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1940
Mar.2 (contin') Near Milpitas we noticed
a very long line of gulls - about half a
mile long - flying northward - Apparently they were descending as if to
alight on the bay. This was in the morning
about 10 a.m. They certainly suggested a
movement from the south to a more norther-
ly feeding ground - one, lap in migration.
Mar.3 - A beautiful spring day. Daffodils
and Baby Blue Eyes in bloom. One Hermit
Thrush, three to five Varied Thrushes.
Chickadees in flocks. Junco's singing,
one as if located for nesting.
Mar.4. Berkeley. The Allan Hummingbird group
had their first spring trip in Codornices Park.
Overcast, clearing after noon. Birds not
abundant. Only 3-5 Audubon Warblers; One
small flock White-crowned Sparrows; a few G.c.Sp.
Singing: Purple Finches, Song Sp.(an), Wren-tit,
1st Goldfinch.
In pairs: Bush-tits. One nest in weeping branches
of (red?) Eucalyptus in Linforth garden
1/3 done. Bird collecting steamy cobwebs of
cocoon.
List: Redtails(1); Zizels(flock); Anna Hummingbird 3-8;
Allan Hummers 1-2; Flicker 3; Calif Jay 8+;
Bush Tit, one small flock, six pairs -
Wren-tit; R.c. Kinglet-8+; Audubon Warbler 3-5;
Eng.Sp.(war Nro.Bushaks); Calif Purple Finches
Linneto, Green-backed Goldfinch, Lawrence Goldfinch,