Bird notes, v4399
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1943 April - A male Bul Warbler at east pool ; a female sps. gagei. Fox Sparrows singing a.m. Flock of siskins p.m. A few robins have been seen picking up worms. W. Flycatcher loots spiders (or web) at N.W. porch (g.T.A.) Apr. 5. Rained all night. Saw no Fox Sparrows until 5 p.m. when one came for food - Heard others - calls or songs. Saw H. Thrushes, [illegible] Bul W., Aud. W. at pool. Audubons Singing. Clear late p.m.- On way to dinner we found the White-crown (Birdulus) (Picatall) with the unusual song (for Berkeley) perched on a wire on Piedmont Ave. beyond Prof. Noble's house. The song has the first and last notes very vibrant From Feb. 26 at intervals this song has been heard as far S.W. as the S.W. corner of Pied. T Bancroft, toward east to S.W. corner of Stadium. April. 6. Beautiful weather. "Allen Hummers" walked up Strawberry Canyon and back by the trail to the top of Panoramic Way. Birds were very ab. At the south end of the Stadium a W. Bluebird perched on one of the brass balls at the top of a flag standard. Two Rough-winged Swallows perched on the wire near the Deodor in the grass plot, plus several Linnies, returned to the same perch. Also Anna Hummer B., Calif Jay, Linnet (pl.), Purple Finch, Siskins, Y.c. Sp. (pl. sg.), Song sp. Canyon: David a few yards below trail near head of canyon; Allen H. (or Rufous) - pendulum note of male heard, drawn out, thin. Two seen, runfous all over, no windescant features on throat white band below. Acts as female Allen do wear nest but too much rufous for females. Could this be young male rufous?