Bird notes, v4396
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2 1934 Jan. 28. At Boulder Creek, during morning. Light frost followed by warm sunshine. Took a short walk about 10 a.m. Many Varied Thrushes, a few robins, Hermit Thrush, Juncoes, Brown and Spotted Towhees. Coast Jay, Black Phoebe, Shutton Vireo, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Green-backed Goldfinch and a Sharp-shinned Hawk seen or heard. Jan. 29. Cold fog. Went to S.F. in afternoon. Glaucous- winged Gulls outnumbered all others that follow boat. In Berkeley the Calif. Thrasher sang con- tinuously about 8 a.m. Song Sparrow sang after Jan. 30. Song Sparrow was singing before it was really light. Jan. 31. "Lady Birds" went via Tunnel Road to Sonol, returning via Dringston to Dunbarton Bridge, to Bannenberg and then home. Very heavy tule fog continuing almost all the way to Sonol except on high hills near the tunnel. Then clear and warm. Fog again at Dunbarton. Birds seen: Along the way: Bluebirds, Flickers, Woodswallows, Robins, 8 thrushes, Sparrow Hawks, Blackbirds, Siskins, Gambel Sparrows, Anderson Warblers. First Stop at Mission Bridge. Levee has been opened, water very low, turtles dead. Birds seen: Pied-billed Grebe, Coots (2), 2 Female Canvas back Ducks, Gt. Blue Herons (several), Night Heron (1), Redtail Kildeer, Kingfisher, Willow (3) Woodpecker, Black-chested Crows, Calif. Thrasher (singing), 1 Hermit Thrush; Shrike, Yellowthro Br. Blackbird (one), Gambel & G.-c. Sparrow, Brown Towhee, Song Sparrows (very ab.) Purple Finch (small flock). We went up the valley where we found Lewis Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Magpies, Calif. Woodpeckers, Titmouse, Nuthatch, Vireo, Catkil and Coot Jay. Red Tails, Sharpshins and Sparrow Hawks, Jay Chuckle, Savannah Sparrow, Cepits,