Bird notes, v4399

BIRD NOTES 1943 - 1944 Amelia S. Allen,

1943. Jan. 1. Return trip from Boulder Creek. (See 1942) Jan. 2. Colder. Birds had not been fed for several days but when I put out food several Fox Sparrows and two Spotted Towhees came almost immediately to get the oatmeal. Put out a fresh pomegranate. In the afternoon I took a walk up Panoramic Stile at the Way to the top of the hill. On the south side of the hill there was no wind (from N.W.) and it was quite warm. Birds were very quiet but I checked off the following (2:30-3:30 p.m.): W. Bluebirds - 9 on electric wires opp. 21 Morewood, Purple Finch 1 x 2; R.-c. Knight 7 - quietly; Wrentit 3 pros. Anna Hummer 1 singing, perched on bare branch opp. juniper (Dartie place); I heard farther on, Brown Towhees 3 pros.; Spotted Ti. 2. Thrush 1 singing (up Nainlett Canyon beyond road). Sh. Sh. Hawk, one note from a low perch, circled up about 100 ft., then flew S. toward head of Dwight Way (We wonder birds had been silent.) Uguisu Wren 2. Hermit Thrush 2, Aud. Warbler 1, Burchell - flock 50+. Song Sps. 1, Calif. Jay 1, Redtail 1, flew to a perch in top of a cedar in Strawberry Canyon. Driolin 2, Sparrow Hawk - one, flying, calling; then perched on electric wire above the Stile. 18 sp.; 96 ind. Jan. 3. Some N.W. wind. Warmer than yesterday. At 3:30 p.m. J.T. and I walked to the top of Panoramic Way. Additions to yesterday's list: Flicker; Crowned Sparrows (above switch-backs in Hamilton Canyon. 9 p. 2); Coast Jay. Robins were flying high at mouth of Strawberry Canyon. Redtail & Sh.-Sh. seen

1943 Jan. 2 (Cont’d) As we passed 21 Rosewood two Anna Hummers were buzzing about, very close together. Finally one alighted on the roof of the garage, the other flying at it. We could see flaming red on only one and judge it was a pair. Jan. 5. Slightly warmer. A walk to the Mann place in Hamilton Canyon at 4 p.m. Saw a flock of 8+ Quail in the last garden above the road. - Saw only 1 Aud. Warbler and heard only 1 Rc. Kitelet. A Varied Thrush was taking berries from the Loquat bush in the Hitchinson garden at the mouth of Strawberry Canyon. An animal (O'possum) took the pomegranate last night. I heard him about 3 a.m. pushing the abalone shell about (I had left it with oatmeal on the porch floor.) Jan. 8. The wind has been blowing down the canyon since Jan. 3. Birds have come for food between gales - Jan. 9. Quiet and warmer. Threw the abalone shell higher and filled it with oatmeal and swept out the pool. Birds came immediately and are much more easily seen now the shell is not covered by ivy. For Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Song Sparrows. Never any quail. Jan. 10. When we took a walk in Hamilton Canyon we saw two Cooper Hawks soaring high above the trees. Wires a pomegranate on bird branch. Jan. 11. Dense title fog. James heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch near Mrs. Olversteds at mouth of canyon. Jan. 12. Faculty Section went to Mrs. Jory's. Heard Cornell bird records. Clear, warmer.

1943 Jan.12.(cont'n). At 4 p.m. I walked up Hamilton Canyon to switch back. An Anna (Hummer) B was perched on the electric wire in the usual place. I watched him for 10-12 min- In that time I saw him fly off three times. The first time he flew high to the top of the hill, apparently to Dr. Hoyt's garden - Returned, scq., preened about three minutes. Then he flew directly to the red-hot poker just under the upper section of the road (running west) (he) there several minutes and returned to perch. Preened about 3 minutes. Then he flew and incal- [illegible] toward the acacia trees to west. I could not follow him as I was looking toward sun. Saw one Cooper Hawk, soaring. Only birds singing: Anna Hummers, Wren-tit, Song Sparrow. Sparrow Hawk (top of hill) Jan-13. At 2:30 p.m. I walked up Hamilton Canyon To the switch back. Weather beautiful, warm, sunny. In Strawberry Canyon (Mosewood Rd.) I noticed 2 R-c. Kinglets, 2 Fox Sparrows, 2 Caly Jay's, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Anna Hummer. On the front of the hill four linnets. In Hamilton Canyon: 3 Flickers, 1 Anna Hummer on same section of wires - Seemed to catch insects near the wires. Heard whistle of lowering several times. 2 Cal Jays, 8-10 Dusks (bottom of canyon), 6 Wrentits (one pair very near my brush, crossed road) 2 songs in dirtstone: 2 Vegen Wrens, 1 Kinglet, 2 Hermit Thrushes, 2 Aud.-Warblers (front of hill), 1 flock Bash-tits. 1 Fox Towhee, 2 Spotted Towhees. A. Sparrow Hawk on wire at top of hill (where it was perched Jan.2.) Call of flicker: a week-ah, a week-ah

1943 Jan. 13. (Contini). When I went out to feed the birds about 8:30 a.m. I heard a Wren-tit, a Virginia Wren and a Hutton Vireo singing. Birds that came for food: 8 Fox. 8 Sparrows, 2 Sp.Tow. The pomegranate I wired to the branch on Jan.10 was gone except for a piece of skin hanging on the wire. A large piece of the skin and some seeds were on the floor of the porch, and there was enough dampness to show the tracks of the animal that had taken it. It measured about two or two and a half inches in length & thick. (O-possum ?) Jan. 14. Still beautiful weather. No wind. Not too much fog. Birds eager for food: 6-8 Fox. 8p., 3 Sp.Towhees, 1 Song Sparrow. A Hermit Thrush Came to bathe. At 1:15 p.m. 2 thrashers bathed thoroughly twice. First time I have seen them least of time there this year. 2 Song Sp. singing 10 a.m.-1s.W. At 1:30 I walked to Hamilton Canyon - Many more birds than yesterday. Birds on almond trees swollen. Acacia full bloom. Mosswood and Panoramic outside of canyons: And. Warbler 111 Brown Towhee 2. Anna Hummer 1 (flowering) (Hutchinson garden) (upper) Purple Finch 111 - one in pines gave 3 syll. call. Cali. Jay - 5 (along steps) Sparrows 12 - small groups. Wren-tit - 1 pr. Price. (over)

1943 Jan. 14 (contin) Br. Towhee - 4 pro. Virgin Wren - 1 singing Hermit Thrush - 5- Cali.jay 3 Anna Hummer on same perch - Toweed 3 twices over first oak E. Draill & t in garden later in brush beyond Wren-tet. at least 5 pr. 2 B ramp - 2 & " Spotted Towhee 4. Purple Finch 2 uphill. Thrasher - one crossed road near hammer's peach next uphill underbrush. Siskin - 2 flew over- Coast jay³ - below road - Song Sp. 3. 1 above Man 1 below M sq. 1 near hammer ½ perch song - Linnet 1 flew over G-c Sp. 3 in brush above Fox Sp. 2 " " " At 5:30 p.m. Dnalled down to the W.F.C. to dinner. In the large trees west of the bladwin, there were many robins and a flock of 20+ Cedar Waxwings. A hedge of hawthorne is full of berries, no leaves, but there was no sign that they were being eaten. Jan. 16. J.T. and I walked to the top of the hill via Panoramic Birds very scarce in the lower canyon. A Cooper Hawk flew over and just after I stopped looking at him through my 8x, I heard the call of a Sparrow Hawk calling. So I looked again and found the Sp. Hawk darting at the Cooper Hawk from above. Later we found the Sp. Hawk on his usual perch above the stile at the top. He fryst his eyes in the ground and occasionally dropped to catch something. Said Peteril racing. Two thrashers were singing in the canyon. (Hawk)

1943 Jan. 17. Heavy white frost in morning after a clear night. Air sharp all day in spite of clear sunshine. In the afternoon 2:45 p.m. J.T. and I walked up Panor- amic to stile and then south on road toward the rocks above the end of Dwight Way. Lying one or two spots shelters from the cold breeze. Several Vireos and thrushes in the brush at the top and I heard one quailcatcher. Redtail only heard seen. Jan. 18. Still colder. Clear. Heard a Rufous-crowned Sparrow up hill from the Panoramic Switch- backs. Warbler only song heard. Jan. 19. North wind ended. Chilly, overcast. Walked to Panoramic Switchback at 3:30 p.m. I was surprised at the abundance of birds: 1 Sh. Sh. Hawk, Hermit Thrush 7; Robin 10+; 4-c Sparrow 3; Lunette 10+, Purple Finch 5; and Warbler 4, Thrush 1, singing; Wrentits 3 per., Coast Jay 1, Anna H. (lowered once), Flicker 2, Knight 2, Sp. Towhee 3t, Brown Towhee 2t, Fox Sparrow 1+ and all Several of the N. Thrushes, Robins and Lunettes and Purple Finches were at the mouth of Hamilton Canyon where a pyracantha furnished berries in Darby's garden and Toyons below the acacias still have berries. G.c. Sparrows were seen in a brush pile below the road and also eating jayn berries. The hawk was perched on the electric pole near the usual perch of Anna H. but the latter was not seen. After the hawk left I heard the hummer down hill, whistled once. Crows willows out. Acacia and Eucalyptus in bloom. Below the switch- back many birds were scratching - 3p.T. & Fox Sp.

1943 Jan. 20. Very heavy storm with S.W. wind. (X Rays) Jan. 21. At 7.30 heard Red-W. Wrenhatch - "" During an intermission with no rain but high wind we walked as usual on Panoramic. Very Rain Thunder at night few birds seen or heard. One birch tree (Huttele- vision place) broken off; one acacia leaning badly - many twigs and branches broken. Jan. 23. Still stormy. Walk to switch back on Panoramic 1 Cooper Hawk, 1 Aud. Warbler, 1 St. Goldfinch, 1 Siskin 1 Sp. Towhee, 2 Br. Towhees, 1 Song Sp. No Ama Hummer at home. Many Fox Sparrows and Sp. Towhees, with frequent fights near foodway. Two Coast jays also. Jan. 24. Same walk. But birds very scarce except Panoramic at top of Orchard Lane and south; Two close flocks 20+ Siskins; on wire Juncos; Robins - Rained last night 4:45 Jan. 25. Still raining. Walks at 4:15. Birds seem Sparrow Hawk - flew down from top of hill, across to eucalyptus, head of Dwight Way, then west and back up the hill - sporting in the strong south wind. Ama X. on the usual wire - left when the hawk appeared. Flicker - one calling. Hutton Vireo - 1 Calling. Brush-Wy - his flock - one gave alarm when hawk flew over - Other at Rattlesnake place, Hermit Thrush - one heard, Audubon W. 3. Wrentit - 3 (single - one gave song or female) Calif. Jay 1, Coast Jay 1, St. Goldfinch 1 Purple Finch 1, Brown Towhee 1, Sp. Towhee 1, Fox Sp. 1, Song Sparrow 1 singing. 16 sp.

1943 At Table: Two coast jays, Hermit Thrush + Fox sp. S.T. Jan. 26. Rain. A Titmouse gave its spring song. Jan. 27 Clear a.m., Cloudy p.m., Song sp. singing. Jan. 28 Rain part of day. Jan. 31-Feb. 3. Clear. Crisp. On Feb. 3 I walked at noon to the W.Faa. Club and returned at 2 p.m. Songs heard Titmouse, Robin, Song Sparrow. On the way home I went through Infirmary grounds to Predictor then below Stadium to Prospect, up Panoramine to Morewood. Saw: 3 Cal. jays, 1 fl. Bushtits, 2 Wrentits, a few Robins (3-6), 2 Hermit Thrushes, 6t Linnets, 7 Brown Towhees, 1 Spotted T: 8 Juncos, 2 Song Sparrows. (No And. Warblers) 7 S.C. Sparrows. Feb. 4 Raining. Feb. 5 Clear, warmer. In the afternoon there were two Brown Towhees, one bathing, at 3 p.m. They have been minding through January. A Calif. Jay was taking food in morning + Fox sp. S.T., H. Thrush, Song sp. Feb. 6. In afternoon Brown Towhees again near Table; a Titmouse bathing — (heard near Table at 7 a.m.) At 4 p.m., walked to Mann House and back (H. Canyon) Noticed 1 & Anna H. on usual perch; 1 fl. 2 Calif Jay (front of hill) 2 fl. Bushtits (one by front of hill) (one of 30 in H. Canyon), (Wren-tit, 2 R.-C. Knights, Linnet (in almond tree), Pine Warbler (singing). 1 Bnr Towhee (heard). Clear, warm. Feb. 7. Began to rain in night. Walked to Mann House 4 p.m. Cold S.W. wind, threatening rain. Very few birds: Anna H. (usual perch), 2 Cal. Jay, 2 fl. Bushtits, 2 Wrentits, 1 Calif. Thrasher singing, 1 And. Warbler, 3 Purple Finches, a few Linnets (at mouth of Hamilton Canyon) Lsp. Towhee, 4 pr. Brown Towhees

1943 Feb. 7. (cortin) Juncoes came to feeding table (first time) Feb. 8. Rain. Cold. Cleared at night. Feb. 9. Heavy frost. Clear, cold day. Wind fr. East. Walked p.m. up to top of Panoramic pavement. Birds not ab. Allen H (usual perch), 2 Flickers, 1 Cal. Jay, 1 fl. Bush-Tits, 2 Wren-tits, 2 Vigor Wrens, 1 Calif. Thrasher, 2 Hermit Thr., 1 Varied Thrush (under acacias), 1 Robin, 1 R-c Kinglet, 1 Siskin, 2 Sp. Tow., 4 Br. Tow., 1 4. Sp. (top), Feb. 18. Heavy frost. Wanner p.m. Walked to Marin House 3:30-4 Heard explosive whistle of Anna H. before I reached his perch, nine times; later as I left I heard another series, both times on hill opposite his perch. 1 Cal. Jay, 1 fl. Bush-tits, 4 Wren-tits (1 fr. any of & then B'), 1 Vigor Wren, 2 H. Thrushes. A flock of Robins eating cotoneaster berries at Hitchinsson wire fence and perching in Mont. pines, Notes of many Varied Thrushes at bottom of Hamilton Canyon. A flock of Siskins in the pines, singing. Watch winding note heard once. 1 Sp. Tow. whioper song, with robins. 3 Br. Tow., fl. juncoes in the pines, one picking up food from pavement Moswood Rd. 3 Song Sparrows singing. Each evening since Feb. 7. I have noticed a Song Sp. slipping into the Engerian at the front door of W.F.C. at 5:30 p.m. Fright a pair was on the lawn. Feb. 12. East wind - Warm. Walk to Marin House. Birds in Str. Canyon (Moswood Rd. & mouth of Canyon) increasing - 1 Hutton Vireos (upper Moswood) singing; flock of Bush-Tits, flock of Siskins. (Cotoneaster berries gone, no robins) In H. Canyon. Anna H. Towering; Calif. Jay (1 running) Vigor Wren 2 (129.), Wren-tit 5 pros, many songs; Calif. Thr. 2 ag., 1 Hermit Th. 2, Varied Th. 1 (eating berries at Darrier place, flew across to acacias); 2 R-c Kinglets, 1 Hutton Vireos; Siskins singing. Siskins (for..

Feb. Feb.20. Brid Boxes. 1. I cleaned the lower box (titumore box). 2. I repaired the upper box and moved it to the garage. 3. J.T. made hole of flicker box smaller and put it up under the N.W. porch. Feb.24. A button Vines called "bee-girls" 82 times in one minute. Then softer sweet-set a few times - just beyond lower meeting box

1943. Feb.12 (Cortin) Spotted Towhee 1 sp. whisper song; Br.T. 3 p.m. 1 Song 8p. singing. (Oak mothers abundant.) Usual birds at feeding table (juncos came only one day) Call of Button Vireo in distance like "loud peep of chicken" (Hoffman); near by "zweerk, zweerk, zweerk". Feb.13. Very warm. Light breeze from east. Many insects in the air. Feb.14. A Sparrow Hawk perched on top of an electric pole in Hamilton Canyon held some animal or small bird between his toes and pulled it to pieces. By going above the switch back at The Mann place I could look at it from the level but could not make sure it was a bird. When he flew he took his catch in his talons. Feb.16. The Faculty group walked from the end of Prospect St. up Strawberry Canyon (Canyon Road to No. 55) then up the hill to our house. Then we walked via Mosswood to Panoramie and into Hamilton Canyon. Feb.17-20. Spring weather. Blossoming trees along streets. At home: H. P. Finch (Pumpkin Finch?) Same birds come to feeding table. Robins V. Vireo Blackbird very numerous along road across campus. S. sp. (Blackbird?) eating colowaster berries (crenelata?) Feb.21. It began to rain during night and this > morning a Lutecent Warbler is singing across the road. Feb.22-25. Heard Lut. Warbler in same place every day. Other birds as usual. P. Finch singing, sometimes soft voice, or full voice. Three syll. call also. Raining. (the juncos A Varied Thrush in bay tree next to N.W. porch

{ "text": "1943\n\nFeb. 26. When I stepped outside (cold rain) The\nLutecent Warbler and Hutson Vireo were\nsinging across the road East of 38 Woodwood.\nOak leaves have been falling and now the new\nleaves are beginning to come out (a few)\nA flock of quincos at table or pool all day.\nHermit Thrush eats oatmeal or chipped rye\nsoaked in bacon fat. At 6 p.m. Great num-\nbers of robins eating berries at U.C. Infirmary,\nalso in pine tree. Some Cedar Waxwings too.\nThere is a hedge of hawthorne next to the wire\nfence below steildin's west wall. It has been\nfull of berries. About half gone and robins\ntaking them as we passed.\n\nFeb. 27. Juncoes, H.Th. Sy Tow, Fox sp. at table.\nFeb. 28. Walked to Mann House. A Rufous-\ncrowned Sparrow came several times to\na post above the upper lap of Panovanic\nand called and sang. Calls - new like a small\nkitten; zee, zee, zee, zee, zee, zee Very high pitched\nSong, ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

Ringetensio 1943 Unusual song of Bulbatt Sp. at S.W. Cor. Stadium. Mar. 2. Beautiful spring day. A large flock of Audubon Warblers in a large oak tree east of the Infirmary. Kinglets wirecrying. Mar. 3. Stormy with east wind. A Lutescent Warbler is singing west of the houses. New leaves are coming out on the oaks. Junco's at the table - 8-10. Purple Finch, Hermit Thrush, singing. Mar. 4. As I sat eating dinner at the W.F.C., I watched Varied Thrushes feeding along the banks of Strawberry Creek. I could see six at once. Still Stormy, colder. Mar. 4. Raining. Flock of Brush-tits very small, Cedar Waxwings and Robins still thick near Infirmary but berries getting scarce. Mar. 5. Very gloomy, Raining. Lutescent Warbler and Vagors Were singing. On way to Oakland A.M. I heard Song Sparrows and Titmouse singing. In Hamilton Canyon Two Sharp- shins (a Cooper) were seen rising in Spirals when a Sparrow Hawk darts at him. Then a second Sharp-shin appeared. Both Sh. Sh. disappeared in the cloud and the Sp. Hawk returned to the top of Panoramic Way. Another Sp.H. was poising in the wind and dropped at the hill above Dwight Way - Strong wind S.W. Anna H. Still on his perch. Mar. 6-10. Almost constant rain, no wind. Lutescent Warbler continued to sing - most of the time across the road. Also Purple Finch, Vagors Were Song Sparrows.

1943 March 11. Cloudy, warm. I have heard no winter Wrens since Jan. 1 but one sang repeatedly below the east pool. After 7 p.m. I heard three sing again. In a.m. he gave also a rattle - quite loud that I do not remember having heard. When we walked down to dinner at The W.T.E. there was a pair of titmouses just below the stadium, in the Hawthorne hedge, male singing, female giving a soft single note. A Hairy Woodpecker in a locust tree at end of Piedmont Ave., a Sparrow Hawk calling. After dinner we walked up the road to the Stadium Runway. Many Robins singing and feeding in olive tree at Bowles Hall. Swail picked up olives on the ground and ate them. Accipiter Hawk over Stadium. > Mar. 12. Cloudy. At 11 a.m. we started to Boulder. first time since New Year's day - At Alvarado Pools: Pintails and Coots, a few Red Flowers. On return trip Mar. 14, many Violet, green Swallows. Woodswallows singing. Redwings courting Dumbarton Bridge. Blue bills everywhere 1000+ They were not diving but feed by putting their heads under water - in salt pools, even the first one. Many Grotta. In the last pool Eared Grebes 200-300. As tide was out there were many gulls shore birds in the salt pools. They were at the tide line - Godwits and Willets - Smaller birds on the mud Red backed Sandpipers and others (not identified). No swallows. I.W. Grebe on bay-

1943 Mar.13. Boulder Creek. Varied Thrushes flew up along the road as we drove out or in - very at. Many Bandtails seen - In Brookdale 24t- were on the ground beside the road and flew up as we came along - others in Ben Lomond and at our place. An Allen H. iemin Wt. Herman. Mar.14- On the way home at Nielpitao J.T. a. saw five Burrowing Owls, both on same fence post. Rained last night at Boulder. Clearing. Colder Mar.15. Cloudy again. A Winter Wren sang below a.m. the clothes line terrace. Clear, cold. Light frost. Mar.16. Cloudy, warmer. A Hutton Vireo calls constantly in woods just east of the lower nesting box. Mar.17. Raining hard. Lutetian Warbler sings constantly across road or in deciduous oaks next us - No others heard on the hill. Mar.18. Clear, cold. Light frost. I took a morning walk (10:30-12), first up to the end of Mosswood Rd. A number of Allen or Rufous Hummingbirds were darting about, The whistle at the bottom of the pendu- lum was prolonged and not as loud as Anna. (Que- I think was a Rufous H. A pair of Bushtits in deciduous oaks, one collecting lichens. They went high in street live oak. One W.W. Wren was singing and 1 Vigor Wren. Several S.c. Kinglets singing; two Hermit Thrushes. (Red t. Nuthatch app. 29 Mosswood Rd., A Hutton Vireo singing east of house ; 1 Lutetian W., a Purple Finch singing ; Jamesos, Fox Sp., Sp. Turkeys, Song Sp. at feeding Table (Nurany Br. Turtles) Down Mosswood Rd. A month of Canyon to N. Canyon. 5 Calif days, 2 sp Bushtits, Anna H., 1sp Wrentits, Red br. Nuthatch at fruit of Cypress Trees (Ratchiff's), S.c. Kinglets 3 elements,

Mar.19. H. Canyon. 14:45 a.m. Sp.Hawks. Fletcher 4. Anna H. Allen (or Bayou?) N. Coast jay 1 Calif. jay 5. Buchelat 2 pr. Virgin's Wren 1 Wren. tet alv. Thrush ag.(distance) H-Thrush 1 R-c.Rhinglet ag. 2. Purple Finch ag. Lunnet Hutton Vires ag.1 Lut Wabler ag. 1 Bustin pl. ag. Aud. Wabler ag. 1 juncos ag. Brown Thrush Song Sparrow 2. Mar. 23. Spring day. W.V. R-c./Rhinglet 3 Fox Sparrow 8-10 Tarnsends Wabler fl. ag. Hermit Thrush 1 S-c.Sparrow fl. ag.(Pan Way) Res.br. Nutthatch (Mrs. Parson's pine tree) Per. rec. Virgin Wren 2 Moss Rd.-2 Pan- Anna Hummer (some pods) Tatmouse 1 (lower lot.) Lunnet 3+ fl. Purple F.7, Calif. Jay 5, Coast Jay 1 Sialia 3 + fl. 2 sp.-Touchee 4, Buchelats 3 pr. Wren.-W 6. Bar. Touchee 4. Junco 6+ ag. Songb.

1943 Mar. 18 (couth) Siskins (large fl. Eucalyptus), 10+ G.C. Sparrows eating willow Tassels; Brown Towhee (pew), 1 pr. Sp. Tow., 2 prs. Song Sparrows, Junco's eating blossoms of Cypress- Hamilton Canyon; 3 Flickers (couth), Anna H.-, 1 Calif. Jay, 2 Coast jays, Allen (or Rufous) Hummer, '3 jays- Bush Tits, 3 prs. Wrentits, 2 prs. Vireos Wrens (ag.), 1 Thrasher (dulaut), 3 Lutescent W. singing; R.C. Kinglet 2 ag., And. Warbler (1), Br. Towhee, G.C. Sp., Purple Finch (2 ag.), Siskins (fl. ag.) Song Sp. 2 ag. At 7:15 p.m. we walked through the Superintendent grounds. A flock of 12+ Swail burst out of a small tree where they had settled to roost. March 19. Cloudy, Still chilly. A Townsend W. was singing near the house. Heard a W.W. Wren sing again. March 21. Cloudy, Chilly. At 9 a.m. there was a big flock of Townsend Warblers singing near the east pool. At the same time Lutescent W., Vireo Wren, Song Sparrow. Both jays came for fat. W. Flycatcher near house. Mar. 22 Beautiful weather. Townsend Warblers, Junco's. Mar. 24. Early fog, clearing 10:30 a.m. Lady Birds went up Strawberry Canyon. A Cooper Hawk was perched in a tree on the Bot. Garden Road. Flew, rose in spiral, then joined by a second which came together several times (counting ?) (No Swail). Anna Hummer, Black Phoebe (pew), (Allen or Rufous heard), Flicker (cur. calling), Coast & Calif. J., Tillinouse (aw.), Bush T's prob., Wrentits, Vireo Wren singing (many), (W.W. Wren sang above Swimming Pool, Hermit Thrush (notab.-), R.C. Kinglet, 2er. ag., Hutton Vireo (1), Lutescent W. & spaced, ag., Red-t Tow. W. ag., Pileated above Swimming Pool, Calif. P. Finch, Siskin, Sp., Br. Tow., Junco's, Nuttall Sp. (Bot. Gar.), Song Spar. at. ag.

1943 "Birds in Retrospect", at Cooper Club. March 25. Warm, clear. Warbling Vireo near house, sq. March 26. Many Tomm.W., junco's, Snitrio. Song Sp. 4 junco's eating worms. Fox Sp. singing. March 27. A second male Lutiscnt Warbler came in and was chased constantly by the one that has been established since Feb. 21 and has a mate. Finally it was singing in p.m.- west of the steps across Mosswood Rd. Wacy T. Warblers, and junco's eating worms -8q. March 28. W.W. Wren singing (twice) under my window. Heard no Fox Sparrows. Cloudy. March 29. Saw two Fox Sparrows near pool. In late afternoon a Song Sp. perched at feeding branch a long time - no competition. Shell still full of oatmeal put out in morning. Heavy rain with wind a.m. Clearing p.m. Chilly wind. The second Lut. Warbler sang repeatedly in woods east of house below airplace. None heard west of steps above road. March 30. Partially foggy a.m, Clear warmer p.m. At dawn: Nervous Thrush of Fox Sparrow singing. "Allen Hummers" had their first trip (spring) from Stadium to Botanical Garden. Birds very abundant, singing. At south end of Stadium:- 3 Sp. Harris, Anna Hummer S., 2 mail (seen by Mrs. Heng below Stadium), Titmouse (Pied live.) Bushtit (pr.) wrestled for Lut. Warbler (oak tree), Linnets, robin, Brown, sp. Tow. G.C.Sp. Sp. Up Strawberry Canyon. (Noguid, W.Thrp.) 1 Anna H. (Bot. Gar.) 1 Flicker (?), 1 Redtail, 3 Black-throated, 2 at Sw.Pool, 1 Bot. War., 1 pr. Coast Jay, Bunkits 4 p.m. Titmouse, 3 U. Wrens sq., 4 for Wren Tls, 5 Bulbous Kinglets, 4 Lct.W., 5 Kill W., large Mt.Tomm. W. sq., 2 Warb.Vireos, 1 Wb. Goldy, 6 fl. Pur.F., 6 Sp. Tow.

1943 Mar. 30 (contin) 3 Br. Torr., 4 juncos (M.), 11 Song sp. sp. At home. W. Flycatcher. 2 Lit. Warblers. Vireo Wren (proat Lower box), 3 p. Towhees, Fox sp. Song sp. Mar. 31. Perfect spring day. The first note heard in the morning was the "Kek-kek-kek" of a Cooper Hawk. The next the song of the Hermit Thrush repeated over and over at different pitches. Later the Fox Sparrow. For some time I have heard a "k-k-k-k-k k-k-k-k-k" the second lower in pitch, in woods east of house. Is it another hawk call? Ruby- or Keight singing. judging from call notes the W. Flycatcher has a mate, west of house. P.M. Several 4-c sp. (moulting) at pool. April 1. Beautiful day. I heard the Cooper Hawk several times, and feel pretty sure he gives both calls (Mar. 31). At 4 p.m. Anderson Warblers were singing in oaks north east of house. April 2. At dawn the Lutescent Warbler was first to begin singing. Then the Hermit Thrush. I counted and found he sang his phrase 93 times with no breath. Counting two phrases to a song that would be 46 songs but there was no break between. At 9 a.m. a House Wren was singing near bottom of canyon (heard from N.W. porch). Many Aud. Warblers singing. Brown Towhee picking up food on pavement above house. Large flock Bushtits. Lutescent W (Feb. 21) sings from perch higher above road. No. 2. (Mar. 27) April 3. Hermit Thrush singing at dawn. Apr. 4. Hamilton Canyon: A flock of Aud. W. in acacias sp. A flock of Townsend Warblers in live oak sp. 2 Western Flycatchers calling. (No mig. count sp. or Kinglets detected.) At our pool 12:30 p.m. White crowns (J.T.A.)

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?

1943 April 6 (contin.) Anne 8, explosive whistle heard twice, (quot) ab. Black Phoebe pr. at Swimming Pool. W. Flycatcher (5), Buth-tl pr., Titmouse 4, Virgin Wren very ab. 12t, Wrentit very ab. Hermit Thr. 1, Robins (in spots) (no knights), Hutton Vireo 3, Warbling V. 6, Lutecent warbler 12t?, Pal. Warbler 12t?, Aud. Warbler 2fl.? Torn.W. 1fl. Sq., Toliuis W. (1st). Purple F. ab. sq., Siskins (spots) the Goldfinch 1 (top of trail), Slatin a few, juncos low. canyon, Chickadee Sp. 1 coil edge of Bot. Bar, Brown Thrasher in many places, Sp. Tow. ab. Tong Sp. very ab. 10t, 'Norwood Rd. Resb. withatch, So many warblers e.t.c. that it sounded like an aviary. Robins come for worms April 8: Birds very ab. esp. warblers - Large flock Siskins. Rain in evening. The Nuttall Sparrow with the special song was at the north end of the Stadium at 7 p.m. The coup- lets in middle not slurried but staccato. Rain all night. April 8: A.M. Cloudy, cold. Clearing p.m.- cold wind. April 9: Clear. Chilly. Heard "chuck-chucks" of Hermit Thrush at dawn. No Fox Sparrows. A Virgin Wren sings but I hear no answering calls. W. Flycatcher near N.W. porch. Purple Finch (sq.), Siskins, Juncos heard in Trees. Mrs. Haddley reported a Grobeate in her garden. Apr.10: Warm. I could hear a Toliuis Warbler singing beyond the end of Norwood Rd. Purple Finches, And Warbler eating worms in vats, singing. Robin picks up worms on ground Brown Thrasher within hearing now. April 11 (Sunday) Sunny- At 10 A.M. I listened to the birds from our house & the end of Norwood Rd.: Flyer. W. Flycatcher, Coast Jay (3 very noisy), Buth-tl 1pr., Wrentit (1pr), Virgin Wren 1sq, Thrush 1 sq. (beyond end of road. First time this opening? Robin. Hermit Thr. ab. sq., Hutton Vireo (1sq.), Lut. W. 1sq.(Feb-21), Pal. W. 1 sq., Aud. W. fl. sq. full fl., Purple Finch ab. sq., Siskins ab. sq.,

1943 Sp.Torbee(2pr.), BrownTowhee (have come in for worms? or warmer?) princees fl. sq., G-c Sparrow, s.q., Puget Sd. Sparrow (s.q. at bottom of canyon - - - , Song Sparrow. Red.b. Whtatch in prince west of house. 12 sp. In Hamilton Canyon - fewer individuals. First time: Grosbeak, House Wren. Also Amer. Pt., Flicker, Lut.Warbler, Brush.tl (1pr.), Wrentit at., Thrasher (1 s.q. over), Lut.Warb. and W. Organ Wren, Purple Finch, Linnet, G.S.p.Tow., Br.Tow., Junco, G-c Sp., Song Sp.: 18 sp. In late afternoon a male Quail gave its whistled call from the Rec. Bldg. S. of W.F.C. Also 1 on Pied.Are and one seen N. of International House (feet broken up?) Song of Song Sparrow: Audubon Warbler: - - - - - (no accent) April 12. The same birds in abundance near the house plus Warbling Vireo. A group of G-c Sp. came to the pool. Also two or more Fox Sparrows, very shy. None came for food. April 13. Faculty groups walked up Str. Canyon, return by Trail to the Top of Bonner's Way. Foggy. At the S. end of Stadium - a Roug.-sq. Swallow. Several Swallows flew over as we walked up Canyon Rd. No quail anywhere. Birds very ab. and singing. W.Y. Red.b. Whtatch, Hermit Thr., Fox Sp.(call nolisan trail Puget Sd.Sp. G-c Sp. (And.W. in afternoon). S.V. W. Flycatcher (a few), Allen H., W. Vireo at., Lut.Warb. Pil.W.b. Tolmie W. (2 single s.q. + group head of canyon), Bh. Grosbeak, 5.

April 15. The White crowned Sparrow which was heard singing at the S.W. corner of the Stadium on Feb.26, Mar.2, Apr.5 (and many times between) Sang also in the garden of the Fraternity House, on Bancroft-Predmont and along Predmont Ave to the N.W. corner of the Stadium. It always sang from a prominent perch at lip of a small Tree or on an electric wire and seemed not to be connected with any flock. - I supposed it was a breeding Muttall with a peculiar Song but it disappeared about April 15 when the Puget Sd. Sparrows (in flocks at bottom of canyon) disappeared after a few days of singing. So I suppose this was after all a Puget Sd. Sparrow instead of a Muttall with an individual song. The Song was certainly much more like that of Pugetensis.

1943. Apr 14 Cloudy. Chilly p.m.. Quite a dawn chorus. Sp. Towhed (first) Lit. Wartler, W. Flycatcher, Song Sp. : Virgin Wren. During the day Common Sparrows (A.c. Pug.) and Fox Sp. Worms eating the leaves, dropping ab. Grosbeak across campus. Apr 15. Thrasher and House Wren singing east of home. Rain: Large flock of swallows in Waldo's redwood. Purple F. Roughly 300 on wire s. of stadium. Apr 16. Went to Boulder Creek, Cloudy. Clearing later. Alvarado Pools - not much water. Apr. 16 + Apr. 18. Coast ab.: Yellowlegs (3), Shoveller a few, both dates. Apr. 16 (only) Baldpates ab. 1 Burrowing Owl (on clod) (Apr. 18 (only) 4 p.m. Avocets 4, Bluebills a few, Cin. Teal 3, B.B. Plover a few, Willets a few, Dowitchers a few. W. Sandpipers 50+. Bonaparte Gulls in air ab. Riig t. or Calif. in air.) Apr. 16. 1 Am. Egret, Cliff Swallows (gutting mud). Meadowlarks, 1 Burrowing Owl on post, Br. Black & White Warbler. Shrikes on way to Allo, to Dumb. Bridge. At Dumbarton Br. 300+ Cliff Swallows on wire, Eared Grebes 250+, getting br. plumage, Blue Herons 3, Bluebills a few, Bon. Bulbs ab. Willets. At west end: Willets, Dowits, 5 Nud. Curlews. At Boulder Creek: Very brown. Heard: Quail, Thrush. H. Woody., W. Flycatcher, Coast Jay, Chick, Bush Tit, W. Vires, Hutton Vireo, Black Thr. Gr. Warbler (1), Pll. W. Grosbeak, Sp. & Br. Towhee, Allen Hummer. Quite list at noon Apr 17. Apr. 19. Berkeley. Cooler. Partly cloudy, Worwood Rd., W. Flycatcher, Bush Tit, Wren, Virgin Wren, House Wren, Robin >, W. Vires, Hutton V., Lit. W., Tolmie W., Pil. W., Purple Finch, Siskin, Br. & Sp. Tow, J-C. Sp., Song Sp. { Same - W. Vires, The Pil. W., [illegible] , [illegible] } Hamilton Canyon 10:45-11:15: James A. Picker, Cal. & Cat. J. Stuart,

1943 Apr.20. As we walked up from the W.F.C. after dinner we saw a flock of 17 quail on the lawn at Cowell Hospital and 5 between the Gladden and the back of International House. Fox sp. at pool. Apr.21. A pair of Hutton Vireos made a great fuss east of the house where they have been, calling for some time. Finally a Calif. Jay flew out and they after rain - Tolewic Warbler singing all the time. Robins, Siskins >. Apr.24. Beautiful day. A Ungar Wren has been singing constantly just east of house but I have heard no answering call. Today a second bird was there and I saw one enter the Titmouse box - House Wren is heard N.W. of house. Thrasher still sings occasionally above end of Morwood Rd. Tolewic W., Hutton Vired, Sp. Towhee, Lutescent Warbler. Apr.22. Rained during last night. Cloudy all day- Tolewic Warbler in full song. No activity at box (Titmouse), but male Ungar Wren singing as usual. April 23 Beautiful day. Apr.24 Cloudy. Apr.25 Clear, chilly. Apr.26 Cloudy. Rain at night. Tolewic Warbler, Froebel etc. Apr.27. Raining. "Allen Hummers" went to M.V.Z. then walked (in rain) on lower campus. Swallows nests at Life Sciences Bldg. seems complete but no birds seen- Linnets on cornices. Nuttall Sp. & Song Sp. ag. Heard whistle of Phoebe-backed Thrush. Saw robin building nest Female in small oak north of Agri. Bldg. - Placed them in crotch. Male nearby. Swirl heard north of L.S. Bldg. W. Fly, Pil War- bler, W. Vireo ag. Siskins, Purple Finch ag.

1943 April 28. Rain's hard last night. Cloudy, warm, no rain. Lady Birds walked up Strawberry Canyon, returns by trail to Eas of Panoramic Way. 1 Redtail (below Pan.W.) Ravil (spr) opp. dairy below Can. Rd., Anna H. (Ham.Cam.), Rufous H. P. below trail, W. Fly. ab., Coast Jay ab. upper Str. Cam., Calif. Jay ab., quiet; Blackbirds many pairs; 1 Red br. Nuthatch, Wren-T. ab.; Vagoo Wren ab.-2 House Wren, Thrasher 2 heard - one in deodar singing; Redtail. 6. Thrush 2 heard, whihle, Robin, Cedar Waxwing off. S. of Stadium, Warbling Vireo ab., 1 Cassin's s. of Bot. Gar., 1 Hutton Vireo near trail, Let. W. ab. 2 Yellow W., / Black Thry. W. near Swim. pool, Toliwic W. ab.; Pil. W. ab. (Auds. or Myrtle W.? heard S. of Bot. Gar.), Grosbeak ab., Calif. Par.Thril ab., Linnet serial, Sustin afead; Spotted Towhee, ( one near Swim Pool called like Oriole), Brown Towheab,, Junco ab., Song Sp. very ab. Apr. 30. Beautiful warm weather. Many birds singing. While I washed windows a.m. I heard Bewick Wren, Lutescent Warbler, Toliwic Warbler, Thrasher constantly- Hutton Vireo, Bush-Tits, Junco occasionally. May 1. Ditto. A pair of Juncos came to the Abalone shell for seeds. Scolded a cat that came across below the house. May 2. At 5:20 (war time) a Toliwic Warbler sang repeatedly half an hour before the Spotted Towhee, Bewick Wren & Lutescent Warbler began under my window. A Pursett-backed Thrush was whistling, no song. At 7:30 a.m., a full plumed male Tanager was in the oak east of house, J.T.A. heard a Red br. Nuthatch in canyon below. Cloudy a.m.- Not p.m.

1943 May 4. The "Allen Hammers" spent the morning near Mrs. Thompson's house, 131 Bret Harte Road. (Compare Sept. 1942) Partly cloudy. Lunch in the Garden. 1 Redtail, 1 Sh. Sh. Hande, 2 pr. Dzail, 2 male Awa H., 2 Allen N., 1 Rufous N (?), W. Flycatcher 1 pr., Calif. Jay 6t, Bush Tit (afud), Wren-tit 8t, Bewick Wren 2g Thrasher 2 males sg. Russet T. Thrush 1 (one song), 1 W. Vireo, Lutescent Warbler 3 ag., Pileated Warbler 2 pr., Grosbeak 3 B ag., Purple Finch 2, Linnet several, Willow Goldfinch 2 flew over, E. Goldfinch 1 pr., Siskins, 2 pr. flew over, Br. Towhee ab., Sp. Towhee ab., Song Sg. ab. (one male took foot to nest) 26 sp. On Oxford St. (L & St.) we saw a St. Blue Heron rising in spirals: on the Campus Thread an (Olive-sided) Flycatcher (first time), on Eucled and Keith I saw a family of Bush-tits and on Prospect St. near Bancroft Way a family of Titmouses. A Thrasher was singing just beyond the end of Mosswood Rd., at 7:30 pm. May 9. At dawn a Chat was singing. Also Grosbeak, Rb. Thrush (softly), Vagoin Wren, Lutescent Warbler, W. Flycatcher (It has been singing west of house-) East wind on May 8. Warm May 9. May 10. Tanagers calling outside my window. A Harry Woodpecker yesterday and Today. Lazuli Bunting singing across canyon since May 8. Pair of Dzail between our west line—Mr. Parsons's house. Grosbeaks very ab. here and on campus. Yellow Warblers singing near house May 8 and extra Pileated Warblers, perhaps migrating through. (Mrs. Kelly reported a 1 Hermit W. Town in Duvall Canyon May 8.)

1943 May 11. Perfect weather. Last trip of Faculty Section. A pair of Rough-winged Swallows was seen again at the S. end of the Stadium - also near the dairy - (See Apr.6,13,). List for the morning: 5 Sparrow Hawks (on elee. pole above dairy up trail to Big C.); Anna Hummingbird 2 & Allen Hammer (on tips of redwood near SW. pool) too late Flicker (above dairy), W. Swallow, Black Phoebe (swip. Western Flycatcher, Calif. Jay, Steller Jay, Bush-Tit, Titmouse 1, Wren -lit 3, Vireos Virel, House Wren 3 near mouth of canyon , RB. Thrush, Hutton Vireo 1, Warbling Vireo 3, Lut. Warbler 3, Toliis W. 1, Pil. Warbler 3, Tanager 1, Grosbeak 4, Lay.B. 1 above dairy Pur. Finch 2 pr. near sw. p., Junnet a few S.W. dairy W. Goldfinch (flies over), Bristle 1 (flies over), Juncos 3 pr., Br. Tortoises, Sp. Tortoises 3 pr., Song sp. 6. Nests: W. Flycatcher bldg. in Stratton garage, 55 Canyon Rd. Black Phoebe under diving board at SW. pool, Bushtit in oak app. garage 55 Canyon Rd. Families: Bush-tits 2, Juncos 4 y.q. at 55 Cauds. Route - to poultry farm via Canyon Rd., return via dairy road. May 14. Cold wind from north. May 15. Miss Price took us in her car to Boulder Creek Dumbarton Bridge; Very few birds: 2 Ancests, 15' N.Phal, a few Red. Sandpipers, Cliff Swallows - May 16. Brilliant morning (Boulder). Breakfast on porch - RB. Thrush at dawn. Warbling Vireo sang most often. BL. Thr. Gr. Warbler often. Pil. W. once. Kingfisher, Chickadee.

Young birds: Mrs Hackley - Yq. Br. Tow. out of nest May 18. Bush-tits Migrants Linnets bldg. May 15 R.c. Knight - May 15, Mrs. Bullis, head Long, saw bird in her garden Towhead Warbler, May 12, Mrs. Thompson.

1443 May 16. (Boulder Cr.) Tame Br. Towhee came to table for food. Sp. Towhee, duail heard. At lunch time two Turkey Vultures were flying low just east of house. A Sharp Sh. (or Cooper?), flying high. (No flycatchers, juices, Song sp.- Jays.) Tanagers. May 17. Warm. A pair of quail just east of house - (in baccharis below electric pole). Walked across Campus fr. Euclid Ave to W.F.C. Very few birds except along Strawberry Creek. A Cliff Swallows about the Stadium (have young flown from ests on Life Sciences Building?) May 18. Warm day, Allen Hummers' spent 2 ½ hrs in Codornices Park. Birds very abt., many families. Duail 3 prs.t, Anna Hummer 1, Allen N. 3, W.Fly.4pr, Cliff Swallows 3 over Euclid Ave next to Reservoir, Steller Jay 1 heard, Calif. Jay 2 heard, Titmouse 1 fam.-, Brush Tits - two + fam. 1 pr., Wrentits 4 prs., Bewick W. 1 pr., and family out of nest, Robin 2 males seen, Rob. Thr. very abt. a pair spent much time diving off a third, many songs - Hutton Vires 1pr, Warbling V. 3 pr., Lwt. Warbler 1 fam., 3 prs., Pit. Warbler 3 prs., Tanager 1 og., Eng. Sp. a few, Grosbeak 4 prs. + one male sg. or nest., Lay. B. 1 pr. in Rose Garden, Purple T. 4 pr., Albriet vergat - esp. Rose G., 2+ Goldfinch several, Tinlin a few, Spotted Towhee 6 pr. (feeding 4p. in nest?) Brown Towhee 6 pr., Fox Sparrow 1, Song Sp. very abt. 38 sp. The Fox Sparrow was scratching among dead leaves on banks of the creek - Watched it 15 min. at 20 ft. through 8X glasses - A very late date. At 6:15 p.m. Several Rgl. wg. Sw. were at south end of Stadium and flew to drainpipes in Bieber Wall

1943. May 20. At 11:15 a.m I went down to watch the Rph.-wq. Swallows. The holes in the wall were in the shade and no swallows came during the 15 min. I watched. Then two flew in from the east, over the wall of the stadium and disappeared. Watched ten minutes but did not see them again. Then I Crossed by the Runway to the dairy road and saw two flying toward the stadium. I went to the poultry farm and returned by Campion Rd. but did not see them again. Perhaps they comes to the holes only after the wall is warmed by the afternoon sun. Saw a Sh.Sh. Hawk. I found three Lazuli Buntings singing: one above the dairy where I saw him May 11, one above the swimming pool perched in the tallest twig of Australian tea plant, one opp. poultry farm on decked tip of a conifer—all singing freely— A Tolea W. was perched in the elderberry inside the sw. pool fence, singing. A pair of quail nearby, male giving guard call. One peculiar song at upper end of sw. pool I could not identify. Cali Jays feeding yq. at No.1. Campion's. In the afternoon I sat on the porch and, heard besides the usual birds a Hairy Woodpecker west of house (yesterday also), Sh. Goldfinch + Willow Goldfinch flying over. Families - Bushtits (yq feeding themselves); Lutescent Warblers (being fed by parents) but May 21. Beautiful warm day. While I worked in the garden a Tanager flew to the water spout under the eaves and almost immediately a female tanager at the same spot, probably after spider? Did not follow the male to the lower box. Must have a nest nearby.

1943. May 21 (contin.) A Green-backed Goldfinch sang for some time just east of the house. May 22. Hot. A pair of quail came into the road just east of the house, passed me as I sat on the wall (street), came down our steps into the garden. A pair of Tolete Warblers were giving loud calls, suggestive of a Fox Sparrow, and collecting food (for young) on our east drive. Both jays came for oatmeal; single quails in garden. A pair of Dark-lits bathing (but family independent?). Many birds bathing - Sp. Towhee, Song Sp., Br. Towhee Thrush within 15 min. At 7 p.m. 4 prs. of quail at S. end of stadium - one male on guard on roof of ticket booth while others took dust bath. No swallows. May 23. Hot but cooling in afternoon. A pair of quail in the garden - The female on the wall the male on the wall - as I came up from the lower Terrace. The female froze in a hori- zontal position, the male in normal pose. After two minutes (?) the female relaxed, then the male, and both went toward the entrance and over the wall into the lower garden. May 24. Foggy day. Beautiful day. Both jays came for softened bread. Calif. Jay feeding young (calls hard) Tolte Warblers near house. May 25. Low fog, clearing 11 a.m. "Allen Neumans" walked from Stadium to Bot. Gardens. Birds very abundant, all singing. Rocktails ("Morning Dove"), Quail 5 pr. (3 pr. in Bot. Gar.), Black Phoebe, 1 pr. Svr. Pool, 1 Bot. Gar. Pool; W. Flycatcher 6 sq. + nest in St. Garage, female sitting;

1943 May 25. Anna's f. z., Bot. Gar., Allen H. yq. very ab. in canyon + B gardens. Calif. J. quiet, scr. (Steller Jay - no doubt present, thought > heard one). Bush. tits very ab., 1 flock (two families), several families, 1 pr., House Wren 1 q. Bewick Wren 4 q., Wrentit 6 q., RB. Thrush 8 q., W. Vires 4 q., Lit. W. 2 sq., several families heard; Toludie Warbler 2 q., Pil. W. 4 + q., Lazuli Bunting 5 q., Grosbeak 4 q., Linnet ab. in grasses, fd. yq.; Purple Finch 4 + q., Gt. Goldfinch 6 +, esp. in Bot. Gar., Willow Goldfinch 1 Bot. Gar., Junco 1 q., Br. Towhee 2 + above Svr. pool., Spotted Towhee 5 +, Chipping Sp. 1 pr. fam., Bot. Gar., Nuttall Sp. 1 q., Bot. Gar., Song Sp. 8 + q. 30 Species. (We did not return by the dairy road where there were three House Wrens located for nesting May 11 (1 nest in egg-poultry house abovdairy, 1 Calves' shed) May 26 Cool. Codornices Park. The same species as on May 18 except that we did not see the titmouse or Bewick Wren, both of which had families out of the nest on May 18; no Lazuli Bunting or Fox Sparrow. The Cliff Swallows have nests under the platform of the water tower in the middle of the reservoir. The female Grosbeak was sitting on the nest in the elder. Young Allen H. 25. At 9 a.m., the Rq. wrapped Swallows were flying near the Reiber Wall. May 27. Cool. I heard Hutton Vireos scolding as went & the window to investigate. There was a family of the Vireos, all in the big oak, looking down at a Galijay that was taking bread to feed its young.

1943 May 28. Miss Barrious (boss) no in her car to Boulder Creek, Nothing at Dumbarton Bridge excepts 100s of Cliff Swallows which were abundant in many other places. May 29. Boulder Creek. Cool, partly cloudy, breezy - Very busy watering the garden. May 30. Spent morning waterigcette. Drox home p.m. Birds in the mountains: less ab. than in other years. No families On our place: [illegible], [illegible] (Allw?), Harry Wolf Black Phoebe (fam.?), Violet, green Swallow (Flying- Calif. Jay, Chickadee, Ro. Thrush, Warbling Vireo (most conspicuous singer), Cassin Vireo 1, [illegible] Vired 1, Black-thy Gray Warbler 1, Pileated Warbler, Towager, Grosbeak? Spotted Towhee, Brown Towhee. A male Brown Towhee came for food any day constantly. Could not detect a mate. No Western Flycatcher within hearing! Heard elsewhere: 1 (Kingfisher (near town), Wood Peewee (in lawn), Violet Green Swallow in many places; Yellow Warbler Feltor, Lazuli Bunting near tellos. From highway: Br. Black Birds Redwings, Sp. Hawks, Bulbous Birds, Linnets, Goldfinches, many Swallows - Cliff and Barns, Turkey Buzzards (chased by black birds) - 1 Burrowing Owl on electric wire. May 31. Berkeley. Low fog turning into rain about 6 p.m. Saw the Harry Woodpecker at (Mosswood Lane. (Perhaps nesting at end of Piedmont Ave.) Two Luscent Warblers singing, one above bird pool, ours across road - (second nesting?). Tolmie W. Singing. Single Hutton Vireo heard.

Summary April 1-June 1, 1943. Weather. April - 10 days, clear, warm; 10 days, cloudy 4 1/2 days of rain, 2 days clear, cold. May. 19 days, clear, warm. 2 days hot. 3 days cloudy (rain one night), 2 days cold, clear Petr. Res. Quail. Apr. 13, none - up road, Straw Can., return Hairy Woodp. via trail to top of Panoramic Way - May 9, 10, 19, 20, 31. Apr. 20, Jl. 19 Cow. Hospital, 8, 5 near Duter. House Sh. & L. Hands. May 20. Apr. 26. first pair seen near W. Fair Club - Apr. 28. first pair seen in S. Str. Canyon, Can. Rd. above gate. May 10. pair nest of house, May 17 moved east of house, often seen in garden May 26: Five yrs. in Straw Can.(3 in Bot. Yard) Threshers. Now heard near house until Apr. 11. (One beyond end of Mosswood Rd, sang until April 21. (a second nesting, first south side ?) Robins. Very ab. until April 21. Then rapid decrease. Apr. 27, A pair bldg. on lower Campus - Hutton Vires. Pair n.e. of house. Scolding Jay Apr. 1 Family out, Scolding Calif. Jay May 27. Bush. Tit. - Family out (Eucled Ave.) May 4. Titmouse. "" "" (Prospect St.) May 4 Calif. Jay. "" "" (1 Canyon Rd) May 20 Lunietta - flock in grass near Poultry Farm May 25- Male feeding bird, teasing for food (young ?) Transients. Cassin Vireo - upper S. Str. Can Apr. 28. Black-throated W. Str. Can. (Swim. Pool) Apr. 28. Chat - east of house May 9 Yellow Warbler - near house May 8' Tanager May 2, 10, 11, 18.

1943 Summer Viz. Berkeley. Allnut-4q.at. May 26, Codor.Park. (Chirp-sided Flycatcher May 4 (Lower Campus) Western Flycatcher April 6 - fire in Str. Can. Rough-wg. Swallow - S. end. of Stadium - Apr. 6, 13, 15. May 11, 18, 20, 26. Cliff Swallow. Apr. 27. Nests complete Life Sc. Bldg May 26. " Rose St. Reservoir. House Wren. April 2. Seen Apr. 11; 3 for. May 11. Br. Thrush Apr. 27, very ab. Cod. Park May 18, 26. " " Str. Can., May 25. Warbling Vireo Apr. 12, 13. at. (mig.+ peer.res?) Tolmie War. Apr. 6 Trail upper Str. Can. Apr. 13 - group " " " (mig.?) Apr. 10. Pair end of Rosewood Rd. " feeding q.q. May 22. Yellow Warbler. Two Str. Can. Apr. 28 (mig.?) Srobleate Apr. 9 (Hactley). 5 sing. males Apr. 13. May 18. Male ag. on nest. Lazuli Bunting. May 8 (heard). May 11 seen May 18 - one in Berk. Rose Ger. May 20. Three between dairy and Poultry Farms May 25. Five ag. males (2 Bot. Bay) Chipping Sparrow April 6. Family May 25. S.V. Boulder Creek. Apr. 17, 18. W. Vireo, Blither, Gray W. Pil W. Grobleate. May 15. Thrush Buzz., Pt. Thrush, W. Vireo, Ptl. Th. W. Pil. W. Tanager, Grobleate. May 29, 30. (Chirp-sid. Elb., W. Flye., Wood Pewee Up, Swallow, Pt. Thr. Cassin's V., W. Vireo, Black-th. Gr.W., Yellow W., Pil. W., Tan. Laz., B. Grobleate.

Water Birds. Alvarado Pools. Apr. 17, 18. Shovellers a few, Baldpates at., Bluebills at., Cin.Feal 2, Bk. Cloverfew, Willetts few, Dow. few, Yellowlegs (Ut.) 3, Avocets 4. W. Sandp. 50± Coots at., Bon. Gulls at. Dumbarton Br. Apr. 17. 300± Cliff Sw. on wires; Bluebills few, Willetts few, Red. Curlew 5 (west) Rared Grebes 2-50± (changing plumage) " " May 15. 150± N. Phalarope (br. plumage) 2 Avocets, a few Redbacked Sandp.- Winter Visitants. Cooper Hawk April 1 Red Th. Mirlatch Apr. 6, 11, 13, 28. May 2 Hermit Thrush Apr. 2, 13. Audubon W. flocks Apr 1-13 (full pl.) Tornaved W. " To Apr. 4- May 12 (Mrs.Thrush 200±) Cedar Waxwing Apr. 28 Siskins - " Apr. 4-15. Deer. Apr. 21 Prairie Sd. Sp. Single male age Feb. 26-Apr. 14. Flocks Apr. 11-14. Fox Sparrow - Local 8 Apr. 9, May Apr. 12, 13, 20. One May 18, Cedor. Park A.c. Sparrows - To April 19.

1943 June 1. Rained all night; dense cloud a.m. clearing p.m. June 2. Mrs. Reynolds took me to Dumbarton Bridge To see the Caspian Tern colony. As we approached the levee where they are nesting we could see the large white area and a few scouts came out to meet us. At the end of the better part of the road, on top of a levee, she parked the car and we ate lunch. I noticed a pair of Bryant Sparrows which seemed to be feeding young, Marsh Song Spar- ows, a few Barn Swallows and many Cliff Swallows (nesting under a small bridge). Occasionally a Caspian Tern flew over, squawk- wig at us. After lunch we walked on about half a mile to the roostery. More and more birds came to meet us and as we came near the nests the whole 1000 birds were in the air making a terrific noise. Dr. Miller, two weeks ago counted 431 nests. These nests were scattered about, several feet apart - no real nest, just a hollow which contained - some three eggs, some two eggs, some one egg. Some out- yg young bird and an egg, some two down- birds. Many eggs had rolled from the nest and young birds were wandering about. Some of the larger ones crouched between dried chunks of mud with their heads hidden. Many of the larger young took to the water and swam away - as far as 1/4 mile. As soon as Mrs. R. had her blinds placed I returned & the car and

1943 watched from a distance. The wind was blowing hard. Besides the Caspian Terns, I saw two or three Forster Terns (the call is different), two Avocets, one Northern Phalarope and 6-8 rare Grebes with very black necks and red earplumes. A few Ring-billed Gulls came into the rookery when the birds were disturbed and Mrs. Reynolds said she saw one take an egg and swallow it. The eggs were dusty brown with dark brown spots and the young were either dark dusty brown or light dusty brown. There were several dead young on the levee. Mrs. Horner (Kathleen Duggan) was taking stills all the Terns.) Five Army Blimps were soaring about and just one, then two soared low over the rookery. This is the first time I ever went into a rookery and I do not care to do it again. I would much prefer to look on at distance. June 3. A cold N.W. wind. Clear. Mrs. Hackley reported Titmouse (pr) + yg. and a Song Sp. with one young bird taking soft bread + sweet at her tray. Also the second brood of Brown Thrashers in the old nest, yg. squeaking. June 4. Beautiful weather. June 5. Singing under my window 7-7:30 a.m. Veg's Wren (constantly), W. Flycatcher, Sp. Thrush; Frequently Hutton Vireo, Lutetian, Tolete, Pileated Wrecker, Occ. Grosbeak, Thrush, Song Sparrow, Titmouse (calls) Later Gr. Goldfinch. Song Sp. takes much oat- meal from table for young.

1943 June 6. Commencement. Luncheon in Faculty Glade, Grad. in Greek Theater. Heard W. Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flye (Gk. Theater), Bush Tits, W. Vires, Robin Rb. Thush, Grosbeak, Siskin, Spotted Towhee, Song Sfp. Beautiful weather. Toluie W. sq. below bird pool (E). June 7. Fog a.m. Titmouse Taming cat worms. Junco - apple. Hairy Woodpecker heard. Sunny after 10 a.m. Song Sparrow still feeding young - from table Male Swail alone in garden (junc. brooding?) June 8. Cold. Heavy fog. The "Allen Hummers" took Their last walks to Codornices, then went to Mrs. Knips on Santa Barbara Rd. for lunch. After lunch we went through the list of California birds in Hoffman and checked off the ones we have seen since 1936. The total was 158 species. List in Codornices: Swail (several pairs), male ougward marched up the top of branch of the Allen Bay tree and stayed there. W. Flycatcher abr., Allen Hummer (several y.), Anna Hummer (4), Bush Tits, Calif Jay (1), Wrentit (1 og), Rb. Thush abr., Hutton Vires, Warbling Vires abr. (1 fem.), Lutescent Warbler Paleated W., Grosbeak (Large y. in nest), Linnet>, Purple Finch abr. yg. independent. (Blue lame bird at the picnic ground), very light tawny on sides of head. Robin-like note that has been puzzling me was a yg. R. Finch Brown, Spotted Towhee, Junco, Lb. Goldfinch, Song Sparrow. 15 sp.

1943 June 9. To Boulder Creek. Dumbarton Bridge. 100+ White Pelicans in the usual place South of the Causeway, east end. Probably non-breeders. A few scattered Avocets. Cold, precipitating fog in Berkeley. Sunshine in bits. June 10. Boulder Creek. High fog. Partly during day. Conspicuous war cottage: W. Vires, Tanager, Thrushes 11 a.m. walked to Boulder by new bridge: Many families of Chickadees. Cassin Vireo - 5 sq. male Pr. Ash. Thr. Flycatchers (at bridge & stores). A family of Yellow Warblers out of nest near cottage. Black-headed Grosbeak. 3 came to table for Sunflower seeds 6:30 p.m. Flitshing bird, Peewee, W. Fleg. Up. Smallest June 11. High fog all day. Added Kingfisher H. Woodb. Calif. W. two Jays, Hunter Vireo, 4 Warblers. A June 12. Still foggy. J.T. walked to town by the new bridge and described a bird he saw near the bridge which must be an Anhinga Green Heron Also a pair of Mourning Doves nearer town. At the cottage, a Brown Thrasher has sung continuously. He comes to the table, but there is no sign of a mate. Spotted Thrushes - pair take oatmeal: Cherries, sunflower seeds - Warner June 13. Beautiful weather. June 15-17. Hot. June 18. Beautiful weather. Raveled by bus to S.F. During our stay birds were abundant. A few species not found on our place were Wood Peewee, Yellow Warbler, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Bushtit, Robin, Indri James (Strange), Hummingbird. A male Spotted Thrasher was so lazily that he came to the table for food when we were sitting within six feet. He ate all he wanted, then filled his bill with oatmeal and carried it beyond the garage (to the west?) The male Brown Thrasher

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)

June 28. A family of Purple Finches in the Ceanothus near the garage. Young giving the whree-o0 call. All three Vires heard. Juncos singing near the bench on the bluff. Large flock of Chickadees, each independent. Also family with young tearing for food. Family of Bush Tits, Creepers; Pygmy Wren (first time this summer) Low fog early morning. Cool day. Rob. Thrush still sings early morning and until 9 p.m. Tanager vials seen on electric wire several times. Grosbeak comes through occasionally. Spotted Towhee takes food for young until 8:30p. June 29. Cool. June 30. A family of Warbling Vires near front porch, young tearing to be fed. Note: mee-e; mee-e; mee-e; thine. A Cassin Vireo alighted on the top wire of the rose trellis and sang several tunes, then chased another in the Crab apple Tree (pair ?) Saw a Swift (Vaux) fly over the tops of the trees on the river bank. At about 4:40 a.m.(war time), I heard a Western Martin calling. At 5 a.m. the Rob. Thrush began singing. Later in the day several young thrushes were flying through The trees and Calling. The note reminded me a little of the quaver of a Varied Thrush. Quite sure I heard a Robin above the main street in the Town. I have spent much time planting a Vegetable garden. I have found no angle worms.

Boulder Crest 1943 July 1. Hairy Woodpeckers are heard every day, usually in the direction of Joy Camps (north). Today one came into some thin shrubs just below the kitchen window, backed down the main stem (6 ft.) to the ground, hopped on ground, then into a still smaller shrub. 4q. sp. Torches under broom. July 2. James heard a Hermit Thrush singing across the river on the slope of Ben Lomond Mt. July 4. J. saw a large bird alight in a dead tree on the edge of the river below the house. I saw it fly down stream and disappear behind a huge boulder. I slipped along the banks and as I came out from behind the boulder I saw a Green Heron perched on a rock in the edge of the river. It looked small, and showed mostly a dark bluish green—but when he flew the wing-spread was much greater and there was much bright cinnamon visible. July 5. About 7 a.m. I noticed two large birds that flew down from the roof to the path north of the cottage. They were two Brown Torches— the first time I have seen two in the garden.

1943 July 5. I saw them several times; once, one bird chased the other, soon after that the male that has been singing constantly came to the table for food (6 ft. from our breakfast table on the porch). Nist "chirps" were answered by the other bird. Also for the first time I heard the prolonged squeaky notes used so often by a pair but not heard when the male was alone. The male still sang occasionally. Rb. Thrush sang up to 9 p.m. A Water Ouzel was calling below the house - I saw it - It flew away up stream. At 2 p.m. we started back to Berkeley by automobile. Spotted Towhees have their family under the coffee berry near the table. Dumbarton Bridge - tide very high. There were a few Sandpipers and Willets - 20+ each and young Acroels were almost grown. Cliff Swallows very ab. A few Foster's Teres. July 6. Young juncos pick up food from the porch floor; also light on the shell. July 7. Heard: Thrasher (calls of yq.), Wren-tits, [illegible] Worms (fawn?), Grosbeak, Br. & Sp. Towhees. Song Sparrow, A Tolmie Warbler (sang once), flecks of Brush-Tits, Steller Jay fed from shell. W. Flycatcher (calls of ad. & yq.) July 8. Tolmie Warbler sang continuously 6:30 a.m. At dinner at the Women's Faculty Club: A Song Sp. several Tui's perched on the fire escape just outside the window and sang (6 ft. from where I was sitting-)

1943. July 9. Life Sciences Bldg. Cliff Swallows still feeding young. Nests most num. on S.E. corner (or south side). At N.E. corner nests only in recesses near edges of lower like corners. July 18. (Saturday). We returned to Boulder Creek (drove our auto). At Dumbarton Bridge: Birds very much more numerous than on July 5, Tide out. East end: Willets 200+; Least Sandpipers 100+; W. Sdp. 100+; N. Phalaropes 200+; Avocets - a pair chased a St. Blue Heron when he flew near their well-grown young. (In tide line: Many Avocets and Willets. West end: - Lg. killies Curled 30-40. No gulls, a few Foster Terns, Cliff Swallows decreasing. July 12. I took a group of Boy Scouts out to look at birds. No glasses used. I had them stand still and listen and then tell me where a bird was singing. Then I told them what it was and some interesting things about it. One boy had learned some of the birds before and he kept a list in two columns - Birds Seen - Birds Heard. Did not leave our place. When we had finished I brought them to the cottage and showed them the pictures of the birds on our list. Birds heard, then seen: Brown Towhee (male, singing), Spotted Towhees, just only, (both on our table) - Cairy Woodpecker (seen only), Hutton Vireo, Chickadee, Birds heard, not seen: W.W. Warbler (singing near river), W. Flycatcher, Illivic-sided Flycatcher, Pied-billed Warbler, Rob. Thrush, Junco. (white-tipped) P.M. Pair of Sp. Towhees on table - one with only 2 tail feathers

1943 July 14. The W. Winter Wren sings constantly near the river. Male Brown Thrasher still sings. Kingfisher moving, Woodpecker on closest pole. July 15. Took the Boy Scouts up to River Glen, but birds were very scarce. Fog (high) lasted until moon. Added Bush-tits (in our garden), heard one Wren-tit, one Goldfinch, one Purple Finch (singing), 2 Tanagers (calling). As we came back there was a Robin calling near the boys camp. They have been telling me there were robins in their camp but I didn't feel sure they were right. W.W. Wren still singing near the river and on Rob. Thrush in full cant. P.m. An Olive-sided Flycatcher on our elee, wire. July 16. We walked out to the highway at Drivin Way to take the bus to S.F. Just before reaching the County Road (Micklebelle's place) I came upon a family of Black-Throated Gray Warblers, all calling. The call of the adults was something like the call of the Tolewice - almost "cheep". The young called "tij-lip". They were feeding in a medium sized oak where they were easily seen. July 17- Berkeley - a chilly fog most of the day- Heard the following birds: Calif. Jay, Bush-tits (family Whentet?), Western Tanager, Virginia Wren, Tolmie Warbler (sang when the sun came out for a little while in a.m.), Linnets (many flying over, some (eating berries) near by, Bb. Goldfinches, Grosbeak, Spotted Towhees (pair, male singing. Took oatmeal.) W. Flycatcher. (No quail seen or heard) (Opossum last night).

1943 J.T.A. said Grosbeak sang next of house - July 18. As we walked home from dinner at the Women's Faculty Club I noticed a pair of quail across the driveway from the club - no young visible. (I was told that a brood left a nest in the petunia bed before July 1). On the lawn back of Cowell Hospital was another pair of quail with just one chick (1/4 size) Chilly fog most of the day. Light shower a.m. July 19. Chilly fog all day, I heard songs of Tolmie Warbler just east of house, Hutton Vireo, Titus, Purple Finch (near plum tree). Family of young juncos near lower pool. Heard H. Woodpecker. Lane. July 21. Miss Sutton took us in her car as far as Los Gatos - arrived 11 a.m. After lunch we went to the park below the bridge over the creek. Many people esp. at swimming pool. Birds There: Anthony's Heron - in flight, seen twice. Kingfisher - once. Anna's Hummingbird - one bird. Calif. Woodpecker, W. Flycatcher - family together. Wood Pewee - chased Steller Jay from oak under which we were sitting. Black Shrike - down stream - (below School House) Titmouse (one), Bushtits - a group of twelve, stopped to feed in thistles (aphid?). Some had shorter tails - Chickadees - six. Hutton Vireo (1). Steller Jay (1), Grosbeak near School house (call) G.B. Goldfinch heard, Linnet (in thistle), juncos (on ground), Sp. Towhee, Brown Towhee, Song Sparrow (moulting) Continued by bus at 4 p.m. Clear, warm day.

Summary June 1 - Aug. 1, 1943 Much of the time after June 8 was spent in Boulder Creek. We went back and forth sometimes by automobile, sometimes by Greyhound Bus. If by automobile we went via Dumbarton Bridge if possible. On June 2 Mrs. Eric Reynolds took me with her when she took photographs of a colony of Caspian Terns on a dyke north east of the bridge. Berkeley: June 1-8; 19-23; July 6-10; 17-21. Swain. A pair near the trees. Male alone in garden June 7, 19-23, very tame. Not seen in July. (Coprozene at pool July 16) June 8. Codornices Parks, three pairs. Also bee male on guard. July 18. Women's Faculty Club. Was told a pair took off a brood about July 1. On July 18 I saw a pair with no brood. July 18. Cowell Hospital. 1 pair (click, July 10 per with brood on Prospect St.) Allcott Hummerson: June 8. Many y.q. in Codor. Parks. Anna 6; or 7 clue. W. Flycatcher - Did not find nest. July 7 - calls of y.q. and ad. Cliff Swallow July 9. Still feeding y.q. at L.S. Bley Thunouse - no nest in our box - June 3. Pair and y.q. at Table (Mrs. Hackley).

Boulder Creek 1943. July 22 A family of quail (8? small 49?), Co. road, spp. Winters R.B. Thrush Till Calls - very seldom . No songs. Warbling Vireo, W.W. Oven singing. W. Flycatcher family. Pair of Brown Towhees. July 23. A Flicker called - perched in top of redwood at Joy Camp. A family of Steller Jays, very noisy, spent some time near Cottage . Calif. Jay came to table. W. Vireo & Br. Towhee singing Walked down lot to the dam. Hutton Vireo, Pil W., W. Flycatcher (jam.), Chickadees, Juncos (pair acted as if they had a nest near river toward dam) Many large droppings suggested Heron or Cirl Fench. From Cottage porch 3:30 p.m I saw a Sh.Sh. (or Cooper) Hawk flying for east toward Ben Lomond Mt. Adult Sp. Towhees came for food - No young seen. Warner. A family of Creepers in big redwoods July 24. The female Sp. Towhee takes food away (to nest). A male in brushes near table gives a very soft trill when she is on the Table - In the late afternoon or covey of quail were just over the fence in Camp. Joy - two males on guard on the fence. (More words to protect the Victory Garden from quail as well as rabbits and gophers.) Warner. Clear Breeze. July 25. As I came around the corner of the Cottage, I surprised two ad. Br. Towhees on the Table - The first time I have detected the female there. Pil Warbler seen and heard calling. (No W.W. Oven awa July 22) July 26. The "swee-eet" call of W. Flycatchers heard on all sides - (49, giving adult calls?) AmaH (J.I.A.) July 27. No W. Flycatchers heard. About 3 p.m. a

Thrasher - July 7 - calls of y.q. near house. Hutton Vired. Conspicuous always. 2nd brood end of July. Warbling Vireo June 8; Cotonerics Park, family out quest. Juvenile Warbler June 19-23 - Renewed song period. Tolmie Warbler July 8, 17, 19 Singing occasionally Grosbeak. June 8 - large y.q. in nest found May 18. Purple Finch " y.q. independent. (Cod. Park) June 20. July 6 y.q. feeding on our E. porch July 19. Fawn at lower pool. Boulder Creek. June 10-18; 24-July 5; July 11-16, 32-Aug. June 10-18. Singing constantly near cottage; Western Flycatcher (Chive sides Flycatcher, W.W. Wren (river) to June Rob. Thrush - 2 males (sang until 8:45; called to 9 p.m., war time.) Warbling Vired, Hutton Vired, Tanager, Br. of Towhee. Calling or Singing occasionally : Calif. Woodp, Thairy Woodp., Ash thr. Flycatcher, Kingfisher Carrion Vired, Mourning Hornet Thrush, Black thr. Gray Warbler, Grosbeak. Families: Chickadees June 10 (many). Pil. Warbler. - (Renewed song June 17) Creepers June 10; St. Goldfinch 2 ads., and y.q. eating seeds of Bachelor Button June 28. Bumblebees (first time in garden.) Pyg. Wren . Chickadees, Creepers, Purple Finch June 30. V. Vired, Rob. Thrush. July 1. Br. Towhee; July 12 y.q. at table (no adults); y.q. gone July 23)

1943 pair of Br. Turkeys feeding. Suddenly the females darted at a third bird, male joins her and together they drove it from the thujue into the crab apple tree and one out of eight. (july 27 - not seen since.) 5 pottles Turkeys still very tame, e.g. the female who takes food beyond the garage. At sunset a Rb. Thrush was near the river; asp two Black- Phoebes on the rocks in the river (one called like a- very loud Creeper (yq?/)) Very hot day. july 28. Still very hot but partly overcast. Duvail go through each day - several adults + 10-12 yq. july 29. Cooler. Duvail in petunia bed - 5 ad. (2 males). young of two sings. Birds scarce - Seen or heard july 28, 29 near cottage; Duvail (fam), Kiekiebirds, Cali Woodpecker, W. Flycatcher (yq. a few), Coast Jay- nority jane., Cali Jay, Chickadee - large fl. all indepidant; Pyg. Nuthatchers (heard once), Creepers, Water Lluzel (one, calling, nority. Seen below cottage). Unpor Wren (one heard), Winter Wren heard singing for a few minutes). Rb. Th.- OCC. Calls, Seen near river. Robin - one flew over, high, calling. N. Vires heard often - two went through garden trees. Cil. W. scarce. One seen - One came into shrubs at dusk. Purple Finch - only one heard. Mt Goldfinch - one came for Bachelor Button seeds; Siskin one heard Has been very scarce all summer. Sp. Turkeys - pair, Brown Turkey pair + 3rd unwellness. In the july 27. morning the male Br. Turkee came to battle twice within half an hour. The second time his feathers were all fluffed out and he acted very fidgety before bathing and immediately after squatted down in the gravel when his feathers were all wet. He left several short stiff feathers (mingcoverts) in the water.

July 14. Calif. Woodpeckers (electric pole). > July 16. Black-thr Gray Warblers in oaks. July 22. Laniel (Winkellbeek Road) July 23. Steller-jays, W. Flycatchers. Juncos - a pair nesting down river. July 24. Sp. Towhee - 2nd brood. July 26. W. Flycatchers - many ad. calls - July 27 none A few July 28-31, young. July 31. First Wren-tit in garden. Los Gatos: July 21. Ant. Gr. (Nerm, Anna N.), Kingfisher, Calif. Woodp., W. Flycatcher (fam.), Wood P. (drove off Steller Jay) from nesting tree; Black Phoebe, Titmouse, Chickadee, Brush Tits, Neilton Vires, Tousekate, 4b. Goldfinch, Linnets, Juncos, Sp.+Br. Towhees, Song Sps. (molting) Dumbarton: June 2 June 9 July 5 July 10. Eared Grebe 6-8 in full pl. 100% White Bel. Lb. Curlew 30-40 Willetts 20t 200t L. Sandpiper 100t W. " 100t Aroget 2 a few 49½ grown ab. at tide line N. Phal. 1 200t Calif. Gull none Rb. Gull 20t Foster Term a few a few a few Caspian Term Colory Cliff Sw. ab ab ab ab Barn Sw. a few.

Boulder Creek 1943 Quit (Quit. See July 27 On the afternoon when the extra Br. Torhee came into the thyme around the feeding table, the female was on the table and the male on the rose bush nearby. She darted and the intruder, the male joined him and they drove it (quadr? into the crab apple tree and out of the garden. I did not see it again).- July 30. The Female Spotted Torhee, which is very tame, feeds and then carries food beyond the garage July 31. A Wren-tit was heard in the garden and a Water Ouzel on the river - Hot. Heart damage call. Aug. 1. Cooler, Breezy. In the Alvaro orchard there were pippy juncos and Chickadees in the grass; juncos, gr. Goldfinches and Pt. Thrushes in the fruit trees Aug. 2. Perfect summer day. Drove home via Skyline to La Honda jet., Woodside, Drum- Barton Bridge. Tide High. East end: White Pelicans in usual place 400+, Blackbellied Plover 1, Snowy Plover 2 Willets 20+, Least Sandpiper 1 large flock + many singles or small groups Avocets - 15+, N. Phalaropes 100+ Calif. Gulls 40+, Forster Tern 1, Cliff Swallows al. Br. Bl. Birds ab. Berkeley Aug. 4. As I watered the garden I noticed: Flycatcher (large - Olive sided?) on electric wire; heard W. Flycatcher, Bush. tits large flock, Virgin Wren (heard), Wren-tits, Pt. Thrush, Nuthatch Trio, gr. Goldfinch, (chased the large flycatcher), Brown Torhee ad.+1 y.p., Sp. Torhee (fam.), Song Spto. Earlier: 5 titlers Jay (fam.), Titmouse. Hairy Wdpl. Pauranne Way.

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.

1943 Aug. 11. I saw a Ruffed-backed Thrush at our entrance Taking berries from the wild currant. Finches are heard often (elderberries, blackberries, cherry, plums are ripe). Fog in morning, Clear afternoon. Aug. 13. I heard a Rob. Thrush at dawn - called once - W. Flycatchers - calls of young. Hutton Vireo heard. Lutescent Warbler. Cool. flew against din window. Killed. Aug. 16, 1943. Returned to Boulder Creek. Dumbarton Bridge. Not much mud explored: 11:45 a.m. White Pelicans 500+. Am. Egrets 3, Paintails 50+, Sph. Avocets (West end) Willetts 200-300, Sandpipers (mostly Least)<, Godwits 2 (W. end), n. Phalaropes (gray plumage, Scattered, no wind) 300+, Calif (?) Gulls 75+. Forster Terns 1, Avocets 12 grom young together (Drove Kenneth Ford) Aug. 16-23. Duval go through several times a day. Aug. 18 649. +male on Boiling Creek. Table. 649. + females at pool. Almost grown 49. Kingfisher, moody Aug. 16-18. Coast Jay did not come to Table when male Br. Towhee was feeding. Calif. Jay heard occ. Chickadees - occ. fl., Brush Tit scarce, Pyg. Wren - occ. in tall trees. Robins, sec. calling near Camp Joy Aug 17. Hutton Vireo often, Pil. Warbler one on Aug. 18; Sp. Towhee, the paint feeds, female cup. takes food to 49. in near by bushes. Brown Towhees, for, both very ragged. No sign of nest or young - Anna H., one over garden. Turkey Buzzard Aug. 20 (J.T.A.), Morning doves flew up from beyond trees on north side of roadway. A few W. Flycatchers - calls of 49. One sweet set call heard Aug. 21. Long silences with no birds calling. Aug. 22. Saw three birds flying high, close together: showed all white underneath (Shore birds?) 9 a.m. Duval 2 fl. 12 each in front garden. Aug 23. Three Robins flew over L.A. Highway near Restaurant.

1943 Berkeley Aug.25. A Redb. Nutthalta was calling across Woodwood Road. Hutton Shrub still here. Aug.26. A Russet t.Thrush called at dawn. Virgin's Wren about. Aug.29. Miss Gladding drove us down to Boulder Creek- Dumbarton Bridge. White Pelicans 350t, Am. Egrets 6t, Pintails 100t. Willets 100t, Fared Grelbe 1, Black b. Bllver a few, Sandpipers L.&W., Bl. Turnstones 22, Avocets 40t . N. Chalapopes >, 200t. Gulls (Calif?) molting. No Swallows. (Berkeley - a Tanager near town) Aug.30. Boulder Creek. 18 Sparrow Hawks crossed the meadow and alighted on an electric pole. A Barn Owl was heard several times last night. Chicksadees ab. and with them Miss G. saw Two Black-Throated Gray Warblers. Pugny Nut- hatches in the tops of the Redwoods. Nuthat- Vires heard often. The young Spotted Towhees (second brood) begin to show the color pattern of adult. Still give calls of young and fledg. occ. by parent. Large flock of quail (20-30). Sept. 3. Had to do business in Santa Cruz. W. Cliff Drive. 3 - 3:45 p.m., 500± Shearwaters, Br. Pelicans 58t, Cormorants a few, Surf Scoters 12-15, 8 air full pl., Willets 10 in air, Phalaropes - 3700± on ocean, mostly outside of the one row of breakers, Some went through (or over) the breakers. Flit mishore at times, circling back to ocean. Were they Red Phalaropes ? Winter fl.

1943 W. Bulbs, ab. some in br. plumage, Heermann Gulls ab. now in br. pl.. No quillernots, no Swallow Sept. 4. One W. Flycatcher gave "sweet-set" call. Sept. 5. Young Sp. Towhee gave call of adult, fuzzy note. Sept. 6. No calls of y.g. given by Sp. Towhees. A Water Angel gave fragment of song, below the cottage. Young quails moultling, very deumpy - all "" came to table, some to pool, Nutton Varied every day. Sept. 8. P.t. W., Angel a.m., P.t. Thrush p.m., Br. Towhees (ad) almost thro' moult. Sept. 9. P.t. Thrush heard repeatedly. Angel sang much of the morning. Returned. to Berkeley p.m. Near Melpitas Melpitas a number of Cliff Swallows. Sept. 15. Berkeley. There are many small cock worms in our trees. Large flocks of Bush-tits come through, busily feeding. With them this morning was a Townsend Warbler (yellow throat.) Several warblers were present that were not identified - one sounded like Intercent P.t. Thrush in pod Sept. 16. To Boulder Creek (Birch). At noon, at Tide out, a little way Dunbarnton Bridge: Eared Grebes < 300t, perhaps Common Loons (?750t), White Pelicans Ann. Egret 1, Ducks < 400t, mainly Bintails. Willets < 200t, a bunch of about 200 at west end of bridge all flew when our horn was sounded. Sandpipers < 100t, esp. Least, N. Phalaropes > 100t, 1 Gull, 20t F. Ternor

1942 Sept. 17. Boulder Creek. Quite cold at 7 a.m. Clear, warm all day- Water Angel singing below cottage off and on all day. Hilton Vires, Rb. Thrush, Pyg. Wnithatch, Chickadee, Kingfisher. Sp. Towhee very ragged - head almost bald (young) Brown Towhees have finished molt. Sept. 18. Warmer night. Clear, beautiful weather- Sun behind trees on river bluff early a.m.- Rb. Thrush early, Angel c. 7:30 a.m. Heard juncos near cottage 2 p.m. Have seen more at the table all summer. Sept. 19. Heard the whisper song of a Townsend Warbler, repeated several times. Saw one (yellow throat) with chickadee. Heard whisper song of Purple Finch. Sept. 20. Purple Finch again, Bush: the ice garden. m- Hot day, Virgin Wren, late p.m. Rb. Thrush, etc. Sept. 21. Songs heard: Creeper (twice), Purple Finch, esp. 3:10 p.m. to 3:35 with hardly a stop, Sotto voce- Calls: Rb. Thr., Trons. W., Robin. Chickadee, Water Angel, Pyg. Wnithatch, Black Phoebe, Cal. Jay- An Anthony Green Heron flew over. Hot p.m. Sept. 22. Returned to Berkeley. D. nubarton Bridge; 600+ White Pelicans. Eared Grebes <, Pintails < No Fodder Terns. Many more Rb. Flower, Willet-< Sandp. < Very few avocets. Hulls < N. Phalaropes > No Swallows- 60 lb. Curlews, a few H. Curlew - most of them on mud in marshes at West end. Female Rm. Pheasant crossed road at Auto Race Track

1943 Sept.28. Beachley. Several Hutton's Vireos Calling Together - Callnote - mee-ee, mee, mee - Also faint songs: , , also chicks sweet-sweet, chicks sweet- also sweet sweet sweet (rapid) Harris Woodpecker east of house. Flicker called across canyon (first one heard). Many brush-tits. Mrs. Naackley reported a brood of nine or ten quail at west end of Canyon Road, young molting. Sept.26. Townsend Warbler and Black-throated Gray Warbler near my east window - throats white. One of each - not together. Sept.27. Many Townsend Warblers, a few Black-thr. Grays. Sept.28. Beside Muhlahatch east of house. Sept.29. Low fog. K.P.E. pool - 9:30-11:15 a.m. Redwings. Killdeer - 8-10; Berri-palm Clover 6t. Song sp. Western Sandp. ab., Least less ab. Limnets Willets a few. N.Chal. 8. Main pool. No ducks, loons, very few quails. Herons: Ct. Blue, Ann. Egret, Black-brown, one each, close together. Several Egrets elsewhere. Willets 20t, Killdeer Foster Terms - 6t, winter pl- Sept.30. P.M. in Mrs. Fritzy's garden, (Uplands) Warms - (Anna H. I Wren-1, Yellow W. I Vagabond, several Song Sparrows, 12p. Towhee Sept.30 To Boulder Cr. Drum Bridge. 12:30 a.m. Tide in. Eared G. 300t, W. Pel. 300t, Pintails 300t, Shov. Yea, Willets 200t, Least W. Sandp.) 100t Beautiful weather. Host at Los Gatos. Camp Evers (Paris - many Pinet S.D. Sp., Song Sp., 1 W. Goldfinch, Bluebirds.

1943 Oct. 1. J.T.A. heard a Br. Th. whistling early a.m. Byq. Nuthatches 20 (1 fl.) + others. Chick. Creeper, Song Efr., juncoes. Sp. Torr. (2 ad. + 1 yq - molt almost complete) Br. Torr. (pr.) High fog until 11 a.m. Santa Cruz p.m. Birds very abt., Recapt. Clm. rocks, wave washed in brown kelp. 35 Br. Ternstones, 2 Sand- ling, 11 Willet. (At Long Beach - 200 + Sanderling, 10+ Willet, a few Ternstones, 10+ Willets. (Br. Pelican, many Gulls, W., Heerman (gray heads), several Surf Scoters on water (full fed.) The Tattler was at the base of a cliff covered with barnacles (?) at the edge of the surf on wet sand. The Brown Pelican was resting. Oct. 2. Colder last night. Beautiful day - Birds near cottage: Creeper, Chickadees, Redstarts, pr. Brown Towhees, 2 ad., Spotted Towhees, one imm - most practically complete. Male Br. Towhee still drives every thing off feeding table. All 5 Towhees eating lunch at table about 7 p.m. 1 Hutton Vireo aq. Second culprit very wheezy. Oct. 3. Cold last night. Clear sunny day. Heard a Ruby-cv. Kinglet and a not [illegible] robin. Juncoes near table - first time. At dusk a G.c. Sparrow, eating coffee berries near east porch. (Lugel59

1943 Oct. 4. At dawn several Russet-backed Thrushes were whistling. A Robin later, Bush Tits, Chickadees, Junco & Hutton Vireos and an o.c., warbler chip. A Purple Finch came to the pool - plumage fresh. A Black Phoebe gave its spring call. Flicker heard. Hairy Woodpecker in Alvarny orchard. Oct. 5: A Fox Sparrow, scratching in the front bed 8:30 am. Rb. Thr. whistled at dawn. At lunch time two Her- nit thrushes appeared, one on the mushroom pool. Later in the afternoon I stopped to listen to the song of an owl below the cottage. As I sat on the steps I saw the two Hermit Thrushes repeatedly, very fairly, fluttering their wings and lifting and dropping the tail. Another larger thrush perched listlessly on a branch, the body touching the branch. It was alert, always on the watch but evidently resting, didn't even flit its wings - a Russet back. A Creeper came to the trunk of one of the big redwoods; I could see insects fly out as it climbed up the trunk of one tree; then another. For some minutes, it preened with- out changing its position. When it came to the tree next to the cottage it flew out to the shingles, went up and explored all the cobs under the overhang of the roof. Then it came to the redwood nearest the steps (five feet from my) and then flew across just above my head to the oak bree on the other side of the steps. Soon it returned to the redwood circle and moved on westward, alighting on redwoods, oaks, madrones, Douglas Firs. While watching him I heard a W.W. Wren calling on the island in the river; saw chickadees and a Hutton Vireo. Just before noon a Town. W. in full plumage.

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

1943 Sparrow flocks were a few larger sparrows with more decided streaks on the back (possibly Last, Sparrow) and many small, sand colored, light breasts, rufous crowns with light line above eye which I suppose must have been clipping Sp. I have never seen them in migrating flocks before. At Dumbarton Bridge at 2:45 p.m. tide was out in the marshes with plenty of mud exposed. At west end B[illegible]illed Grebes together, many Lt. Curlews (50+), Willets at., Godwits a few), Rb. Plower < and Western Sandpipers. At the east end Eared Grebes 200+, White Pelicans >100+, Paintails (many flying), Shovelers a few, Willets, Lesser Sandpipers, Avocets (100-150 resting). Very few gulls, no terns or rails, Egrets. Oct. 8: Three Fox Sparrows in the east pool Oct. 9: Large flocks of Brush Tits bathing. One Townsend Warbler in full plumage at pool with them. Flickers increasing. Oct. 12: Faculty Bird Group had their first trip - took the brush covered hills on Bret Harte and Keeler Ave in North Berkeley. Beautiful weather. Birds very abundant, especially migrating sparrows. Redtail + Sp. Hawk (1 each), Quail (quite at.), Dunny Woodpecker T-Hucker(ab), Anna Hummingbird (1), Calif Jay at., Brush Tits (2 flocks), Wrentits at., Virginia Wren (1), Thrashers (1) singing, perched on roof, Robin, Cedar Waxwings (1 flock), Meadowlark (driving), Purple Finch (sept.), Linnets (sept.) Green-backed Goldfinch (sept.) Siskins (flying over), Brown Towhee (sept.), Sp. Towhee (sept.)

1943 Oct. 12 (contin.) Fox Sparrow (2 heard), Nuttall Sp., group, singing; Piaget SD-Sparrow (very ab.), Gambel Sp. sq. a few in full pl., Golden-crowned Sp. very ab., Song Sp. ab. 26 sp. Heard only once on Meadow. Ruby-crowned Kitelet? And Warbler? J.T.A. saw 2 B., 2 S. Oct. 13. A Hermit Thrush sang at dawn. Still beautiful weather. Oct. 15. W.W. Wren in Berkeley. Went to Boulder Creek. Increase in B. Blackbirds, Thrushes, Sp. Hawks. Piaget SD. Sp. in East Oakland. No exposed mud west and Dunbarton Bridge Tide high. A few quells on bay, some in jewels. No white pelicans. San Jose Redd. Sandy. Ducks ab. (hunting super today) 2 Grebes 500-. Ans. Egrets 7. Many Least, a few W. Sandp. Very few N. Phalaropes. Willets 150 on gravel W. Over the airfield near Pinole City 150 W. Pel. Oct. 16. Cold night at cottage. Gorgeous sunny day, A.M. Birds more ab. Heard Sp. Hawk (meadow), Kingfisher, Black Phoebe, Flicker, Stellar Jay, Chickadees, Ruby-crowned Kitelet, Robins, Hermit Thrush (ab.), Hutton Vireo, 4 B. Goldfinch, Juncos ab., Fox Sp. ab., Sp. & Br. Tow., S. Sp. ab., Song Sp. in distance. F.M. Santa Cruz. Tide very high, fine surf. 1 W. Grebe, many Br. Pelicans, Scoter (dull pl.) Willets (10) (on beach W. end), flocks (2) Sandling flying, 1 Common, many quells, esp. Hermans. Oct. 17. Cloudy. Last night warm. Misty rain all morning. At dinner tried a sparrow came on to table; like a common Sparrow but throat paler, breast darker, bill grey but center stripe of head maroon, Must be an 'imm.' White-throat Master tail covert shows out white (aberrism?)

1943. Oct. 18. Rain at twices during night. Colder with big fleecy white clouds in very blue sky. Breezy. Very few birds Hermit Thrush conspicuous. Chickadees, Pygmy Whitethatches Oct. 20 Rain except p.m. Birds that come frequently to pool, for coffee berries or for oatmeal; 3 G-c. Sparrows, 2 Ber. Torr. 2 Sf. Towhees, (1 Hermit Thrush). Also acc. jacks juncoes. The bird I thought might be an inn. Whitethroat is a Golden-crown with the center crown just beginning to show as a narrow line--also white under tail covert Oct. 21. Berkeley. Beautiful after the rain. Oct. 22. J.T.B. Great-horned Owl gave a very loud three- syllabled call just outside my windows. Flew when I turned over in bed. Oct. 27. Lady Birds walked up to Poultry Farm, back by Campus Road. Birds scarce: 1 Redtail, see. Pic. Kids, 1 Phoebe (giving three ayl. song). Cedar Jays, 15 new tits (a.g.), Blackbird Wren, (Hutton Vireo?) 8 G-b. Goldfinches on vine (bright plum), 1 fl. junco. For 2 Sf. (calling), Bv. 9 Sf. Towhees, 1 q.p. Crowned Sp. (Stadium Rime). (Fox Sp. a.g., H. Thrush lone) Mrs. Fletcher told me that when they went up to Rubicon Beach, Lake Tahoe in late Aug. They found a dead Merganser in the cottage - must have come down the chimney. Again end of Sept. a dead Copper Hawk which had crashed through a window. (Last attempt to lead bird trip) Oct. 30 See next page. Oct. 31. Boulder Creek: J.T.B. reported Varied Thrushes. Clear. Last night - cold. Light frost early a.m. Very few birds until 3 p.m. when a flock of quail crossed near gateway. Then at 3:30 when the area to West came into shadow birds came from that direction: Juncoes, Sf. Towhees, Chickadees

1943 Hermit Thrush, Br. Knight, Hutton Vires. They flew across the open space along our roadway, alighted in brush to east and continued to follow into the sunny woods near the gate. At the same time I watched the bees in a small blossoming heather. As soon as the brush came into the shade they all left. Deer tracks in vegetable garden. (Oct. 30. Dumbarton Bridge. Tide high. 1 W. Grebe (day), 1000 ±; Rare Grebes (last pool?), 2 Pied Bills (west end); White Pelican 75 ± (3-4) St.B. Heron 1 "", Brackles 1000 ± (Pintails ±?) Willets 100±; Avocets 1000±, resting in marshes; Red & Sand. 2 - first this fall. Least a few. Bon. Balls -2, Forster Teal 1. Pipits < Nov. 1. Boulder. Skin of ice on pool, first. Clear. Fro. 8p. 29. 8:30 am and on several times. Robin, Br. Knight heard once. W. W. Wren, Varied Wren, Creeper, and others as on Oct. 31. Beach flock 4:30 p.m. Rested in sunshine with arms and legs bare - very warm. Nov. 2. Beautiful morning. Returned to Berkeley 1 p.m. Warm. Berkeley Nov. 3-5. W. W. Wren, heard calling often. Hermit Thrush, many R. Kinglets; the fledgling against E. window in living room. 6:10 p.m. Nov. 3 - [illegible] Calif. 1st days. (Sp. Hawk (see to M. & Z.) Nov. 5. Hailton Camp, Sandhill, Varied Thrush, and W. Painted Back. Br. T. 4:20 p.m. Nov. 6. Last wind - westerly. 5 p.m. - fine, browned hellcicle across canyon (also heard, Dwight May Lois.) Nov. 7. A large flock 600-800 robins (?) could be seen against the browned hellcicle as it flew up the canyon Toward the dense trees at the top of the ridge. 9:30 am. Nov. 8. Still warm, some cloudiness. "Allen Hummers" found 21 sp. birds along (Strawberry) Canyon Road. 16 ducks at west end near Stadium - Ser. Towhead Warblers. Bighorn at.

1943 9, Nov. 8 p.m. A Hairy Woodpecker at the south end of stadium and in pines above. Nov. 11. Weather still beautiful. Great flock of brush-tits at pool. Are not feeding the birds, but they come for water. Very dry. Nov. 17. Still beautiful weather - no rain. Nov. 18. Aquatic Parts 3-30 p.m. Tide high. Many birds resting in the pools. Light rain. Cloudy K.R.E. 100s of Sandpipers asleep. Gulls esp. Browntop. Killdeers. Song Sp. Main Pool. Gulls. W. Caty. Bon. Greg- Ducks - Ruddy. Bluebills. 18st. Clover. Egrets 4, Field S. Grebe 1. F. (Car.). Costs 30t, Willets 15+. 1 Killdeer Nuttall Sp., And. Warblers. Rain in evening and all night. Nov. 19. M. Thrush singing 7:30 a.m. Resalably. Nov. 24. A Great catcher below the road with Bush-tits in Hamilton Canyon - 2:30 p.m. Warm. Nov. 26. Still beautiful weather in H. Canyon Two Rufous v. Sp. Crossed from below the road to the oak tree above the wall above the road at the hair pin turn. See. 2, Nights colder. Warm sunny afternoons, Hamilton Canyon 2:30-3:30 p.m. Bump Runner 1 Flickers, several, calling often. Calif Jay 2, Coast Jays 2, Bush Tits a few, Wrentits - only one, Hermit Thrush one heard - Robins several-one flock of 25 went to large eucalyptus on hill across the creek. P.C. Kinglets 2 heard, Hutton Vires 1 heard, Dickcissel heard (fl.), G.c. Sparrow, small fl., Brown Tanagers 3, Song Sparrows 2

1943 Dec. 8. Strong wind all night over most of state. (Rain?) Continued through day. Dec. 9. Still windy. Chilly. Dec. 10. Less windy. Birds are coming for food as well as water. Dec. 12. Warmer. No wind - Sunshine. Many Fox Sp., Sp. Tashers come for food. N. Th. for water. Bush- tits in large flocks. Occ. Song Sparrow. Dec. 14. From the N.W. porch I could hear gyrfal (calling in the bottom of the Canyon. (Canyon Rd?) Dec. 16. J.T.L. heard a Varied Thrush whistling across M.Rd. Dec. 17-24 Fox Sp. Sp. Tow. at table (apple, oatmeal) The Song Sparrow flew to Little where was sweeping pool. Light rain? Dec. 25. Still no frost. A little rain. Dec. 26. One night during the past week a Screech Owl called frequently - very musical tremolo. At times a continuous trill, at times single note followed by trills. Dec. 27. Cloudy- Dec. 28. A real rain. Varied Thrush north of house.

1944 Jan.3. Still raining, heavy frost across the canyon. A large group of small birds seemed to be mostly Ruby-crowned Kinglets with some Townsend's Wren. Heard a juncos, a Bewick's Wren and a Winter wren singing- during the day Jan. 4-10. More or less rain. Have been putting out bread for the birds - dry bread softened in hot water. 2 Song Sparrows, 5 Fox Sparrows and two Spotted Towhees come regularly. I very seldom hear a Calif. Jay. Robins have been in the yard occasionally. Yesterday I heard a Winter Wren calling below the house. Bush tits ab. occ. Jan.11- No rain - clear sunshine in afternoon. J.T.A. drove me to the Aquatic Park 3-4 p.m.- There were many Puddy Ducks and Blue bills, perhaps a hundred of each. Saw 2 Am. Egrets and one Foster Term and two Far. Cormorants, Covory actively diving. Halls ab. noticed a few Western, many Vaux's-wrings. Jan.17. Warm sunshine. Hamilton Canyon 3 p.m.- Very few birds. Flicker, Titmouse, Wren-At, Vigors Wren sp., Bush tits, Willow Goldfinch flew over high. 1 Redtail. Calif. Jay, Steller Jay- Duna A, Towering - (No sparrows or towhees-) Jan.23-25. Song Sparrow and Vigors Wren singing. Jan.26. A Vigors Wren came on to the window sill and went over shingles next to the last window in the front bedroom - 3 spiders or 8 spider webs?

1944 Jan.27. A pair(probably) of Horned Larks were Calling near the house - low pitch, then high pitch. Cloudy and cold again. Rain at night. Feb. 5 Clear after heavy rain. Feb.6. W.W. Were below east porch. More birds Singing, esp., Song Sparrows. I hear many Comments on the abundance of robins on the Campus and elsewhere. Feb.7. Mr. Harwell quoted as saying he counted 900 robins passing his house while driving rang Feb.11. Cold clear days, N.W. wind. Today juncos joined the Song Sp., Fox Sp., Sp. Towhees and Wrentits that come for food; And Warblers were in the trees yesterday and I watched one take an oak moth and eat it. Many moths the past two weeks, windows covered at night. Feb.15. Found out that the robins have a roost in Eucalyptus near Sunset Cemetery. Feb. 17. A Bushtits nest reported in bean vines in last years V. garden. Clear. Cold, Feb.19. Rain. Blue Jay (Calif.), juncos with other birds at table. Wren-tits (per) still come (natural) A pair of Brown Towhees are here during daytime hours. Hear titmice often. Feb.20-22 Very stormy - one heavy trail storm. Juncos and Hutton Vines; Song Sp. + Virginia Wren singing. Robins have cleaned up most of berries. A Sow Titmouse pulling out cocoon from old leaves Feb. 23. In the evening two Horned Larks - one on redwood at 29 Morewood, the other across road at 38 Mrs. Hooting.

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.

1944 Mar. 6. We started to Boulder Creek but weather became too threatening and we turned back at Palo Alto. Birds at the Alameda Pools were very abundant but many of them were too far away to be identified. Ducks were mainly Bluebills and Shovelers, a few Avocets nearby. Then birds of all sizes from Least Sandpipers up- At Dumbarton Bridge Ducks were also the same two species. Boot Eared Grebes, 5± Willets and all three Sandpipers in small groups, mixed. Perhaps 1 Redback, I W. Least Together. Many Sparrow Hawks, and Shrikes. Three Shrikes in trees along the Dumb. Bridge road east of the Bay Shore Hwy. Large flocks of Brewer Blackbirds. In Berkeley many Purple Finches singing near home. Also juncos. Mar. 8. Clear and warm as we went to Boulder Creek. Meadowlarks singing. Mar. 9. B. Creek. Beautiful, warm even at night. Many birds singing: W.W. Wren, Hutton Vireo, Juncos, Creeper, Black Phoebe, Kingfisher rattle heard several times. (No Lutescent Warblers anywhere.) Put out oatmeal soaked in fat. Brown Thrashers, 3 Sp. Thrushes, many juncos came. A Sp. Thrush was drinking while the male Br. Thrasher was feeding. Then the Brown T. alighted on the rim of the pool and stared at the Sp. T. who went on splashing for some time. When the Sp.T. flew the Brown T. attacked, and they flew up fighting, down fighting, under a bush fighting.

1944 The Sp. Turbee came back to the pool and took another splash. At last the Br.T. has met his match. He dominated even over Cal. Jays all last summer. Full moon Mar. 10. Still warm, sunny. Daffodils in bloom. Creepers singing often. Cooler night. Mar. 11- High jog until 10 a.m., then clear, warm. Started home at 2 p.m. - Cold all the way until we reached Walland. Stopped at Alvarado Pools. Very many birds: Ducks- [illegible] Shovellers. Saw a few Pintails and Bald- pates. Many Gulls in distance. Bb. Plower, Red b., W. Least Sandpipers. Probably many more but light difficult. Mar. 17 Berkeley - Cold north wind for several days. Mar. 18. Warm again. Returned to Boulder Creek, Alvarado Pools: Coots very few. Bluebills >, Shovellers>; a few Pintails, Bald Pales; Yellowlegs (lesser-smaller than Willets) 3; Gulls (Sp?), Bb. Plower, Water decreased. Dumbarton Bridge, Tide very low. 11:30 a.m. Bluebills > Shovellers>, many ducks flying. Willets; Avocets at in area where they nest Weeks bright cinnamonom, Zared Trebes 300t At the bridge there was out and many short birds were feeding. No stop to identify them. Many W. Trebes on water. West end. 1 Db. Curlew A few Bb. Plower (molting), Willets, Sandpipers. Mar. 19. Boulder Cr. No winter flocks. Paired: Junco (1 yr. court table together) Chickadees, Hutton Vireo, Br. Turbee

1944 Creeper(s) (paired I think), Purple Finches singing. No summer visitors. W.V. Henrietta Flusky Mar.20 Turkey Buzzard, North wind. Mar.21. Frost. Thin ice on pool. Warm day. Black Phoebe (pr? near river.) Berie Nashi Cherry in full bloom. A flock of Quail under bushes all day. 10-12 (Heard a R.C. Nightingale sing in afternoon.) A Water Wren singing near river for sometime in afternoon. A turkey buzzard circling high from south toward Ben Lomond Mt. Mar.22. Returned to Berkeley. No Cliff Swallows. No S.V. in mountains. Panners in blossom. At Deer Bridge: Tide very low. West end: Br. Plow, Lt. Cinders, Willets a few Sandpipers. Ruddy Ducks - 2 Cranes. Egrets. On bay W. Bieben at.; at tide line Willets, 30+ miles of Sandpipers (no stop). E. end: Avocets (nesting area); Eared Grebes 200+; Ducks, Bluebills, Shovelers >; Ruddy ducks numerous. Mar.23. Lut. Warbler singing (Berkeley) near home. (Females louder than males?) Many "chip" heard before Mar. 18, no songs. Heavy storms end of Feb. & early March. Mar.24. Townsend Warbler singing. Clear, chilly. Frost on calves' shed. Early a.m., Mar.24,25,26 Mar.27. J.T.A. counted 15 dudel in road. Wind at night Cakes in new leaf.

Apr. 4 Faculty Section Bird Trip on Campus. Cloudy. Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker (Mr. Gwin, St. Canyon), W. Flycatcher, Anna Hummer, Cliff Swallow, Wren-lt., Calif. Jay, Bush-tit, Titmouse, Red-b. Nuttatch, Dwarf Hermit Thrush, Robin, Ruby-c. Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Warbling Vireo, Audubon Warbler, Brewer Blackbird, Purple Finch, House Finch, Siskin, H. Goldfinch, Junco, Fox Sparrow, Brown Towhee, Sp. Towhee, Nuttall Sp., Purget-Sol. Sp., G.-c. Sp., Song Sparrow. Total: 29 sp. (Sent me by Mr. Scott, Leader)

1944 Mar 28. W.V. Hermit Thrush, R-c Kinglet sq., Town Wrag. Fox Sparrow. S.V. Halescent Warbler, Hummer gave drawn out thin whistle (Rufous?) Warner. {A female Anna H. scolding Calif Jay. (nest near?)} Mar 29. Warner. W. Flycatcher in Holly and Bamboo S. window in dining room. One Rush to feeding alone! James sq. late. Mar 30. Lut. W.W. Flycatcher, P'il. Warbler Dwail heard in distance. April 4. Showers. Many birds in oaks, Purple F., Town W. Robin, More Halescent Warblers in Clear p.m. Fox Sp. Her.Th. R-c. Kinglet Apr. 5. Perfect morning. Fox Sp. singing. P'il.W., Lut.W., W. Flycatcher sq. Song Sp. Virginia Wren, Wren-tal., Purple Finch sq. Apr.6. 11:15 a.m. Purple Rd. Sparrows have just begun To sing in the oaks - Others as yesterday except W.V. Calif Jay at table. Frost on calves shed early. Apr.7. Another beautiful spring day. 10:15 a.m. R-c. Sparrows singing; 11 a.m. Purple Finches; 5 p.m. Noticed Swallows flying about Dater - national Home as we drove by. Apr.8. Rainiest night of last night. A Brown Towhee sang for nearly an hour east of house. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Purple Finches later. Stormy. Apr.9. Clear, Warm. P.M. Lay on N.W. porch. Robins eating worms (1/4-1/2), Female Wren taking chicks into titmouse box. A female Anna H. came into oak branches just above my head and peered with her beak into singles between stems (asil in search of scale or cottony cocoons?)

1944 Apr.9. (contin.) Lut. W. below porch toward west, singing continuously. Bil. W. below pool on east. Many Purple Finches. One R.-finchlet chattering. Heard the call note of a Grosbeak. (Hermit Thr. A. Learner) Apr. 10. Cloudy. A Cassin's Vireo singing. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Ranied all night. Apr. 11. Cloudy, cool. And.W. calling. Apr. 12. Many birds in oaks. Cassin's Vireo singing. And.W. singing W. Vireo, Tolinie Warbler. Grosbeak-all singing. Frie Siskins. April 13. Tolinie W. near house, singing. Lut. W. first to sing at dawn. 10:30 a.m. Perpetuensis: 'Cloudy, cool. Light frost a.m. p.m. Golden-cv. Sp. singing. A pair of Black-Tits searched the trolley then pulled something from a crack in the bridge pier. Robins < Purple Finches very ab. Apr. 14. Clearer. 8:30 a.m. The woods are full of birds: all singing- Audubon W. flock, Townsend W., Perpetuensis, H.-c. Sparrows, Purple Finches, At 10:30 a.m. started to Boulder Creek. Found Colorado Pools dry, most of the land plowed. Dumbarton Bridge; tide very low. Windy. Eared Grebes 400+ (yy?) Meets Black, Earplumes Bluebills, females and young males moulting still quite numerous Mallards 2 adjacent. Avocets, full pl. 1 1/2 pools Blt. Plover in full pl., not very abundant. Willets Lut. Curlew on mud exposed on bay- Leaser Yellowlegs - one w. Willet. 2/3 size g.W.

1944 Apr. 14. (contin). Dun. Br. Pipits at., only 3 Cliff Sw. seen on way, none at bridge. 1 Barn Swallow. Apr. 15: Showers and sun - Breezy. Very few summer birds in. 1 W. Flycatcher, 1 Warbling Vireo, 1 Lutescent W. near cottage. 2 Sp. Towhee, 1 Br. Towhee, 1 pr. Juncoes, Single Chickadees. Apr. 16: Warner. Breezy in afternoon. I heard the call note of a Pilolated Warbler and song of Black-throated Gray. No flocks of migrants as in Berkeley. 1 Purple Finch Singing. Apr. 17: Hermit Thrush singing (J.T.A.) Started to Berkeley 10:45 a.m. - Heard song of Pilolated Warbler from highway before we reached Boulder Creek. No swallows in town- Dumbarton Bridge Tide very low. Very few birds at waterfront - At tide line, East end - and on mud - Willets, Black-bellied Flower (all in one place, full plumage) Godwits " " " " a few Dowitchers, Sandpipers. 1 Yellowlegs. Two birds looked like Knots - bills short. Eared Grebes 400?, Bluebills D., Avocets few, (On a rocky islet 1 Avocet seemed to be sitting on a nest in tidal slough - ?) Saw a few Cliff Swallows. Sandpipers >. Ruddy Ducks in our salt pool - 25?. Apr. 19: Raining all day. In the clouds. "Mr. Hack- ley reported Hermit Thrush. Young Allen Hummer fell from nest at Mr. Bullis Garage. Fartners well developed. Fox Sparrow near pool. (Margot)

1944 Apr.19. Marqet Gwin (29 Canyon Rd.) reported next +5 eggs of Lutescent Warbler in my four feet from ground on side of house, Apr.20. Clearing. North wind. Heard G.c. Sp. ag. many birds feeding on oat norns - Wren- tts, Br. Tankees, Song Sp. - Lit. Warblers, Robins, Finches, Pileated Finches, pr. juncos. Apr.21. Clear. White frost on calves' shed. The Sparrows - Spent 3-5 p.m. on N.W. Forch. Many robins. At 4:45-p.m two Broshefts came in - both males. One war- set called some Tais then sang suite over, gradually louder with full voice. L.And. W- Apr.22. Pif. W. singing. Br. Tankee songs (below house. House Wren - ag. - first time - G.c. Sp. ag. - Hermit Thrush on terrace at dusk. Apr.23. Flocks z/And.Warblers, Pine Siskins, G.c. Sparrows - Many Purple Finches, Robins - Chilly, Cloudy. A.Lit. W. east of pool (east) Apr.24. Light frost on calves shed. Clear. Cool. Apr.25 White "" "" "". Birds abundant Grobesbeats singing all day. At 2 p.m. the following came to East pool to bathe: White-throated Sparrow, rev. G.c. Sparrow, pr. Lutescent W., female Pileolated W, Robin, Sp. Tankee. The White-throated Sparrow was in full plumage.. For several days I have been hearing in the dis- tance a song that varied from that of the G.c. Sparrows - three notes of equal length, lighter quality - Too far away to tell if they were followed by other notes. Of the three notes the middle one was lowest in pitch, Miss Henrietta Burroughs reported robins sitting,

1944, Apr.26. Raining. Purple Finches, Grosbeats singing. Apr.27. At dawn Lutercant (E. of home), Grosbeak-Brice W. Later. Tolnie W., And. W., Cariin Vires, Bullock Oriole, Warbling Vires, Tanager. At pool 1 p.m. G.c Sp. full pl., White throat - Margot Dunn reported Red-breasted Nuthatch for a week now Calling in pines above (at 21 Woodard). Also that on Apr. 27 she found the nest of Lutercant pulled out, young gone. She found three half shells - Looks as if shells had been cut in catching their young estin by cat (?). She looked in the nest late p.m. Apr. 21, eggs still there - At 3:30 p.m. at the pool; Fox Sparrow. Several G.c Sparrows, Painted Warblers 2, Pileated Warbler. Cloudy a.m. Sunny p.m. Apr.28. Dark:Cloudy a.m.. Woods full of birds . 8:15 a.m. Oriole, Tolnie Pileolated, Lut. Andulon W, Berried Vires, Robin, Purple Finch, Bro. Sp. Towhues, White throat sy - -- Grosbeats. Wren-tt, W. Flycatcher , Cal.joy Song Sp.; Townsend Warbler (flech.) Pine Siskins. Tolnie W. sang Mr. Hackly reported a Russet-backed Thrush. Margot Dunn watched a pair of House Wrens building a nest. Overcast all day - Apr.29. Cloudy a.m. Sun p.m., At noon a group of male Tanagers were in the big oak west of the house. Late in p.m. an Oriole there. Birds decreasing.

1944 A Lutulent Warbler came from under the edge of the porch across to east pool. West there, carls Apr.30. Overcast a.m., Sunny later. Birds much decreased, Purple Finches, Siskins, and birds that are nesting. Decrease in robins Saw a Harris Woodpecker - spent 10 minutes in one spot on trunk of oak west of house. Willow Goldfinch flew over - toward east. Much warmer. Evening Swirl in distance. May 6. Beautiful weather. Clear, warm. Br. Tovher, Grobears, Purple Finches, Song Sparrow, Towager (full pl. B), 2 Robins Cops, Bewick Wren, Tolmie & Lutulent Warblers - Red Breasted Nuthatch at U.C. Sanctuary. May 2. Perfect weather. Heard R.B. Thrush. Sq. at dawn & Lut., Grobears, Tol.W., B.Wren Br.Tovr. calling. Later singing below house. Swirl in distance - Pit. Warbler, C.jay There seems to be no Sp. Towhee nesting near the house - they are across road. May 3. The Brown Towhee that has been singing seems to have a mate - two have been going about calling together. Male still gives a partial song. Beautiful day. Pair of Lut.W. at pool - we crossed to porch, at steps. May 4. Heard the Lazuli Bunting when I opened the window 7:45 a.m. - across the canyon. Heard R.B. Thrush. At ten a.m. I heard the chit-chat, chit-chat of young birds - in the trees and flying easily. The Brown Towhee is singing a more varied strain ---- A Flicker giving its Morning call - tatt tatt tat tat Six Grobears on place at noon - ever singing. At Palling Farm. B.T., Titmouse, V.Wren, Bil W.

1944 May 5: Another gorgeous day. Undergrowth is very lush because of April rains. Total rainfall for the season 19+ inches. At dawn: Robins, Grosbeaks, W. Flycatcher, Virginia Wren, Indescent Warbler, [illegible]Tolmie Warbler, Later Pileated Warbler, Brown Thrasher. Song Sparrow across the road, Wrentits, Bush Tits. 10 a.m., A group of Yellow Warblers (10+) singing and feeding in our oaks - (mig?) Gone before noon. May 6: Fog early morning. Pileated Warbler singing. Birds decreasing but Grosbeaks and Purple Finch still numerous & singing. Rob. Thrush whistle (soft). May 7. "" louder. Cloudy. Brown Thrasher (calls) May 8: Earliest dawn: Tolmie W., Grosbeaks, Lute W. W. Flycatcher, Brown Wren, Cedar Purple Finch, Song Sparrow 2:45 p.m. Rob. Thrush, calls and song. Cloudy. May 9: A clear bright morning. I could hear a quail calling lower in the canyon. Also baby Lutes - cent Warblers near the East Pool. In the tree- hovering mig a Rob. Thrush was singing. W. Fly. took worms, May 10: Fog early. A Rob. Thrush singing continuously. Sunny p.m. Chilly wind. A pair of juncos at N.W. corner of house - male singing. May 11: Dawn chorus: Grosbeak, Rob. Thrush. Lute W., B. Wren. W. Flycatcher & Wrentit in distance. Gros. & Th. just outside my window - both fine singers. Later, calls of YQ. Lute W. in west. Harris Wldp. calling.

1944 Screetch Curls giving Tremolo notes every night. May 1 (Contin.) At Poultry Farm - a Crested Jay, Linnetts, Bush Tits, whistle of Rb. Thr. Warm p.m. From our west porch I could hear Jay. But - Robin singing late evening. May 12. Same darn chorus - Brown Towhee has stopped of singing. Rb. Thrush a.g. constantly in morning- A Harris Wdple calling. 10 a.m. A.W. Vires sang on and on with hardly a break between songs, Gotta race in the car in the street. May 13. At 11 a.m. I heard a Chat calling and singing east of the house. Stayed a very short time. A family of Nut. Warblers came into the oaks next to the N.W. porch in the late afternoon: Bewick Wrens very busy feeding young in the lower box. Yp. calling. May 14. Showers. Birds singing: Rb. Thrush, Grosbeak, B. Wren, Song sp. (increasing), Warbling Vires, S. Tandy rain in afternoon. {Callie H. found by W. Rinsell in pool, drowned. May 15. Clearing. Many birds about. At dawn Rb. Thrush, Grosbeaker, Lalin W. Vires, Pil. Warbler. From N.W. porch p.m. W. Flycatcher, H. Wdple, Robin, B. Wren, Lut. W. yq., Pil. W. junco, Grosbeak, Siskin, Linnet (flying over); Bush Tit, Rb. Thr., Hummer, Log. B. across canyon. W. Vires. May 16. Perfect weather. Pil. Warbler very conspicuous - After 9 a.m. Chilly with clouds and cold wind May 17. Raining. Rain all night. Thr. pThr. at dawn- A Cassin Vireo singing. Lut. W. family below house. Pil. W. singing frequently. May 18. Cloudy - junco singing across Morrow. Roads. Clear - Hut. W. family still below home. At 5 p.m. a family of titmice near front gable. Decrease in songs of thrush and grosbeake (gone on to nesting localities)

1944 May 19. At dawn a Grosbeak sang and sang. Two (or more ?) thrushes whistled, all varieties of notes but I heard only song at a distance. When the grosbeak stopped I could hear the Tolmie W., Nut. W., W. Fly. Wrentit in distance, and a Song Sparrow occasionally near by. No Spotted Towhee, but B. Towhee chirping. A Pileated Woodpecker began and then a Ulysses Wren at first not close, then near box - combined with the squeakily Teasing notes. After perhaps ten minutes the calls of the young were clearer and when I got up the brood was just beyond the bird pool. 8:30 a.m. I can hear a Sp. Towhee across Morewood Rd. May 20. Beautiful day. Left Berkeley 10 a.m. for Boulder, Colorado to Dumbarton Bridge: 2 Burrowing Owls on posts 1 Short-eared Owl flapping over field - 3 Shrikes, Cliff Swallows ab. about barns - 100+ 1 Barn Swallow, Linnets, Eng. Sp - B. Blackbirds, Redwings ab - Dumbarton Bridge - very few birds - Cliff Sw. ab. at bridge 4 Barn Swallows 6 Willets in group - 30+ Forster Terns; 15 Trochilus - single or two or three in groups, probably wader. No Grebes, Phalaropes, Sandpipers or plump - No gulls. (In Berkeley. Hutton Vireo sq. in garden.) (Harry W.)

1944. May 20 (contin) In the town of Boulder Creek: W. Vireo, Yellow W., R.t. Thrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Grosbeaks, Junco, Purple Finch in 15 minutes listening from car opp. grocery- [illegible] On our place: Dried, Kingfisher, W. Flycatcher, B. Shrew, Olive-sided F., Hairy Woodp., Creeper, Chicksadee, Creeper, R.b. Thrush, W. Vireo, Cassin V., Blackthr.W., Pile W., Tanager, Grosbeak, Junco, Br. Towhee, Sp. Towhee. Heard a flock of Cedar Waxwings as it passed over Trill’s. Br. Towhee sings occ. Still very aggressive. Attracted Sp. Towhee which is carrying food to nest in brush next path in front of porch - Female scolded me as I walked by - Rock roses, locust, Lupine, in full bloom. May 21. A Black Thrush fluttered near mushroom pool, finally alighted on edge where it stayed a minute or two. A pair of quail came past the feeding table and went into the brush, when J.T.A. drove in, pairs - 3 p.m. A duck, above the tops of the trees, flew down the river. A young Allen Hummingbird came to the red rose. A pair of Bushtits. I heard the 8 spotted Towhees making a great fuss so I went to see what was the trouble. As I stood in the path something wriggled in the dead leaves under the brush. Then a tiny bird came out into the path. The birds had left the nest - very tiny, fine streaks on breast. Dried excited and a Tanager came into the brush above them, calling. Half an hour later the male was singing.

Bird List for Boulder Creek. May 20 - 26, 1944. Horned Owl, 2 Turkey Buzzards. Duck - flew above trees downstream May 21. Quail - Two pairs. Mourning Dove - heard - Probably in meadow. Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker, Calif. Woodpecker in distance Allen Hummingbird - one female (or young?) Calif. Jay (in distance) Steller Jay Oliver's sided Flycatcher Ash-Throated . (in distance) Western Swallow (log?) Bushtit (po.) Chaffinch W. White Wren Creeper Brewer Blackbirds (Town) Siskin Rt. Thrush 4b. Goldfinch Hutton's Vireo Warbling " Rt. Thrush Cassin " 5p. Thrush Lutetian Warbler Song Sparrow. Bl.Th. Gray " 2ng. " (Town) Bicolored " Yellow " (in town) Waxwing Along grade to Ser. Gap. Tanager 1 large swift (Whitn. or Black?) Purple Finch Vireo Wren, Wren-tit. Grosbeak

1944 May 22. Fog cleared at 9 a.m. Black Phoebe singing. Sp.T. carrying food into thicket east of porch - heard. Near the Boulder Creek bridge (new) an Ash Throated Flycatcher. Chilly wind all day. J.T. heard a St. Hornet Owl at night May 23. Warmer. Near the R.R. bridge pier - W.W. Wren, Lutescent Warbler. Many birds singing. In redwoods at our entrance a pair of Purple Finches (nest?). A pair of Green backed Goldfinches came to the one and only seed head of Bachelors Buttons. Pair of quail - male most attentive, on guard while she was at the nest, while she took a prolonged dust bath, while she ate etc. May 24. Low fog. Clear 8:30 a.m. Male quail above 9 a.m. Pair rest of day (still laying eggs?) May 25. Three pairs of quail together. White Wren below cottage much at the time. Brown Towhee - pair feeding 9a.m. in nest in white rock rose. All three Vireos conspicuious, Warmer, Summer. Spotted Towhee singing constantly, Br.Tow. still sings. May 26. Started home 10:15 a.m. Lunch in Palo Alto. Bumbarton Bridge. Very few birds. W. and 3 Ann. Iqueto. Bridgia few gulls many Cliff Swallows. East end, 17 Avocets. 3 Snowy Plover a few terns in distance. At Gas Station in Palo 49 Gull, calling Alf, large sotis! Wood Pewee! Calif Wdp. at nest, May 27. Berkeley. Dry all day - Ltd.W. at pool. Possibly a Lazuli Bunting (still migrating ?) Yellow Warbler singing 8 a.m. (still migrating?) Bewick's Wren singing (as if nesting again?) May 28. Still foggy. Toliwi W. sq. in garden. Lay.B(?) heard. May 29. u Grackles, first bird at dawn. Then Ltd.W., S.p.Tow., Bro.Tow. (call notes only), B.Wren. Phil.W.

1944 May 29 (contin.) At noon I saw a family of Bush tits and at 4 p.m. a flock (2 fam?) was bathing in the east pool. An adult Brown Towhee was scratching in the dead leaves while a full-grown youngster slept very close to be fed. A family of Lut. Warblers in oaks. (Leaves now large and beginning to drop from Trees. Saw a Downy Wldph. on bay tree outside kitchen.) May 30. Beautiful day. The W. Flycatchers seem to be nesting under the garage, (One is giving a call I have never heard before - a very loud, open, two syllabled call repeated two or sometimes three times.) Nearer me was another briefly gathering food which gave the usual swee-éet which I have always supposed was given only by the male. Every were there two males there or does the female give the swee-éet call? Thrush sings late each evening - May 31. Raining! The two brown towhees still together. June 1. In the cloud. A thrush sang con- tinuously just outside my window. A pair is to all appearances nesting there - Spotted Towhee sings there too. Perhaps raised the first brood across the street; now on this side. Birds singing 9 a.m. Song Sph., Sp. Towhee, W. Flycatcher, Lut. W.(in distance), Virginia Wren, Purple Finch, Rb. Thrush (2). Two B. Towhees still together. Saw family Later heard Titmouse giving Chirica-de call. Tolmie W. Wren-it. Bush tits (flock), a Sp. Towhee with peculiar Song, three syllabled, repeated three times. Loved. P.L.W.

1944 June 3. Still cloudy. Anale at dam: Grosbeak, Thrush, Bewick Wren, Lutescent W., Tolmie W., first to sing. At 11 a.m. a Robin was singing in the rain. Total for yesterday and today 165 species. June 3. Suddenly clear. Same damn chorus. Tolmie Warbler under my window. At 9:45 a.m. I heard the unusual note of the W. Flycatcher- certainly very loud but undoubted flycatcher quality- four times the volume of the Sweet-it call. Brown- Towhee still feeding its one chick. Eight in oats. June 4. "Clear, warm." 11 "" Tolmie W. singing constantly. Pil. W. not heard nor juncos. Strange calls of W. Fly four times at long intervals; up to a moment only three - 3 p.m. Goldfinch, stopped. June 5. Summer clear. Third day. So many birds singing. Pil. W. and W. Vireo east of house. Lunt. W. (2) in full song again. Both Anna & Allen females seen. June 6. I-Day! A pair of Bushtits gathering good. All the birds still singing. A Flicker called at the top of the steps June 7. Clear, warm. Could hear House Wren singing at 55 Canyon Rd. below us. (Has been nesting at 49 "" "" above the light in a garden lantern. Spotted Towhee giving his peculiar song, heard several times through the day. At 7:45 p.m. a young Hairy Woodpecker was trailing an adult through the oaks below house. June 8. Songs decreasing. Thrush sang only a few phrases last night. Bewick Wren still continuous. Heard House Wren down the hill toward 55 Canyon Rd; A little l. wind. Lois reported White cr. Bp., feeding three young on the campus (Bancroft Way).

june 9. Discovered a Bush Tit's nest in oak at our entrance. Nest in branch overhanging street about 15 ft from ground. Young calling, parents feed often, paying no attention to me. The call of grosbeaks when feeding young heard all day - "a p whee-oo" above us, across Morewood Rd. Chilly in late p.m. Tolmie Warbler singing. june 10. Cloudy all day. At dawn Grosbeak, Thrush - alike the same, as usual. Peculiar call of W.Fq.(3) at 7:45, of Sp.Tour 8:30 am. Tolmie W a constant singer. june 11 Clear after early morning fog. Bush-tits still feeding in nest at entrance. june 12. Bush-tits fled. Margot Quin saw a Brown Towhee with a baby Bush Tit in its beak. Brought it to me to see. Tail 3/4 in. It was still breathing when she picked it up after the Towhee dropped it, but dead when she showed it to me. june 13. Cloudy. Left at 10 a.m. for Boulder Creek to stay until june 22 (when new gas station comes in) Dumbarton Bridge. Avocets very excited. Young (3) 1/2 grown, much down, wing feathers in sheathers. Cormorants against island (dark) with salt foam - Many swallows. Nothing else seen - Clouds all the way. Saw a Green Heron, Water Ougel - june 14. Still Cloudy and chilly. Both. Sp.Towhee and Br.Towhee building nests. Sp.T. in rock rose where Br.T. raised its first brood. In the morning the Br.Towhees (jr.) were still carrying food to nest part of places. P.m. carrying grass toward north: Chickadee families. Heard Dyad, King Fisher, Calif.Wapt. W.Fly catcher, Olive sided Fly, Winter Wren Angel Chickadee Creeper, Rb.Th., Warbling, Hutton, Cassin V.

1944 Boulder Creek Pil.W., Tanager, Gorbreat, Yb.Goldfinch, Junco, Br.Tow, Sp.Tow- Song Bp. Aqupher has been very active. J.T. Caught one. Gopher snake near by - 4 ft long. Br.Tow. bldg. just backs of rose trellis - sericea grass in bill and pulls it out by roots - also taken what I pulled out awhile ago. Five times during 10 min. June 15 Still cloudy. Tuned Sp.Tow - 5 times in five minutes- Mate had two of first brood in path this side of nest- Females does all of the building. A Rb.Thrush ran across the path. Saw female Sp.Tow. go to nest; Br.Tow followed, driven out, fight. " v always goes into and out of the one opening she always uses. 4 p.m.- Looked at Sp.Tow.nest 3\1/2 feet from ground in white rockrose, not inside but on edge, open above. Birds not even near it since 10 a.m.- Finished. Br.Tow. has not been carrying grass Today. Probably finished nest last night. June 16. Looked at Sp.Tow.nest - no egg. Br.Towher (male) feeding full grown y.q. birds. Sp.Tow. not seen near nest. Cloudy until late afternoon, Homed Owl- June 17. J.T. & heard a Hermit Thrush singing in at dawn. trees near water. water six times. Br.Towher brought a young bird to table. Clear after 9 p.m.- Went down to river 4 p.m.- Yq. Anna N. catching small insects over water, darting back and forth in one small area for 3 min. June 18. Robin singing at dawn. Driab come out from noval in Toyon + rock vase near electric pole. Br.Tow. (male) feeding 1st brood; 1 y.q. on table, feeds timer- rely at times; Sp.Tow.- one egg in nest. 1 y.q. (2nd brood) on table alone. Dripping for 2 a.m. Sun p.m. June 19. Male Br.Tow.- male Sp.Tow. each has only one 1st first brood in tow. Yq.Sp.Tow. feeds himself. [illegible]

1944 Boulder Creek male Br. Tor. feeds younger but drives away his mate when she tries to come to the table with him. To all appearances she is sitting. Have not found her nest. Sunny day - June 20. Br. Tor. gave water to younger. Bath on edge of pool? Sp. Tor. next - 3 eggs. Sitting. Solds near by. Ligh. thr. Fye. fledged in distance June 21. Hooted into Sp. Tor. nest - 3 eggs. Sitting. Rained during last night and early mornings. Warm - Black Mr. Gray Warbler singing near house - Song Sp. has been heard near river tee, past week. H. Woodpecker. June 22 Rain last night and early morning. Left for Berkeley 10 a.m. At Mission Springs. Jelton - Morning Dove, Wren - Mt. B. Wren, Calif. Woodpecker, Ash Thr. Flycatcher. Scott Valley. Cliff Swallows ab., Killdeer, St. Goldfinch, M. Dove. June 28-Aug. 21. Alta Bates Hospital Common birds: Nuttall S. Sparrow, Robin, Linnet (to Aug.17) young July 6) English Sp., Brown Thrasher, Cuck, St. Honed Owl, 4 my wreaths, Screech Owl (July 57), Warbling Vireo, Bewick Wren. First half of period: Rd. Throater, Cliff Swallows occasional (disappeared early) Brewer Blackbirds Aug. 24. R. b. Th. at dawn. 23. Wood wood Rd. flickers (heard) Warbler, [illegible] (Luten cut ?) Aug 25. Virginia Wren singing, Song Sparrow, Calif. Jays, Anna H., Lut. W., Bush Tits Wren - Mt. Aug. 26. Bush Tits (plotted) Flicker Aug. 27. Rbr. Th., Warbling Vireo, Song Sp.

Aug.27, Calif. Jay, Flicker, Bush titr. No. Sp. Tan heard. Aug.28. Calif. Jay, Vrgón Wren - Aug.29. Rb. Thrush, Calif. Jay, Bush titr., Song sp. Wren-tit, Br. Thrush, Vrgon Wren - Anne Hummingbird - Aug.30. Downy Woodpecker, Warbler (call), Vrgón Wren, Wren-tit, Song Sp., Spotted Thrasher, Calif. Jay, Flicker, Yellow Warbler, Rb. Thrush, Bush-tit Br. Thrush - Aug.31. Flicker, St. Honed Owl, Pile Warbler - Sept.1, St. Honed Owl, Titmouse (very scarce) Sept.2. 12 4, Swrech Owl, Rb. Th. on Terrace, Vrgón Wren (ringing) from N.W. porch, after 4 p.m. 2 Downy Woodpeckers 2 or more, Hutton Vines, one Calling, both singing - V. Wren peolding, 6 Titmouse. Luntito fly high, Calif Jay & (1 dead lunt in voes .. 21 Morwood Rd. Lois) Sunny and warm - Sept.3, St. Honed Owl, Bush titr., Tamarind Warbler (Luis), Wren-tit, Flicker, Hutton Vines Calif Jay?, V. Wren, Titmouse. A Warbler migration but missed the few minutes they were passing about 11:45. From descriptions of nurse: Yellow, Gradubat, Tamarind. Sept.4.5. Allen (H.F.) flew over porch in n. Lunat, Purple Finch, siskin, junco, Rb. Thrush, Spotted Thrasher near,

Sept. 6. Sh. 2hr. (as Cooper's Hawk), Bn. Torhee Ht. Horned Owl, Lit. Wambler, Hutton Vireo, V.Wren, Wren-Tit. Created Jay (fam. group) Sept. 7. Ht. H. Owl, Rb. Thrush, Br. Gold finch (flying over, Lunist) Bn. Torhee, Calif. Jay, V.Wren, Wren-Tit, Song Sp., Titmouse. Sept. 8. Diving Woodpecker, Clean & warm from 7 a.m. (Sept. 7, Awa.H. or so? ) Sept. 9. Scream Owl, Ht. Horned Owl, (W.W. Wren at dusk?) Sept. 11. Barn Owl, Ht. Horned Owl (Loud) Wave of Wamblera 11:30 - 11:45. Yellow, Lutescent, Townsend, [Audubon ?]. At Bush eating coloaster orientalis?, Rb. Thrush, Bush-Tits, Titmouse Sept. 12. Woodpecker (Harry?) Sept. 15. Hennit Wambler. Sept. 16. Robins, Bush-Tits, Titmouse. Sept. 17. Created Jays. (Since Sept. 10 the Red Squirrel has been chasing through the tops of the oaks. Landed against Lois window scratching the pane, and came down with a thud in window box. When she looked out, nothing there. Having had a long fear at looks, a few nights before (started in litter), Thoroughly frightened?) (Her description - my conclusion) The apples and bread on the slate at the bird table has not been touched, which shows pretty conclus-

Dpostum sively that the shrewd has not been about - Sept. 22 - 2 in of snow reported at Donner - Sierra Club @ camp- Sept. 23, 41. Horned, Sc Sept. 23 A Sparrow back at pool - Man. Sept. 25. W.W. Wren calling 5.50. with broken wing - another near by. Sept 26. W. Flycatcher, near N.W. porch - Oct. 2 (Oct. 4) W.W. Wren at pool, B. c Kinglet, a.m. p.m. Pool: Bush-tits, Townsend Warbler (yellow throat), Hermit Thrush (lifted tail), Vireos Wren under edge of pool catching drops sprayed by Bush-tits - Cali. jays in oaks - (Oct. 5) B.c Kinglet, Bush-tits, Townsend Warblers, Song sp. (one with broken wing) Flicker calling, Titmouse, W.W. Wren, Calif. Jay. Red Squirrel. Hawks, Crows - two answering each other - Oct. 6 P.m. in garden - Golden-crowned Kinglets Oct. 7. Hermit Thrushes at lower (west) pool - Oct. 7. Hermit Thrushes x 2 Flicker calling - Bush-tits (Oct. 8) Stellar jays - Varied Thrush (f. Tild) Miss Alba reported Fox Sparrow on Sept. 1. Hermit Thrush at E. pool took 3 minute bath. Oct. 12. In Hamilton Canyon - nothing un- usual. Stellar Jay, Flicker, Br. Towhee,

(Oct-12. Hamilton Canyon (soulin) Spotted Towhee Siskin (large flock), Linnet, Purple Finch, G.C. Sparrow, White-crowned (Birchstens?) Calif. Jay, Wrentit, Vigor's Warbler, Goldfincher, Hutton Vireo. Oct. 13. At pool: (Stairs Wash & Oregon) 2 Wren-Tits, 6-8 Townsend Warblers, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (one viewed west), [illegible] Golden-crowned Kinglets - when they lifted their crests the center was brilliant gold - fruit twir I have ever seen them at the bath - 1 Hutton Vireo, 15-20 Bushtits, no thrushes, 2 Song Sparrows, one with broken wing, Junco, 5 Spotted Towhee, drunk by running its tongue along leaf. (Mrs. Carlen described both flicker and Calif. Woodpecker (yellow m throat.) Flicker at tip of redwood tree at 29 Morewood Rd. For four pre- ceding nights, Horned Curls answering each other. Long Oct. 11 - Serech Clift - Oct. 13. pm. At Aquatic Park: 157 American Egrets, many Bonaparte Gulls, a pair Foster Terns - Did not find Jaeger (seen by Hope Gladding last week) Oct. 14. 12 grown quail in Morewood Rd. above the house. Golden-crowned Kinglets and Townsend Warblers at the pool. Oct. 15. Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, flock of Bushtits Hermit Thrush, Townsend Warblers at pool - Br. Towhee heard often seldom seen

Oct.17. Red breasted Nuthatch in redwood at 29 Mosswood (J.T.A), Oct.18. Specimen of Golden-crowned Kinglet picked up at 31 Mosswood Rd. Took it to M.V.Z. Oct.19. W. Winter were singing at pool. 3 Hermit Thrushes at pool at one time. Fox Sparrow seen - first time. St. Horned Owl calling father up canyon, Tanager and Warbler at pool and Hutton Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sp. Towhee. Oct.20 Lightning and thunder 8 a.m. W. Winter Wren feeding on things on the edge of the pool. 1H. Thrush bathing- Flicker alighted on dead branch in front of E. window - Dnail calling at 49 Mosswood Rd. Oct.21. Pair of Virginia Wrens alighted on feeding branch. W. Wren heard 10 a.m. Oct.22. Pair of Brown Thrushes came to pool. Also Sp. Towhee, Song Sps., Tanager Warbler 4 Hermit Thrushes at once: Titmouse, Flicker and V. Wren calling - At noon a Flicker alighted on porch railing off dining room. Oct.23. Flicker drinking from east pool. Tawn. and Warbler, P.c. Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Apple on feeding branch. Filled it with clean Brush Tits in E. pool. St. Horned Owl calling Oct.24. 2 Hermit Thrushes in pool, P.c. Kinglet singing, Tanager pool, Brush Tits bathing. V. Wrens singing at dawn, also later.

(Oct. 25). St. Hamed (Bulb) calling. Hermit Thrush shares juncos. Town Warbler away from pool. B.r. Towhee, flock of Bush-tits R.c. Kinglet at pool. A pair of flickers on rails above the pool; one backed down probing for insects - Titmouse H. Thrush singing. Toward noon seven species at pool. Lot saw Redtails soaring over 72 Panoramic. Oct. 26. St. Hamed (Bulb) calling at night - 3 Hermit Thrushes, R.c. and Y.c. Kingletos, Bush-tits, B.r. Towhee, Sp. Towhee, Song sp. at pool - 2 Flickers on rails above pool. Lois put out Coloraster berries and crab apples for birds. Campus p.m. Nuttall Sparrow, R.c. Kinglet singing, Hutton Vireo calling - Hawks (Cooper or S.h.-Sh.) flew in from west of campus to Agriculture Pddy. Many cat moths on windows at night - Oct. 27. Great Owl heard. W.W. Men at pool early. Fox Sparrow eating crab apples on feeding branch - Hermit Thrush heard singing - also chasing other birds at pool. Birds still very abundant. Oct. 28. Everything at pool at noon: Bush-tits, R.c. King, Town Warbler, Her. Thrush, etc. (Oct. 29 - Sunday). W.W. Men at pool, Y.c. Kinglet at pool, Brush-tits, Hthr. Thrush, B.r. King, Town W. Flicker. (Oct. 30. 4 R.c.) Singing in oak overhanging W.W. porch Ruby (?) King, Shed Thri Flicker, Brown sp. (Oct. 31. Cloudy, very wet after night of rain. Hthr. Thrush, R.c. Kinglet, Jays, Flicker, Dead V. Men on front porch at noon.

Nov 8 BIRDS at Noon 2 Flickers on tree by pool, 2 Calif jays mtop 1 sakis endantly eating worms, Brush tits - large flock, H. thrush (1), R. A. Kinglets very abundant, g. a " 2 at pool, T. Warbler, B. Towhee, Sp Towhee, Juncos, 1 Fox Sparrow, 1 bathed & 1 bathed; Later 2 wrentits. Mountain heard Varied Thrush by Willard at 9 AM. Nov. 9 Very heavy rain starting in night - Nov 10 - Stormy breezy B.C. Flickers called at 8:30 Sp Towhee, g. A. Kinglet, Calif Jay- H Thrush, Wrentit Brush Ws, R. A. Kinglet

also considers hazelnut his legitimate nourishment. Monday November 13 (?) During the day sawed near Robins I thought noted Tuesday. Nov. 74 Lois saw flock 18 James 1 R. C. Knight, 1 J. C. A Knight, flock of brush tits. at 8:30 AM at entrance Garden - Several J. C. Knight seen Later natal picture windows Nov. 15, Hermit TH, Robins -

Nov. 1. Screach owl outside kitchen last night - Fox Sp. on apple. Hermit Thr. calling. Nov. 11 a.m. Ruby-cr. and Y.-c. Kinglets, Bush-tits Townsend Warbler, V. Wren, Song Sp., Sp. Towhee Fox Sp., Hermit Thrush. Birds very at- in trees all around the house. Rain Nov. 2. Screach Owl in early morning (4:30a.m.) and in early evening giving tremolo. Birds less ab than yesterday - Rain First birds heard a.m. - V. Wren, Wren-tit, H. Thrush. Later at pool Bush-tits, Ruby-cr. Kinglet came alone, showed crown when bathing - Heard flicker and gay - Birds deceasing - Rain in Oakland, cloudy, decidedly Nov. 3 - Hermit Thr. bathing 8 a.m. - R-c Kinglet and 2 Y.-c Kinglets alone at pool bathing at 10 a.m. - all showing crowns - Titmouse bathing. Nov. 4- Wren-tit singing, Titmouse, Bush-tits - Cloudy, beginning to clear. J.T. A. saw groups of birds outside kitchen window noon- Nov. 5: 8 a.m. Rain, 8 a.m. Bush-tits, Sp. Towhee, in tree near pool - B. Towhee calling very early, Jays calling, R-c Kinglet singing at 9:30, Fox Sparrow eating potatoes from table. Nov. 7. Flicker calling, Bush-tits in oaks. Wren at pool I Town. W., Fox Sparrow 5 junct - Brown Towhee outside living room window at dusk - (Must roost there)