Bird notes, v4399
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1943 W. Bulbs, ab. some in br. plumage, Heermann Gulls ab. now in br. pl.. No quillernots, no Swallow Sept. 4. One W. Flycatcher gave "sweet-set" call. Sept. 5. Young Sp. Towhee gave call of adult, fuzzy note. Sept. 6. No calls of y.g. given by Sp. Towhees. A Water Angel gave fragment of song, below the cottage. Young quails moultling, very deumpy - all "" came to table, some to pool, Nutton Varied every day. Sept. 8. P.t. W., Angel a.m., P.t. Thrush p.m., Br. Towhees (ad) almost thro' moult. Sept. 9. P.t. Thrush heard repeatedly. Angel sang much of the morning. Returned. to Berkeley p.m. Near Melpitas Melpitas a number of Cliff Swallows. Sept. 15. Berkeley. There are many small cock worms in our trees. Large flocks of Bush-tits come through, busily feeding. With them this morning was a Townsend Warbler (yellow throat.) Several warblers were present that were not identified - one sounded like Intercent P.t. Thrush in pod Sept. 16. To Boulder Creek (Birch). At noon, at Tide out, a little way Dunbarnton Bridge: Eared Grebes < 300t, perhaps Common Loons (?750t), White Pelicans Ann. Egret 1, Ducks < 400t, mainly Bintails. Willets < 200t, a bunch of about 200 at west end of bridge all flew when our horn was sounded. Sandpipers < 100t, esp. Least, N. Phalaropes > 100t, 1 Gull, 20t F. Ternor