Bird notes, v4397
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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