Bird notes, v4396
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130 1936 Puget Sound Sparrows - many in certain printable localities. A large flock singing in arrancarian juices in Alameda at sunset. Song Sparrows, Told 53 species. October 10. Fox Sparrows singing at 37 Muswood. Mew to Boulder Creek by way of Dumbarton (that Saturday) Bridge. Tide higher when we passed; Many more Black-crowned Night Herons, several in miniature plumage (25+); more Pintails than yesterday. No Pelicanos, 400 Crocets, a few Eared Grebes. American Egrets were fewer but the Three-banded Egrets were seen. The striking thing was the abundance of Night Herons and the total of all Herons - sometimes four kinds in one group. (Oct. 11. Boulder Creek. Heard the Gygmy Owl again. Fox Sparrows, Kinglets, Crispers, Kingfisher, Chickadees, Townsend Warblers etc. as usual. (Oct. 12. Black-Throated Warbler near Berkeley House. Fox Sparrows singing. Warm - No mud. Aud. Was at (Oct. 13, 14. Still warm, quiet - Nomad. (Oct. 15. North wind - Nannu - 4 Hermit Thrushes near pool - no conflict. (Oct. 17 At Santa Cruz on the West Cliff Drive I saw about 100 Saunderslings, 20 Black Turnstones, 13 B. Plovers, 1 Curlew, many Pelicans (Brown), Farallone Cormorants, Wistling and Heermann's Gulls. The tide was just beginning to ebb, waves were dashing very high against the rocky points. Between waves the Saunderslings and Turnstones were feeding and bathing in the little pools left in the hollows of the rocks. Saunders