Bird notes, v4399
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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. [illegible] 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