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June 7. Warner. I met the three ladies at
the Santa Cruz Big Trees. Creepers were
everywhere - At the entrance there were
two Robins searching for food on the ground
Possibly a third one. We could hear Piping
Munatches in the tops of the trees; also Calif.
and Cebanis woodpeckers, Wood Pewee & W.
Flycatchers, Warbling & Cassin Vireos (Bicolored)
Warbler, Rustic-backed Thrush and Purple Finch.
Near the lower end of the grove a Western
Winter Wren, perched on the end of a root
of a fallen redwood snag and sang. We all
had excellent views of him.
In the afternoon we counted up the birds
that have been listed by the group (Allen Themed)
and found that in two years we had 145 species.
Karin put out bread for the birds and
almost immediately a female Black-headed
Grosbeak began coming for it.
(This found one of the baby wrens dead under the box)
June 8. Quite hot at Breakfast Time so James
and I decided it would be a good day to
drive to Pescadero to see if there are
any shore birds there. The drive over was
very pleasant. We turned toward the Shore
just before reaching the Town, passed
a great cattail marsh, then came out on
a bluff planted to artichokes, peas and
spinach and overlooking the ocean.
We explored the shore in different directions
but found no birds except Western Gulls