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of our cottage near the Huntington place. We saw
the male several times but did not see a
female. Near the cottage a Hutton Vireo
was heard repeatedly. It has not been
heard earlier in the summer. At dusk a
family of birds came in near the river
below the cottage whose notes I could not
be sure of. No songs but high pitched squeaky
Calls notes - probably of the young.
July 5. Early (6:45 a.m.) I heard the full song
of the Western Wren just below the
cottage and a little later the same
squeaky notes of young birds. I do not know
whether these squeaky notes were uttered
by baby Winter Wrens or not. Olive-sided
Flycatchers were uttering their pipipip
Calls constantly. On July 4 we located
Ash-streaked Flycatchers back of the
Huntington place, high in the redwoods.
In the afternoon we returned to
Berkeley and stopped at Mt. Veed Marsh,
and were surprised to find many Long-billed
Curlews present. They were all some distance
from the highway and I could easily re-
cognize most of them as Long-billed but
there may have been a few Hudsonian.
Also about 20 Willets. Left at 3:30 p.m.
At Drumbarton Bridge 4 p.m. We saw five
small flocks of Sandpipers in flight.
Only once did I see a flock (8-10) alight
and one was definitely a Redback.