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1939 Clear Lake
We drove over to the cattails beyond Curtin's before
breakfast and found the yellow-headed Black-
birds still there (see Apr. 6) and also the
Yellowthroats (but Lewis Woodpeckers were
not seen). In the dry hills (Blues oats)
above the hotel we found the Wrentit, Thrasher,
Slender-billed Nuthatch (feeding young in a basket in
a hole in a tree stump four feet above the
ground
We tried with a flash light to
into the nest but could only
see the grassy edge. We had a
wonderful view of a Black-throated Grey
Warbler which was singing in low calls.
At Curtin's we found a Western Robin
and hordes of Yellow Warblers. We drove
around the hill to the east and on to
Clear Lake Oaks and beyond to find water
birds. W. Grebes were ab. there as elsewhere,
two Farallone Cormorants were seen, but
nothing else. As we returned southward
a pelting shower came on. From Lower
Lake we drove over to Jag's resort but found
no real birds. From the top we could see
four White Pelicans (Anderson's Flat),
On the way out we saw several Flickers, a Willow
Goldfinch, a Tanager and Lazuli Bunting. 64sp.
May 11. Berkeley. The Thrasher is singing again.
A Lutescent Warbler is feeding young out of
the nest near the bird pool. Still no songs
to indicate the presence of a male.