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1940
Nov.25, Warner, "Allen Drummer" near D Drumbar ton
Bridge and Mt. View Marsh - Beautiful. Warm in
middle of day. At Drumbar ton Bridge; Cared
Grebes 40+. All but grebe flew in afternoon, 2W./Bie
bil.
W. Pelicans (Mr. Sheldon saw large group at 3:30 p.m.).
Far. Cormorant - one in grebe pool. Gt. Blue & Black-
co right Herons; a few Pintails. 1 Marsh Hawk, - weekend,
8-10 Clapper Rail (west end), two crossed the highway ,
one within ten feet of us. Rb. Olver many, Willets ab.,
Red-backed Sandpipers very ab. Many Western, a few Least.
Gyphitis - 25+
Lon. Gulls very ab. Also pipits, Brewer Rbs. Gb. Gold-
grebes, White or Sparrows.
At Mt. View Marsh - much mud exposed.
Birds very ab. Gt. Blue Heron(2), Shovelers 20-25, Gb. Olneyat
Longbills Curlew 40+, Nudisornian Curlew 20+, Willets ab.,
Gt. Yellowlegs 3, Least Sandp. abund, W. Ssp. many, Red -
backs everywhere in abundance (no downtchers), Godwits ab.,
Avocets 10-12, Gulls (sp.?), After lunch we drove
to Deaneville Lake where we saw more pintails, coots,
Ruddy Ducks & Gt. Bl. Heron. Did not go in: at entrance
or near by.
A Raw or heard Fletcher, Calif. Waps, Downy Wdp., Black Phoebe,
Calif. Jay, Titmouse, Bush-Tits, Hermit Thrush, B.-C. Knight,
And Warblers. Heard Bluebirds, Meadowlarks, Purple Finch
Br. Towhee, Juncos, Y.-C. Sparrow, Along the highway,
Sparrow Hawks, Redtail, Zunail, Shrike, Eng. Ssp., Linnets,
Rat Total: Near Cortola there were several Lewis Woodpeck-
ers.
Total 52 species.
Nov.26-28 - Warm weather:
Nov.29. Boulder Creek. Birds feeding on madrone
berries, very abundant; especially Robins,
Varied Thrushes. Hermit Thrushes: Nuthatchs heard singing. Warner, Light post at night.