Bird notes, v4398
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1941 June 8. During the performance of "Twelfth Night" in the Greek Theater a Brown Towhee which perched frequently on the lower at the north end of the stage twice flew out over the audience. It flew so low that it looked as if it were planning to alight on the wall at the bottom of the stone seats but it ggradually rose and cleared the upper wall. Other birds seen or heard during the play: (Chive-sided Flycatcher, Junco, Grosbeak, Siskins and a flock of Bush-Tits, Purple Finch. June 8-9. The Russet-backed Thrush sang every morning at dawn for half an hour - just outside my windows - followed by Intersect Warbler, Spotted Towhee and sometimes Pilesated and Tolemic Warbler. June 9-11 Boulder Creek. Very warm but a good breeze. Towager heard frequently. Kingfisher only twice and no Quail seen or heard. Black-throated Gray Warblers singing constantly and seen in the shrubbery east of the house. One song: Zeegle, zeegle, zeegle, geeks - up the scale - Another a very throaty, low pitched, Hurried zeegle zeegle zeegle zeeet che (Peterson) On the way home first Willall 8p. at Clark Knoll June 12, Berkeley. Rob. Thrush at dawn. June 13, 14. No Thrush song at dawn. Now heard Through this day. June 14. We drove to Boulder Creek after dinner. On June 13 I saw a Verdin Flycatcher inside the garage at the north end. Have often seen it on the rabbit wire at S.W. corner