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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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1941
Berkeley
Sept. 15. The W.Winter Warbler note was the first sound
I heard when I waked up. The bird was under my
East window - Call note - double and once-
Triple. A Hairy Woodpecker was calling
cast of the house about 9 a.m. and a Groove-bird
in the oak tree in the street.
In the afternoon I went to the Aquatic
Park to see the Jaeger. After a short wait
he dashed in among the Porter Terns fishing
near the island, singled out one tern and
pursued it, turning and twisting, got its
fish and then dropped to the water. We
saw him do this over and over again. Two
sail boats were near by but he paid
no attention. Twice when I was watching
through my binoculars he flew directly
forward toward me and settled within 25 ft.
It was in the dark phase - dark blackish
brown - paler on head and more ruddy
underneath. The head was flat and broad,
the eye smaller than a gull's eye, the bill
smaller than a gull's, hooked at the tip; bluish
gray at base, black at tip. Feet gray. Legs
showed some red. Wing feathers edged with
buffy; white band near tip shows in flight.
The tail was shaped