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1938
May 11. I watched a robin picking up worms
in the street. She picked up over thirty,
holding them all in her beak. Suddenly
she twitched her head and lost several
but picked them all up again. Her mate
has two white feathers in his tail.
may 13. Mrs. Fletcher's Group went to Reliez Valley
where we found an ideal spot for birds -
Large oaks along a stream, open fields beyond.
Twenty-six species were seen at this one
spot: Buzzard, Redtail, Sparrow Hawk, Quail,
Mourning Dove, Calif. Woodpecker, Shudder-
Willet, Wood Pewee, Western Flycatcher,
Bullock's Oriole, Brewer Blackbird, Redwinged Bob,
Titmouse, Bush Tit, House Wren, Swallow (Tree? or Vireo?),
Warbling Vireo, Larkspur, Mr. Goldfinch, Spotted
Tyrant, Lazuli Bunting, Grosbeak, Chipping
Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Rusty-backed Thrush,
Allen Hummingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher.
Warm day - There were many pairs of birds.
May 14. On the way to Boulder Creek we passed
again The Alvarado ponds but there were
no birds except Cinnamon Teal and/Willow
seen. Nearest Dumbarton Bridge we saw
a few Bonaparte Gulls and one Willet.
At the bridge, a decreasing number of
N. Phalaropes and a very few Sandpipers.
Two Surf Scoters from the bridge.
Cloudy with some wind - Rain in evening