Bird notes, v4397
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1938 many in full plumage and two Todities. I could see Terns in the distance. Late in the afternoon at Boulder Creek I saw a group of four Bynny Nutbatches fly into the redwoods back of the cottage. Another one flew into a tree farther east. It is the first time I have detected them on the place, or anywhere in Boulder Creek. I have seen them at Mt. Nerson. A family of Pileated Warblers were in the oak near the garage - young fluttering their wings and calling continuously - being fed by parents. Aug. 7. Still cool and foggy. When we left at 9 a.m. Came back via Emolo & Dublin. Cool. Aug. 8. Cold fog most of day. Aug. 10. Warm. Very few bird songs. Thrasher sang once Aug. 11. Bought 8x30 Zeiss Binoculars. Stopped at Mt. Vais March at 3:20 p.m. Tide just be- ginning to flow out. Lights perfect. Willets (300+) most abundant species. Counted near highway, 23 Long-billed Curlew, 24 Hudsonian Curlew About 50 Least Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Clover, 1 Godwit, many Black-tailed Clover (foot) about half in full plumage; Bruce I could see so much farther and so much more clearly the difference in the number of Curlew was purely due to this. Aug. 12. Very warm at Boulder Creek. At Santa Cruz in the afternoon I could find only two Tattlers and no Turnstones. Saw two Willets with Western and Hermann Gulls on the beach. Off shore I saw two Loons (Pacific?). They were diving