Bird notes, v4399
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1943 Continued to sing but no mate appeared. A family of 4th Goldfinches came for water and seeds of Bachelor's Buttons - 4 yg. + 2 ad. A family of Creepers, male singing - A Winter Wren sang constantly below the cottage and a Mourning Hermit Thrush was heard in the distance and also nearer toward the Anthony's Calif Woodpeckers and Ash. Thr. Flycatchers on the place occasionally. An Olive-sided Flycatcher Cales constantly, usually from the tip of a tall redwood at Jay Camp - Two Rd. Thrushes were singing - esp. in early a.m. and until 8:45- p.m. Still whistles at 9 p.m. More than our pair of Tanagers & Grosbeak (male) came in occasionally. Fil Warblers had a family out of the nest (June 10) but by June 17, the male was singing freely as if yg. were independent and a second nesting in preparation. Blue Black-throated Gray W. sang occasionally. Some No Song &f. on place. June 19-23, Berkeley. Both Tovin and Lutecent Warbler singing just east of house (2nd nesting?) A Brown Towhee, in the garden, A male quail Came usually alone - very tame. One stayed on the pied at west end of terrace while I went up the steps (6ft. from me) Vigor Wren that has been singing constantly gone. June 24 - Returned to Boulder by bus. Found the Victory Garden in good condition. Beautiful weather. June 26. A Green Heron flew down stream when we were sitting on the sand bends below the cottage. Two Black Phoebes there. Grosbeak at lower end of place. (Visit fr. Faulk)