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1941
over that were feeding among the weeds beside the
road and most of those were either Greenbacks
or Willows - about 30-50. A few Siski yous were
seen. A flock of Ternlets kept more to their-
selves. What interested me most was the
fact that in the volume of sound I could not
detect the characteristic notes of any one of the
three species. They all seemed to be using the
notes common to all three species. I don't know
how many thousand birds there were. The
Greenbacks were brightest; the Willows showed
conspicuous white edgings on the black
Tertials.
At Santa Cruz in the afternoon (no fog) we found
40-50 Riledeers on the mud near the mouth
of the San Lorenzo river. Also a few Least
Sandpipers on the edge of the water, two Yellow-
legs wading, many Ring-billed Gulls, 2 Western
Terns and many Mallard Ducks. People,
were feeding the ducks. Many Coots too.
Also. Along the West Cliff Drive. Western and Neewawa
Gulls (some with whitish heads) were on the rocks,
Common Loons fishing, W.W. Beaters wading in the
sand and diving through the breakers, Bandring
running before the incoming waves, Black Turnstones
in the dried kelp and on the rocks (more at: than earlier)
Note 9. Boulder Creek - sunny, warm except for high
for early in morning. Many Cedar Waxwings
came in flying high in very scattered forma-
tion. No close flocks seen. Then they dropped to the
top of a hill Redwood. I did not see any feeding on
madrone berries but I was too busy to watch. Cong.