Bird notes, v4398
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1942 from Torrey Place (1 Canyon Rd), Flickers ab., Calif. Coast Jay, Black Phoebe 1, [illegible] ab., Anna Hummers, several; Bushtits ab., Titmouse 1, Oregon Wren 2, W.W. Wren, Hermit Thrush ab., 3 Varied Thrushes (heard), And Warblers ab., Purple Finch (several), Linnets (several), 4-b. Goldfinch 1, Siskins (several), Junco's ab., Br. Spotted Towhees ab., 4-c.-t. Blue Sd. Sparrows, Song Sps. Nov. 5: A misty morning; cold fog clearing over hills. Late in the morning I noticed a flock of bushtits at the pool and with them several R.C. Kinglets. The bushtits left but the kinglets stayed to bathe. I counted eight and I am sure there were others under the tingo. One in preening showed the red crown. Nov. 7. Sat. Boulder Creek at noon. Front on roof, thin sheen of ice on bird pool. Finished painting outside of garage. Very warm in sunshine. Many Varied Thrushes and Hermit Thrushes. Several Bandtails flew over. (Blanks within us.) Nov. 8. Cloudy - Some rain on way home. Nov. 10. Strong east wind. Faculty Section - a few went to Aquatic Park. Bonaparte Gulls, Costas, Paintails (a few), Red-backed Sandpipers, Sanderling 2 Pied-billed Grebes, 2 Eared Grebes in R.P. and several Ann. Egrets in R.P.E pool., Tide high. Ditmain pool about 30 Willets and 2 B.S. Plover asleep on dyke on E side. A few female Golden Eyes (or 99?). No other ducks or loons. 2 Foster Terns with Bon. Gulls at island. Nov. 13, 14. Rain. 15 Clearing. Nov. 16. Cloudy. "Allen Hummers" went to Codornices Park. Cold. Birds very abundant. Great flock of Bushtits bathing in stream, preening in brushes. R-C Kinglets everywhere and a few Golden- or Kinglet with Bushtits. Several Hutton Vireos, calling, one singing. Blue