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1943
Oct. 6. A change in weather. No sunshine all day.
Birds much more abundant. Near the pool & foot table:
3db. Torches (yq. male with bald spot on side of head),
pr. Dr. Towhee, Junco, Fox Sparrow, both Russet-backed & Hermit
Thrush. Once: Anna Hummer, Steller Jay.
'The Torches, Fox Sparrow and both Thrushes ate
ripe coffee berries. In watching the Thrushes
I found > could distinguish between them,
Russet back, larger, heavier bill, yellower on Throat,
white bark feather, less alert or perky. Hermit
reminded me of European Robin - bld Tail!
higher than Russet back and lifted and lowered it.
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Oct. 7. As we drove back to Berkeley we stopped at
11 a.m. in Scott Valley, first at the oases
where there were many Song Sparrows and
Puget Sd. and J-c Sparrows. At the junction
at Camp was a Killdeer, Sparrow Hawk,
and Flicker. In the woods back of Camp
Ever Green Stater's Store among big live oaks
and among weeds: Black Phoebe, Bleeker, killed
Whitetail, Introuc, Chickadee, Bush Tit,
Hutton Tires, Bluebirds, Meadowlark (in distance)
Brewer Blackbirds, Linnets, English Sparrows,
Junco, Brown Towhees, Puget Sd. Sd., Golden-crowned
Sparrow, Song Sparrow. With the Ground