Bird notes, v4398
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1942 Los Angeles Cliff Swallows - abundant near water. Probably raw Rough-winged Swallows also - Crows - esp. S. of Stockton - in groups - Tule Wren - Saw one fly into reeds near R.B. Redwing - perhaps the most ab. in wet places - Meadowlarks - abundant. Urisle - one seen from train near Stockton Brewer Blackbird - probably most ab. species. English Sparrows - in cities and at ranches Linnets - ab. - some flocks over fields - Brown Towhee - an occasional pair seen - Los Angeles - At 1632 Virginia Rd. Song Sparrow, Mockingbird, Brewer Blackbird. On May 15 at dawn I heard a Pt. Thrush whistled. at Palms - Cedar Wren?; Palos Verdes - resident : Black Phoebe, Cliff Swallows, Anna H., Mockingbirds, Mourning Dove, Linnets (too ab.), Gr. Goldfinches (in weeds on uncultivated hillside), Brown Towhee, Song Sparrow Migrants: On May 14 I noticed small birds in the shrubbery as warblers for awhile after lunch. Found: A small flycatcher with a white eye ring, and two whitish wing bars. Under - parts gray with light throat and median line. No call note. Probably two birds and Trail of W. A Vireo - incomplete eye ring, merging into line from bill to eye - Two light wing bars. Not a Cassine. No note heard. Gray - no yellow seen. A Bullock's Oriole - male in full plumage A W. Tanager Several Tile-stained Warblers ; a flock of C. Warblers earlier in day - The warbler song now soft till, chee, chee, chee. (clear)