Bird notes, v4398
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1941 ME Queens Dunn Br. Coutin. Flocks of small Sandpipers (W. o'Leat), Willets, many Br. Clover, most with black on breast; 1 Yellowlegs, 3 Ann. Egrets, a few Avocets.) Aug. 14. Santa Cruz. At Guillemin Pt. we saw adults carry food to four different holes. (Only a few Cliff Swallows left (No Bank Swallows seen). Tattlers and Turnstones — several in spite of there being so many people about. 4 Western Grebes — with Gulls on water! 10 Brown Pelicans flew by Guillemin Pt. At Boulder Creek birds are very silent. One Junco perched on a stone didn't move for five minutes. When I approached it flew a few feet, then nested there. Two Brown Turtles minus tails — male in beyond range Aug. 15. Came back to Berkeley and stayed over night. Returned via Dumbarton (see above) Aug. 14. I saw a Warbling Vireo feeding in the Cascara near the east porch. Through my binoculars I saw it take three black berries, swallows each one as a thrush does. On Aug. 13. I watched the young bird near the river. It fed itself (in alders) but bested for food when the parent came. Flew easily but called continually — Mee-ee-ee. Aug. 15, 16 (see above), Aug. 17. Boulder. Hot p.m. Land breeze . Aug. 18. Cool, Cloudy. Returned in p.m. to Berkeley; Aug. 19. I was invited to lunch in Palo Alto as went via Dumbarton Bridge. Birds were very abundant (high tide) White Pelicans 150+, Ann. Egrets a few, Cormorants (Fair) 100+; 100 at N. Phalangpeso, Willets incr., Gulls a few, Br. Clover, 7 Black Turnstones W. o'Leat Sandpipers, Pintails 100+, Calif. Gulls at: <