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Spotted Towhee; Brown Thrasher, alb., Juncoes, White-crowned Sparrow, 4-c. Sparrow, Song Sparrows
The goldfinches were feeding on dandelion seeds.
Some were gray with two whitening bars and a small patch of black both above and below the bill;
bill quite light on its sides. But some of the Greenbacks showed black on the chin - possibly stained by food? One S.L.H. Hawk dashed through
the trees.
2.2 ap.
Mar. 5: Mr. Fletcher's group went to the Aquatic
Park. Beautiful weather but heavy fog
at first at the pools.
Bird List: Pied-billed Grebe 3; one struggling
with a fish about 4 inches long -
Finally swallowed it,
Farallone Cormorants, 15-20. Fishing.
S.L. Blue Heron 1 - Lesser Scaup, most alb. 100s,
Egret 3 - Willing. Scoter, Surf. S. Caus. Puddy,
Red-breasted Merganser 35. Fishing. The double
pointed crest showed very plainly
when the bird was swallowing a fish.
Least Sandpiper 20t; Western 20t;
Sanderling 30t; Gulls: Glauconous, Western,
Calif., Ring-billed. Bonaparte
Some of the Bon. w. black heads -
Cypits, a few; Salt Marsh Yellowthroat, singing -
W. Savannah Sparrow 20-30; Puget Sd. White Cr.,
Song Sparrow, Nuttall Sparrow - several singing
24 ap.
At 37 Woodwood Rd. Lutecent Warbler singing.
(Intermediate plumage of Scoters - Yellow bill, no white patch)