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1938
April 17. Easter, Berkeley. A very warm
spring day. Lutecent Warblers give
their alarm notes in certain parts of
the garden. I heard one Audubon Warbler.
No Hermit Thrush. Worms are beginning
to eat the new foliage on the oats.
A Purple Finch sang at 2 a.m. - nesting
near? Sislin's head. Lutecent warblers
are singing very better.
April 18. Still warmer than yesterday. Spent the
morning. Heard a Hermit Thrush early. Later
the Black-headed Grosbeak was singing. About
8:15 a.m. A Tolew Warbler was very near, a
Red-breasted Nuthatch also; and a House
Wren investigated the Titmouse Box.
Spent the morning with a class in
Cordova's Park. So many birds singing.
Only two winter visitors: Golden-crowned
Sparrows (corns bright) and Cedar Waxwings.
A Spotted Towhee gave a very peculiar song
and syllabled, loud, clear - no suggestion
of the usual song.
List David, Annora Allen H. (an Allen was
cheering a Calcutta Warbler); W. Flycatcher,
Titmouse (quiet), Bushtit, Vesper Wren, Wren A.,
Robins Warbling Vireo, Lutecent and Calcutta
Warbler, Ammott, Purple Finch, Grosbeak,
Wk. Goldfinch, Brown Spotted Towhee,
Song Sparrow. 208 species. Those checked
were singing continuously