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Lady Bird.
May 9. [illegible] next to Arroyo Mucha
back of Livermore. Overcast, not too hot.
Did not find Chain-peppers.
Birds seen there: Killdeer, Sparrow Hawks,
Mourning Doves, Quail, Hummingbird (Anna-
or Black-chinned? Look small. Not in full
plumage), Flicker, W. Kingbirds (ab. nests in
high branches of sycamore. Child's nest near
by. Tried to drive away oriole. Not always suc-
cessful.), Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe,
Ash-Throated Flycatcher, Titmouse, Bushtit,
W. Bluebird, Warbling Vireo, Pale-olated Warbler
(several together - probably the northern species)
in migration); Yellow Warblers, Meadowlarks,
Brewer Blackbirds, Bullock's Oriole (ab.), Western
Tanager (one male), Grosbeak (1 pr.), Lazuli
Bunting heard (?), Linnets at. Sng-Sparrows.
Green-backed and Lawrence Goldfinch,
Spotted and Brown Towhee.
Crossed from Livermore to Danville (Mission Bridge)
and Calif. Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Magpie on way.
At Mission Bridge we found Long-tailed Chat, Yellowthroat,
Also Pied-billed Grebes (3), 2nd Blue Heron, Audubon's Green
Heron; Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs (two flying and
calling; later one seen in marsh). Turkey Buzzards,
Mourning Doves, Quail, Coot, Kingfisher, Willow
Woodpecker, Flickers, Black Thrush, Cliff and
Violet-green Swallows (ab.), Bushtit, Red-winged
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Brewer Blackbirds, Linnets,
Spotted Towhee and many Song Sparrows.
At the Water Temple we added: House Wren,
Cassin Vireo, Chestnut-backed Thrush, Robin house. 5:16.