Bird notes, v4397
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1938 Sept. 7 (cont.) At Oakland Airport; Bb. Clover, Killdeer (at. aus noisy), Willetts, 4 Downtchers, Godwits, 2 Yellowlegs, Gulls (W. Cali. 7 prot. Ring b.), Forster Terns (10t). Clapper Rail, 2 seen, others heard. Also Bryant Bar. Sp. Horned Larks, Song sp. We saw no Sanderling but they may have been present on the bay shore. Sun was too low in west to see what was there. We saw 2nd Marsh Hawks. Along the way; Sparrows Hawks were seen. Bush Tito heard (S.M.) and Brown Tanagers lit. Half Moon Bay T.S.M. Also St. Blue Heron or Crystal Sp. Lake where a dot was wandering along the shore. Sept. 9. Admission Day. Boulder Creek. Cassia Vines still singing but less frequently. Cilicatels Warbler, Rb. Thrush; Ducks heard Golden. Crowned Flycatchers - Not as we went to S. Cruz 2-4 p.m. Saw two Taliters, 3 Turnstones. No Sanderling. W. Gulls increasing (10+). Farallon Cormorants on rocks (no Bairds or Brandt's seen), A long line of dark birds flying off-shore from Light House Point were Shearwaters, Distinguished about 1000, flying northward - probably a local movement. Sept. 10. We drove home over Ben Lomond Mt. & Daven- port and via N.I. to San Francisco. Foggy at times. We lunched south of Biggin Pt. where there was a large tidal pool and