Bird notes, v4396
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88 1935 Sept.23. Cold fog. 2 Thrashers Staging constantly. R.b. Nuttall House Wren, Warbler (Lut.) heard. Sept.24. Cold fog. Sept.25. Lady Birds went to Inverness. Birds were scarce in general. No shore birds on Tomales Bay- Only Gulls and Brown Pelicans. No marsh birds seen. Red-winged Blackbirds abundant in Tules. Noises of some marsh bird heard (Rail ?) In a neglected garden in the edge of Ross many birds were feeding on ripe figs. Among them, Tanagers, Linnets. Yellow Warbler seen. Full list: 2 Cormorants (cf.? ) on S.T. Bay; St. Blue/ brown, 1 Anthony Green I Horn near Greenbrae; Turkey Buzzards ab.; 1 Ele. Sh. Hawk (Ollema marsh), 1 Red Tail, several Sparrow Hawks 1 Marsh Hawk (Tomales Bay). Calif. Quail (few), 2 Clapper Rails (Pt. Fleming, Berkeley), Kildeer ab.; 6 W. Willet at Pt. Fleming, 1000- W. & Least Sandpipers Pt. Fleming; W. Calif., and Ringed Gulls. several Anna Hummers, 1 Kingfisher near Greenbrae, Cabrillo Wood- pecker, Downy Woodpecker Inverness, Calif. Woodpecker (Habits), Black Phoebe ab.; Stellar and Calif. Jays. W. Crossbills, Titmouse heard, Chickadees (Inverness) Brush Tits (ab.), 1 Red-breasted Nuttall's, many Piggmy Warblers Inverness, Wrentit Inverness, Sgrons Wren near (Elma marsh), Tule Wren heard (Elma), W. Bluebirds (San Leandro). 2 W. Robins (Elma, Vrica (Hutton? ) heard, Yellow Warbler (Ross), Red-winged Blackbird?, 1 Meadowlark, Brewer Blackbirds, W. Tanagers, Linnets, G.b. & Willow Goldfinches, Pileated (heard), 1 Brown Towhee (Elma), Spotted Towhee, Gambel Sparrow (one small flock at Elma ranch), Samuels Song Sparrow, Marin Song Sparrow. Total 50 of. Sept.26. Heard two Andubon Warblers near House. For Spawning? Battling for Chalky fog. Sept.30 /Heard "Gambel (or Peugetein?)" Sparrows. And. Warbler R.b. Nuttall. Many birds singing a.m. House Wren also Warren doey-