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1939
At Pebble Beach we picked up a number of stones
of different colors - they would be useful for
mosaic works. Blackbirds were surprisingly
scarce. (Lrio, found two more dead baby House - Berkeley)
June 9. A Robin went through our garden (Boulder)
Quite hot. Busy painting. James building
closets in porch.
June 18. Ditts during a.m. Drove to Berkeley in
afternoon. At Mt. View the only birds
seen were three St. Blue Wrens.
At Dumbarton Bridge, east end: 39 Anocets,
all in full plumage; 15 Caspian Terns;
Gulls in two pools -
June 11. Berkeley. About ten minutes before seven, I
heard the same whistled note > heard on
June 3. This time it was answered by a note
on a higher pitch. Birds which had been
singing earlier all began to sing together
vocally and continued until the whistles
stopped (Coast Jay)
June 12. James heard the calls of baby owls
in the nesting box occupied by Screech
Owls.
June 13. Baby birds in lower box, occupied by
House Wrens, Calling - Chilly fog.
June 14. Cold, foggy day. Miss Sludding told me
that bush wits brought off a second brood
from the same nest used for first brood.
An Anna Hummer has a nest with
baby birds in it at her front door. When
the door is opened, it comes within