Bird notes, v4399
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1944 Feb. 27, 28, 29. Stormy - heavy rains. Warner - Birds taking a great deal of food from table Feb. 26 - Hamilton Canyon. Warm, sunshine. Saw male hawk - later a female. A pair of Redtail Hawks seemed to be interested in Eucalyptus two trees to south - across the canyon. One soared about in different directions, always coming back to them. Other came in from distance, flying very high until straight above the trees then dropped directly down. N.W. wind. Saw one Sh. Sh. Hawk. Heard Thrasher singing far up the canyon. Mar. 1. Still stormy. Clear late p.m. Went over to Sunset Cemetery, east entrance to see Robins go to roost. Many thousands. Large Pines, Cypress and Eucalyptus. Alighted first in pines north of road and on wires. Later crossed to Eucalyptus on south boundary to east. Brewer Blackbirds came into trees at north after robins left. 1000s. We left at 7:10 p.m. War time. Robins still flying in. Mar. 2-4. Rain. Flocks of Siskins in M. Pines. Cold. " " Juncos " oaks - Mar. 5. Clear, Warm. Purple Finch singing - New leaves beginning to show on some oaks. Blue 4-c. Sparrow on table. Also Calif. jay, Wrentits sp., Fox sp., Sp. Towhees Br. Towhees, Song Sparrows.