crested more numerous than Intermediates but some out. Still here. Near Bluebirds often in direction of dairy - Apr.21. Int. Sp. still here but not singing and fewer than Y.C. Sparrows. Apr.23. Y.C. Sp. and Hermit Thrush still here. Weather raw, cloudy. Apr.25. A Cassin Vireo sang near house for an hour or more. No Hermit Th. Apr.26. Several Rustic-backed Thrushes were whistling at dawn. Apr.27. Hermit Thrush and Intermediate Sp. came to battle at 8 a.m. Her. Th. again at 6 p.m. Apr.28. Banded five baby titmouses in box. Apr.29. Fox Sparrow in pool at 6:45 a.m.

Apr.29 (cont.) Mr. Denney took pictures of a pair of Zanail and Blue Jay on Table and two baby Titmouses posed on a twig. Beautiful day. Apr.30. Heard Louie Bentley - first time. May 2. Mr. Denney tries again to get photographs. Brought whole brood of titmouses to front porch which I netted in. Birds could not perch and showed much fear. One managed to escape and joined parents in trees. They could climb up netting and cling to vertical wall of shingles or brick - but not to twig. May 4. Five eggs in House Wren's nest. May 13- Left Berkeley for year abroad. See next notebook.

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