Bird notes, v4399
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1943 Aug.5. Songo: Virgin's Wren, Hutton Vireo, Spotted Towhee (one) Saw W. Flycatchers - a group - 1 Lutescent Warbler. Rt. Thrush heard. Returned to Boulder Creek p.m. Aug.7. Beautiful warm days. Birds very quiet. The Spotted Towhee still carries food away from the table. The male Brown Towhee is alone most of the time. A large group of juncos down the trail (near old foundation). Chickadees abt. Std. Jay feeding teasing, grown-up young. Noisy. Under the brier at Joy Camp I found one W. Flycatcher, heard one W.W. Wren - Hutton Vireo heard frequently. One Celestials Warbler in garden Aug.7 p.m.* Family of quail abt. most of the time. I count 2 males, 3 females and 11 yq. Saw two Kingfishers, one of which I feel sure as a yq. bird - Very noisy. At dinner time the double covey of quail came to to the feeding table and one ab. to the pool.* After dinner we walked down the lot and I found Pit-Warbler spaced - four in all. Are they migrating during the day and stopping to feed and roost during the night? Aug.9. Returned to Berkeley via Dumbarton Bridge: Tide receding: West end: Willets, Lt. Curlew, Godwits East end: White Pelicans 200+, Rtr. Plover 1 (partly black), Snowy Plover 1, Willets abt., W.T. Salt Sandp. 100+ Godwits a few, Avocets 50±, N. Phalaropes (graypl.) 300+, Calif. Gulls 100+, Cliff Swallows, now at bridge, abt. over Salt pools (yq. out), Barn Sw. 1 (on slated) Br. Blackbirds ab. Aug.18. Lutescent Warblers (one in pool. Stiller) ay and yq. at table; yq. full grown, teasing to be fed. Fog at night, sunny form.