Bird notes, v4398
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1942. Mar. 21 Tide out. At Dunbarnton Bridge ducks near the main birds: Golden-eyes - just group 8 males, 2 females. Mottled. Bluewills - very ab. No Tared Grebes or Avocets. Willetts ab. Gipits ab.; a few Cliff Swallows. Under the bridge at tide line many Godwits and in the deep water 50+ W. Grebes- Between Berkeley and Dunbarnton counted seven flocks of Buget-SD. Sparrows (singing). At the west end of the bridge the tide line in the main draw was too far out to see what species beside Willets, Bl. Plover and Sandpipers were present. Mar. 22. Boulder Creek. There was a white frost and ice on the bird post early. Then warm sunshine - too warm to lie down in full sun at noon. Baby blue-eyes, dappadils, cherry and peach in bloom. Birds very scarce. Chickadees, juncos, (1 Hermit Th. / Kinglet R.a. 1 Hutton Vires, 1 Black Phoebe, 1 Kingfisher ) Varied Thrush seen near cottage - > A Warbling Vireo came in near noon and remained half an hour, singing fre- quently. Home via Los Gatos. Some pale Ceanothus, In valley many poppies, buttercups, cherry and primroses. March 23 - Berkeley. Chilly. Three Varied Thrushes in qarden. March 24. Cold N.W. wind clear. Lady Birds walked up & Botanist gardens. (Redtail, Dncil, 1 M. Dove, 3 Anna's. (Allen (or Rufous), 1 pr. B. Phoebe (near dairy), Cal. v. Cst Jayo., 4 Titmouses, Buch- Tito (gross. 241 flock), 4 Mock Tits, 4 V. Wrens, 1 Cal. Thr., Belted Kinglet - singing) 1 H. Vires, 6 Lut. W., 1 Towheeler, 2 Pal W., Cal. Sump. Fisck very ab. (ones)