Bird notes, v4396
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Inverness and Pt. Reyes. 1934 17 Song Sparrows, Rovato to Inverness: Calif. Woodpiker, Western Crow, Bluebirds, Chickadee, Violet Green (or Tree?) Swallows, funny except near Inverness. April 12. Heavy fog during night - roof very wet - High for all day - no wind. Not cold. Left Inverness 8:30 a.m. for Pt. Reyes. Wild flowers very abundant - yellow lupine, poppies (yellow), dark blue iris, blue violets, lavender, Chalochortus (3 in.), etc. and at Pt. Reyes, rosy, arabis, eranthis, cream wall flower, etc., etc. We walked down the steps to light house where we could watch the birds passing the point (gullers and loons (Pacific?)) and others swimming (guillemots, Band and Brandt Cormorants). Then we took a trail branching to the right a little above the light house. From there we could look down on the rocks in the surf. (Just immediately below us was covered almost solidly with Californian Murrelets all standing upright close together. Occasionally one would begin to flap its wings and another to bow. We could hear their rough, hoarse calls. A few Brandt Cormorants were among them. Below in the water was a line of 13 Pigeon Guile- mots and we could hear their high whistling notes, (lite escaping steam). Surf Gullers were swimming near and Band Cormorants were flying to and from the cliff below us. Then we saw a Tufted Puffin fly in toward the cliff and out again. The bright colors, paint bill and red legs could be easily seen. A Rock Wren perched on the hard rock outside that trail. Pacific Loons were constantly passing in scattered