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and yellow Warblers, Linnets, Mr. Goldfinches, Black-headed
Grosbeak, Spotted Towhee, Chipping Sparrows and Song
Sparrow. A little farther north we found Orioles,
Wood Pigeons, Bluebirds, Calif. Jays, Anna Hummer,
and at a stop about opposite Stego Leap a
Dark Sparrow sang continuously from the
top of a small Tree. From there on they were
frequently seen. The Ash-throated Flycatcher
was first seen there and continued to be
fairly abundant the rest of the way.
At the next stop east of Yountville we added
the Warbling Vireo, House Wren, Mourning Dove,
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Bush Tit, Great Catcher
and a Spotted Towhee that sang an individual
song of its own. At our lunch spot a
little farther north on the edge of a dry creek,
we saw Killdeer and an Audubon's Green Heron,
and a little later Cassin Vireo. On Mt. St.
Helena I heard the Calif. Purple Finch. Clematis
was in bloom and we saw one Dogwood
still in flower.
After passing Middleton we began to see
W. Kingbirds which were abundant in Lake County.
At Butah Creek bridge we stopped to listen to the
Chat and Layali Bunting's, and heard Cedar Warblers -
May 10. Clear Lake - Log Cabin Tavern. All four kinds
of Swallows were abundant: Cliff, Barn, Tree
and Violet Green. We watched a Tree Swallow
take a large fluffy feather into a hole on the
underside of a branch. Orioles, Yellow Warblers,
House Wrens, Blackbirds abundant near the Lake.