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Also heard song of Wm. Martin
on Tassajara grade.
June 29. I heard note of Wm. Fly catcher
at spring on Laurels grade.
It greatly resembles some
notes of the Wm. Wood Pewee.
I heard song of Wm. Lark
Sparrow near top of Laurels
grade. To me it resembled
the trilling of a canary bird
but it is not so delicate.
Noticed quite critically
the twitching motion of the
Bluebird's wings when it alights.
July 4. During the past month
I have traveled over a consid-
erable part of the northern
half of this county and have
noticed how very abundant
two birds seem. These are
the Horned Lark and the Gold
finch.
The Horned Larks seem
innumerable in the valleys