Bird Notes: Aviary birds of the San Francisco Bay Region, v4289
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6:00 A.M. to 2:08 P.M. Conditions:- Warm; windy in the afternoon; Clear. The following species were observed:- Gavia immer. One near R.R. draw. Gavia lumme. A few. One shot with considerable grey on the throat. Gulls. Quite a few. - Larus glaucous and Larus californicus Larus philadelphia. One. Sterna forsteri. A few. There were several flying about near Melrose slough. Some were chasing each other. They were crying very much like Phaethon aetheres. Bormosanto. A few. Mergus serrator. A few. Two or three fine adult males. Querquedula cyanoptera. Two. A male and female. Female in poor condition. Spatula clypeata. A few flying south. Aythya valisineria. Common. Aythya marila. Abundant. Aythya affinis. A few. Blangula blangula. A few. Ereunatura jamaicensis. A few. Ardea herodias. A few. Nycticorax nycticorax. A few. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. A few. Two taken in high plumage and one in worn plumage. Actodromas minutilla? Both species getting into breed Ereunetes occidentalis Sing plumage.