Bird notes, v4397
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Bartley July 2. The male House Wren has not been seen or heard. The female is busy feed- ing the brood which is quite noisy. A Junco is singing below the house. Brown Towhees are feeding full-grown young. July 4. We went to Boulder Creek via Dumbarton Bridge There were about 100 Willets, 25+ Forster Terns- 20+ Avocets - one giving alarm note. At the bridge proper about 15 Caspian Terns- Sandpipers (sp?) 25-30 Many Blackbirds and Cliff Swallows- At Mt View Marsh - Tides coming in - About Willets - a few. 25 Curlews seen (sp?), a few S. Clover, one Phoebe At Boulder Creek - very hot. W. Tanagers heard repeatedly, July 5. Boulder Creek W. Flycatcher called at inter- vals 2-4 a.m. Santa Cruz, 2 Com Loons- July 6. Mt. View Marsh. Tide just beginning to ebb. A group of 30-40 Curlews came in all Hudsonian, one S. Clover a few, one Demi-paleated Plover, Willets 8-10, Sandpipers 25+, Dowitchers a few in distance - (C. Raid At Dumbarton Bridge: Gulls more at. Caspian Terns, Forster Terns, Avocets as July 4 - a few Sandpipers sp? White Pelicans 25-30. July 7. House Wrens left box about 5 a.m. Near house all day July 8. Pileated Woodpecker and Ungar Wren in garden- They have not been nesting here. July 9. Family of young Bush-tits about. Grothman song heard. They have not been heard for sometime. Thrashers heard frequently - probably feeding on wild blackberries near the house. Family, 3 birds.