Bird notes, v4397
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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.