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of barmel River. Three in shallow fresh water pond
on beach north of bath house. Not calling as in spring.
Aegialitis nivosa. Fairly common.
Aegialetus simpalmatus. Shot young immature one.
Probably some of small plovers seen were of
this species.
Calidris arenaria. Shot one.
Heteractitis incanus. Several singly. Shot one.
Heteropodius bairdi. Three. Obtained two.
Phalaropes, probably Northern (Phalaropus hyperboreus),
several feeding on water near beach.
Ardea herodias. One on kelp well offshore.
Scoters. A few out of range off the beach.
Phalacrocorax. A number on one or two rocks
off shore. Occasional birds flying.
Bathartes aura. Several near San Jose Canyon.
Cerchnis
tilco sparverius. Two or three.
Colaptes cafer. A couple. One flew up from ground,
another from an old barn.
Ceryle alcyon. Two or three about the cliffs. Flying about
Sayornis nigricans. Several.
Zonotrichia leucophrys. One or two.
Hirundo erythrogaster. A few especially over dud
about lagoons. Lots of another species of swallow
(probably Hirundo bicolor) on telephone wires
near San Jose Creek.
August 24, 1911.
Barmel, california.