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1942
April 14. Heavy storm - cleaning in afternoon;
Heard one song of a Grobeak in the
middle of the morning.
April 15. Clearer. Warner. At 10:30 a.m. > took
a census of the birds in a walk from our house
29 species.
To the Mann house in Haintion Canyon.
(1) From our garden > could hear : 4 Purple Finches,
2 Song Sparrows, 2 Lutecent Warblers, 1 W. Flycatcher
(reet over entrance to garage), 1 Wren-tle (song z.z.z.),
a flock of Sistries, a pair of Vigon Vrens in lower
meeting box (began singing there at 6:30 a.m., female
giving equabbling note); flicker (distant), flock of
Audubon warblers singing, 1 Spotted Towhee, 1 Robin.
A Screech Owl in the flicker box.
(2) From our house to lower end of Moasewood Rd. : 1 Purple Finch,
1 Song Sparrow, 1 Lutecent W., 1 W. Flycatcher, a second flock
of Sistries, also of Aud. Warblers, 1 Cooper Hawk flew over
(alarm note given by nesting Bush-tits), 3 Willow Goldf. flew over.
Bush tits at nest in pine (one has its beak full of insects, both
seem ordering nest, feeding young ?), 2 Linnets, 2 Br. Towhees.
(3) On Panoramic Way : 8+ Purple Finches, 5- Song Sp., 2 Lut. W.,
3 W. Flycatchers, 7+ Wren-Tles, 3 Sistries (flying over),
2 Vigon Vrens singing, 3 Flickers, 1 flock Aud. Warblers,
2 Spotted Towhees, 3 pn. Bush-Tits, 4 Linnets, 4 Br. Towhees,
1 Thrasher (singing in bottom of canyon), 5+ Cal. Jays, 2 El. Goldf.
( Redtail >) 1 House Vren, 2 Coast jays (distant), 1 [illegible] Thrush,
1 R-c Krieglet (no song), 1 Anna's, 3 Pil. Warblers (singing),
1 Drial (post flocky), 1 Western Scratcher above the
hairpin turn at Mann house. Returned 11:30 a.m.
At noon at The Women's Faculty Club a Black-headed
> Grobeak in full song.