Bird notes, v4396
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1937. 137 Jan. 1. Rain. 4 in. snow on Diabls. Jan. 2. Rain. Heavy snow in Sierras - Jan. 3. Clear. Snow on Mt. Hamilton Range - Drove to Boulder Creek and back via Dunbarion Bridge. No Stop but saw many Sandpipers, Eared Grebes and in distance Willets, a few B.B. Plover and too far away to identify rafts of brown birds which were probably Godwits. Tide low - Caught many glimpses of Clapper Rails. On the way back, many Am. Egrets, 1 Snoring Egret, Blue Herons and in distance a few W. Pelicans. Not more than half a dozen ducks seen. At Boulder Creek birds were concentrated in the sunny side of the valley, especially in the Huntington Place where there were Stone asters and the remains of an old vegetable garden. At dawn alarm note from a Brown Porche, caused about two hundred birds flew up from the ground - mostly juncos and G.C. Sparrows. In the trees there were chickadees, W. Bluebirds, Cedar Waxwings and a few R.-C. Chinselets. Heard a Warbler (Louis saw a bird with much yellow) just. Thousands Warblers and saw a flock of Willow Goldfinches and several Hermit Thrushes. Jan. 4. Heavy frost in early morning. Clear. Jan. 6. Cold. N. Wind. Clear. Hermit Th. took bath at 5 pm. Jan. 7. Very cold. Ice on bird pools all day. 27° Jan. 8. " " " " " 27° Jan. 9. Still cold. Winds died down. Becoming cloudy. At 7:30 a Hermit Thrush sang repeatedly Song Sparrows once.