Field notes, v4392

Allen, Amelia S.

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Abstract Book NO. 1. Bird Notes. June 16-1925-Jun. 2, 1929. Amelia S. Allen. 37 Rosewood Rd., [illegible] Bank Stock (Copyrighted)

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1925 June 16. 1925. Landes at New York from S.S. Orca, Royal Mail Line, returning from the year in Greece via Marseilles, Paris, Cherbourg. Took about two hours to pass thru' the Customs but were treated generously and allowed to land all our stuff without duty. Went to Hotel Holly - Weather warm, sometimes uncomfortably 28. June 16-19 - During our three days stay in N.Y. I went twice to the National History Museum, first to see the habitat groups and later to look up literature on Birds of Greece. Met Dr. Chapman and Mr. Chapin, also Ordered a copy of Stresemans's Birds of Macedonia from a shop near Madison Square - I walked from the Museum to Fifty Ninth St. thru' Central Park but saw no birds except House Sparrows. I went twice also to the Metropolitan Museum where I spent most of the time in the wonderful Egyptian room - Hot. On July 19, we took an early train from the Pennsylvania Raily. Station to Washington where Mattie met us at the station. He went together to the office of the American Friends of Greece, then to the Mall near the Smithsonian Inst. where we sat and visited till 4:30 p.m. when Borte joined me while noting that Robins and Purple Grackles were feeding very

familarity on the farms - We all had dinner together, then returned to the station where we took a night train on to Chicago. June 20. We reached Chicago, hot, tired, and black with soot in the middle of the afternoon. Cleaned up in the station then went out to find tea and see a little of the city- Spent a few minutes in the Art Institute then took a bus out thru' Lakeside Park, passing the new Tribune building with its striking Gothic Tower on the way. Very beautiful along the shore and finally cooled off. Returned to the station to put Lois H. on the train for St. Paul, then had dinner and spent another on the top of a bus trying to keep cool. Transferred to the Santa Fe Station where we sat and sweltered till time for the train to leave - about 10:38 p.m. At dusk I noticed the call of a Night Hawk and could plainly see it hanking for insects just above the buildings opposite the Penn. Ry. Sta. (Grand Central). June 21. Spent the day crossing Mo. and Kansas - very hot. The country however was beautiful with the grain still green and beautiful trees along the streams. - Kansas had changed tremendously since my first sight of it when we first came to Calif., by the Santa Fe in 1888. Then

1925 In W. Kansas - near Oklahoma line, heard a W. Meadowlark as the train was passing at 60 m.p.h. - near Newton, Kas. My recollection of it was of one great level plain with very few towns - Now it is a wonderfully prosperous looking productive country with every inch under cultivation and abundant crops - Mourning Doves were the most abun- dant birds seen. Also Crows and Blackbird. In Mo. an S. meadowlark sang for five past near where train stopped. Oklahoma and - Golden Cut-Off June 22. Crossing New Mexico very hot but drier and less trying than yesterday. Beautiful colors in the rocky mountains rising from the plateau. On E. New Mexico I began seeing Night Hawks and near Fort Sumner and yes they were perched on the fence posts near the R.R. (there was nothing growing on which they could rest) and I counted those I could see on one side of the tracks. The number ran up over two hundred but my exact record was lost. Sometimes three out of five fence posts would be occupied. Occasionally one sat on the wire lengthwise - Mourning Doves were very abundant all along the line. Strained in the afternoons and cooled the air. Night cool- meadow larks and 2 large doves. June 23. Had breakfast at Needles. Indians were at the Station selling baskets and baskets. Very hot across the desert. Lunch at Barstow where James and Jennie took the San Francisco train and I the Los Angeles - Temperature was about 115° at Barstow, and kept getting hotter till we neared San Bernardino. Reached Los Angeles about 6 p.m. - right on time. A woman on the train told me she was brought up in Trinidad.

Colorado. A young Indian boy once acted as their guide, tak- ing them up into the mountains where the Penitentes went on Good Friday (she thought) to celebrate their rites. They camouflaged a tumble down cabin with brush as the Indians would not know they were being watched and stayed there three days. The men were bare to the waist and each one had two switches with which they beat themselves ("themselves", she said), holding one in each hand and reaching across the opposite shoulders so the strokes formed a bloody cross on their backs. Those who survived had their sins forgiven but those who died, died unforgiven. They were made to carry a heavy wooden cross and she was told they were buried nailed to this cross. The women crept through sharp stones on bare knees till they were covered with blood. June 24. Los Angeles - Cool at last. Mother very frail and pathetic and Alice not at all well - Bertha very busy with the last days of school and Flora helping to nurse mother - Housekeeper willing and conscientious but not efficient. June 27- Bertha's school closed and Flora out now. Mockingbirds sing all day and most of night.

1925 June 29. Got a nurse, Housekeeper left - Birtha took me in Buick to for half hour Santa Monica Canyon. While she rested I took a walk and found the following birds: Sparrow Hawk, Quail, Aldora Hummer, Word Peice, Black Phoebe, Brewer Blackbird, Brown Towhee, Spurred Towhee, Song Sparrow, Linnnet, Thrasher, Mockingbird, Bush-tit, Cliff Swallow, Mourning Dove, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Blue Jay. June 30. Drove in late afternoon to Playa del Rey. There were many Brown Pelicans fishing or sunning themselves on the beach. Also Western Gulls; many sitting on the pier, taking what the fishermen discarded. A family of 6 Snowy Closis flew across from the lagoon to the beach and fluttered off through the sand. Back in the marshy land there were Barn Swallows, Bicolored Redwings, Killdeer, and Linnets. July 7. In Griffiths Park across from Glendale, there were Blue Jays, Blackbirds, Bushtits, Goldfinches, Hummers, Phainopepla (avered), Wrentits, Brown Towhees, Linnets. In the aviary was one forlorn Golden-crowned Sparrow which came to my side of the cage whenever I whistled its three notes. July 8. Went out to Claremont and then to Pomona for the night. July 9. Flora took me in her Hudson Coach through Brea Canyon to Fullerton, Whittier and then to the end of Stephenson Ave. where I boarded a St. Car and drove across the city to 4536-18 th St. to Birtha's house again.

It was a most interesting ride through country I had not been for 28 yrs. (spring of 1897) - before oil had been discovered or much of the land cleared. In Brea Canyon Red-tailed Hawks were attending screaming young Buzzards, Crows, Black Phoebe, Woodpeckers (Nutall), Mourning Doves, Arkansas Thighbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Phainopepla, Blue Grosbeaks (in full color), Linnets, Laydi Bunting, Vesper Sparrow, House Sparrow, Anna Hummingbirds, Yellow Warbler and Mockingbirds were seen. I could probably have identified more species but had not taken my binoculars to Claremont since I expect to stay only a few hours and return by train. Lunched in park at Whittier. Could recognize nothing of the old home except Whittier College and the school house where I taught in 1896-97. July 11. Drove in the afternoon with Fred, Frank and Fern to Camp Baldy - first visit since we camped in San Antonio Canyon in 1894. Very comfortable at Christie's Camp where I slept outside in the couch hammock. I woke at five and watched the Jays, Chipmunks and Grosbeaks mak- ing themselves at home about the camp, then got up and walked up Bear Creek past the last cottage up over the hill and on toward Bear Flat - a cool beautiful walk. Birds seen were: Band-tailed Pigeon - 2 in upper part of Bear Canyon Screech Owl heard in night. Woodpecker - called often and glimpsed - Harris or Calavis?

1925 Flicker, Hummingbird (female Anna?), Ash-throated Flycatcher (heard), Olive-sided Flycatcher (very close view - in same tree as I went up and again when I returned), W. Wood Pewee, Stellar Jay, Calif. Purple Finch, Green-backed Goldfinch, Junco, Sp. Towhee, Grosbeak, Western Tanagers, Swallows, W. Vireo, Carson Vireo, Black-throated Grey Warbler, Plain Titmouse, Chickadee, Bush-tit Wren-tit. As we drove past the swimming pool on leaving camp in the afternoon I caught a glimpse of swallows over the pool and later added Brown Towhees to the list. Got back to camp for an eight o'clock breakfast and spent the rest of the day trying to keep cool. It was too hot to even think of walking across to the main stream as I had hoped to do. Returned to Los Angeles, driving from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 13. Took the Daylight Shore-lime Limited to Watsonville Junction, leaving Los Angeles at 8 a.m. Saw a bit of Santa Barbara as we passed through, fallen chimneys, the hotel with rooms missing one side etc. etc., the result of the recent earthquake (June). N. of Santa Barbara we came into a land breeze which sent the white caps blowing back toward the sea. At many points along the shore we saw groups of cormorants beside Brown Pelicans, Gulls and Cormorants. Paso Robles was exceedingly hot. James met us with the new Chevrolet at Watsonville Jct.

about 4 p.m. and drove us the forty miles to Boulder Creek where me (Alice came up with me) found them established in the Greenslade Cottage. July 14. Drove down to Santa Cruz. Along the W. Cliff Drive saw many Cormorants, a few Brown Pelicans and Heermann Gulls, Swallows (Barn and Cliff) and (Black Swifts? ) July 26. Drove over to Carmel where we visited Carmel Mission and Carmel Highlands with its beautiful castles on the rocky shores, then Pt. Lobos, then back through Carmel, over the 17 mile drive to Pacific Grove where we spent the night. Many Cormorants on Bird Rocks. July 27. Returned to Boulder - from fog to sunshine. Near Moss Landing Salt Works were fifty or more H. Phalar- opes. July 28. Alice returned to Los Angeles - July 29-30. Cleaned up Cottage and packed for the last time. Birds at Boulder Creek - seen casually - Kingfishers, Bluebirds, Chickadees, Purple Finches, Linnet, Towhees, Vireos, Yellow Warblers, Black Phoebe, (Olive sided Flycatcher, Grosbeaks, Russet-backed Thrushes (still singing), Juncoes. July 31. Drove to Berkeley - Beautiful day - Found house in excellent conditions except for slight injuries due to a basement fire to be repaired by Insurance Co.

1925 Garden very beautiful with Francesa, Canterbury Bells, Linn Tong, Nasturtiums etc in full bloom - Mr. Heard had even trimmed out the dead wood from the trees. Aug. 1. Birds have been fed bird seed all the time I was away so they still come to feed. Among them are two banded birds, one a Spurred Towhee, the other a Song Sparrow. Two pairs of Druail trail a brood of young down to the 23 drinking fountain and critic a few up onto the table. Aug. 8. Robin bu llam corner Dwight & College. Aug. 10. Lutescent Warbler came for water, Lutescent with Bush- it in the trees. Blackheaded Grosbeak heard. Aug. 11. Olive-sided Flycatcher about. Thrasher singing. 6-12 Robins came into canyon to roost. Towhees told from watering Aug. 12. Willow Woodpeckers heard several times. Aug. 21, 23. Heard Tanagers, Alces R-b. Thrush, B-h. Grosbeak, Saw- Olive-sided Flycatchers, Black Phoebes calling near dairy - Sept. 4. Black-headed Grosbeak heard. Lutescent Warbler came several times to pool. Kingfisher heard over Swimming Pool - Sept. 6. First shower. Sept. 9. Russet-backed Thrush sang once near pool. Heard calling often. A flock of Bluebirds flew over. Barn Owls and Screech Owls heard calling at night. Oak trees in sad condition due to cut worms. Though trees were sprayed in the spring, the worms are dropping by millions. Druail took seeds from table but did not touch worms - Cousistings near Greenwood Terrace.

Sept. 11. Cool, foggy most of the day - A W. Tanager came to the pool for water. Also ate a few worms it found on the cement. In fine plumage, no sign of moult. Female or bird of year, green with black wing bands - Sept. 12. 7 a.m. Large aggregation of birds - 12-15 Robins, 4 S.F. Towhees, 2 Calif. Towhees, 2 Warblers (full male plumage?), 2 Wrentits, [illegible] Volume 3 [illegible], 1 Flicker, 1 Tanager in oats about the house. The warbler was singing but not full song - Sept. 14. Heard whistle of Russet-backed Thrush several times during day - Sept. 15. Tangers still about. S.F. Towhee has completed moult. Another has only pin feathers on head and outer tail feathers only half grown. Blue Jays in fine feather - Young male Ducks getting grey feathers on chest and white line over eye. They occasionally try to give the "I see you" call. Sept. 16 - Heavy showers - Sept. 19. Drove to Maranga and Lafayette. Near Lafayette were two Lewis Woodpeckers on the electric poles - Sept. 21. A Golden-crowned Sparrow whistled its song - Ducks come to table only once a day now, in early morning. Young do not wait for adults to lead them to the table. Young males growing black plumage and white around throat patch - Warblers, Robins about. Sept. 22. Still fighting worms - Front garden past clean - no leaves left. Millions crawling up northeast sides of house. Saw a Say Phoebe on fence east of stadium: Calls loud "phoebe"; darted for flies thru planter box Sept. 23. Two lutescent warblers, Wrentit and V-Wren with a large

1925 flock of Bush-tits. Blue Jays often seen flying up canyon with almonds in beaks. Brewer Blackbirds fly v. in early morning. Sept. 24. Both Golden-crowned and Intermediate Sparrows heard. Went up a little way in the canyon. All oak trees brown as foliage has been eaten up by worms. Saw twenty species of birds: Red-tailed Hawk, flying low over grassy hill. Sharp-shinned Hawk over trees (Bush-tits' alarm) Flickers calling, Calif. Jay abundant. Every few moments one flew up canyon, flying high, with an almond in his beak. Coast Jays - several across the canyon. Meadow Larks - a few singing; Anna Hummer, a number seen about trees; Quail, one flock. Linnet, a few heard near elder berry patch. S. F. Dorbes, many seen - Brown Thrasher, 2 or 3 - Intermediate Sparrow, one flock singing. Pine Siskin, one flew over; Song Sparrows, one in cascara bush. Vigor's Warbler, a number singing. Calif. Thrasher - two singing - answering each other. Quailate) frog. Wren tits, eating cascara berries. Bush tits, two flocks - Luteist Warblers - 2 with bush-tits. Plain Titmouse, a few. Sept. 25. A group of six or eight Tanagers came into Black Lake - immatute plumage. As I drove along Hillside Ave. I saw a strange pigeon originated near Curt. Plumes on head, red eyes, coral feet, quill color gray, many transverse bars on wings, rose pink on chest and shoulders - Very tame. Tail dark with white tip. Australian Crested Pigeon. Sept. 26. I heard saltch of kingfisher again.

Sept. 30 - Heard one note of Ruby-crowned Knight. Not repeated. Oct. 1 Several Intermediate Sparrows came into the near lact meadow. Heard Ruby crowned Knights call note several times. Black Phoebe war-dairy- Days growing more changeable with cooler evenings but warm in middle of day. No hot winds yet this fall. Oct. 2. Many Intermediate and G-c. Sparrows about. Oct. 3. G-c. Sparrow came to pool. Oct. 4. Ruby-crowned Knight and Audubon Warbler about. Warm. Oct. 6. A Cooper Hawk flapped and soared above Moonwood Road. Tail rounded. Oct. 10. A Hermit Thrush was chuck-chucking at early dawn under my window. Oct. 11. A Fox Sparrow sang at 7: 15 and later was seen bathing in the pool. Rained quite hard at night. Oct. 12 Went with Jamie and Cousin Mamie to Golden Gate Park. Crossed bay by Auto Ferry fr. 7 th St. at 9 A.M. Many Cormorants on aders sign out in bay. On N. Lake were Coots, Puddy & Mallard. Ducks, Black Phoebe, R-c. & G-c(3) Knights and Vantall Sparrows. At the beach were Gulls, Brown Pelicans (13-15). A flock of about 50 ducks flew Southward just off shore. Look over water: On Stony Lake were Puddy & Mallard Ducks, Coots, Black Swans and White Pelicans on the Island. On the return trip across

1925 the bay, one Heermann Gull was noticed following the Key Boat. On the mud flats were many sandpipers. Sky was pretty cloudy but not cold. No wind and the sea and bay very calm. Oct. 13. Beautiful clear warm day - cold at night. Found family of six half grown kit-ten's up under brush east of house eating a large furry meadow rodent (rat?) Oct. 14 - Quite warm - Sent off Bird Lore Report. Oct. 15 Cool, foggy most of day - Oct. 16 Cold fog - Hermit Thrush and Robin at dam. Snail came each morning to feed. Blue Jay eats bird seed. Oct. 17 - Warmer - fair part of the day - Oct. 18 .. Oct. 19 .. - Went to Mrs. Schwells & teach children - Many quail, intermediate Sparrows in her canyon. Also Brown Towhees, S.F. Towhees, Anna Hummingbird, Hermit Thrush, Flicker, Sh.Sh. Hawk flew over. Quite hot in middle of day - Oct. 20 Hot with some east wind. Moths have been very thick for week laying eggs on trees. A few green leaves have come out - Sprained my ankle. Oct. 21 Still hot - James bought new typewriter to replace the one broken in travel - Oct. 23 Friday. Drove with James to Stockton leaving Redding at 11 a.m. - Went by way of Concord, Antioch, Brentwood. Returned by Tracy, Livermore,

Haywards (10p.m. to 2a.m). Beautiful balmy day - Many Crows near Brentwood; Great Blue Heron, Marsh Hawks, Blackbirds in delta lands, Large flocks of Sparrows w. white tail feathers - Dark Sparrows? Oct. 27. Beautiful day. Low fog over town hid everything beyond the stadium except the clock tower of campanile which stood above in clear sunshine. Titmouse came repeatedly to table for bird seed. Took away one seed at a time to branch where it held the seed between its toes and hammered it with its beak to take off shell. Oct. 28. Fox Sparrows came to pool. Warm. Oct. 29. Hot - east wind. Nov. 3. Fox Sparrows and Hermit Thrushes common. Nov. 7. Large flocks of Audubon Warblers come into the canyon to feed on the moths which are still flying. Most of the trees have put out new leaves. Nov. 8. Weather continues pleasant. Nov. 12. Flock of Intermediate and Golden-crowned Sparrows came to pool. Thrasher, two Wrentits and Hermit Thrush feeding on Cal. Holly berries by window. About 30 quail come every morning for seeds. One Blue Jay eats seed also. Have talk to S.F. Audubon in evening - Heavy rain in early afternoon - Nov. 13. Brilliantly clear after rain.

1925 Los Angeles Nov. 17. Got a telegram from Los Angeles saying Mother not expected to live. Took night train (Padre) to L.A.. Found her very low but she improved slowly till about Nov. 30 when she gradually grew worse and died Dec. 6 - Sunday - at sunset. On Nov. 27 Alice came down with Tonsilitis. Spent my time with housekeeping and nursing Alice during day and assisting night nurse with mother. Principal birds noticed about the house were Gulls flying over; Butcher Birds which [illegible] on the Telephone poles and called and sang; Mocking Birds about the garden often singing. Black Phoebe's calling frequently; Audubon Warblers on wires; Near Adams St. in a large garden were many doves with white tipped wedge-shaped tails - Mourning Doves or some exotic species? - When we drove to Pomona on the day of the funeral I noticed many gulls in a puddle near Alhambra, some Crows in flight and at the Cemetery in Pomona there were Robins calling. Weather was warm and dry except for one foggy night about Nov. 25, a two days rain or few days earlier. Nights crisp and cool. Dec. 10 Returned on the Owl. Dec. 11 Reached Berkeley 8 a.m. after a very quiet comfortable trip. Cold, threatening rain. Dec. 12 Mail still came for seeds - One black cat about. Very tired.

1925 Dec.12-Dec.20- Tos tried to prepare for Christmas or write letters. Read and rested whenever possible . Wnt to Cooper Club- meeting Dec.17 - in rain - Nominated for President for coming year- Very little frost so far. Dec.21. A banded Hermit Thrush came to pool . Band very new and shining. Dec. 27,23. Banded Thrush seen at pool. Dec 23-30- Beautiful weather. Chilly nights, clear sunny days. Dec.31- Drove to Saratoga where we spent the night at the Inn. Stopped at San Jose where we bought six fruit trees . Jan.1- 1926. Drove on to Boulder Creek over the Los Gatos Highway- a glorious morning - Arrived about 11 a. m and planted seven fruit trees on our lot before lunch. Lunched at Redwood Rest. Returned to the lot where I heard a Water Ouzel singing . Watched it five minutes, while it sang continually . The white eyedid flashed out very clearly - Noticed that its motions on top of a stone were the same as the motions of the water as it rippled past a stone which projected just above the water. The color of the bird was also the same as the wet granite. Returned by way of the Big Basin where we saw eight or ten deer - very tame. Then from the Basin direct to Saratoga - Such wonder-

1926 ful views along the ridge - Very steep grade down to Saratoga. Birds seen or heard: One medium sized hawk (Cooper?), Flicker, Calif. Jay, Black Phoebe, Willow Woodpecker, Water Hazel, Robin, W. Bluebird, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Purple Finch, Linnets, Brown Towhee, Vireo (Hutton?), Chickadee, Junco, Creeper. Jan. 2. Spent an hour (9-10 a.m.) walking about in Saratoga - Birds very abundant. Saw many Golden-crow Sparrows. Lut. Sp., Linnets, Purple Finches; Bush tito, a few Song Sparrows, Goldfinches. Princ Sisters, Audubon Warblers, Plain Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Knights. Brown Towhees. Spurred Towhees; Saw half a dozen Calif. Woodpecker on trolley posts which were filled with acorns and one or two also had nesting holes, heard several Flickers and Willow Woodpeckers, also a Thrasher. Saw several California Jays and two Anna Hummingbirds. One close flock of birds may have been Cedar Waxwings. Called on Mr. and Mrs. Higginbottom who has all kinds of food trays and nesting boxes on the premises - They reported that many of the orchardists shoot the birds - Bluebirds roost in their boxes. Both Titmouse and Chickadees are common. On way back to Berkeley saw large flocks of Blackbirds, one Sparrow Hawk and many Shrikes. A heavy tule fog in the Santa Clara Valley reached to Saratoga. Saw Marsh Hawks, Pt. Blue Heron.

Jan. 5 and 6 - Dense tule fog in morning. Jan. 9, 10 - Heavy frosts - warmer in middle of day. Jan. 14 - Rain at last - Still cold. Jan. 15 - No rain and a bit warmer. Two thrashers held a Singfest about noon - Phrases connected by trilling notes. Jan. 17. Rained much of the night and part of day. Quite a bit warmer, Jan. 18. Flock of 30 robins flew over. Jan. 19. Clear - North wind - Cold. Heavy frost. Jan. 20. " warmer. Jan. 22. Mrs. Hoffmann, of Carpenteria came at 8:45 a.m. to watch the birds. Called in afternoon and read me part of his manuscript of a book on western birds - Very interesting and clear (Operation avise) Jan. 23. Heavy fog. Dr. Grinnell brought his class at 8:20 to watch birds. Dewal came well. Others birds were shy but most varieties were seen - The Hermit Thrush with band also another S.F. Spotted Towhee which kept pulling at his band as if newly acquired. Feb. 24. Fox Sparrow came to table for food - I watched the quail from upstairs window when James fed them. As soon as he closes the door they began to advance - one male in advance, the others pecking each other more or less - The one male stood still at the edge of the lot - others remaining just as far behind or getting pecked if they did not. While they waited a thrasher and a jay came

1926 on the table and then the male flew to the table. Immediately those just behind him flew, then others behind them. One female in the rear remained apparently on guard and did not come to the table till a male flew down and came back and gave her a little peck. Then she took her turn. At 12:30 a flock of about 30 Nuttall and Intermediate Sparrows came to bathe. The pool was alive with them as they plunged in from all sides and splashed the water in all directions. Jan. 25, 26. Very warm. Neighbors had trees sprayed with arsenate of lead. Too early, I believe. Jan. 27. Foggy- Jan. 28. Rain but not cold. Good steady downpour - much needed. Thrasher came to table - first time since I came home. Finished paper on Birds of a Classic Land- Cooper Club in evening. 1.7 in. rain. Torrents in evening. Jan. 29. Golden-crowned Knights near house. Jan. 30. Rain - Thrasher on table. 23-25 quail came to table for seed. Jan. 31 - Feb. 4 - Rain, rain, rain. Warm. Birds eager for food. Avg. numbers coming: 27 Snail, 2 Thrashers, 2 Titmice, 3 G.C. Sparrows, 3 Fox Sparrows, 5 Sp.Towhees, 3 Brown Towhees, 2 Wren-tits, 2 Song Sparrows. {3 Sp.Towhees banded} Thrush comes only for water. Berries gone. 1 Snail

Feb. 5. Went to S.F. Thousands of ducks on bay at 11 a.m. Many of those near pier were Lesser Sculp. Feb. 6. Heard Varied Thrush but could not see it - Sp. Towhee has been giving its spring call for several days. Walked up canyon. Birds very abundant - esp. Bush Tio, Kinglets (r-c). Ser-Thrushes, a Black Phoebe, and a few juncos - A small bird was chasing a Sh. Sh. Hawk down the canyon side just overtop of trees. Small bird always just behind or above the bank. Warm, Cloudy - Stream full - Frogs singing every night. Wild Currant in bloom - Titmouse came to box on house. Feb. 8 - A wonderful day - Warm and Sunny - Heavy fog on bay and our town with campains visible above. Feb. 9. Cloudy - Wrote description of bird table for Mr. Hoffmann - ASA. Sh. Hawk perched 15 min. on radio pole. Feb. 10. Rained all night. Very dark morning. Song Sp. singing. Feb. 11. Partly cloudy - Colder. Feb. 12. Rained in afternoon. James shut off manuscript for his book. Feb. 12. Rained most of day and all night. Titmouse came to box, no dining on Feb. 13- Rain, rain, rain. A female quail nears band. Feb. 15- Allen Hummer heard. Flickers calling. Sent off "Birds of ClassicLand" Feb 16-25. Beautiful warm weather - too warm for the season. Feb. 25- Lutescent warbler in, Titmouse busy building nest in box on house. Pulled in long strip of bark 15in or more in length. Pulled in by sections; put her head out at hole, grasped bark in beak, pulled in a length, then repeated operation. Counted six sections. Feb. 26. Drove thru' Dublin Canyon, San Ramon Valley and back by Tunnel road. Almond trees in full bloom - Beautiful weather - Jap. Peach in bloom, also Plum. Lutescent Warbler came to post.

1926 Feb. 27. Many robins in canyon. Singing at dawn. Titmouse near house with mate never gives Peter call. Calls Cassini's, Sweet, tit-tit-tit, Chickadee, dee-dee- Is Peter called used only when seeking mate? Has been coming to table with mate since early in January - Gardening with Janie. Mar. 1. Very warm still - Balmy - no chill in air - 78\deg- Mar. 2. Cooler. Fog on bay. Mar. 3. Jane talks on Central Asia before International Relations Section. Gardening - Flicker drumming. Mar. 4. Cooler, foggy - Housecleaning - Feeling so well after a month of Bacillus acidophilus" Flicker drumming on Radio pole. Mar. 7. Beautiful weather again. Dunail still comes in flock. Mar. 11. Went with Janie to Golden Gate Park. A wonderful day, Warm, no wind. Visited Aquarium, Acad. of Sciences and Jap. Tea Garden where we had lunch. Mar. 12. Went with group of ladies up canyon in search of birds. Found many Lutescent Warblers and Vigoro Weas- Spotted Towhees not very abundant - Sparrows few - Cat House Wren at old Dutch Ranch. Full list, Red-tailed Hawk, Sh. Sh. Hawks, Burgyard's Marsh Hawk (?)-m- White rump), Quail, Flicker, Black Phoebe, Calf Jay, Coast Jay, Anna H., Allen H., Meadow Lark, Linnut, Purple Finch, Orise Siskin, [illegible], Song Sp., Antiruidiate Sparrow.

Anderson Wadler (1 small flock) Brown Torshee, Spotted Torshee, Luteocent Warbler, Zigzoo Moen, House Morn Titmouse, Wheatet, Buchtit, Thrasher, [illegible] Titmusc. 29 species Weather very warm. Oaks in new foliage. Wild currant almost gone. Hound's Tongue & buttercups and a few poppies in bloom. Mar. 13. Drove to Marin Co. via San Rafael Ferry, San Anselmo, Ross. Fair for and return. Beautiful warm day - Mar. 14. Still very warm - worked in garden in morning. Saw a Song Sparrow and a Plain Titmouse, both perched on a branch of spiraea between the pool and the feeding table. They were facing each other, about 3 ft. apart. The Song Sparrow absolutely motionless with his eyes fixed on the Titmouse - The Titmouse was going through a rhythmical motion, moving his head and neck (from the shoulders) from side to side as far as possible. The rest of the body was fixed. This continued several minutes; finally the Song Sparrow relaxed but the Titmouse continued the rhythmical motion six to eight times afterward. March 15. Fog in early morning, then clear, fresh and spring- like. A Willow Woodpecker came into the oak E. of house, calling loudly. After a few minutes he was attacked by a Titmouse, chased around to the west of the house but returned to the deciduous oak on the east. Intermediate Sparrows about.

1926 Mar.16. Cool, cloudy - Knights singing Song Sparrows mating - Mar.18 - Rain - a little. Mar.19 - Clear. Warm. Went with ladies class to Claremont Hotel grounds where we found birds very abundant. New arrivals were: Western Flycatcher and Warbling Vireos. Winter visitors were Ruby-crowned Knights, Golden- crowned Knights - both in small flocks -, a few Golden-crowned Sparrows, a very few juncos, a good flock of Audubon singing Warblers and the Hermit Thrush. (Intermediate Sparrows were singing on the hill near home.) Summer birds were Allen Hummers, W.Flycatchers, Lutescent Warblers, Warbling Vireos and House Wren. Per. Residents were: Willow Woodpecker, Flicker, Coast Jays(many), Calif.Purple Finch, Calif.Linnet, Grumb. Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Eng. Sparrow, Santa Cruz Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Brown Towhee, Thrasher, Vigors Wren, Coast Bush-tit, W.Robin. 26 species. Mar.20. Warm - Partly cloudy - Heard Cillolated Warblers in canyon near home - Large flock of Intermediate and Nuttall Sp. came to bathe. Fox and G-c. Sparrows on food table. Future flock of quails came for seed. Mar.21. Very warm. N.mist. Drove to Golden Gate Park and beach where we had our lunch.

Mar. 22. Warm. Male Tit calls to female in box. If she does not come out he goes to entrance and feeds her. Mar. 23. Warm. Canyon full of intermediate Sparrows in full song. Flock of 25-27 quail came as usual. Townsend Warbler a few Golden-crowned Sparrows, Willow Woodpecker birds Fox, Song Sparrows, Towhees, Titmice, Bushtits, Kinglets etc. Cobles of birds - Hermit Thrush singing softly - Mar. 24. Band-tail Sparrow appeared on table with another unbanded. Quail near house giving call on guard - clear whistle - Heard Dilated Warbler - intermediate Sp. everywhere - Great migration of butterflies northward across the mouth of the canyon. Noticeable along lower Rosewood Rd., Panoramic Way and Prospect St. to Dwight Way. Very warm. Mar. 25. Warm. Flock of quail came - eager for seeds Heard Warbling Vireo from house. Willow Woodpecker still about. Int. Sp. still singing. Come for water. Hermit Thrush singing. Mar. 26. Went with ladies to Golden Gate Park. Cooler. Overcast in early a.m. but clear later. Left Berkeley at 8 a.m. Saw on bay: Western Gulls - 12-15 - Loon - 3 Common Gull - a few Lesser Scaup - 2 or 3 flocks Surf Scoter - "" Glauorous-v. Gull - Sev. Western Gull - few - Calif. Gull - many - Herring Gull - several Brown-backed Gull - many

1926 Spend most of morning at N. Lake - & 30's are . Waterbirds : Pied-b Grebe, Glaucous w. Gulls, White Pelican, Mallard, Ruddy Ducks (1 in full pl.) White-jr. Goose , Cackling (or Hutchins?) Geese, Coots (building nests) Land birds. Prev. res.: Zual (many), Sh.Sh. Hawk (1), Black Phoebe (1), Purple Finch (several) , House Finch (sev.), Green-backed Goldfinch. (several), Pine Siskin [large flock in jap. Tea Garden], Nuttall Sp.(many), Pt. Prius (? James (a few), Song Sparrow (most ab.), Spotted Towhee (a few), Yellow Throat (sev. heard) , W. Robin (several), Hermit Thrush (several), Bunch tits (ab), Check adeos (ab), Virginia War (many). Winter Visitors : Fox Sparrow, Myrtle Warbler (: w. White throats), Audu- bon Warblers (singing) , Hermit Thrush (several). Summer Visitors : Allen Hummingbird (most ab. several nests) Pileolated Warbler (many). 39 species. Mar. 27. Drove with Mrs. Burnett + Daughter this S. F. - Presidio, Cliff House, Golden Gate Park. Cool- quite - Mar. 28. Warmer - Many dut. and Y.C. Sparrows singing in Canyon. Hear Pileolated Warbler & Warbling Vireo - Gulls rose over Canyon for migration - Black-white mig tips; calling. Mar. 29- N. mid - duck came - took photos - no newets. Apr.1. Cooler. Apr.2. Went with ladies to Baumberg. - Balmy, overcast - Water very low, Glaucous w. Gulls; W. Gulls, Herring G., Bonaparte G., Nuttalls 20-30. Fulvous tree ducks ? 8-10, Hutchins?J Goose 1, Lt. Blue Herron 2, Coots, Argets 2, Black-necked Stilt 1, Long-billed Dowitchers 15-20, Least Sandpipers a few, Red backed Sonany some w. black belly, Western Sandpipers - large flocks - Greater Yellow legs many feeding by suneling bills aroundise this water. Kelder. Marsh Hark,

Bamberg (Continued) - Sparrow Hawk 1, Honeysuckle, Red-wing Blackbird, Brewer B., Meadow Larks, Orioles (Mt Eden) House Finch, W. Goldfinch - aged, Bryant Sparrows - many, Cliff Swallows (Nest at Mt. Eden). Barnswallow, Shrike 1, Pipits - very rare, tame, bright plumage. 30 species. Apr. 3. Started at 8 a.m. & Boulder Creek - taking Mr. and Mrs. Leforth with us - Weather threatening but grew clearer as the day advanced. Drove by way of Watsonville. Beautiful colors, blue of distant mountains, green of valleys and nearer hills, pink of blossoming trees, etc. Apple orchards in full bloom. Hears an Ochole at Merriam's - Saw 2 Yellow-billed Magpies near Morgan Hill. Stopped at Capitola - windy as went on to Boulder Creek for night. Went to the lot before dinner, found all seven trees planted Jan. 1, growing and one apple tree in bloom. By morning it was raining hard. Apr. 4. Prunus Trees When we were ready to start found tire punctured and ignition soaked. Got starts after lunch, drove thru pouring rain, James sick with a cold. Reached Berkeley without mishap about 6 p.m. Apr. 5. Rain. James sick - Seven naked baby tits in box - Apr. 6. " " Greek embroideries arrived - Apr. 7. Rain - " better. Jamie sick. Email still come - Dit. Sparrows came to bathe. Worms on oaks eaten by Blue Jays, Robins, Titmice. Apr. 8. Still raining hard. Hermit Thrush singing. Apr. 9. Less rain. James went to classes - Apr. 10. Clearing Showers at night. Titmice in box and young bush-tits in nest in oak trees call quite loudly. Apr. 11. Clear. Sunshine at last! Intermediate Sparrows singing. Flock of quail came as usual.

1926 Apr. 12. Quail came late. Robin singing at dawn. Several Audubon Warblers eating oakworms in our trees, 2 Intermediate Sparrows came for water. Apr. 13. Quail about at dawn, calling and giving guard whistle. Left before we fed them at 8 and did not return this day. All birds feeding in trees, come seldom to table. Golden-crowned Sparrows in full plumage. Tolmie Warbler singing at end of Mosswood Rd. Apr. 14. A pair of quail came several times - no flock. Apr. 15. Finished Bird Log report and mailed it. Jamie still sick. Apr. 16. Went with ladies to Marin Q. Crossed on Richmond Ferry at 9 a.m. On rocks off shore were many Cormorants, Gulls, a Brown Pelican and a number of Sea Lions swimming themselves - drove this' San Quentin and stopped at marsh beyond where we walked out on a board walk. Saw many Salt- Samuels Marsh Song Sparrows, a Black-crowned Night Heron and two Great Blue Herons. Heard also Lucent Warblers, Mourits, Dunces, on the oak & madrone covered hill nearby - drove on to a little valley where there was a farm house at the ! end of a road bordered by Eucalyptus shrubs. Three tall eucalyptus trees at the right contained nests of the St. Blue Heron - one bird could be plainly seen standing by its nest. Many Calij. Woodpeckers in these same trees. females collecting building material. Bicolored Redwings in the field, dunlits in full plumage; Goldfinches gathering bits of bark from Eucalyptus and grasses from farm rake. Brewer Blackbirds new barn, also an Oriole - 1 Anna Hummer -

Many violet-green Swallows circling about - 1 Sparrow Hawk and at another stop found chipping Sparrows and Pipits - many Crows - drove on to Ross where we ate our lunch within hearing of a Black-headed Grosbeak. Warbling Vireos, Lutescent Warblers, Western Flycatchers and a Pure Siskin also heard. At Ross Station we found Paleolated Warblers, another Grosbeak, Allen Hummers and a Kingfisher on the creek - Locust trees, roses, Hawthornes and Iris in full bloom - On the way to Richmond we saw many Bonaparte Gulls in the salt marshes and on the return trip a Loon - also two Loros in the lagoon beyond San Quentin - Full list: Loros (3) Pal or Red-throated? Cornorants Yellow Legs (plaver) Killed Deer - 2 Western Gulls Brown Pelicans Turkey Vulture Herring Gulls ? Great Blue Herons - 3 nests Sparrow Hawk Bonaparte Gulls Black-crowned Night Heron. Kingfisher. Calif Woodpecker, Western Meadowlark Spotted Towhee Anna Hummer Bullock Oriole Grosbeak Allen .. Purple Finch Cliff Swallow Western Flycatcher House Finch Violet Green Coast Gay Western Goldfinch Shrike Crows - many Pure Siskin Warbling Vireos Bruner Blackbirds Chipping Sparrow Lutescent Warbler Bicrolated Warbler Redwing manison Song Sparrow Sanfelas Salt Marsh Long Spansow

1926 Tufet (only winter visitor seen) Vegors Wren - 1 Titmouse - several Bush-tits - few Wren-tut - Weather fine - Horned Lark - heard. E. H Richmond. 43 species. At home: Flock of about 12-15 quail came. Male calling on guard at 5 p.m. Thrasher and Tolmie Warbler, Lilac-cunt and Pielolated, Spotted Towhee and Song Sparrow and Vegors Wren singing. Robins near Wildrose - Titmouse still feeding young - April 17- Rainy. Small flock of quail came. Also pair - Apr. 18. Clearing. Mr. and Mrs. Kibbe walked from Ross to San Quentin over the same road covered by us on Friday last. They found the same birds exe. Night Heron and added to our list the Summer Warbler, W. Bluebirds, about 40 Curlew and a Kite, the latter near the ranch where we found the Herons' nests. Mrs. Boger & Mrs Cole reported R-b Thrush - Apr. 19. Our oak trees were all sprayed with Arsenate of Lead. Titmouses at 4 p.m. were feeding several worms at a time, sometimes following each other immediately and both re- turning after 4-10 minutes. Jannie up again. Small came in flock - 12-15. Tolmie Warbler singing constantly -

Grosbeak singing near house. Apr. 20. Snail came in flock 12-15 - Titimice still feeding young - Apr. 21. I think I heard the Lazuli Bunting from across the canyon near the dairy. Apr. 22. Snail as usual - Titimice feeding yq- Apr. 23. Left house at 8 a.m. after finding 12-15 snails. Beautiful weather. Went to Lake Mired with ladies - Many Bonaparte and Calif. Gullson bay - Also Cormorants. At Lake Mired: Western Grebes - many 34 species Eared Grebes ". Loons ( Pac.? ) 12-15 Bon. Gulls - many Farallone Cormorant Brent " (white tufts on shoulders) Mallard - several Ruddy Ducks ". N? Phalaropes - 10-12 Black-cv. Night Heron (1) Coots - several Snail - flushed 8-10 pro - Mourning Doves - many Belted Kingfisher Allen Hummers - very ab W. Flycatcher - 2 1 Female Blackbird - streaked - on golf links.

1926 Purple Finches - many House Finches .. Willow Goldfinches Brim Backed .. Blue Grosbeak - a few Pt. Barns juncos - 1 Song Sparrows - as. Nuttall Sparrows .. Fox Sparrow - 1 Spotted Towhees - Yellow Warblers - many Pac. Yellowthroats - many Paleolated Warblers " Vigour's Warbler - 1 Dule Warbler - many - nests - Chickadees feeding gq. out of nest - Bush Tits In Golden Gate Park we stopped a moment at Central Lake where a large Common Loon in full plumage was fleeing itself. Heard Robins and Russet-backed Thrush also Rhododendrons and Hawthorne in full bloom in park - Swallows (Rough-winged ?) flying into holes in high bank above lake.

April 24 Grosbeaks heard constantly - Titmice have left box - Quail came at 6:30 - fed at 7:30; 12-15 of them. Very warm - Heard Mourning Dove repeatedly about 6 a.m. Apr. 25 Warm. Cedar Waxwings on campus on College Ave. After 29 Family of Bushtits in Walnut garden. Heared Clai-sides Flycatcher in dale. Apr. 30 Went with ladies to Mr Blake's garden. Spent 9:30 to 11:30 looking at plants and birds. Lattes includes: Meadowlark, Sparrow Hawk, Redtailed Hawk, Quail, Calif. Jay, Allen Hummer, Anna Hummer, Purple Finch, Linnnet, Eng. Sparrows Green-b. Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Song Sparrows, Lazuli Brom Toukey, Spotted Tonkee. Painting clutesant Warbler, Paleolates Warbler, Virginia Vren, Bushtits, Wormtito, a few Swallows. At 11:30 Mrs. J-B- served coffee and sandwiches and I showed specimens made of cookie dough to which they had to match nonceuse jingles describing the birds. Eng. Sp. were building Apr. 31 under the tile on its roofs. A linnnet whose nest in a small Italian in Cypress has been disturbed was building in a lantern containing an electric light in the door way. Cool, cloudy- May 1- Foggy, cool - 7-10 quail still come for seeds. Titmice warbler not heard any more. Thrasher, robin, grosbeak singing. May 2. Drove by San Pablo Dam to Lafayette and toward Maragua to find a good birding spot for next Friday - Could find none to equal the one where we have gone for years. Heard only one Oriole, a few Grosbeaks and no Lazuli Bunting or Chat.

1926 May 6. Showers May 7. Bird trip to Lafayette. Sun rose clear but rain began soon after we left (8am), occasioned showers this morning.. Via San Pablo Dam to Orinda, then to Oak Villa gas station, then to Lafayette, to the usual place. At the first stop in San Pablo Canyon we found Barn Swallows, Laguli Paintings, Meadow Larks, Brewer Blackbirds, Thrasher. At the reservoir we saw a pair of Cormorants (female with white breast, neck and shoulders), one Canvas Back Duck (wounded?), one coot, and two Gt. Blue Herons. At Orinda Grosbeaks, House Wrens, Titmouse, Warbling Vireos, and a few of Slender-billed Nuthatch, and Kingfisher. At the gas station where the live oaks were bare (leaves eaten up by oak worms) several nests were found, all conspicuous in the bare trees. Grosbeak (male swinging constantly on the nest), Cassin Vireo (nest just above porch roof), Bush tits (nest on low branch of oak). Cassin Vireos were very noisy - Bush-tits were carrying down into nest. When we arrived at Lafayette, the Chat was singing and calling but as it was raining we ate lunch in the cars while waiting for skies to clear. Failed to see the chat. No flycatchers except Western Very few Full list: Cormorant (sp.?), Canvas-back Duck, Gt. Blue Heron, Calif. quail. Mourning Dove (1 per flux out), Red-tailed Hawk, B. Kingfisher, Calif. Woodpeckers, 1 Flicker, Allen Hummer (fledgling young), W. Flycatcher, Calif. Jay, W. Meadowlark, Brewer Blackt: House Finch, Greenb. Goldfinch, Song Sp., Spotted Towhee, Calif. Towhee, B.h. Grosbeak, Laguli Painting, Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, Bank Swallow (carrying debris into hole in concrete under bridge), Calif. Shrike, W. Vireo, Cassin Vireo, Lute Warbler, Yellow U., Long-tailed Chat, P.t. Warbler, Thrasher, H. Wren, House Wren, Slender-billed Nuthatch

Plain Titmouse, Bush tit, Russet backed Thrush, Western Bluebird. A large flock of Cedar Waxwings was seen in Berkeley feeding on cherries in its Wilson garden. 41 Species. may 8th. Drove with James & Jannie and Miss Force to Vallejo, Napa, Sonoma, San Rafael. A beautiful day- may 9th. Weather still beautiful. Spent day in the garden - Russet- backed Thrushes in full song. At 8 a.m. Mrs. Parsons called me up to tell me they had a Hummingbird with a broken wing. I went down, caught the hummer which could not rise from the porch floor where it had fallen. Pelt it on the nest which contained one young bird and returned home for my glasses and magnifying glass. When I returned I found she had tried again to fly and had fallen on the ground. On examination I found her left foot and left ring were tangled in a mass of greasy cobweb (blue cord?) too strong for her to break. A number of tail feathers had been pulled out in her struggle to free herself. She lay quietly in my hand while we removed the web and washed the oil off with alcohol. After half an hour's rest on the nest she went about her duties as usual.

1926 May 10, - Very warm. Family of Titmice near house - Adult comes occasionally to table & feed. May 11. A Kingfisher gave its rattling call near the swimming pool. Many young birds calling - Spotted Towhees, Lutescent Warblers, Song Sparrows. Flocks of Bush-tits quite large - 10 ducks - Heard Olive-sided Flycatchers from institution. May 12. Duck did not take all the seeds. Titmouse feeding two young, came repeatedly for seeds which she hulled and fed to young as fast as she could prepare them. May 13 - Foggy a.m. Sunny later. 8 ducks came. Friday. May 14. Went to Los Banos by way of San Jose, Pacheco Pass - Took Mrs. Kibble and Mrs. Mexico in our car. Beautiful clear warm day. In a field near Milpitas we saw a flock of about 240 Curlews alight. We stopped and watched them for some minutes - Beyond Gilroy we saw a few yellow-billed Magpies - also one in the Pass - At the lake at the W. end of the pass there were many birds. During the hr. spent there we found a Loon, a W-Crevice, Coots, Baldpates, Forest's Tern; a flock of over 30 Bonaparte Gulls flew over toward the west; one Spotted Sandpiper on the shore, 1 Cormorant, 2 Anthony Green Herons and a Black Tern. Mrs. Kibble saw a Caty Oukoo - Cliff Swallows, Violet Green Swallows, Yellow Warblers. Brewer Blackbirds, Meadow Larks, Bullock's Orioles, Willow Goldfinches, Dunet Yellow Warbler and W-Yellowthroat were also abundant. Black Phoebes, Howd Larks in Pass.

Morning Doves, Snail, Bewarring Crows, Cal. Woodpecker Farther on in the Pass we sawa Turkey Buzzard and Y-t. Magpie and at the eastern end several Red-Tailed Hawks and one hawk with very red underparts and blunter wings (no space between primaries)- possibly a Red-Bellied Hawk. Western Bluebirds and Horned Larks and Laguli Bunting, Ornisio and Meadow Larks were abundant. Also, W. Kingbirds and a few Kildeer. At Los Banos we stopped at the Oberon Hotel. May 15-Saturday. We drove toward the San Joaquin River about three miles- Much of the land that was under water in 1923 was drained but found much overflowed land South of the highway. Found Mr. Roswell S. Wheeler and family and a young Mr. Cole in the marsh collecting sets of eggs- Kildeer, Stilts, Coots and Black Terns - They showed us many nests. One pair of Arosets was present and many Forster Terns - In nearby territory we found a Bittern, Y-t. Blue & Black-Crowned Night Herons, Elvis, Pintail and Cinna- montial - The Coots nests were large, made of grasses woven together and contained 7-9 eggs. The Stilts nests were built up on mud platforms were form and usually contained 4 eggs. 1 nest contained two eggs, one young just emerging from shell and 1 young bird in the water near the nest. Kildeers nests were on dry ground, simply a depression in the grasses - 1 contained 2 eggs, 1,3 eggs. The Black Terns nests were on floating platforms and contained 2 eggs, heavily spotted with brown. Under the bridge were many nests of Barn Swallows -; An empty Shrikes nest in Willow near the bridge. In another Willow across the canal

1926 was a young Shrike watched over by a male(?) on the wire above and fed by female (?) Yellow-headed Blackbirds were numerous, also Bi-colored Redwings - Along the road were many Dark Kingbirds, Bullock Orioles, Yellow Warblers, Linnets and Meadow Larks - at 9.40 a.m. a flock of 8 White Pelicans flew over and at 11:20 a. m. a flock of 15 was seen. As we sat in the lobby of the hotel we noticed the English Sparrows flying up out the grating of the automobile radiators - I went out to investigate and found they were picking out snails which had been caught in the grating as the machine was moving - fresh meat delivered at Mme. Sparrow's door. The other two machines arrived at 7 p.m. While they were eating dinner we drove out of town a little way to the north where we found a Mocking Bird singing - saw it in characteristic pose on a fence post. May 16. Arose at 4:30 a.m., breakfasted near the R.R. station, then Spoonbill & Cinnamon Teal near road - all drove out to marshes - Walked in to see the nests (photos taken by Mrs. Meria). At about 11 a.m. we drove a mile on the dirt road to the south and walked out to deeper ponds. There we found Brid-billed Grebe (carrying nesting material), Western Grebes (a few very tame) Yellow Trees Ducks (white tail coverts), several Red-headed Ducks, a few Gadwall and Pintail, Biddy Ducks and Cinnamon Teal - In a clump of very dense Cattails were the Tri-colored Redwings - Also W. Yellowthroats and Tule Wrens & Song Sparrows -

Beside the road was a Standard Oil pipe, from Bakersfield, which had sprung a leak in a number of places. The water near by was covered with oil and a number of birds had become saturated - also a Jack Rabbit which was nothing but skin and bones - We returned to the hotel where we changed our clothes then had lunch together under a big tree beside a stream where Flickers were added to our list - After lunch each machine took its own way home. We came up the valley through Newman, Gustine, to Tracy, Byron, Wash Creek road to Concord, via Martinez (Tunnel road closed) reaching home about 10 p.m. Saw a mocking bird Mr. Newman. Total list - 64 sp. Berkely, May 17. Busy in garden - Two pairs of quail came for seed. May 18- Hair cut - May 19 - Started early to Mrs. Seymours ranch in the Sierras- Via Martinez, Stockton, Lodi, Valley Springs - San Andreas, Wrotehumme Hill, Glenrose Road. Lunch at Stockton - Not hot. At San Andreas stopped half an hour for oil & puncture repair Drolled out where I found good feeding - W. Blue-eyes came very near - very blue - top of head blue, black band on forehead. Bluebirds, Thrushes, Goldfinches, Linnets - A Brewer Black- bird gave a call next to me - Lord, clean Tree-tree - Reached ranch about 7 p.m.

1926 May 20. Beautiful day - Warm - All birds singing - House on edge of meadow bordered with Yellow Pines and Black Oaks - Also Blue Oaks, Dogwood, Maple, Firs, Cedars, and on tops of ridge Sugar Pines - Many springs and a brook running through the place . Transition Zone - Birds - Flicker, Catly Woodpeckers. Catly Jay, Steller Jay, Humming bird (sp. ?) - Meadowlarks, Druail , Wood Pewee, W. Kingbird. Black Chrobel ( nest on cottage ), W. Flycatcher, Greenbacked Gold- finch, Grosbeaks, W. Lark Sparrows (inme sp.counting), Brown Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Purple Finch , Linnet, Chispeeing Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings, Orioles, Mourning Doves, Cliffy Swallow, Barn Swallow, Warbling Vires , Cassins Vires , Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Pileolated Warbler, Robrins . Bluebirds, - Poor-Will heard at night - May 21. Door to Sacrament via Mokelumme Hill (detour to - Jackson, Dune, Yalt, Sacraments - Added: Killdeer, Buzzard, Horned Larks (very ab. below Dune), Black Tern - Returned via Yalt, Clements Valley Springo, Moko. Hill . May 22. Walked to 40 acre Ranch - N.W. - Added Merlinet, Snatchcatchers, Vugo's Wren, Hawk (Yorhank?) - A bird size of Tanager perched in bare branches of yellow pine and sang a wonderfully sweet song - 3 to 4 times as long as song of Purple Finch - (Tordund Solitaire ?)

At 5:30 discovered a fire running on this 40 acre ranch. All went to fight it with wet rakes, shovels etc- Worked till 9 p.m. About 8 p.m. I went to Glencoe for help. Men loathe to come - Finally got one man to come with me and two more turned up as we left at 9 p.m. Sunday May 23 - Showers - chilly - Rested, read dinner with Seymours at 5 C.M. - Turkey. May 24. Left about 9 a.m. Mrs. S. gave us a goose, eldeberry jelly, eggs to take home - Returned via Railroad Flat, Mt. Ranch, San Andreas, Stockton, Tracy, Livermore, Dublin Canyon. Cold - Mr. Tangers at ranch - just arrived - Now heard before - Mr. Mt. Ranch saw Slender-billed Willetch, List May 19-24- Bittern (mr. Marshing) Killdeer ( foothills m. water ) Black Tern (mr. Sacramento) Quail - ranch etc - Mourning Doves - at. Upper Souran - Yoshank (?) 40 acre Ranch. Burrowing Owl - mr. Done Caly Woodpecker - Ranch etc. ab. Red-shafted Flicker - Ranch etc. Poor Will - ranch Humming bird (sp.? mall) ranch W. Kingbird - Sn. & Upper Souran. Black Phoebe - mt. ranch. San And. W. Wood Pewee -- '', Mt. Ranch W. Flycatcher - sand Horned Larks - mr. Done Yellow-billed Magpie m. Val. St. Steller Jay - ranch Caly Jay '' etc Red-winged Blackbirds - Valley- Tri-colored * - mr. Sacramento W. Meadowlark - ranch etc

1926 Bullock Oriole - ranch etc. Brewer Blackbird - San Andreas Calif. Purple Finch - ranch House Finch - ranch etc ab- Green b. Goldfinch " u W. Dark Sparrow Donovan Upper Son. W. Chipping Sparrow - ranch ? Desert Junco - ranch heard - Spotted Towhee - ranch etc Calif Towhee - ranch etc. Black-headed Grosbeat " " Lazuli Bunting - ranch W. Tanager - ranch May 24. Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Shrike - Donovan zone Warbling Vireo - ranch Cassin Vires - " Iutescent Warbler (heard) Yellow Warbler / ranch etc. Black throated Warbler - ranch Paleolus Warbler - ranch W. Mockingbird - mr Stockton Vigo's War - 40 acre ranch Tuft War - mr Martiney Slender-billed Vireo Hatch - Mr P- Plain Titmouse - mr Jackson War Tit - 40 acre ranch W. Wheat catcher " " " ? Townsend Solitaire " " " W. Robin - ranch etc. W. Bluebird - 40 acre ranch etc 55. Mt. Bluebird - seen fr car. 56. Buzzard - on way to Sacramento May 25 - Berkeley - Thrushes in full song - 1 pr. quail - female banded; 1 pr. quail - male banded - 1 pr. Br. Turkeys, 1 pr. Spotted Turkeys, and family of Titmouse came for seed. Young Titmouses held seed with toes and ate on the table. Parents always take seed away to crack & eat.

May 26. Goose dinner - Limforts & Calhouns as guests. May 31 - Warm - Gardening - June 2 - Drove to Boulder Creek, leaving Berkeley about 7 a.m. Had breakfast in Oakland, lunch at Santa Cruz. Reached Boulder Creek about 1:30 p.m. Beautiful, cool weather, too cool at Santa Cruz - warmest at Los Gatos. June 3. Returned to Berkeley in afternoon. Spent most of the time at Boulder Creek on our lot, watering the fruit trees, investigating the new bridge over the river and the road which makes it possible at last to drive on to the lot. Everything looking fine - Agaleas and Speraea in bloom. List of birds seen or heard: Great Horned Owl - on east side of valley - W. Red-tailed Hawk Cabanis(?) Woodpecker - our heart near Redwood Rest Olive-sided Flycatcher - near Joy Camps Black Phoebe " " " W. Wood Peewees - many - (1 on our lot) W. Flycatcher - " " " " Ash-throated Flycatcher - near Redwood Rest Allen Hummingbird - one Caly Jay - on our lot Coast Jay

1926 Linnets Purple Finch - on our lot, Pt. Pinos juncos . . . Green-backed Goldfinch . . . - Chipping Sparrows . . . etc. Santa Cruz Song Sparrow . . . Spotted Towhee . . . Brown Towhee . . . Black-headed Grosbeak . . . Lazuli Bunting - near Redwood Rest. Pine Siskin - on our lot. Warbling Vireo . . . - etc. Cassin Vireo . . . . Hutton Vireo . . . Cliff Swallows - near Redwood Rest Pale-bates Warbler - on our lot Lutescent Warbler . . . Black-throated Gray Warbler - near Redwood Rest Yellow Warbler . . . . W. Winter Wren - near Camp joy on river. Santa Cruz Chickadee - on our lot Tawny Creeper - . . . Water Uryel - heard near . . . Montrey Hermit Thrush - W. side of rally on hill. Busslet-backed Thrush - many singing W. Robin - m. Redwood Rest, W. Bluebird- First summer record in region- Brown Blackbirds nr. Fellow-

Berkeley, June 4. A W. Flycatcher calls often near house. June 5. Took Prof. and Mrs. Burnet to Muir Woods. Went by San Rafael Ferry, San Quentin, Ross Fairfax, Ross, Mill Valley. Very hot at Ross and Fairfax - breeze hot. Cool at Mill Valley and Muir Woods with fresh breeze. Robins at lower end of Muir Woods. Returned by Golden Gate Ferry to S. F. then by S. P. Auto Ferry. June 6. Cold - Cloudy with a slight drizzle. W. Flycatcher near house. June 7. Wakened by a sharp thunder clap about 5 o. m - Cloudy but no rain. W. Flycatcher near house. June 9. Warmer. Went to French Plays in S. F. Two Brown Pelicans near Key Route Pier. June 18. Several Zual come at same time for seeds - usually two pairs and two or three extra males. One male of pair this morning attacked a lone male several times - Both stretched their necks high with raucous call, then pecked each other but neither gave way. At other times mated male attacked other male, pecking back of his neck, pulling out some of his feathers but he remained on the table. Another male, attacked at arrival, flew. Tonic Warbler still sings occasionally. On warm day (like today) Lazi Bunting sings often near the house. A young Spotted Towhee came on the table today. Husted his own seeds but also accepted food.

1926 from parent, fluttering one wing, then the other when leaving for food. Titmeis still come occasionally for seeds. Thrush songs [illegible] Robin singing continuously near the house in p.m. June 11. Robins heard often near house - full song. Thrush gathering food - caught several insects in oak and carried them away into woods at east of house. June 15- Finished Bird Box report. June 17. Meeting with Pacific Dir. of American Assoc. for the Advance- ment of Science at Mills College - Cooper Club at 2 p.m. June 18. Drove to Boulder Creek - Beautiful weather. Measured founda- tions for cottage. Heard Thrush, Kingfisher, Wood Pewee, Hutton Vireo, Saw Waterfayzel on river and 5 Red-tailed Hawks in groups over top of hill. June 19. Walked trees. Drove home, leaving Boulder at 10:30 a.m. Heard song of Ash-throated Flycatcher for first time - Quality something like Thrasher, lower pitches and not as long. 2 birds in willows and on tel. wire near hotel. Long-tailed Bunting and Yellow Warblers still singing. June 20. Beautiful weather - Gardening. June 21- " Summer School began - James teaching. June 22. Grosbeak giving the tumble-oo call used with young. June 25. Awoke from 3:30 a.m. - First song - Purple Finch at 4:05 a.m. 4:10-4:20 Robin singing continuously. 4:20-5:20 Spotted Towhee, at first two birds alternating one singing three-deedle, the other the-mee, the first syllable pitched a third higher than the second and also higher than the first bird: [illegible]; Other combinations were used later, one being chick-mee, another to-shoe on one note.

June 27. Put watermelon seeds on the table and before long the tit- mouse was carrying them away. Still two female quails came with their mates and three other males: I have seen no young yet, though certain actions of some of the quail make me feel pretty sure some broods are out. Warm with fog in morning. June 28, 29. Titmouse (2 of them) come for watermelon seeds. Act like the parents of the brood cared in the box. The brood seem to have disappeared. July 1--Fledged young spotted Robin in Faculty Glade. July 3. Spent an hour in Strawberry Canyon (6-7 a.m.) with Miss Bjostorvik from Denver. Beautiful day. Spotted Towhees, Vigors Wrens, Thrushes, Grosbeaks, Bush tits, Mentita, a Lutes- cent Warbler and a Voline Warbler, Anna Hummers, Flicker, Quail and Titmouse were seen. At 9 a.m. I went with Miss Hillman to Searsville Lake to the Camp Fire Girls' camp, near Pals Alto. Reached there about 1 p.m. Very hot. Could do nothing during the afternoon because of the heat. After evening saw a Green Heron on a log near our tent. After supper I took a group of girls about the camp to watch the birds and again on Sunday morning, July 4 at 6:30 a.m. Birds were very abundant. Returned to Berkeley leaving camp at 10 a.m. So many campers near the lake that I did not attempt to do birding outside of the camp ground.

1926 Full list of birds seen at Searville camp, July 3, 4- Guardales after moon rose - in early morning. Anthony Green Heron - I seen July 3, 4 p.m. 4 flew over our tent at 5:30 a.m. July 4 Sharpshinned Hawks - seen twice Sparrow Hawk - seen July 4 - Calling Red-tailed Hawk - one .. July 3 - soaring. Barn Owl - heard during night. California Woodpecker - several heard Willow Woodpecker - one Vaux Swift - one seen Allen Hummingbird - two or three seen Ash-throated Flycatcher - several, probably a family seen repeatedly one call note - qu-reek, qu-reek; loud, resonant Black Phoebe - two or three parts W. Wood Pewee - two Western Flycatcher - several California Jay - a few Brewer Blackbird - several flew over, above hill-top Cal. Purple Finch - a few House Finch - very abundant in family groups Green-backed Goldfinch - " " " " N. Chipping Sparrow - several - one seen feeding a youngster. Song Sparrow - a few Spotted Towhee - abundant Calif. Brown Towhee - " Black-headed Grosbeak "

Layli Bunting - several Marbling Vireo - abundant Cassin Vireo - one Lutescent Warbler - one Calif. Thrasher - one seen, singing rolls voice. Vesper Wren - several Plain Titmouse - abundant - several family groups - Chickadees, a few near the dam. Bush-tits - only a few. Wren-tito - abundant. Russet-backed Thrush - abundant Western Bluebird - several seen. July 5. Spent 9-11 a.m. with Miss Byostwick in Claremont Hotel grounds and Claremont Canyon. Found following birds: Quail - pair with 2 young - a few days old. Morning Dove - one in Buck-eye tree near eucalyptus & canyon Willow Woodpecker - one in oak tree in canyon Anna Hummingbird { many birds of the year Allen Hummingbirds } Olive-sided Flycatcher - one heard W. Wood Pewee - two seen Western Flycatcher - very abundant, many young on wing. Steller Jay - several in eucalyptus trees Calif. Jay -

1926 Calif. Purple Finch - several in full song. House Finch, many family groups Green-backed Goldfinch - many Pure Sisters Pt. Santa James - one bird of year bathing Rufous-crowned Sparrow - heard once. Song Sparrow - several Spotted Towhee - many Calif. Brown Towhee ": Black-headed Grosbeak - many - some w. full grown young - Female grosbeak giving snatch of song and tumble so call Warbling Vireo - many w. young full grown Cassin Vireo - one heard Oleolated Warbler - one heard giving call note. Vigors Wren - many House Wren - one or two Plain Titmouse heard Bush tit -, fr. seen, no flock Wrentito - several seen Russet-backed Thrush - abundant, some still singing- W. Robin - many, some singing-

July 11 Sunday - Led the Audubon Association walk thro' the lower Campus - 9:30 a.m - 1 p.m. - from Center St. bridge to Stadium, crossing from bridge northward past Naviland Hall, to Woolsey Creek where we could look across the creek to the gardens near the President's house. Thence via Astronomy hill, crossing botanical gardens which are being moved into Strawberry Canyon; past N. & South Hall to Faculty Glade; thence to N. side of Greek Theater and above where we ate lunch just above the last eucalyptus trees. Tried to keep count of the birds: 1 Calif. Druil near Gk. Theater; 2 Willow Wood Pickers; 1 Red-shafted Flicker, 4+ Anna Hummingbirds, 2 Allen Hummupsids, 10 Western Flycatchers, 4 Coast Jays. 11 Calif. Jays, 30+ Brewer's Blackbirds. 4 Purple Finches (a fairly group), 22+ Linnets, 5 Green-backed Goldfinches. 1 Pine Siskin, 2+ Eng. Sparrows - nesting under tiles on main buildings; 8 Nuttall Sparrows, all in shrubbery near main buildings, 11 Pt. Cruz Juncos, 1 Rufous Crowned Sparrow - on hillside above Gk. Theater; 4 Santa Cruz Song Sparrows w. young hidden in shrubbery; 9 Spotted Towhees sits; 14 Brown Thrushes, 8 Grosbeaks, part birds of yr., 5 Warbling Vireos, 4 Lutescent Warblers, 4 Plain Titmouses, 10 Bush-tits (one small flock), 8 Wrentito, 4 Russel-backed Thrushes, 19 Western Robins - some spotted. Twenty-eight species. One bird kept calling at the lunch place, sounded like the Ash- throated Flycatcher. Could not see it. Beautiful weather.

1926 July 16 - Fire at 6:30 p.m. in Strawberry Canyon. July 17. Took walk with Miss Brewsterick from house, through Sunny Gulch, then across hill back of Institution for Deaf Dumb; looking especially for Rufous Crowned Sparrows which we found in abundance. Also Olive-sided Flycatchers of which we found one in Eucalyptus trees back of inst. Weather hot for several days - Lizard Bunting's July 18. Found Brown Tordikes nest in top of oak tree 20-25 ft. above ground. Feeding young birds. Small family of 1/2 grown quail came. A cat is raising six kittens in brush + 1 black cat 1yr. old makes & felines to beware of. No wonder these young birds have been few. July 19. Beautiful weather till July 22 when we had a chilly foggy day. July 24 - Many young quail came for water. July 29 - A snatch of song from Juvenile Warbler. Many robins. July 30. Half grown quail came on to the table. Also a family of very tiny ones under the table on the ground. Very warm. July 31 Left at 5 p.m. for Lake Tahoe. Drove by way of Antioch and the new bridge to Sacraments where we spent the night - Aug 1st Left Sacraments at 7:30 a.m. driving by way of Antioch and Colfax to Cased which we reached about 3 p.m. Stayed at the hotel up under the snow sheds where we had excellent meals and a treat to ourselves - We spent much of the afternoon at the river (Yuba) where birds were very plentiful. Indeed they were exceedingly abundant.

everywhere. Chokecherries were ripe and grew in great clumps on the edge of the terrace occupied by the hotel. Many of the trees, Alders, cottonwoods, and even larches and red firs were covered with aphids. Evening firebeats were very abundant, flying from tree to tree in family groups. They seemed to be feeding on the cones of the firs and on choke cherries - Warblers and Flycatchers were darting out from the trees. Many of the warblers were young and difficult to identify - Mt. Bluebirds were everywhere. I slept on the porch in front of the tent where I could watch the birds in the early morning. See list on next page but one. Aug 2. Wakes at dawn. Innumerable birds about. Walked down to the river by a trail which led through brush and past a pool. Saw many Mt. David there - spent morning near the river. In afternoon we took the car and drove up the river toward Summit. Found as much traffic (Sunday) that we did not go far. At sunset Nightherbs came very near the hotel, harrying for insects. Aug 3. Left Cisco about 8 a.m. and drove to Summit, Truckee and along the Truckee river to Lake Tahoe. Parts of the last stretch of road was under construction and very difficult. Had lunch at Homewood - very bad. Drove on around Emerald Bay and on to Tallac and Lakeside - a wonderful drive. Views of the lake and mts - were glorious. The weather clear and warm; Reached Lakeside about 4 p.m. Got a cabin at the hotel and arranged to get our dinners there.

1926 Lakeside is totally different from Cico - A sandy plain is sparsely covered with small yellow Bines and Danmaracks - There is almost no undergrowth, In a wet year there is probably more grass but this year it is very dry. Birds are very scarce. Aug 2-5 Beautiful weather - clear first two days; then slightly cloudy but no thunder or rain. Varied the days by driving to Glenbrook and Fallen Leaf Lake. The drive to Glenbrook is very beautiful, much of it near the shore; in our place immediately under Cave Rock on a causeway part of the time. Reminded me of the drive from Megara to Corinth in Greece. Fallen Leaf Lake is as beautiful as ever, but being built up with cottages in very cramped quarters. It is delightful to look at but hardly practicable because of the lack of level space. The Lodge is crowded with people - Very little room for bathing but boating must be fine. On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Adams loaned us their boat and we went rowing at Lakeside. Aug 6 Left Lakeside to drive home via Placerville - a cool, cloudy day. Took nearly two hrs. to go up to the Summit - Many cottages there, and a little store which stands on the edge overlooking the Valley from an altitude of 7600 ft. Many cars going in both directions - Went over to Echo Lake then started down the American River Canyon. Many cottages and camps. Lunched at Slippery Ford on the great flat rocks which hem in the river and rested there an hour or more. Then drove on slowly, regretful at leaving all the beauty.

"Left the canyon about 4 p.m., had supper at Folsom and spent the night at Davis. Aug. 7. Left Davis at 8 a.m. to avoid heat. Pleasant for about an hour then encountered a chilly wind which blew the rest of the way. Drove by way of Vacaville, Valley's, Rode's Ferry and home. List of birds seen at Cisco and Lake Tahoe: California Gulls, at Crystal Lake, Soda Springs, Donner Lake and Tahoe. American Merganser Cross-billed Duck with two half grown young at Young's Byron - Spotted Sandpiper at Cisco on Yuba River. M. Quail - a family group at Cisco on brushy hillside near pond. W. Belted Kingfisher - at Cisco on Yuba River. Modoc Woodpecker - bet. Lakeide and Nigers. Willow (?) Woodpecker - at Cisco. N. White-headed Woodpecker - " " Sycara Red-breasted Sapsucker - near Lakeside Northern Pileated Woodpecker - at Fallen Leaf Lake - has seen jr. Automobile. Red-shafted Flicker - heard once. Pacific Nightbank - at Cisco and Lakeside. Seen flying in daytime at Lakeside, not landing but flying directly southward. Attracted by the call which was repeated often. Calliope Hummingbird - at Cisco Black Phoebe! at Cisco on the Yuba River. Olive-sided Flycatcher at Cisco and Lakeside

1926 W. Wood Pewee - very common at both Cisco & Lake side. Blue-fronted Jay - Clark Nutcracker - Mt. Cisco & Summit - Also at Lake side - many heard. Bullock Oriole - at Cisco. Brewer Blackbird - at lake below Summit - also at Lake side etc. Calif. Evening Grosbeak, very ab. at Cisco. Calif. Pine Grosbeak? at Cisco - looks quite dark gray on breast. Bill I think for Solitaire. Cassin Purple Finch at Cisco and at Lakeside. Calif. Linnet - one seen in meadow in Lake Valley - another at Lakeside. Mr. Adams showed me a nest he found under the eaves in his cottage. The nest looks much like that of a linnet. Green-backed Goldfinch - com. at Cisco and Lakeside. White-crowned Sparrow - a few at Cisco. Sierra Junco - ab. at Cisco, Lake side etc. A young junco in strikes juvenile plumage walked over my feet as I stood outside our cabin washing clothes at Lakeside. Lincoln Sparrow - on Yuba River at Cisco. Green-tailed Towhee - at Cisco. Pac. Black-headed Grosbeak - com. at Cisco. W. Warbler - com. at Cisco and Lakeside. Tree? N. Violet-green Swallow - at Cisco and Lake side - On Aug. 5 while we were rowing a flock of about 30 flew directly northward.

W. Warbling Vireo - Com. at Cses & Lakeside Cassin Vireo - at Lakeside Hutton Vireo - heard at Fallen Leaf Lake. Calaveras Warbler - Cses Juvenile warbler " Yellow Warbler " Audubon Warbler " & Lakeside etc. Pileolates " " American Dipper - on Yuba River at Cses. On American R. at Stillberg Ford. Sierra Creeper - at Cses and Lakeside Slender-billed Nuthatch - near Lakeside on rd. to Myers - Red-breasted Nuthatch - " " " " foraging among fallen cones on ground - feeding young - kill gworm - Short-tailed Mt. Chickadee - Com. at Cses and Lakeside etc. W. Golden-crowned Knight - near Lakeside on road to Myers. Solitaire? - seen in flight at Cses - Grey; flight indirect - Thrush - young bird - at Cses - W. Robin - Com. at Cses and Lakeside. Mt. Bluebird, " " " " " 50 species.

1926 Berkeley, Aug. 8, 9, 10 - Cold, foggy. Baby quail of two ages in our flock. 1 fam-ily of smaller ones - Come always for water. A few of larger ones come on to feeding table. Flock of 12 (5 females, 1 with [illegible]) come together every day - have hitherto not succeeded in raising young. Probably the activity of university workmen in cutting out brush for fence-building disturbed some nests. Also cats. Aug. 13. Summer visitors heard: Russit-backed Thrush at dawn. Brospeak, Warbling Vireo, Lutescent and Tolmie Warblers. Aug. 15. Thrasher sang at dawn for a long time - weather cool; foggy night & morning. Aug. 16. S.V. seen or heard today: House Wren singing at dawn (first time I have heard one near the house this year); Russit-backed Thrush; Pileolated and Lutescent Warblers; Thrasher sang again about 9 a.m. Foggy till nearly noon. Aug. 20. Sum. vis. heard: Tolmie Warbler, Lutescent Warbler, Russit-b. Thrush. Thrasher imitates Olive-sided Flycatcher - quality of tone exact but note not as loud and repeated consecutively two or three times in the middle of the usual song thus: To-rhee-0 / whip-it-now pee-hew, pee-hew, pee-hew, dorothy etc. Hutton Vireo heard. Aug. 21. Mr. Kibble passed away after two weeks illness - apoplexy - Many robins came into canyon to roost. Purple Finches giving robin-like note. Warm. Aug. 22, 23 very warm. A new bird table replaced the old one. Though made of new light colored pine, the birds came as usual - Towhees, Titmouses, Quail. One brood of smallest quail reduced from 10 to 3. Other brood - larger size - nearly full grown.

Aug.24 Found the feathers of a Spotted Towhee in lower part of garden - Too many cats! Aug.25- Rained nearly all day. Brown Towhee still feeds young on the table. Aug.26 Clear and warm with that marvelous freshness that comes after the first rain. Lucent Warbler near the house sang constantly as if it were spring. Also Song Sparrow and Thrasher. Cooper Club meeting at which Mr. Dixon told of his experiences in Alaska and of finding the nest of the Surf Bird on Mt. McKinley - above timber line. Aug.27 Grosbeak came into trees in early morning. At 3 p.m. started to Boulder Creek which we reached about 9 p.m. - a beautiful drive - Took Mrs. Kibbe with us - Aug.28 Foggy until 10 a.m. Spent most of the morning on our lot where we watered the fruit trees. Mrs. K. and I formed Tanager, and I heard a note suggestive of Evening Grosbeaks but we could not get a satisfactory view of the birds. Two Water Thrushes were feeding on the bank of San Lorenzo Creek. Saw or heard many wood- specters, Wood Pewee, Western Flycatcher, Nuthatch, Creepers, Juncoes, Song Sparrows, Chickadees, Steller's Caly. Jays, West. B. Thrush and many W. Bluebirds. Had lunch with Miss Herritta & Miss Olive Burroughs on Mt. Hermon. Chickadees were so tame that one alighted on Mrs. Kibbe's hand and ate bread and butter.

1926 Later alighted on James' hand in the same way - Alt also from a walnut which had been cracked and hung from the tree on a string. Left Mrs. Kibbe with Miss Burnough, and drove on home, which we reached at 6:15 p.m. Partly foggy at Mt. Hermon. Clear and warm at Los Galos, cold and foggy from Alvarado to Berkeley - Aug.29. Cool - high fog and a little mist. Saw Tanagers in my garden - Heard Thrush - Spotted Towhee with left foot banded still comes to table. Three Song Sparrows at drinking fountain - Aug.30. Spotted Towhee with right foot banded seen on table. 25 bird that was killed was probably a young bird. Warm. Aug. 31 + Sept. 1 warm. Sept 2. Cooler. Mrs. Bogle reported five Black-throated Gray Warblers in Claremont Canyon. Sept 3,4. Foggy mornings - Many Tanagers, eating coffee berries - Saw six at one time. All in green plumage. Saw R-b. Thrushes - Goldfinches and Song Sparrows singing. Poison's cats (feral?) Sept. 6. A Black-headed Grosbeak near the house - Also Tanagers and Robins. More birds singing - Foggy - Sept. 7. Eng. Sparrows in large flock singing (?) in bushes near steps on Panoramic Way - Cool - foggy - Sept. 20. Intermediate Sparrows singing on hillside above us. A few Tanagers still about. Beautiful weather - Sept. 26. Put up singing. Several Rust-b. Thrushes at dawn. Beautiful day -

Sept. 22, 23. Warm. Wind still from west. Tanagers still here. Audubon Warbler heard. Sept. 24. Not east wind. Heard Fox Sparrows at dawn. Later heard Bicolored Warbler call. Sept. 25. Warm with fog in the evening. A flock of Golden- crowned Kinglets were feeding in the oaks most of this morning. Looked at them through the binoculars to make sure I was not mistaken. A Fox Sparrow came to the pool at 6:15- almost dark. Sept. 26. Four or five Fox Sparrows came to the pool together in the morning. One of them got a band on the right foot. Gave several warblers, heard Bicolored call, and Hermit call. Thrush. Have never known winter birds to come in with such a rush. Snow was reported in Canada a day or two ago and a temperature of 6°- with gain still uncut. Warm in middle of day. Fog at night. Drove over to Lake Merritt, reaching there about 10:20 a.m. A number of Pintails, Baldpates and Mallards were feeding in and near the pen. Also some Geese (White and Nutchins?). Near the swamplands was a flock of 160 Puddies and one Canvas Back. Also, 1 Pied-billed Grebe and 2 Eared Grebes. 1 Loon was oil-coated.

1926 Sept. 27. Heard Golden-crowned Sparrows several times during the day - Also Ruby-crowned Knights. Heard Hermit Thrush again and W. Last night was quite chilly. Warm in middle of day- Sept. 28, 29, 30. All winter visitors here in numbers. Oct. 1. Rained all day and most of night - 1 1/4 in. Oct. 2. Clear, beautiful day. Fox Sp., Song Sp. Sp.Torhee & Int. Warbler at pool together Oct. 3. Saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk. A flock of about 12 quail n. 3 young came to table for seeds. Have not been putting out seed for several weeks because of repairs and painting of porch. Noticed Golden-crowned Knights near Vermie's Merrery near Addison Arlington Ave. More abundant than Ruby-cr-Knights so far. Oct. 4. Strong E. wind last night. Hot day - 2 Ruby-crowned Knights feeding near together in oak trees came within six feet of me in the garden. One sang frequently. Audisun Warblers heard. Golden Crowned sp Int. Sp. singing freely - Also Thrasher. Oct. 5-8. Indian Summer. Tanagers gone. Winter birds abundant. esp. G-c. Sparrows, Int-Sp., G-c. Knights, R-c. Knights - Fox Sparrows come frequently for water and bath. Hermit Thrush not so common. Flocks of Robins fly over often and sometimes found new house. A small flock of quail came each morning for seeds - 6 males, 3 females, 3 young-moulting.

Oct.9 - Heavy rain late afternoon and all night. Oct.10 - Lake Merritt - 10 a.m. Sinitail (ab.300), Baldpates (ab.75) Wallards (50?); Ruddy's - very few. No Canvas backs or Spoonbills. 1 Eared Grebe, 1 W. Grebe. A few Huthins & Snowgrouse Oct. - soiled out improving. In Bay - 31 Cormorants counted on top of deep water advertising board near auto ferry route. Many Sandpipers in water near end of 7th St. Warm. Oct. 11, 12 - Warm. Crows Sparrows very abundant and singing Oct. 13 - Saw a Varied Thrush in Mrs. Deans garden. Flew from ground into tree when dog barked as we passed about 5 p.m. Later flew across road and to top of Eucalyptus tree. Oct. 14 - Fog and cloudy most of day - A lone robin came to bathe in pool at dusk. Had great difficulty in balancing, especially in top of oak tree where he flew to dry his feathers. Bluejay took two of melon seeds put out for Titmouse. The large flock of quail which has been missing since the end of Aug. when we stopped putting out seed because we were painting the porch came back today. Oct. 21 - A number of Juncos have been at the fountain and some have come on the porch. None have been seen on the table. A Fox Sparrow sang several times while feeding on the table. Several Varied Thrushes have been seen during this past week and a W. Winter Wren

1926 is heard frequently near the house. Weather cooler. Oct. 22. Two Robins came to the pool to bathe. More than a dozen quail come each day to table. Oct. 23. Warmer. Golden-crowned Kinglets abundant. (1) Fox Sp. minustalis. Oct. 24. Fog over bay, clearing over the hills in early morning - Warm. Robins(2) at pool again - Junco's about Oct. 25. Warm - gave talk on Winter Birds at Hillside School. Oct. 26. Warm - Fog over bay at night. Saw W. Winter new in garden. Oct. 27. Warm - light north wind. Oct. 28. Cooler with fog. Oct. 29. Drive to Boulder Creek - a beautiful day. Night cold. Oct. 30. Frost in early morning but very warm during the day. Moved the fence to include 40 ft... recently bought. Birds very abundant. Very large flocks of Robins, Junco's, Chickadees, Wilson Goldfinches - Many Flickers on the Barker place. (1) Flock of Cedar Waxwings; Also Hermit Thrushes, Jays (Calif. & Steller) Black Phoebe, Towhees (Sp. & Br.), Song Sp., Dot v Golden-cr. Sparrows, G-c Kinglets H-c Kinglets, Nutron Vireo, Calif-woodpecker, On the way, Butcher Birds & Sparrow Hawks, (1) Kildeers. Lunch at Santa Cruz - dinner at home. Oct. 31. Warm - Nov. 1. Junco's seen on table 3 times. Flock of Cedar Waxwings and great numbers of Robins, G-c & Dot. Sparrows in Sunny Aubel. Warm.

Nov.2. Warm - drove to N.Berkeley without coat. Fruit trees on hill beginning to bloom. Juncos on table. Nov.3-7 - Uniformly warm with an occasional fog over the lower levels and bay. Nov.8. Warm east wind. Found an Eastern Fox Sparrow amongst those feeding near the pool. Mr. Swarth came up and confirmed my identification - Caught a glimpse of what looked like Townsend Solitaire. Nov.9 - Quiet again. Many birds feeding: 6 Fox Sparrows, 2 Tit-mouses, 2 Song Sparrows, 2 Spotted Towhees, 2 Brown Towhees, 6-8 juncos - 1 Robin. 2 Wrentits came for berries and water and 1 Virgin Wren searching bank of oak was driven away by titmouse which stores melon seeds in the crannies. A Fox Sparrow sang once - a clear, sweet song. Nov.10. 3 juncos came on to the table - one banded. Amongst six Fox Sparrows one is banded and one which lost all its Nov.11. Army Navy Football game in Stadium. Two gulls circled over. Nov.18 - Rain began. Warm. A wrentit struck window and lay stunned on porch but after 20 minutes recovered and flew away. Nov.19. Downpour - almost cloud burst. Nov 20. Cleared for Stanford-Calif.Game. A flock of about 35 gulls followed Crowd of peanut vendors to stadium, and hills near by. Nov.21. Gulls acting as scarecrows after game. Rain again. Nov 22 - 25. Raining most of the time. Nov.26. Downpour - A banded thrasher appeared on the table - band new - probably placed by Mr. Clabaugh.

1926 Nov. 28-30. Still raining much of the time. Birds eager for food. Are feeding fat, seeds, ground bread crumbs, apple and occasionally potato (cooked). Flock of quail numbers about 20. 1 female banded on right ft. Fox Sparrows 5-6-, 1 banded; Song Sparrows 3; Pyr. Thrushes 2, Spotted Thrush 1; Juncoes - several. 1 banded; Titmice 2 which always come together into trees but one at a time on the table and select the melon (Cucum or Cant) seeds which they carry away sometimes two or three at a time. 2 Wrentits. Dec. 1 - Some rain - but not continuous. Heard St. Horned Owl at night. Dec. 2. Hermit Thrush came to table for bread crumbs - Red berries near dining room window about gone. Berries have been eaten by robins, Hermit Thrushes, Thrashers. Wrentits. A W. Winter Wren has been in the garden since Oct. 21, heard every day and seen several times. Today it sang once. Still raining. Dec. 5. Took night train to Los Angeles - Dec. 6. Had lunch with Bertha at Polytechnic High School and went out to Pomona about 3:25. Remained there, helping to nurse Flora till Dec. 17 - Noticed many robins and warblings. Dec. 18. Reached Berkeley at 8:55 a.m. Heavy frost. About sick with a cold. Birds at little increased in numbers. About 23 quail. Many loons on latter Lake Merritt. Dec. 24-29. Cols. Heavy frosts but no ice. Dec. 28. Went to Lake Merritt at 10 a.m. About usual number of Shelducks. Fewer Baldpads. No Shorellers seen. Many Canvas backs, Puddies & Blue bills. Also Loons, Grebes ab. Pelican and geese on island. Cols.

Dec. 29. Went to S.F. to see the "Miracle" - Many gulls following the boat, mostly Calif. Some Western and Ring billed and a few Glaucous-winged. Fine weather. Dec. 30 - James sick with cold which settled in back. Cold weather Dec. 31. Cold.

1927 Jan.1. Warmer. 2 Thrashers competing in song. Jan.2. Warm. James improving. Jan.3. Fog in morning-close. Warm sunny afternoon. Jan.4. James much better. Thule fog all day. Jan.5. Rain- not cold. Jan.6. Partly cloudy-colder. Rain afternoon-& all night- Jan.7. Banded Thrasher on table. Birds very numerous and hungry.- Thrasher, Thrusher & Titmouse, 2 Wrentits, many juncos. Fox Spar. Brown and Spotted Towhees and at times Golden-er. Sparrows - Also 2 S-quail. Jan.10- Rained all night. Jan.11- Not cold- Cloudy - Thrashers singing- Jan.13. Chilly. Fog over bay, clearing over hills. Many birds feeding- Jan.17. Banded birds noticed on feeding ground: 2 female quail with new bands on right foot; 1 Fox Sparrow with new band on left foot; 1 female Spotted Towhee with new band on right foot; Jan.21. Dr. Grinnell brought his class to watch the birds. Very cold, clear. A continuous stream of birds came to table from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. including Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, juncos, Spotted Towhees, Brown Towhees, Hermit Thrushes, Wrentits, Titmouses, Blue Jay,(22)Quail and Thrasher. The Jay and Quail did not come up on the table. Jan.23. Warmer, clear.

Jan.25. A white-crowned Sparrow came to table several times - looks white, neck grey, wings brown streaked, bill yellow. (Female quail is minus tail. Jan. 26. Rain - warm. Song sp. and Thrasher singing. Banded Thrasher came to feed as usual at 11 a.m. Male singing in tree above road. A Song Sparrow has a new band. Jan.27. Rain - Young man at Cooper Club meeting reported Bush tits nest building on Jan.23. Jan.28: Clear during the day; rain at night. Jan. 29. Clear, warmer. Took night train ("Padre") to Pomona. Jan.30. Pomona - Arrived at 11:52 a.m. Flora died at 7 p.m. Spent night at Claremont. Weather beautiful. Jan. 31. Cedar Waxwings everywhere. Sunny - warm. Feb.1 - Funeral at 2:30 - Warm. Feb. 2. Morning beautiful. Drove up to ranches near foothills where we picked some oranges to take to Berkeley - Beautiful sunny morning - Afternoon overcast. Drove to Los Angeles. Supper at Bertha's "Padre" at 7:45 p.m. Feb.3. Frost heavy near Gilroy. Fanned on very heavy rain. Region about Elkhurst completely under water. Rain most of the day - not cold. Feb.4. Clear, warmer Feb.5 Rain. Feb.6. Rain - Sunday.

1927 Feb. 7. Clear. Went to Lake Meritt with Mrs. Elmore where we found the Wood Duck reported by Mr. Carn and Mr. Mead. It spent most of its time in the fresh water drains which run down from the feeding pen into the lake - Occasionally swam out near the margin of the lake. As four o'clock approached it tried several times to fly up over the wall (about two feet high) to go with the other ducks to the feeding pen but could not because all the flight feathers of the left wing were missing. The Wood Duck is about the size of a coot; has short yellow legs and toes in as it waddles. The bill has a black tip, white on upper mandible, edged with red which is bare at the base. The eye is bright scarlet, black in the center. The long crest feathers which droop at the back of the head shade from green to deep lavender, and are edged with white which divides the crest by a median line: . The breast is a bronzy brown finely spotted, abdomen white, sides deep tan finely vermiculated, back and wings, tail and under tail coverts deep violet, speculum deep bright blue. Feb. 8. Clear, crisp. East wind at night. Feb. 9. East wind. Views wonderful-

Feb. 10. Clear, warmer. Drove in afternoon to Haywards, then thru Dublin Canyon, Walnut Creek, Tunnel Rd., home. A few acacias and almonds blossoming. Mustard only wild flower. Bare branches of fruit trees very red. Fields and hills very green. Great flocks of Robins near junction of road to Livermore & road to Walnut Creek, Robins on ground and very excited, some seen mating. Feb. 11. Two wrens were feeding on the bare tendrils of Victoria under third story windows on Price apartments. Feb. 12. Cloudy. Dr. Gruinell reports 3 Allen Hummers in Strawberry Canyon - one female, apparently established. Feb. 13. Cloudy a.m. Rain p.m. Not cold. Feb. 14. Rain all day - Golden-crowned Knights in garden. Also Ruby-crowned. Feb. 15. Rain. High S.W. wind during night. Many small branches broken from oak trees. Golden-cr. Knights in garden. Titmouse singing. Banded junco on table. Feb. 16. Rain. Feb. 17. Very rainy - Floods in L.A., Sac. river etc., warm. Feb. 18. Partly cloudy - Clear in afternoon. Feb. 19. Rain again - Feb. 20 - Rain - no wind. Sun cloud. Feb. 21 Rained hard all last night, and all day - warm - Feb. 22. Clear most of the day - Rain at night - Black Phoebe flew across toward dairy. Heard hickins & Golden-crowned Knights.

1927 Feb. 22 (cont.) Vogors Wren singing. Allen Hummingbird heard. Feb. 23. Cloudy morning - rain in afternoon. Feb. 24. Rain in afternoon. Dinner at Faculty Club with Dr. and Mrs. Brinell to meet Mr. Russell - naturalist in Yosemite. He reported regular Fourth of July crowds in the valley each weekend. Much snow - Ice cone at Yosemite Falls. Many slides over rain. Feb. 25 Rain - Warm. Feb. 26. Clear with light N. wind. Went to Opera in S. F. Many gulls on bay - Brouapante, W. Calif. Ring-billed and more Glaucous- wrights than earlier. A few Surf Scoters - 1 Western Grebe, 1 large flock of Sandpipers. Feb 27. Clear with light N. wind - Walk in hills. Lutescent Warbler heard in Sunny Gulch - Lake Merritt 4:30 p.m. Very few ducks - About 20 Mallard, 20 Baldpates, no Pinkfeets, a few Canvasbacks. 1 Pelican, 1 Eared grebe. Feb. 28 Took walk with Janice 8:45-9:15 a.m., 17 species- 3 Lutescent Warblers, 1 Allen H., 1 House Wren (?), 6 Flickers, 2 Stellar Jays, 7 Calif. Jays, Meadow larks singing, 15(?) Brush- tits, 6 Spotted Towhees, 4 Brown Towhees, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Vogors Wrens, 2 Song Sparrows, 3 Thrushes, 3 Ips. Warblers, 8 White-crowned Sparrows, 1 Titmouse, 1 Thrasher, 1 Robin, 1 Anna Hummingbird. Beautiful spring day.

Mar.1.- Fog on bay, clearing over hills. Sunny afternoon- Mar.2. Rain again- Mar.3. Rainy-mild-2 Lutescent Warblers singing between here and Mrs.Wilburs at mouth of canyon. Mar.4. Rain-mild. Mar.5. Clear, brilliant day- Black Phoebe calls heard often from direction of Daisy every day- Mar.6. Clear, beautiful day. Many B-c. Thrushes singing. Mar.7. Cloudy again - One quail in flock mines head plumage. Mar.7. Cloudy, cold. Hear rain at night. Many Glaucous- winged Gulls on bay-Also W., Calq. & Ring billed. Mar.8. Showers and sunshine. 1 Y-c. Sparrow at fountain Mar.9- Clearing-Showers- Mar.10. Clearing- Mar.11. Sunny-fine day- Mar.12. Partly cloudy- Mar.13. Heavy rain all day- Mar.14. Colder. Two hard hail storms. Heard Winter oven below house. Mar.15. Brilliant, cold day with frost in morning. Mar.16. Cloudy. Heard House Wren and Rufous-crowned Sparrow at 6 p.m. in Sunny Gulch. Mar.17- First Bird Walk in Sunny Gulch. Found W- Gratecater- and several Rufous-crowned Sparrows Many Flickers- Cloudy-

1927 Mar. 18. Clear again. Mar. 19. Clear and warmer. Kinglets singing. Mar. 20. Clear and warm. Drove to Daly City to see the new Carquinez bridge, the last span of which was lifted into place yesterday. Drove on to Benicia and Martinez, Pacheco, Walnut Creek and home by Tunnel Road. Mar. 21. A warm spring day. Mar. 22. 2nd Bird Walk in Claremont Hotel grounds and canyon. Usual permanent residents. Summer visitors: Antlered Warblers, W. Flycatcher and Warbling Vireo & No robins or Varied Robins or Fox Sparrow. Y-C Sparrow, and others. Townsend Warblers (singing), Jameson's Juno. Bushtits were building a nest. Purple Finch was singing. Heard a Western Winter Wren - P.M. Drove to Boulder Creek, taking Mrs. Read and Mrs. Those with us - Reached Brookdale about 5:15 - walked to Redwood Rest along R.R. Very quiet - few birds. Warm, beautiful day - Mar. 23. Got up 6:45, went down to river to watch for water ouzel - Did not find him then or during rest of morning though we spent most of the time by the river. After lunch drove to Santa Cruz, then home via Los Gatos highway. 7:10 in shade at Redwood Rest. Birds found: 3 Large Hawks (Redtails?), 1 Buzzard, Willow Woodpecker, Cal. Woodpecker (heard once) 2 Wallars (white breast, perched in top of high pine on top of hill); 4 Black Phoebes, W. Flycatcher (many heard), Steller Jay, Cal. Jay, Redwing & Brewer's Blackbird (Santa Clara valley).

Meadow Larks, Cal. Purple Finch (singing), House Finches (singing, Breast-backed Goldfinch, Pine Siskins, Etc. Sparrows (Camp Evans), Pt. Binos Juncos (many, singing), Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Brown Towhees, Saw-whet, (Free Calif. Snipe) (Santa Clara Valley), Warbling Vireo (many heard), Hutton Vireo, different Warblers, Audubon Warbler, Pipit (near Wilepitas), W. Winter Wren (heard), Tanny Creepers (singing), Chickadees, Bushtits, Nuthatch, Varied Thrush. No robins, Kinglets, Bluebirds or Water Angels - 33 species. Alders and willows, maples just coming into leaf- maples in bloom. Sycamores still bare. Water dogs laying eggs on sticks in water - like large grapes - Male and female copula- ting. 3rd (a male?) interfering - Did not come to surface for air. ?Fusiles remained on sticks all time we were watching (20 min.) Mar. 24. Another heavenly day. Many Nuttall and Intermediate Sparrows singing at mouth of canyon - a few Y-C Sparrows also. Hand call with, Mar. 25. Cooler. Foggy morning. Saw 3 isolated Warblers, R-C Kinglet came to front. Mar. 26. Cloudy, cool. Worked in garden. Mar. 27 " " " . " Mar. 28 " Mar. 29. Cloudy, moderate. Bird Class went to Joaquin Miller region: W. Flycatcher and Allen Hummer only summer visitors rem. Hutton Vireo heard. At Boy Scout Camp heard Red-breasted Nuthatch and saw flock of about 15 Varied Thrushes. Heard Golden-cr. Kinglets.

1927 May 30. Cloudy, colder. Intercut warbler sings constantly. May 31- Rain - cold. Apr. 1- Poured all day - 1.75 in about. Apr. 2. Rain - warmer. W. Winter Wren in garden. Apr. 3. Clear, crisp. Drove to San Francisco - its museum at Affiliated Colleges, lunch in tea garden - Willall Sparrows very tame. Chickadees, Allen Hummers abundant. Ruby-cv. Kinglet singing. Apr. 4. Clear. Oaks in full bloom and with new leaves Apr. 5. Bird Class drove to Baumberg. Found oriole near Mt. Eden. Water very high - country beyond old barns all under water. Birds fewer than usual- perhaps because more scattered. Walip. and Glaucus Winged Gulls - not many- Shorelles- thousands in the distant ponds. Ruddy-Ducks- a few in near ponds Cinnamon Teal- one pair seen-- Gt. Blue Heron - about 6 seen. Cost - 10s about Arroets - 6 in fine plumage, Redbrested-Sandpipers - three seen- Sanderling - 1 with 4 W-Sandpipers - W. Sandpipers-several small flocks- 4-6 in each. Yellow Legs- 5 seen. Killdeer-many- I nest contained 4 eggs - in middle of muddy yard where old sheds are. Probably was the only dry spot when

the nest was built. 1 large hawks on Tel. pole - perhaps Marsh Hawks. Allen Hummer - near Mt. Eden. Horned Larks - several - one on fence, singing. Took dust bath. Red-winged Blackbirds - many - W. Meadowlarks - many - in full song - Chirple - one near Mt. Eden. Brown Blackbirds - many -- House Finch - many singing - everywhere. Nest in shed. Juncos - (seen by part of class) Green-backed Goldfinch - near Mt. Eden - Bryant Marsh Sparrows - many - full plumage . Twt. Sparrows singing near Mt- Eden . Muttell Sparrow ", """ S.C. Song Sparrow - near old buildings - Salt Marsh Song Sp. (?) - on edge of pond. Cliff Swallows - many - Barn Swallows - many - Caly-Shrike - one . Audubon Warbler - one in Ever trees at Club House. Pipits - many single or 2 or three together. No large flocks. Drove home by Bay Farm Island where we saw Black-tailed Plover and more Red-backed Sandpipers.

1927 Apr. 6. Cloudy. Apr. 7 - Clear morning - Cloudy afternoon. Took walk with Jennie up the Canyon. Birds were very abundant. Found Song Sparrows, Lutescent Warblers, Flickers, Brown and Spotted Towhees, Blue Jays, Bush-Wrens, Vergin Vireos, R-c. Knights, Wrentits and Bilocalated Warblers in abundance. At the end of Monmoud Road was a Tolmie Warbler in full song. Saw Allen and Anna Hummers, a Willow Woodpecker which was drumming; heard a Steller Jay imitating a Red-tailed Hawk, a Black Phoenix near the dairy, and near the house a W. Flycatcher, several Fox Sparrows, a Hermit Thrush, a pair of Titmice and several Juncos, and our 23 quail. The titmice are building in the lorn box on the fence post and a pair of lutescent warblers are building on a shelf in the bank at the east end of the Terrace. The female was gathering bark from the spiraea in front of the dining room window. Would come two or three times, taking a beak full of bark shreds each time, the male following her about, but not assisting. Then she would fly away with the male and feed in the oaks on near the ground for ten or more minutes. Then back again to the spiraea. Male did not sing. Saw female got's meet with bark at 7:45, 46, 47; 7:57, 58; 8:10, 8:11 - Did not match - 8:45, 46; 9:15; 9:40; 9:42, 9:45, 9:51. From 9:48 male was singing and driving away another male. Nest just begun. Bark being tied in loosely.

During performance of Trojan Women in Lk. Theater in evening a pair of Barn Owls flew back and forth from central door way where Jim evidently stood with snide young in a nest. April 8. Very cold. Snow on Temescal Pts. Rain at 3 p.m. in Berkeley. Dial giving guard whistle in early morning. April 9. Still very cold. Cloudy with rain in afternoon. Went out to Perrine's Nursery to buy plants. Many Golden-crowned Sparrows in full plumage - singing. Ticeolated Warbler singing near our house. Nest of Iridescent Warbler apparently complete. April 10 - Sunday. Clear with chilly wind. Set out plants. Hermite Thrush on table eating fat. April 11 - Warmer - but still cold - frost in early morning - all birds singing. Pair of Vesper Meadowlarks entered Titmouse box. Two eggs in Iridescent Warbler's nest. Townsend Warblers, Fox Sparrows, Juncos and L-c Knights still here. Apr. 12. At home - Fox & Sp-juncos, N-Thrush, Knight, Willow Woodpeckers, Tolmie W., Sil-Warbler, Nut-Warbler, Song Spar. Br.Nk. : Sp-Trosher, Stellar Jay, Cal. Jay, Titmouse. Robin singing on Panoramic Way - 17 species. At 10 a.m. Started to Alameda. Reached Ferneide Marsh at 11:10 a.m. Tide just beginning to go out. About 8 Willets on point waiting, several Curlews came in. From then on flocks and single birds kept coming in, following the tide as it went out. Estimated 30 Hudsonian Curlews, 20 Bonitchers, 30 Willets, 100+ Sandpipers, 10-12 Bonaparte Gulls, 15-12 Forster Terns, (fishing off shore). Excellent light and birds concentrated in small area. Bay is no attention to no., to trains or autos - plus in alarm.

1927 4 Black-crowned Night Herons flew over only once when a tire popped like again. At 12:15 p.m. drove on to shore at Bay Farm Island. Many changes since last visit. Whole island drained. Municipal Golf Links where garbage dump used to be - 1 large channel running through it. Rows of cottages beyond and highway along shore. Off shore found many Curlew, 5 Marbled Godwits, 38-40 26+ Dowitchers several Willets 3 Bl. Bellied Plover - 2 in full plumage, and near slough just back of beach a pair of Snowy Plover. Two or three small plovers flew over easily but could not tell whether they were snowy or semi-palmated. Saw also several Horned Larks (8?) and Trépits. Heard H. Lark sing. Many Meadow Larks - one flock of 15-20 - many Brewer Blackbirds and Redwings, Also 1 G-C Sparrow, many Linnet's & House Sparrows; Allen and Anna Hummers, Santa Cruz and Salt Marsh Song Sparrows, both hanging in same garden at N. side of island, (McCarthy place). Cliff Swallows. Off shore a number of Surf Scoters and a Cormorant. 1 Pintail Duck flew over. 1 Cabot I Western Gull def- itely identified - other kinds not carefully observed - # Bonaparte 27 species. Day clear, chilly wind on beach. Total 44. Apr. 14. Wrote Bird Lore report. Apr. 15) b, Chilly N.W. wind. Apr. 17. Drove to Point Bonita - a perfect day. Followed shore to Tiburon and Belvedere from San Quentin; then to Ross and Sausalito, then on to Fort Baker & Fort Barry. Birds seen - W. Grebes, Holboell(?) Grebes (4 beyond rocks off Pt. B.), 1 loon, Forallons and Baird Cormorants, Crows, Willow Goldfinches, Nuttall Sp., Vagrismen, Song Sparrows, Yello-

April 18. Still warm. Heard P.C. Knight sing. Titmouse's nest has 6 eggs. April 19 - Went with bird class to Lafayette. Wonderful spring day. Made several stops: one on Tunnel road where we found: Song sp., wrentits, paleolated warblers, jays (Col-8 Coast), Calif. Purple Finch, Spotted Towhees, Lutescent Warblers. Beyond the tunnel, at the end of the Fish ranch road, we added The House Wren and W. Flycatcher. At the bridge at the bottom, we found the Grosbeaks - first time this year, Titmouse Warbler in full song; House wrens, titmice, Black phoeas, busk-tits, Meadow larks, linnets, green backed goldfinches (building nest in live oak), bush-tito (building nest in clump of mistletoe in oak), Warbling Vireos (gathering W. Flycatcher's nest. resting material). But out to Lafayette where we went to a summer home belonging to a Mr. Gray - three acres, wooded and quiet. While there we saw DeMarah Hawk? (very light) quail, many Nuttall Woodpeckers - very noisy, one nest found - high up in dead stub miss bridge), two Calif. Woodpeckers, Flickers, Allen Hummer, Black Phoebe (near bridge gathering nesting material) W. Flycatcher, Coast and Calif. Jay - Brewer Blackbird, W. Meadowlark, Calif. Linnet, Willow Goldfinches (large flocks), Long Sparrows, one White-crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhees, Brown Towhees, Black- Headed Grosbeats, (Bank) Swallows (4 lighted on wire above bridge) Warbling Vireos, Cassin Vireo (are in garden west to Mr. Gray) Lut. Warblers, Yellow, Paleolated, Audubon (1) warblers, many Vigors Wrens, Titmouse, Bush-tito (building nest in mistletoe in oak)

1927 Wrentits, Slenderbilled Nuthatches and W. Bluebirds. A robin was seen at Orinda and Cormorants on the reservoir at San Pablo dam. 41 species. Yellow warblers were seen in Berkeley but no grosbeaks. Apr. 20. juneos back of S.K. Theater Warm spring day. W. Gnatcatchers rang in our gaily. Have not heard them singing since Vallis's days. Heard B.C. Knight. Found Allen Hummers nest in oak on fence backs J & K. Theater stage. Apr. 21. Found Lutescent Warblers nest contains 5 eggs. Mother bird did not fly until I parted the leaves which hide the nest, thin flew to the path and pretended to be lame. Warm. Tolmie Warbler is singing constantly from above the road - Has perhaps eventually been driven in this direction by the building of the Strong's house at the end of the road. Fox Sparrow still here. House Wren singing at Mrs Pain's house on Panoramic way - First time I have been absolutely sure of it in Berkeley. Grosbeak singing at sunset - first time I have heard it in Berkeley this year Apr. 22. Hermit Thrush gave chuck-chuck call and also plaintive note. Have not seen Fox Sparrow today. Apr. 23. Hermit thrush singing near house about 7:30 a.m. Beautiful day. Went to S.F. in afternoon - thousands of shore birds, esp sandpipers. Gulls few, mostly western. And Assoc. banquet in evening. Apr. 24. Fourth perfect day. Walked up canyon 9-10 a.m. Heard tanager. Hermit Thrush called several times near house. In afternoon in Mrs.

Lunforth's garden in N. Berkeley, heard Russet-backed Thrush distinctly several times. Fog on bay in late afternoon with cooler temperature. Apr. 26. Took Bird Class to Ross by way of San Quentin. Foggy and chilly all day in Berkeley. Cleared at noon in Ross but rather windy. Birds rather scarce - except shore birds near S. Quentin where Sandpipers were present in very large flocks (1000+) - most of them Western but a few Redbacks in full plumage. Got very near to them so we could see all their markings. Could detect no Least Sandpiper. Full list: W., Calif. and Bonaparte Gulls; Grebe (Mr. Cowitow), Cormorants, Curlews (several), W. and Red-backed Sandpipers, Sparrow Hawk, Gt. Blue Heron (mets), Kildeer(1), Quail,

1927 Apr. 28. Still chilly. Meeting of Board of Governors of C.O.C. in evening. Apr. 29. Annual Meeting (Second) of C.O.C. at Academy of Sciences S.F. Lunch at Aquarium and Dinner at Clift Hotel. Warmers. Thrush sang in Berkeley early morning. Apr. 30. Annual Meeting in Berkeley. Lunch at Faculty Club. Dinner at Mr. George Wrights. Chilly. Cedar Waxwings ( flock of 30 or more) flew over Faculty Club 1:30 p.m. May 1. Sprinkled a little in morning - Chilly a.m. Warm p.m. May 2. Golden-crowned Sparrow in bath. May 3. Went with bird class to Pt. Bonita. Very warm in Sausalito in morning with no breeze. Windy at Pt. Bonita and breezy in Sausalito when we returned after lunch. List of birds seen: Many Western Grebes, 1 Hooded Grebe (?an immature apparently - crest visible), 1 Eared Grebe near S.F. Wharves, Western Gulls, Calif. Gulls, a few immature Glaucesous-winged Gulls, 1 Hermann's Gull (near S.F. Ferry building - head pure white), Foster Tern (near Pt. B.), Baird, Brandt and Forch- lons Cormorants, Surf Scoter (1 near wharves at S.F.), Calif. Brown Pelican (1 near Pt. B.), Andersonian Curlew (in marshes near Corte Madera), W. Red-tailed Hawk (near Fort Barry in brush where it caught a snake), Belted Kingfishers (near Sausalito, Red-shafted Flicker (near wharf at Pt. B.), Allen Hummingbird (2 near Pt. B.), Ark. Kingbird (2 at Fort Barry), Calif. Jay, N.W. Cross, Red-winged and Brewer Blackbirds,

Western Meadowlark, House Finches (ab.), Willow Goldfinch, Greenbacked Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Nuttall Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Lazuli Bunting (1 sang near tunnel), Cliff Swallows (Ft. Barry), Barn Swallow, Lutescent and Paleolates Warblers, Verger Wren, Titmouse, Chickadee (one at Ft. Baker), Bushtit, Wrentit, Russet-backed Thrush. 41 species. House Wren found box on house in Berkeley and began singing and carrying in sticks, May 4. House Wren sang all day - usually once every 10 seconds - May 5. Cloudy with rain. House Wren still singing - no mate. May 6. Clear. House Wren still singing and carrying in fine materials for nest. W. Flycatchers have built a nest under living room porch. May 7. Looked into Lutescent Warbler's nest at noon. Young well feath- ered. While I was away Mrs. Saunders came and asked Mr. A. to show her the nest. Young birds flew, old birds much excited, pretended to have broken wing. Three young - two eggs left in nest. When I returned young were perched in wild cucumber just above the nest. Beautiful day. Chilly at night. Robin in garden, singing often. May 8. Weather still fine. Lutescent warblers (young) near drinking fountain in morning, in small red-woods below clothes lines in afternoon. Titmouse still feeding young in box. House Wren sang 36 times in 5 minutes. Still no mate. Heard Hutton Violes. May 9, 10. House Wren sings constantly. No mate. Nest in box finished - Titmouse feeding young. W. Flycatcher's nest finished. Thrush singing often.

1924 May 11. Tuberculosis still feeling. Commenced at 2 p.m. left for Yosemite - Drove to Merced. About sick with a cold. Weather beautiful. May 12. Left Merced about 8 a.m. for Yosemite. Fine warm weather. Both ends of road in excellent condition but middle part from below Cathay to Breezbury being workies and oiled. Many delays so we only reached El Portal by noon where we had lunch. Thus drove on into Yosemite making side trip to foot of Yosemite Falls. Reached Camp Curry, and went to bed for remainder of afternoon - May 13. Cold gone and feeling quite well. Visited Mirror Lake for sunrise (8:50), then Happy Isles. Then walked up to bridge below Vernal Falls. In afternoon visited the new Museum where Mr. Russell showed so many interesting things. Then went to Bridal Veil Falls to see it when sun formed rainbow lights. After dinner took a walk along river, listened to concert at Camp Curry and saw Fire Fall White Camellias and over Glacier Pt. Very warm day. Dog wood in full bloom. Spent an hour birding before breakfast. May 14. Left the valley at about 8 a.m. and reached Merced for lunch. Then drove to Los Banos, stopping to see water birds on way. Then thru Pacheco Pass at sunset when it looked very beautiful with many flowers in bloom - lavender brodiaea, coliseia, etc Spent night at Hollister. May 15. Drove by way of Watsonville to beach at Sea Cliff where we eat picnic lunch. In late afternoon drove up to Boulder Creek where we spent the night.

yosemite trips May 11-16 - 1927. May 16. Worked on the lot during morning, watered fruit trees and burned dry brush. Lunch on pier at Santa Cruz - drove to Berkeley in afternoon - Weather still beautiful. May 11-16. Birds seen: Western Grebe - several at Sea Cliff May 15- Glauconous-winged Gull (yr.) at Santa Cruz Pier May 16. W.Gulls Sea Cliff and Santa Cruz Forster Terns - many near Merced River May 14-in marsh Black Terns - " " " " " " Cormorants - Sea Cliff and Santa Cruz. Calif. Brown Pelicans Sea Cliff - about 12. Shearwaters - a line flying close to water near horizon line from one point of bay to the other - seen from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. when I could no longer detect them. May 15 Pintail duck - one - in marsh near Merced River May 14. Surf Geese - many feeding in surf, others resting beyond breaker at Sea Cliff May 15 Tufted Duck - 2 pr. in marsh near Merced R. May 14- St. Blue Heron - near Merced May 14 Egret (?) - in marsh near Merced River. stood on edge of water in posture of St. Blue Heron, then flew with slow flaps - (Black bill?) otherwise pure white. May 14.

1927 Anthony Green Heron - May 14 - 2 - 1 flying over marsh, 1 lighted on fence post about 36 ft. away - Mercd Marsh. Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 flying over marsh - May 14. Costs - many in marsh May 14. Arrest - one flying over marsh May 14. Black-necked Stilt - a few over marsh - fewer than Foster Terns, fewer than last year. Spotted Sandpiper - 1 on Merriam Lake May 13. Sandpipers (Western Sandpipers) - 50+ at Sea Cliff and Santa Cruz May 13. Hudsonian Curlew - 12+ ... ... (Sanderling?) The sandpipers ran out after the breakers and back again as breakers rolled in - Hudsonian Curlews stayed back on drier sand most of time. One Sandpiper ran back on dry sand and picked up a shell, took it out to high water line and ran back and forth with it in the edge of the water. Kildeer - 2 near Merced River May 14 Murrelet - foothills of Sierras May 12 - Braciding Grade - Valley " " Morning Doves - San Joaquin Valley, May 12, 14. Coast range May 13. Turkey Vulture - Sierra foothills May 12 W. Goshawk (?) - grey with brown markings - tail longer than red tail - flying low. w/o Red-tailed Hawk - foothills May 14.

Burrowing Owl - several on fence posts in San Joaquin Valley May 14 Willow Woodpecker - heard on floor of Yosemite - May 14. Calif. . . . . . . " Seen often in foothills. Flickers in foothills. ? Black Swift (?) seen flying in front of water of upper Yosemite Fall, May 12. White-throated Swifts - several in Vernal Fall canyon calling loudly - Anna Hummer - Boulder Creek May 16. Allen Hummer " " " W. Kingbird - Foothills, San Joaquin Valley, inner coast range. Ash-throated Flycatcher - Foothills of Sierra's and Boulder Creek Black Phoebe - near Los Banos - nr. bridge Olive-sided Flycatcher - Boulder Creek - called 588 times without stopping at dawn May 16. Stopped at 4:55 a.m. Called only a few times after that. Wood Peewee - many in Yosemite & at Boulder Creek. W. Flycatcher at Boulder Creek May 16. Calif. Horned Lark - in foothills and San Joaquin valley - Blue-fronted Jay - in Yosemite - very ab. Due heard singing Calif Jay - Foothills to coast. W. Crow. in pass to Watsonville. Bi-colored Redwings } marshes near Merced River Tri colored " w. Meadowlark, foothills, valley, & coast.

1927 Bullock Oriole - San Joaquin Valley - May 14. Brown Blackbird - everywhere - Cal. Purple Finch - Boulder Creek. Calif. Junicot - everywhere except Yosemite. Green-backed Goldfinch - Sea Cliff - May 15 - Yosemite. Pine Siskins, Yosemite and Boulder Creek. English Sparrow - to El Portal. Nutall Sparrow - Watsonville Pass to coast. Chipping Sparrow, Yosemite, Foothills & Boulder Creek Sewria Juncos - Yosemite - mating May 14. P't. Buns Juncos - Boulder Creek - May 16 Santa Cruz Song Sparrow ", " " " Rufous-crowned Sparrows - Foothills May 12. Spotted Towhees - foothills of Serrras and Boulder Creek. ? {Cantbury Brown Towhee - foothills of Serras. Calif ", " " - Boulder Creek. Black-headed Grosbeak - everywhere. Lazuli Bunting - Yosemite, Serrras, Santa Cruz mts. W. Tanagers - Yosemite - Boulder Creek. Cliff Swallows - Serrra Foothills - Boulder Creek Barn Swallows - ", " " (Rough-wing?) (Band) Swallow - San Joaquin Valley May 11 Calif. Shrike - San Joaquin Valley and Pacheco Pass.

Warbling Vireo - everywhere - Cassin Vireo - Yosemite, Sierra foothills, Boulder Creek. Lutescent Warbler - Boulder Cr. Yellow Warbler - everywhere. Black-throated Gray Warbler - Yosemite and Boulder Creek. Hermit Warbler - Yosemite. Tolmie .. " Pileolated Warbler - Boulder Creek. W. Mockingbird - one in Attempt Pass, May 11. Dotterel Canyon Wren - two in Yosemite - one below Falls, East wall. Vigors Wren - Sierra foothills, Boulder Creek. Sierra Creeper - Camp Curry - May 13, '14 Tanny Creeper - Boulder Creek May 16. Plain Titmouse - Sierra foothills (Boulder Creek ?) Mt. Chickadee - Yosemite - one heard. {Coast Bush-tit - Santa Cruz Mts. Caly .. " - Sierra foothills. Int. Mew-tit - Sea Cliff. W. Greatcatcher - Sierra foothills -- Busset - backed Thrush - St. Cruz Mts. W. Robin - most ab. bird in Yosemite Valley 92 species.

1927 May 17. Berkeley. Titmouse still feeding young in box. House Sparrow has disappeared. Flycatcher's nest has fallen from beam. Lutecent warblers still feeding nearby - Very few birds singing. Hammering on Strong's new house above end of Rosewood Road- May 18. Titmouse gives scolding note whenever Jay comes to feeding table, fountain or trees near the box. Young call loudly. May 19 - Cooler - cloudy- May 20 - Showers - warmer afterward. May 21- Beautiful day. Titmice very busy feeding. Young calling lustily/ Robin's nest over Faculty Club porch, young being fed. May 22 - Beautiful day. Titmouse give encouraging calls, seems to be urging young to fly. House Sparrow sang a few times near nesting box. May 23. Heard encouraging calls of Titmice about 6:35 a.m. Got up to see if they were flying. Found young bird had its head out and both parents outside calling chickadee, chickadee and peter, peter. At about 9:45 heard encouraging calls again and watched from attic window. Very soon one young bird flew out and another appeared in hole. After more encouraging a second flew across to porch railing where it rested a few minutes then disappeared around north side of house. This more flew, then it was interrupted by the arrival of a registered letter. I think went out on to east porch.

"I could see one young bird near the top of an oak tree and could hear several others. One bird had its head out of box. The two parents were herding together the ones that had flown from the box and the tree was suddenly alive with birds. The Japanese boy came out to hang up the last of the clothes. One parent went off with the young, down to N.W. trio oaks, the other parent following. Finally the last young one flew across to the railing, rested a few minutes then flew into oak to East. A Blue jay came to tree over-gou- tain, spied the young bird and flew toward it. The little bird darted from it to a gap between the tops of the oak trees to the north of the porch, the Blue jay in close pursuit. I clapped my hands; one of the parent birds appeared and dashed at the jay and the young bird escaped. A few minutes later, at 16:15 I looked into the box and found it empty. There were a number of ants in the box and one crypt of experiment was attracting the flies. An Allen Hummer has two young in a nest on Mrs. Parson's house. Caught cat - foot - and kitten"

1927 May 24. Started on trip to Shasta. Drove over new Carquinez Bridge to Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga. Made a side trip to Petrified Forest where several giant redwoods and a pine tree have been uncovered - completely petrified. Saw geysers at Calistoga - fixed so that it can be turned on. Very warm - about 90° at Calistoga. In afternoon drove over Mt. St. Helena on a fine 7% grade road to Middleton then Lower Lake and Austin's resort where we picked out our $100 lot - 25 x 100 ft. Took one in open, looking down a street which is to be planted to four rows of black walnut trees. The lake and Mt. Konobe are beautiful with great white oaks in the foreground. On the way to Napa Brewer Blackbirds feed on the ground just at the edge of the highway without being bothered by passing machines - Most conspicuous birds were Brewer and Red- winged Blackbirds and Meadowlarks - Bluebirds conspicuous near St. Helena. At Calistoga Yellow Warblers, Warbling Vireos and House Wrens were singing. On the way to the Petrified Forest Black-throated Gray Warblers, Ash-throated Flycatchers, Grosbeaks and Bush Tits were seen. On Mt. St. Helena near top, Yellow Warbler, Grosbeak, Green-backed Goldfinch and Tanagers were heard. When we arrived at Clear Lake a number of Band-tailed Pigeons were seen in the tops of the digger pines. (82)

1927 May 25. Yellow Warblers were the first birds to sing at dawn. Got up about 5:30, breakfast at 7, and left at 9 a.m. During that tour I found the following: Western Grebes - several pairs. Calif. Gull - 1 2d. Blue Heron Mourning Doves, Valley Quail, Turkey Buzzard, W. Crows, Ash-throated Flycatcher (Trimells) Trail Flycatcher, W. Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe, 2d. Kingbirds, Meadow Larks, Kingfishers (heard), Willow Woodpeckers (feeding young in nest in willows), Nuttall Woodpeckers (in willows), Calif. Woodpeckers (in white-oaks) Green-backed Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Grosbeak, Linnets, Tanager (heard), Violet Green Swallow (a pair stayed most of time on stubble which contained Willow Woodpecker's nest), Warbling Vireo, Cassin Vireo; Yellow, Black-throated Gray Warbler and Western Yellow throat, Titmouse, Wren tit, Calif. Beechtit, W. Flycatcher, Slender-billed Nut- hatch (in willows), Oriole, Lark Sparrows, Sparrow Hawk and Blue Birds - 40 29 species + Band-tailed Pigeons. Drove from Lower Lake to Williams over a very difficult mt. road, fording streams, climbing grades, clinging to edge of cliff or delusions. Met very few cars, Very warm - A low-growing clematis with many blossoms covers many of the canyon walls. The following birds are recorded in order in which they were seen. Cliff Swallows, Brown Tossers, Brown Blackbirds (in all valleys), Linnets, 2d. Kingbirds, Black Phoebe (at Willow Springs - 2 young were just out of nest - parents very solicitous. Apparently other young which I did not find), Mourning Doves. Flycatchers, Flickers, Green-backed Goldfinch, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Thrasher,

Buzzard, Spotted Sandpiper, Violet-green Swallow, Oriole, Lark Sparrow, Meadow Lark, Bushtit, Bulbul Bird, Warbling Vireo, Grosbeak, Calif Woodpecker, In the Sacramento Valley on rice land: Forster Terns, Black Terns, Ducks, Killdeer, lunched at Williams (hot), then drove on to Red Bluff where we stopped from 4:30 p.m. till 7 p.m. Then on to Redding where we spent the night at the Golden Eagle Hotel. On the highest part of the road between Red Bluff and Redding we saw one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. The sun set behind some high mts- in the coast range and the sky above was quite cloudy - The colors on the clouds were very brilliant while the mts- were a won- derful violet color such as one sees on Pnyxellus from the Acropolis at Athens. Just before reaching Willows I saw in the marsh Three American egrets which I watched 10-15 minutes - only a hundred feet or so from the highway - Many Red-winged Blackbirds and James saw one Yellow-headed Blackbird. At Red Bluff I spent about an hour near the bridge across the Sacramento River and saw the Brown Towhee, Calif. Jay, Calif Wail?, Meadowlark, Wood Pewee, Yellow Warbler, Lazuli Bunting, Linnets, B.B. Blackbirds, Warbling Vireo, Calif. Woodpecker, Eng. Sparrow, Spotted Sandpiper and Willow Goldfinch. Just at dark I saw three yellow-billed Magpies near Anderson. At dusk a bird was singing a song I heard at Clear Lake in a similar situation - perhaps a vespers song of Bullsnk Oriole - certainly not its ordinary song- more like that of Hooded Oriole.

May 26 - Drove from Redding to Shasta and back almost to Red Bluff where we spent the night in a automobile camp called Joyland - A cold day with showers in the afternoon - Excellent road almost all the way - When we reached the place where Shasta could be seen only the top was visible above the clouds - About noon at Edge- wood the whole amt. cleared for a little while - covered with snow to the bottom - Hills in front very barren as trees have all been cut. To cold for much birding - W. Bluebird, Ash-Thr. Flycatcher, Brown Towhee, Brewer and Red-winged Blackbird, Meadow Lark, Chat, Calif. Woodpecker, Cassin Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Robin, Yellownoths, Cal. Jay, Blue-fronted Jay, Sparrow Hawk, Sp. Towhee on the way and Fox Sparrows on ridge above Shasta City - May 27. Began to rain about 5:30 a.m. Trail Flycatcher calling somewhat by at dawn - Many white oaks on camp ground. Swallows, Calif Wood- pecker, Bullock Oriole, Titmouse, Yellow Warbler and Brown Towhee seen at Camp Joyland - Drove to Red Bluff for breakfast then to Mineral on Mt. Lassen road. Rain must last six miles when we entered a snow storm which was very beautiful, falling among the large firs and pines and filling up on their branches. Very little remained on the ground. At Mineral we found a little resort which consists of a store, dining room and cabins and tents Tooke a cabin which had a heating stove in the main room - two small bedrooms - all open to roof and many cracks - Found Dr. and

1927 Mrs. Grinnell established in a cabin nearby, with three of their children. We pooled our lunches and ate together in their cabin - other meals at the dining room. In afternoon I went for a walk with Dr. and Mrs. G., exploring their six acres on which they are making a census of nesting birds, then through the meadow and up among the aspens. Snow most of the time. Birds were very quiet but found Robins, W. Bluebirds, Skerrtt Hermit Thrush, Hermit, Tolnice, Audubon, Paleolated and Yellow Warblers, Fisherville Song Sparrows, Lincoln Sparrow (Song thrush richer lower pitched than Song Sparrow), Junco (2 nests, one with 3 eggs, other w. four), Fox Sparrow, White-headed Woodpecker (brooding in nest in stump of tree which has been sawed off 2 ft. above ground), Moadse Hairy Woodpecker (nest in aspen), Pygmy Milkatch, Ruby-Crowned Knight, Mt. Chickadee, Wright Flycatcher, Wood Pewee Meadow Lark, Red-winged Blackbird (N.W.), Spotted Sandpipers (3 22 species. Very cold night. Had to drain radiator of car. May 28. Mineral. Partly clear early, snow later in morning - Took a walk with the Grinnells up the Brookoff trail from 8:15-11 a.m. The first hour in the valley and among yellow pines, silver firs, sugar pines and a few tamaracks. The second hour, a few black oaks just coming into leaf, red firs and on the ridge a large patch of manzanita. The last 3/4 hr mountain pines, small meadows just coming out of snow, then drifts 3 ft. high and snow falling heavily - Census follows.

Census 8:15-9:15 9:15-10:15 10:15-11 Mt. Chickadee 5 4 1 Meadow Lark 1 Tanager 5 Cassin Purple Finch 2 Chipping Sparrow 8 Blue-fr. Jay 6 3 2 Warbling Vireo 3 Cassin Vireo 3 Evening Grosbeak 1 Audubon Warbler 7 3 1 Juncos 1 2 Robin 5 1 Wood Pewee 1 Yellow Warbler 4 Song Sparrow 1 Calif. Purple Finch 2 Paleolated Warbler 1 Tolmie Warbler 2 Ruby-crs. Kinglet 5 Wright Flycatcher 3 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Hermit Warbler 12 6 (insert) 1

1927 8:15-9:15 Canada Nuthatch Green-tailed Towhee Fox Sparrow Hammond's Flycatcher White-headed Woodpecker Creeper Spotted Owl (5000ft.) Red-shafted Flicker Sierra Grouse Calliope Hummer (Mangunta in Rosson) Mt. Zmail Golden-crowned Kinglet 34 species. 145 individuals. 9:15-10:15 1 1 3 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 88 10:15-11 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 19 After lunch we drove down out of the storm, following down the east side of the valley to Clies where we had dinner, then drove on to Margsville for the night. Between Mineral and Clies I saw: Meadowlark, Oriole, Kingbirds, Brewer and Red-wr. Blackbirds, Barn Swallows, Kingfisher (just off Clies), Lark sp., Mourning Doves, Schrike, Cliff Swallows, Buzzard, Calif. Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Magpie, Crows-

May 29. Drove from Marysville to Sacramento where we had lunch, via Davis, Vacaville; then on across Carquinez bridge to Berkeley. Many cars from Sacramento down, esp near the new bridge - windy - stopped from 10-10:35 a.m. at Whittard to have tire repaired - Saw Thrush, Brewer Blackbirds, Oriole, Grosbeak, Linnet, Eng. Sparrows (sits in tree, 4 male Willow Goldfinches (together on ground), Yellow Warblers and Airl. Kingbirds. May 30 Berkeley. House Wren sang near house most of morning. A family of bushtits (about 10), fed in oak near house all day, young giving calls of nestlings. Grosbeak sang in p.m. near house - most varied song. May 31. Early fog - warm in middle of day. Titmouse family nearhouse- Parents took muskmelon seeds from table so must have been same family that nested in box. At least four young, perhaps more - escaped Bluejay. Heard Olive-sided Flycatcher in distance and Tanagers near by. June 1 - Fog and sunshine - Titmouses, bushtits and Lutescent Warblers with young in garden.

1927 June 2. Turned in Chevrolet Touring Car and bought Sedan. June 3. Drove to Boulder Creek in afternoon. 11 Bushtits came to pool together- June 4, 5. Spent at Johnson Cottage. Cassie Varios feeding young out of nest. Olive-sided Flycatchers - a pair - in Redwoods on our lot - also Grosbeaks and Thrushes - Drove home Sunday afternoon (James). Titmouse June 6. Family of Bushtits and Sulincant Warblers still about - young being fed. House Worm getting discouraged? Brown Towhee evidently sitting-absquat! June 10 - Trouble with shoulder became acute. June 20. Operation to remove marble from my right shoulder. June 25. Came home from hospital. June 30 - Drove down to BoulderCreek and stayed till July 5 - Spent much time in steamer chair in sunshine. Thrushes in full song - Family of Olive-sided Flycatchers and one of Gros- breaks on our river bank. Birds very abundant. Tanagers heard nearly every day. Returned to Berkeley July 5. July 9. Walked down to Dr.'s office. Heard Tanager near Thorsen house on Bancroft way just above Putnamt. On way home heard it again in same place and watched it for twenty minutes - A female, spent most of the time in the maple trees or on the vines above the trees, occasionally darted out to catch an insect among the branches - Flur across the street into a small magnolia - Caled very often. Could not stand longer to watch got lost. The first time I have ever seen a Tanager in Berkeley in July.

July 10. Western Flycatchers which have a nest under the living room porch are feeding young about half grown. A Blue Jay became very familiar and as we sat on the living room porch he fed from our hands, took bread twice from Lois' bed and once from her lap. Took one piece of bread between the leaves of her note books. Showed absolutely no fear - The bird is molting, feathers on the back of the neck and body thin and loose. Wing coverts just coming in. July 11. Sunny, warm. Blue Jay came at lunch time and in afternoon. Acted like a tame cat. After eating all he wanted, took pieces of bread and buried them in the garden. Perched on my knee and tried to pull a white button off the front of my dress. When he couldn't get it off, he hammered at it. Perched on the table and sang setts voice. Alighted on my head and began hammering at my skull. Drove him off. Alighted in oak and another Jay drove him off. July 12-33 Got camera and films to take picture of Jay but he did not come again. July 16-18 Boulder Creek by train bus. July 23 - Aug. 1. At Boulder Creek. Wonderful weather - high fog in early morning, thin sunny all day. Woods Pares drawing Coast Blue Jays from vicinity of nest. Olive-sided Flycatchers

1927 still calling. Thrushes singing first part of week but almost silent by Aug.1. Creepers, Chickadees, Junco's very abundant. Several Kingfishers and one Water Angel seen. No Tanagers or Robins seen. On July 29, went to see Miss Bournoughs in Mt. Vernon. Chickadees came and perched on a nut which I held in my hand. Adult very timid - young bird timid, did not remain to dig out nut - After we left, a family of Black-throated Gray Warblers came to bathe and a Creepers took bath in a dish of water on ground, Miss Bournoughs told me later. Aug.1. Returned to Berkeley - Foggy - high. Left Jamie at Boulder Creek. Aug.2. Foggy nearly all day - Prelates Warblers at pool, 4g & female - Aug.3. Foggy - Wrentits, Virgin Vireos, Lutescent Warblers, Thrushes, Song Sparrows at pool. Thrushes near calling - 4 Song Sparrows, 1 without tail feathers. Aug.6. Drove to Boulder for week end. Beautiful weather. Heard Tanagers Aug.8. Visited Montgomery School on way home. Aug.9. Foggy morning - Berkeley - Aug.10. Warm day with fog at night. Was catching mosquitoes. at 4 p.m. in afternoons Anna H runner Aug.11. Fog in morning. Warm p.m. and clear most of night. All thrushes heard during night. Foggy rest of day - Aug.12. A 2 real came about 9 a.m. with young to table. Young Two-thirds grown - Could see only 8yg; 3 females and 2 males. Many others were calling in brush 100 ft behind house. Young Spotted Thrush still in juvenile plumage. Adult almost bald headed. Titmouse still comes to table.

Aug. 13. Drove to Boulder Creek, left Berkeley 1:30 p.m. Reached Boulder 6:15. via Scenic Crzy. Aug. 14. Cassin Vireo, Creper, Black-headed Grosbeak, Olive-sided Flycatcher heard calling. Yellow Warbler sang several times. Left for Berkeley at 12:20 p.m. Warm with high fog in early morning. Many young goldfinches seen at Inspiration Point. Large flocks of Brewer Blackbirds in fields in valley. Berkeley Aug. 16. Heard Iridescent, Toluca (singing), and Pileolated Warblers and Russel-backed Thrush. Aug. 17. Iridescent and Pileolated Warblers, Russel-backed Thrush. Virgin's Vireo singing. Aug. 18. " Aug. 19. " Aug. 20. A Black-headed Grosbeak flew into the deciduous trees above us " on the hill. Aug. 26. Mrs. Blake reported Hermit Warblers and W. Gnatcatchers in her garden. Aug. 24. Iridescent and Pileolated Warblers and Russel-backed Thrush " Aug. 28. Iridescent Warbler about, A Western Tanager came into our oaks " Aug. 29 & 30. Tanager on Bancroft Way - Thresher singing. Aug. 30. A small flock of warblers feeding in our oaks - 1 full plumaged Pileolated, 1 Iridescent and three or four ? Aug. 31 Went by train to Boulder Creek. Sept. 1. Heard Creepers, Coast Jay, Cassin Vireo, Wood Pewee, Russel-backed Thrush, Purple Trich and Goldfinches during morning. Returned by train to Oakland in p.m. Saw from Train: 1 Butcher Bird, 2 Sparrow Hawks, 3 Turkey Buzzards, 3 Barn

1927 Swallows, hundreds of Sandpipers and a few Killdeer, many meadow larks and huge flocks of Blackbirds in the marshes between Alviso and Mt. Eden. Also 1 Golden Pheasant near Brannberg. Very warm. Sept. 2-8 - Warm, sunny weather. Heard Russet-backed Thrush and Lutescent Warble, every day. Sept. 8. Drove down to Boulder Creek - Warm, beautiful day - Sept. 9. Chilly. Clouds in morning, gusty wind. Summers in p.m. Very few birds - Juncos, Goldfinches, Rt-b-titmouse, Coast Jay- Sept. 10. Clear, warmer. Drove back to Berkeley. Sept. 11. Warm. Sept. 12. Saw W Flycatcher. Sept. 13. Mrs. Blake reported W. Flycatcher and Olive-sided Flycatchers in her garden. Screech Owls about every night near our house. Sept. 14. Heard Lutescent Warblers and Tanager. Song Sparrow, Thrasher and Virgo's were singing. Red-tailed Hawks soaring near Eucalyptus trees across canyon. Sept. 17. Mrs. Nuria picked up dead Vance Swift - Alaska Yellows W U.S.F. Sept. 20. Tanagers still about - dull plumage. Beautiful weather. Titmouse Sept. 21 and Wrentit heard singing - Also Thrasher & Virgo's were Russet-backed Thrushes were calling below house. Lutescent Warblers are numerous and calling loudly. Sept. 21. Many Crowded Sparrows in N. Berkeley, Santa Barbara Rd. Delutrovidates, thrush. Still warm - Sept. 22. Warm, young warblers - lutescent - Sept. 23. Yellow Warblers and Virgos? - gray backs, light line through eye, white breasts -- Mrs. Blake reported 2 young Cedar Waxwings in her garden.

Sept. 24 - Went to Baumberg with Mrs. Saunders. Many Killdeer, Yellow Legs both Greater and Lesser, and Wilson Snipe which we saw very near. Several flushed from a roadside pool which was almost choked with vegetation, circled about with zig.zag flight and droppeded a little further on. Finally found one motionless and erect - wonderfully protected in color. When flushed they utered a scraping "screep". We must have seen 8-10. Full list: Gulls, a few- Pintail - 200+ Killdeer - 40+ Yellow Legs - 30+ Sandpipers - a few flocks and single birds on edge of salt ponds 8+ Wilson Snipe 1 N. Phalarope. 2 Black Phoebes 1 Say Phoebe 3 Sparrow Hawks 1 Marsh Hawk 2 Gt. Blue Herons 4 Butcher Birds. Also Brown & Red w. Blackbirds, Meadowlarks Linnets. Bryant & Song Spar row, 1 Yellow Throat,

1927 Sept. 24. Mrs. Bogle reported 3 Black-throated Grey Warblers in Claremont Canyon. Mr. Bryant ' 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets on lower campus. Sept. 26 - Cloudy Sept. 27 - A shower at night. Sept. 28 - Cleared before noon - A little north wind - D. Bryant reported G.C. Sparrow. Sept. 29 - Beautiful day - just enough north wind to clear air. Sept. 30. North winds - very clear. Heard Snail catcher in Sunny Gulch; 8250 Golden-crowned Sparrow. Heard R.C. Knight near house. Oct. 1. Went to Mt. Diablo Country Club with Prof. Ritter to watch California Woodpeckers. Found them very abundant though many had been shot by owner of an almond orchard where they had eaten the almonds. Shells and hulls were left hanging in the tree but nuts had been eaten. Most of oaks (Coast and Valley Live Oaks) had holes in bark, some holes still occupied by wormy acorns. A few birds were found storing fresh acorns. Many flickers also timbre. Saw flock of Intermediate Sparrows and heard them sing. Three kill- deers flew over. Other Birds - Meadow Larks, Towhees. Song Sparrows, Blue Jays, Robins - 2 Turkey Vultures A few warblers were heard but not identified. A little north wind - warm. Heard Audubon W? Oct. 2. Warm - Clear. Very little wind. Two Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Intermediate and Golden-crowned Sparrows in canyon. Thought I heard a chip of Audubon Warbler.

Oct. 3. Heard Knight in Faculty Glade. Mrs Golden-crowned Sparrows singing in morning near our house. Mrs. Bugle reported several Red-breasted Sapsuckers near Rose & Inchick, also a thrush (sp.? ) and Audubon Warbler. She said she had seen Aud. Warblers near her house for a week. Oct. 6. Mrs Burroughs reported Hermit Thrush - Oct. 7. Still sunny - days shorter - north winds threaten but do not blow - only clear the atmosphere. A Hermit Thrush was calling repeatedly early this morning. Have not seen a Fox Sparrow but have heard calls which I feel sure are his. Golden-crowned and Intermediate Sparrows singing near house. Large flocks of bush-tits. Few birds come to table for food - about air quail, Song Sparrow and Brown Tanager. An occasional Jay or Titmouse. Oct. 9. 22 quail came to feed. Oct. 15. Finished copy for 1927 Condor Index. Oct. 16. Finished Bird Love report Oct. 16 - Cloudy Oct. 18. Heard Fox Sparrow unmistakably - but have seen none. Mrs. Blake reported they had been present in her garden for two weeks Weather continues fair - warm sunny days. Occasional foggy nights -

1927 Oct. 21. Went to Alameda. Though tide was right no birds came in to Kiddler (15?) flew over. Fenside Boulevard core. In estuary found 1 Willet and 3 Godwits- Oak Bay shore - Bay Farm Island - now the Oakland Airport - found 2 B.B. Plover, Sandpipers, a few Godwits (5?), 1 Willet, a few Eared Grebe-? At Lake Merritt (at feeding time 4 p.m.), killed several hundred Pintail , 40(?) Baldpates , 1 Spoonbill (eclipse) , Snow Geese, 1 Hutchins (?) Cackling?) Goose. 1 White fronted Goose- Warm with fog at night. Oct. 25. W. Winter Wren calling. Oct. 26. " " " " . Fox Sparrow came to drinking fountain at breakfast time. After a few minutes of hesitation he flew on to the table. Not banded. Heavy rain, first of season. Oct. 27. Fox Sparrow on table at breakfast time. Very seldom a bird on table - seeds last for days. Oct 28. Rain at night. Oct. 29. Rain at night. Oct. 30. Rain, all day and night. Oct. 31. Clear. A light n. wind. Nov. 4. Drove to Boulder Creek. Very few birds. Nov. 5. Returned to Berkeley via Palo Alto - to Skyline Boulevard to S.F. Nov. 6. Rain - W. Winter Wren heard. Nov. 7, 8, 9 , heavy rains. Hermit Thrush singing. Nov. 15- Clear 1 Fox Sparrows, 1 male rail, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Teal ?Song Sparrow , 1 Brown Towhee came to table No Spotted Towhees about - I comes to pool occasionally but now am

Nov. 11. Many gulls circled over stadium during Army and Navy game and fed on lawn for days afterward when the grass was very wet from the heavy rains. Nov. 13. Two W. Winter Wrens between here and the mouth of the Canyon. Rain Nov. 11, 12, 13. Nov. 17. Hermit Thrush sang. Druil came to table - 1 female has band. Nov. 19, 20. Rain Nov. 21 - Clearing. Hermit Thrush singing. Nov. 22. Mr. Clabough reported banding a White-throated Sparrow on Nov. 13 - repeat Nov. 15? and a Harris Sparrow Nov. 24. Frost in early morning. Nov. 23. Frost. Brilliantly clear. Druil came for food. Nov. 24. Thanksgiving. Went to Lake Meritt at 4 p.m. - crowd of people. Ducks had not increased much - Pintails and Baldpats most numerous, a few Spoonbills, 6 Snow Geese, a few Hutehins, 1 White Pelican. Saw no Canvas Backs or other Deep water Ducks. Frost in morning. Nov. 25. Warmer, overcast. Druil take all the food I put out: No spotted towhees. Dec. 3. Colder. Dec. 12. Hermit Thrush has spent much time last two weeks in logon, eating berries. Walked to museum and back. Saw 2 flockd quail, 1 Calyay, 1 Steller, gey, 1 Anna linner, several flickers, Audubon Warblers, P.C. Knights, Orange black-backed tits, a few G.C. Knights, Wrentits, Brown-Towhees, juncoes. or large flock White crowned & Golden-crowned Sparrows, 4 Song Sparrows several gulls - Greenbacks & Goldfinches. No Spotted Towhees.

1927 Dec. 13. A juncos came to table for seeds. Dec. 14 " " " " " " Bird for report. Dec. 18. Drove to Walnut Creek, Martiney - huge flock of blackbirds near Walnut Creek over plowed ground - (1000 t) Dec. 22, 23, 24 - heavy frost in early morning. Spotted Towhees back. [banded] " on table Dec. 25 - rainy - or cloudy - warmer. Heard often in brush: Dec. 26. Clear, warmer. Drove to Napa via Carquinez Bridge, returning via Richmond ferry. A huge flock of blackbirds (1000+) between Napa and Ignacio & many juncos. Many gulls at Napa and other places above Valleys - in some places the ground was white with them - A few M. Grebes on bay - Red-t. & Sp. Hawks & Shrikes - Dec. 27 - partly rainy. Song Sparrow with new band on table. Dec. 28 " " Titmouse on table. Clearing Dec. 29 - Banded Golden-crowned Sparrow on table. Drove via Tunnel Road to Orinda and back by San Pablo dam. Several miles below the dam a St. Blue Heron was seen in a field, and just beyond a Road Runner flew across the road from the left (S.), perhaps 25 ft. above the ground and alighted in a large willow near the stream. When I stopped the car he dropped down into the small willows in the stream bottom. As he crossed the road I saw the long body and tail which suggested a magpie. When he alighted in the tree I saw the brown-streaked plumage and crest. Merits (2) came to table for fat. P.M. 10 Sp. Fox Sparrows feeding on a [illegible] Dec. 30. Overcast - no rain. Quail ate nearly 3 cups of seeds, remaining near the house apparently all day. Many other birds eager for food - 25-29 in flock

3 Song Sparrows, Brown Towhee, Fox Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, and several juncos one of which has a white spot half as large as a dime just back of each eye. [illegible] Thrush still feeding on berries outside dining-room window (south). It often hovers at the top of the window pecking either at the upper edge of the pane or at the casing above. Is it catching spiders? No thrashers about though last year they fed frequently in this bush so that the berries were gone soon after Thanksgiving. This year there is a large crop of berries in the canyons and on the hillslopes wherever we drive. Have heard a thrasher sing only once during last two months from the house and then it was so far away as to be almost in audible. Dec. 30, 31 - Rain

1928. Jan. 1. Rain - Many birds come to feed and bathe - Counted three Spotted Towhees, 2 Jays, 2 G-C. Sparrows - all shaking water from their feathers or in the bath. Hermit Thrush singing and W. Warbling. Jan. 2. Counted 3 Song Sparrows, 1 Fox Sp., 2 G-C. Sp., 2 Spotted Towhee, 1 Brown Towhee, 2 Jays, and large flock of quail on feeding ground at 9 a.m. Hermit Thrush singing. Drove to San Francisco by way of Golden Gate Ferry to Cliff House and on to Rockaway Beach. In bay were many Western Grebes (20+), Scoters, White-winged (30-40), a few Eared Grebes, Wt. Calif., Ringbilled, Horned and Glaucous-wr. Gulls, 2 Loons, 2 Cormorants. At Friequits Lagoon, Puddy Ducks, Lesser-Scaup and a few Mallards, Coots and Gulls and Black Phoebe. Along shore only gulls and 1 Eared Grebe in a pond. Clearing. Jan. 4. Warmer - Thick fog part of day. Titmouse and Song Sparrow singing Jan. 5. Drove to Boulder Creek - Thick fog very heavy as far as Skyland. None in Geyante Canyon or Boulder Creek Canyon. Planted Mary Wallace rose bush given James by Mrs. Paine. Pruned Fruit trees. Drove to Santa Cruz in evening - full moon - Canyon & ocean beautiful - Jan. 6. Pulled boat up on bank. Many flocks of juncos, siskins, Chickadees. Found also Flicker, Black Phoebe, Brown & Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrows, Audubon Warbler, Humbleto, Blue Birds, Her- mits Thrushes. Warm - Clear after 9 a.m. light fog early Returned to Berkeley

Jan.10. Titmouse spent most of the morning near nesting box giving all its spring calls. Saw it come out of the box once. Jan.11. Fine weather for this season - light tale fog in morning - 85o in L. A. Jan.12. Titmouse, Song Sp., Vesper Thorn & Hermit Thrush singing. Tale fog. '13- Rain. Jan.14- Took Prof. and Mrs. Whiles (Sather Boy from Princeton) for drive - Found they were both interested in birds. Drove to Mt. Diablo Country Club then to Martinez & along bay shore home. Saw several Sp.Navis, 1 Red-tail, Quail Cal Jay, Flickers, Cal. Woodpecker, Titmouse, R-c/linglet, Shrike, Blackbird (very no fresh-flowered land. Grain coming up - Cloudy - Clearing. Jan.15. Perfectly clear. Cold - Bright N. wind - heavy frost. James and I walked up hill - Titus road to head of Dwight way - Very few birds - A few hawks- Violets, 1 Anna Hummer - several Rufous-crs. Sparrows - Heard 1 Quail catcher, Walked over pavement on upper Panoramic Way for first time - In one shady not place there was ice and ground was frozen. On sunny side of hill, protected from wind we lay down - felt warm by the sun. Jan.16-20 - Cold, clear, growing gradually warmer. Hermit Thrush sings occasion- ally - Blue thrasher heard in distance - Titmouse sings every day for some time. Quail various. Jan.20 Went to take Merritt with Mrs. Learous, Mead, Beale, Wadsworth. Stopped at Em- bacadero about 10 a.m. Many ducks there, mostly Pintails, Baldpats, Canvas- bucks. Walked along S. side - a few Ruddy-ducks, many Blue-bills, also many Eared Grebes, 4 Pied-billed Grebe, 3 or four Western Grebes, Many Coots. Lunched at Willos then went to main feeding ground. Added there 7 Snowy Geese, 1 White-

1928 fronts Goose, a few Shovellers, Mallards and 2 European Widgeon (head cinnamon, cream in center) - 1 Beldi Pate had sides of head white- 1 foreign duck - black with red near eyes or bill & white on wing - short legs- Clear, warmer. 2 White Swans and 1 White Pelican (1 wing clipped.) Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 - Cloudy, showers, mild: Jan. 28. Dr. Grinnell brought his class to watch birds from my window - 27 students. They saw Thirteen twelve species, most of which came onto the table: Song Sparrow, Fox Sp. Br. Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Quail, Petronze, Men-tit on Table. Visible in trees, Flicker, Bach-tit, Vegor's War. Hermit Thrush, Cal. Jay - R-C Kinglet Feb. 2, 3, 4. Heavy rain. Feb. 5. Clear morning. Drove to Martinez. Gathered pussy willows. Many opening into tassels. Some wild currant in bloom. Hazel catkins out. Rain in p.m. Feb. 6. Clear, warm in sunshine - Many birds singing: Meadow Lark, Thrasher, Song Sp., Vegor's War. Petronze. Mr. Mead reported Humming singing. Feb. 6 - Feb 14. Clear, warm. Feb. 11. Dr. G. reported Allen Humming bird. Feb. 7. Sharp-shinned Hawk flew against dining room window when striking at quail on feeding table. Fell to porch floor where its head was caught under the railing. A cat was just ready to pounce on it when I finished it with a broom stick. Took it to museum. Feb. 15. Light N. wind, colder. Feb. 16 - 7. Mild. Colder. Feb. 17- Warmer. Allen Hummer came up to dining room window. Plum tree in full bloom. Hali cat kills Hermit Thrush in pool. 15 min. later another thrush came

Feb. 21. Lutescent Warbler singing in oaks in early morning - Purple Finch singing, first time I have heard it this year. Thrasher singing nearby. Warm - Cloudy. Feb. 28. Lutescent Warbler in shrubs near pool. B-C Knight singing. Feb. 29. Lutescent Warbler singing frequently. Showers. Warm. Apricot trees, hyacinths & daffodils in full bloom. Mar. 1. South wind - Lutescent Warbler singing. Mar. 7, 8. rain - Purple Finch Singing. Mar. 9. Clearer. Took pictures of pair of titmice on table. Mar. 10. Titmouse called 108 times in five minutes 6:30 - 6:35 a.m. Most of the time the call was a "chick-a-dee-chuck" repeated uniformly in a discouraged tone. Began calling about 6 a.m. Soon after 6:35 it changed to a happier chick-a-dee-dee and then stopped. Dr. G. reported Anna N. feeding young- Mar. 12. Looked into titmouse box - no eggs visible - much fluff (rabbits fur) in loose form. Cloudy. Hwn Thrasher, Titmouse Song &b. Flicker. Lutescent Warbler singing calling Heard Winter Wren at top of hill. Mar. 13. Warm. Quail in flock feeding on table still. Hermit Thrush singing. Pair titmice on table - Carey seeks to tree where they hide them in clefts in bark or crack them and eat them. Today we cracked a seed holding it between fingers on edge of table; the other cracked one on a perch I fastened to table. Bush tits building. Lutescent Warbler singing constantly as if female were sitting. Looked into titmouse box - nest formed but no egg. Several times in morning saw female carry fluff out of box; one large piece was left on a branch twenty feet from box. Warm, beautiful day - Air sweet and clear.

1928 Mar. 15. Warm - Gardening. Found Bucklits nest in Mrs. Lewis' garden and another in my garden, each being lined. Mar. 16. Found nests of Vagrro Wren in bottom of tree trunk (oak) at end of Mosswood Rd. The female was carrying in living material which she was gathering from an oak branch. When her arrived the branch I found a rabbits skeleton which had been tossed into the tree and lodged on the branch. The bird was gathering fur for her nest lining. Mar. 16. Went with class for first time. Spent 9:25-10 a.m. in Claremont Hotel grounds - Found Flicker, Donny Willow Woodpecker, Calif. Jay, Coast Jay, Allin H. x Song Sp., Brown Towhee, Blue Dasher, x Dot Sparrows, Mettall Sp., Purple Finch, Lamnet, Audubon Thrasher, x Townsend Warbler, Buck-tito, Titmouse, W. Winter Wren. x Ruby-crowned Knight, Red-breasted Nutthatch, x Hermit Thrush, Robin. Those marked with * were singing freely. Total 21. Drove on to real estate building on Tunnel Rd. where we added Golden-cr. Sp., x Thrasher, x Vagrro Wren, x Spotted Towhee, x Lutescent Warbler. Saw also Cal Jays, Song Sp., Allin H., Br. Towhee. 11:10-11:40. Drove through tunnel and investigated a road just below where a thrasher was singing. Allin H. and Aud. Warbler in full plumage. At Fish Ranch canyon stopped to eat lunch. Buck tito lining nest. Went on to Oak Springs where we added Black Phoebe, x Meadow Lark, Brewer Blackb., Calif. Woodpeckers, Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Sparrow Hawk Total 33. Mar. 18. Beautiful warm day. Heard W.W. Wren from my windows at 6:30 a.m. Also Western Flycatcher and Warbling Vires for first time. No eggs visible in Titmouse nest - many loose feathers. Flickers very active. Black Phoebe at day.

Mar.19. Bird class went to Drumerton Bridge. Foggy in morning, clearing about noon. Then warm. Fruit trees, Judas trees, flowering shrubs in full bloom. Hills & valleys very green. Spent 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Coyote Hills where we found; Turkey Vultures (6-8), Marsh Hawks (3), Cooper Hawk (1), Red-tail (2), Pintail Ducks (6-8), Wilson Snipe (6?), Killdeer (15t), Yellowlegs (1) Flicker, Barn Swallow, Pipits, Anna & Allen Hummingbirds, Marsh Song Sparrow, Bryant's Marsh Sparrow, Linneats, Zuni Sp., Nuttall Sp., Golden-cr. Sparrow, Shrike, Tufted Wren, R-c Knight, Aud. Warbler, Meadow Lark, Brewer Blackbird, Black Phoebe, W. Yellowthroat, New-backed Goldfinch 1 Pheasant (female) and 27 Black-crowned Night Heron Lunched on hillside overlooking bay - Saw 3 Black-bellied Plovers, 1 Yellowlegs, a few Sandpipers, Meadow Larks and Shrike +1 Drove over bridge: on tidal flats many Willets, Marbled Godwits, a few Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plovers, Sandpipers and Oyster Catcher (?) In water 150 Canvas Grebes in close flock. Many ducks (Lesser Scaup only ones identified), 1 W. Grebe. Several Blue Herons over marsh - +9 Drove to Redwood City Harbor - Saw 6 Egrets. Also Red-winged Blackbirds, Robin and many gulls (W-Caly?) and Mallard Ducks (Cen. pond) Total 47. Drove home by way of S.F. Mar.22. Rain. Trip planned to Grizzly with Mr. Ralph Hoffmann and Mrs. Saunders given up - went to Lake Merritt. Few ducks left - Pintails, Baldpats, 1 Shoveller. 1 European Widgeon, a few Blue-bills, 1 Whitemargined Scoter and 3 female Golden-eyes. A few pied-billed and eared grebes and Cormorants. Very wet. Warbling Vires in oaks east of house. Yellow Woodpeckers near during past week.

1928 Mar. 23. Heavy, continuous rain. Mar. 24, 25 Rain No eggs in titmouse's nest at 4 p.m. Mar. 25. Rain. Heard W. House Mock at mouth of canyon. First time this year. Short-shinned Hawk in Sunny Guleh. Dropped from branch, head down, clutging milt. Mar. 26. Torrential rains with S. wind roaring in eucalyptus trees across the Canyon. The quiet here, protected from the wind, together with abundant food on the oak trees with their fresh green leaves and blossoms attracted in- numerable birds -- A large flock (100+) of Pine Siskins remained most of the morning in the oaks east of house, feeding on small worms which always begin feasting the young oak leaves at this time of year. Many Townsend Warblers singing and a few Audubon Warblers (chasing each other). A juneo was singing freely, also titmouse, Vigor Mock. Song Sparrow. A War- bling Vireo sang in the same oak tree an hour or more. Bushtits, Wrentits, Brown-spotted Towhee, quail and Fox Sparrows. Also Western Flycatcher. Mar. 27. Showers and sun. Colder. A little hail. A large flock of Intermediate Sparrows eating worms in the oak trees. Heard Piedolated Thrasher near house at 6:45 a.m. At 4 p.m. 2 eggs in Titmouse's nest. At 4:30 a large flock of warblers and pine siskins went through the oaks near house. Sparklingly clear and cold by night. Mar. 28. Clear. Light frost in morning. At 11 a.m. no eggs visible in Titmouse nest. A number of loose feathers in center. 2 Willow Woodpeckers in oak E. of house. Mar. 29. Found Allen Hummers nest near living room window in oak. Bird sitting close. Found Lutescent Thrasher's nest on back rest of house cleverly concealed under pile of oak leaves and sheltered by leaves of brake fern. Female carrying in fine shreds of bark. Clear, warmer. Many Intermediate Sparrows singing. Wollycatcher near house most of time.

Early morning - Warbling Vireo singing. W. Flycatcher calling Willow Woodpecker. March 30. Took walk with class near house - below in canyon and up to top of hill. Weather: overcast and chilly. Not many birds singing. Found: Zual, Red-tailed Hawk, Flickers, Calif. Jay, Allen Hummer, Meadow Lark; Linnnet, Purple Finch, Intermediate Sparrow, Golden-cv. Sp., Song Sparrows, Brown + Spotted Towhees, Audubon Warbler, Townsend W. singing, Piedated Warbler, Iutescent Warbler, Ingors Vorn (nest), Titmouse, Bush-tit Robin, Thrasher, Hermit Thrush (singing), 23 species. In afternoon drove to Boulder Creek with Prof. + Mrs. Wheeler of Princeton - Saw many Brewer and Red-winged Blackbirds on the way - Saw one Varied Thrush in Mt. Vernon. Flickers in orchards. Blossoms about gone. Mar. 31. Went down to our lot then up to Boulder and Bear Creeks. Could find no water Buzzel. Saw or heard Turkey Buzzard, Calif & Coast Jay, Allen H. (buzzing about madrone blossoms), Black Phoebe, Western Flycatcher (heard many), Willow Woodpecker, Song Sparrow, Linnnet, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Green-backed Goldfinch, St. James, Spotted + Brown Towhee, Warbling Vires (many), Halton Vires (one), Iutescent Warbler (many), Piedated Warbler (few), Tannry Creeper, Chickadee (Card), Bush Tits, and Western Blackbirds (pairs). No swifto or swallows. In afternoon drove on to Carmel via Waterville, Moss Landing and Castroville. Not time to stop except a few minutes at Moss Landing where we saw 2 St. Blue Heron, Surf. Scoters in full plumage; 1 Sared Drake, 1 Pied-filled Drake and a few Cots Saw also many Blackbirds (Br. + Red-H), a few Shrikes, a Sparrow Hawk, several Willow Goldfinches, 3 Cliff Swallows, 1 Barn Swallow. Reached Carmel at 6 p.m. Took a walk along beach before dinner. Nuttall Sparrows

1928 were singing in the plants on the bluff and White-winged Scoters were feeding in the surf; other ducks farther out - A Nuttall Sparrow sang in middle of night. Apr. 1. Raining at 6 a.m. but cleared it stopped later. Cloudy all day - After breakfast drove about Carmel a little, then took 17 mile drive - Very beautiful - Wonderful Cinemarias. Added Wrentit, Spotted Towhee & Crow to list; also W. and Glauconous-winged Gull. At Bird Rock found Farallon Horned Larks on the shore and many Cormorants and gulls and a few Brown Pelicans (6?) on the rock. One smaller white bird kept Black Turnstone? flying up the face of the rock; showed dark head and striking black and white on the back (seemingly at base springs which were light white otherwise except possible black tips) and base of tail - On way to Salinas saw Bluebirds, Buzzards, Swallows (a few), 1 Killeer and Kipps Barn 2 Yellow-billed Magpies. Total for the trip: 49 Mallards in Lake Merritt. Apr. 2. Heavy rain most of day. Apr. 3. Cloudy, sun and showers. Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Audubon Warblers (large Rock) Townsend Warblers. Vermilion Flycatcher feeding in oaks East of house. Ales Hermit Thrush. At 4 p.m. looked into titmouse nest after tapping on it. Seemed to be many loose feathers covering eggs but they suddenly exploded as I looked at them and the bird hissed at me but did not leave the nest. Setting? In afternoon as I walked along Hillside Ave. I saw a number of white-bellied Swallows but they disappeared before I could determine whether they were Tree Swallows or violet-green. First swallows I have seen in Berkeley for many years.

Apr.4. Clear. Light frost on calves shed. Fox Sp. Hermit Thrush, Audubon W. P-C.Knight still here. Warm but fresh cool breeze. 92 in. snow at summit -Only 68 in before these last storms (Mar.20). 1 Egg in Lutescent Warbler's nest. Apr.5. Clear, warm. Hermit Thrush, P-C Knight & Y-C Sparrow singing. Tolmie Warbler at end of Mosswood Rd. Found I could look into the Allen Hummer's nest from sleeping porch window. Baby birds several days old. Mother bird came at 1:20 - drove off Wrentit - then fed by regurgitation. At 1:40, she returns and fed both birds again. Noticed me as she flew away and hovers near a moment. 2 eggs in Lutescent Warblers nest. Several House Wrens on hill side outside of canyon. Paleolus Warblers. W.Flycatchers & Warbling Vireos common. Dullio migrating northward, with clear Apr.6. Walked up canyon. Beautiful warm day - 9:30-12. Found: Red-tailed Hawk, Flicker, Willow Woodpecker, Cal.Jay, Coast Jay, Meadow Lark, Brewer Blackbird, Allen Id., Anna Hb.,Black Phoebe, W.Flycatcher, Tit.Sparrow, Y-C.Sparrow, Song Sp., Linnet, Purple Finch, BrownTowhee, Spotted Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Warbling Vireo, Audubon Warbler, Lutescent W. Paleolus W. Tolmie Warbler, P-C Knight, Bush Tit, Vigors Oven, House Wren, Hermit Thrush. Throater At home - Fox Sparrow and Titmouse. Audubon Warblers singing. Total 33. Apr.7. Very warm - light north-wind. And.W., Hermit Thrush, P-C.Knight seen, all singing. W.Gnatcatcher went thro' the garden in afternoon. Lutescent Warbler laid fourth egg- sitting. Mary & Mrs. Brooks came to tea.

1928 Apr. 6 Easter Sunday - Beautiful warm clear day. Went into woods for an hour in full plumage. after breakfast Many Golden-cr. & Intermediate Sparrows, in flock, both singing. Fox Sparrow Sang in early morning near pool. In woods I found also Hermit Thrush, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Audubon & Townsend Warblers (single ones) singing. Two male Tolmie Warblers, one above Mosswood Rd. one in ravine below end of Mosswood Rd - both in full song. Many Lutescent & Paleolated Warblers - later mating. a pair of Willow Woodpeckers, cutting hole in dead oak stub. An Ash-throated Flycatcher was seen clearly in oak tree E. of house. Apr. 9. Colder. Cloudy. Many Golden-cr. & Intermediate Sparrows in oaks. Apr. 10. Fox sp., Hermit Thrush, " " " " here. Apr. 12 Causing Whio song again good pair's behavior. W. Grebes. Br. Cormorant, Bon Gulls, W (few) Hermit thrush singing Line-Blancs w. many Calif. Gulls on bay in S. m. Apr. 13, 14 Cool w. R-c. Kinglet singing. Cutting road across the canyon. Apr. Sleams - shovel workers as much noise I cannot hear birds. Works from 7 a. m. to 12 midnight. Allu hummers fill nest. Whigs featured. Apr. 15. Cool. Cloudy; G-c. Sparrows singing - only winter bird heard. Apr. 18. Went to Marin Co. with class. Failed to meet at time appointed and had tour out between S. Quentin & San Rafael so did not do what we planned. A beautiful clear fresh day. Went up Lagunitas Creek where we had lunch. two Phoenix Lake Birds: (on bay: 8-10 W. Grebes. Glaucous-winged, Ring-billed, Western & Bonaparte gulls, Forster Tern(1), Farallon Cormorants, 1 White-winged Scoter - (10) San Quentin St. 1 Curlew & Gulls. 5-8 jaysbirds, too far out to identify - Mallard Duck Red-tailed Hawk - being tormented by Crows. Sparrow Hawk Buzzards (several) " " " Crows - many - (over)

Red-winged Blackbird, Meadow Lark (very few), Brewer's Blackbird, Allen Hummingbird, Vaux Swift (20+) up Lagunitas Creek, soaring high. Horned Lark (near Richmond) Flicker, Western Flycatcher, Brown & Spotted Towhee, Marin Song Sparrow, Sannells Song Sp. (March), Bronson Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lazuline Bunting (near Phoenix Lake), Green-backed Goldfinch, Nuttall Sparrow, Barn Swallow and Cliff Swallow (gathering muds for nests at San Rafael Baths), Violet-green Swallow up Lagunitas Creek, Warbling Vireo, Hutton's Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Paleolates, Lutescent and Black-throated Gray Warblers (several on south facing sals covered slope just below Phoenix Lake, all in song). House Wren, Buscktit (1), Chickadee (1). 42 sp. {Scotin & G-c Sparrow 2 winter residents Apr. 19. Cooler. Partly Cloudy. Allen Hummers flew about 119 m. Mother fed them about 10:30 Apr. 20. 'drove' near Playwards. Drove to Boulder Creek, leaving Berkeley at 119 m. Lunched near ranch N of Millpitas where I saw an Oriole. Reached Boulder Creek about 3:30 and spent rest of afternoon burning brush on lot. Apr. 21. The night was quite cold. Warm and delightful during the day. Yesterday p.m. and this a.m. found: Dusil, Crests Jay, Willow Woodpicker, Black Phoebe, W. Flycatcher, Allen Hummingbird, Sides Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Linnet, Green-backed Goldfinch, Clapping Sparrow, Junco, Pine Siskin, Spotted & Brown Towhee, Song Sparrow. Cliff Swallows Black-headed Grosbeak, Warbling, Hutton & Cassin Vireo, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Yellow, Paleolates Warbler, Lutescent Warbler, Buscktit, Chickadee, Robin (3) W. Bluebird, 30 Oriole at Glenwood. Redwinged & Brewer's Blackbirds, Red-tailed Hawks on way. Lunch near Alma - House Wrens.

1928 Found following birds on first 500 ft. of our lot: (6) Quail, Willow Woodpecker (ps) W. Flycatcher, Allen Hummingbird, Purple Finch, G.b. Goldfinch, Song Sparrow Spotted Towhee, Grosbeak, Warbling, Hudson and Cassin Vireos. Paleolates, Lutescent, Black-Throated Gray, Yellow Warbler, Chickadee, Bush-Tit. Returned to [illegible] Red-tail. Apr. 22. Bright, warm day - fresh breeze. Bush-tits feeding young in nest. Apr. 24. Found Calliope Hummingbirds at upper end of Strawberry Canyon. Male perched in willow eight feet from me so I could see the V shaped gorget, the gray green of back. Also went through pendulum uttering a long drawn out thin zee-ee-ee at bottom of arc. Apr. 25. Donny going on Lutescent Warbler's nest. Young in Titmouse's box calling quite loudly. Quail often seen in pairs. Apr. 27. Cricle heard, singing and calling in oaks below house. Quail on guard. Apr. 28. Beautiful weather. House men came to pool. Apr. 29. Warbler (Black-throated Gray or Hermit) singing near house. Air full of calls of young birds (Bush-tits, Lutescent warblers and Titmice). Cassin Vireos heard 1/4 of house early in morning. Steam shovel still working day and night in upper canyon. Beautiful weather. Apr. 30. Cooler but still beautiful. May 1. Fresh breeze fr. North. Very clear. Lutescent Warblers and Bush-tits flew from nests. Family of bush tits (9 +/-) in small oak next road below house keeping very close together - 4 on one branch. Lutescent W. being fed in hazel near nest. Titmouse still in box. Bush-tits still in nest in oak tree in street.

May 2. A pair of House Wrens took possession of the box near the front door. Another male (pair?) was driven off and was singing most of morning across the street. May 3. Beautiful warm day. House wrens building. Russet-backed Thrush singing and calling near house. May 4. Went with ladies to Inverness on 8:30 a.m. ferry to San Rafael once for shore birds Stopped occasionally - once among Redwoods on stream, once near willows, once near marsh, near head of bay etc. Lunched in canyon at Inverness then drove up shore of Tomales Bay. Found following birds: Eared Grebe (1) Tomales Bay Farallone Cormorant " " Baird " " Calif. Brown Pelican (2) " " Great Blue Herons (20+) " several. Black-crowned Night Heron 4 thousand spit. Anthony Green Heron (1) - marsh. Surf Scoter (1 male, 4 females) Tomales bay) White-winged Gester (young males, females) Bengards (6+) ? Cooper Hawk (1) Tomales Bay. Red-tailed Hawk (1) stopping tail to star. ? Sparrow Hawk (1), morning - Valley Quail (several) Cot (1) marsh - Mrs. Brackett- Long-billed Dovelcher (2) Tomales Bay. Killdeer (6+) marsh. Hudsonian Curlew (40+) San B. & Tomales bay. W. Sandpipers (200+) " " Glacous Maged Gull Kreline Gull S.F. Bay + " Calif or Ring billed Gull .. Bonaparte Gull - (100+) 10% in full jelling Morning Dove (3) Allen Hummingbird (6+) W. Belted Kingfisher (3) California Woodpeckers (5+) Flicker (1) Black Phoebe (4) W. Flycatcher - many.

1928 Inverness (Contin) Cliff Swallows - many Barn Swallow (6+1) Violet Green " (several) Bank Swallow (2) Coast Jay (several) Call J.ay " N.W. Crow - (many) Marin? Chickadee - (4) Buskitt (2) Wren-tit (4) Urgon Wren (1) Thule Wren (2) nest. W. House Wren (Lagunitas) Pusset-backed Thrush (11) Robin (Mrs. Isacelin) W. Bluebird [ Fairfax ] N. Warbling Vireo - many Hutton Vireo (1) Yellow Warbler (many) N. Yellowthroat - Inverness. Paleolates Warbler - many - Drepanate Warbler " Red-winged Blackbird - many N. Woodpecker - many - ? Bullock Oriole - call heard once. Brewer Blackbird Black-headed Grosbeak - everywhere except 2, Lazuli Bunting - many,- English Sparrow Calif. Purple Finch (1) Linneto - many- Green-backed Goldfinch Willow " Blue Dickins - a large flock at Lagunitas Spotted Towhee - many - Brown Towhee " W. Lark Sparrow -(1) W. Chipping Sparrow (1) Mottled Sparrow (1) Sammels Song Sparrow 71 Marin Song Sparrow

May 5. Warm. Bush tit's nest empty. young horn Found empty egg shells on ground under the nest where they had been dropped without carrying them farther. May 6. Rustic-backed Thrush singing. A Blue Jay alighted on the roof of the titmouse's box and put his head in at the hole while parents scolded. Warm - cloudy part of day. May 7. Reconnoitered in Lafayette region trying to find a chett but was not successful. No Wood Pheas or Cassin Vireos either. Found nests of Flicker (feeding young), House Wren (in split branch of tree) and Yellow Warbler in Willow (flying with seed fuzz). Young Black Chucks (4 or 5) out of nest. Rough-winged Swallow carrying leaves into hole in bank. Many House Wren Titmouse box emptied - Berkeley. May 8. Hained most of day. Choral Section concert. May 9. Cloudy. May 11. Cloudy morning. Cleared at noon. Last trip with bird class. Went into hills back of Livermore - Arroyo Murcho Road - Sonoran zone - Sycamores and Oaks in lower canyon. Higher up - Blue Lake. Many flowers: columbina, yellow shapersona, lilies, Globe tulips etc., and Dogger Pines. Found following birds: Killdeer (several pairs along stream-), 4 Red-tailed Hawks, Suggest Prairie Falcon (?) - Lrail, (ab.), Mourning Doves (ab.), Caly Woodpeckers, 1 Nuttall Woodpecker, Flickers, Black Phoebe, Moss Fern. Ash-throated Flycatchers (? per-), W. Kingbirds (very ab.) 1 meet in oak tree, Anna Hummingbirds, Allen Hummingbird,

1928 Meadow Larks, Brewer and Red-winged Blackbirds Bulbuls Orioles (ab.) Dark Sparrows Linnets in Barbaches and Lawrence Goldfinches (ab.), Lazuli Bunting Black-headed Grosbeak (Blue Grosbeak ((female?)), Brown Towhee. Spotted Towhee (in dusty clup canyon), Phainopeplas (abundant), Cedar Waxwings (large flocks feeding on lujon berries), Cliff and Baam and Violet-Green Swallows, Coll. Jay, Crow (1 W-of Livermoor) House Wrens, Vegors Wren, Thrasher (heard once), W.G.natecateless (ab.), Titmouse, Sluder-bills Withatch (1), W.Vires, Hutton Vires, Cassin Vires. Lutescent Warbler(heard once), Yellow Warbler (ab.), Pit. Warbler (heard once), Western Bluebird (ab.). Total 48. May 12, 13. Clear, sunny but cool breeze. May 16 - Commencement day. At 3 p.m. started on trip to Lake Cs. via Napa, Calistoga, Middletown, Lower Lake. Clear, cool. Napa Valley green and lovely. Spent night at Mollie Patton's on Mt. St. Helena. Warm May 17. In morning climbed to Stevenson monument and Quicksilver mine. and Westward. Napa Valley filled with fog. James heard Mt.Quail. A W.Flycatcher has her nest on a Bautvin rose under porch roof, absolutely open to view on end of large trunk of the vine thus: . Cassin & W.Warbler Vires, House Wrens, Willows Woodpecker, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-thr. Gray Warblers, Lutescent and Yellow Warblers, Purple Finch, Linnets, Chipping Sparrows prominent. A Robin has its nest in small tree back of house and an Olive-sided Flycatcher called from top of a dead tree just above the Stevenson monument. Saw just Dark Sparrows east of Middletown. Also Kildeea & Strike.

May 17. (contin.). Reached Log Tavern at Clear Lake Park before noon and remained Clear, warm to hot (88°). No fog or rain. till May 24. List of birds found: Western Grebes - many - calling loudly even during night. Gulls (California) - seen across the lake once and inland from Upper Lake, twenty or more. Gt. Blue Heron - many on the Lower Lake and crowded (30+) on stream that flows into lake above Lakeport. Black-crowned Night Herons - often seen flying over Lower Lake. About 50 on stream above Lakeport. Anthony Green Heron - a pair (nesting?) in willows at Austin - Also a pair among the other herons on the stream above Lakeport. Spotted Sandpiper - seen or heard in two different places on Lower Lake Ducks - (Merganzer - Fish duck?) - 4 flew up as we passed in speed boat at night. Coots - above Lakeport. Mourning Doves - ab. everywhere. Calif. Duck - ab. Buzzards - many - 3 feeding on rabbit which had been run over on road to Sulphur Mine. Red tailed Hawk - 1. Sparrow Hawks - 2 at Austin. Calif. Woodpeckers - very abundant among White Lilies. Muttall " - 2 Flicker general. Meadow Lark - ab. B. Oriole - many - Brewer Blackbird ab. Redwinged Blackbird - Lakeport. Yellow-headed Blackbird, above Lakeport.

1928 22th: Kingbirds - a few. Ash-throats Flycatchers - many. Wood Peewee - a few W. Flycatchers - ab. Black Phoebe - at Austin's. Crows - several Cal-jays many- Anna Hummer - 1st Sulphur mine. Cliff Swallows - 200-400. brooding. Nests under building or piles in lake. Violet Green Swallows - very ab. Cassin Vireos - ab Warbling " - ab. Plain Titmouse - many Slender-billed Muthatch - many. Young grooms. W. Yellowthroat - ab. Yellow Warbler - ab. Black throats Gray Warbler - Austin's. Long-tailed Chat - Austin's & Lakeport etc. W. Swatcatchers - everywhere - even in Willows. Bush Tits - heard once? Wren Tit - a few. Thrasher - ab. on hills W. Bluebirds - ab. May 21. Returned via Lakeport, Upper Lake Wash, Geyserville, Calistoga Carquinez Bridge. Lunch at Blue Lakes. Lonely Clarkia in canyons and manigora lillies & trodeaca on hillsides. dunets - ab. 2 nests on porch- Black-h. Grosbeak -ab. Lazuli Buntings - very ab. Green-backed Goldfinch " " Lawrence " - Austin's Chipping Sparrow - ab. Song Sparrow - a few Brown Towhee - ab. Spotted Towhee - 1 Lady Sparrows - 6-8 Total 54 species

May 22. Cassin Vireo calling just east of house. House Wren (female) goes in and out of box very silently - No singing male about. Killed by cats or interested in another family? Family of titmice very active in oaks in garden - about 7 or 8 of them. May 24. Family of very young brush tits calling in oaks back of house. Lutescent warbler sings constantly E.of house - a second brood coming on? May 25. Drove to Boulder Creek to see about water for our lot. Birds very and abundant. Found following singing or calling on our lot - between May 26. R.R. and river. Snail (ps. in lower lot near river, Willow Woodpecker in dead alders at W.end, Olive-sided Flycatcher at W.end near fence; Wood Pewees - near bluff in center; W.Flycatcher, below bluff toward E.end; Allen Hummingbird - E.end Purple Finches at least 2 singing males, probably more: Black-headed Grosbeak, 2 singing males - one near house site; Song Sparrows (3); Spotted Towhees(4) Brown Towhees(2); Green-backed Goldfinches (1 ps), W.Tanager (heard evening of May 25, seen a.m. May 26), Warbling Vireos (2), Cassin Vireos (1), Cedarated Warbler (1); Yellow Warbler (2); Lutescent warblers (3); Chickadees (family or ring); Brush tit (flock 12-15 and pair); Russet. backed Thrush (4+), 18 species nesting - 2 finished nesting, 1 magpint(Teng) In other places found also Crested Jay, Kingfisher, Black-chuth Harriss (and or Cabanis) Woodpecker. Calif.Woodpecker, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Hutton Vireo, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Lazuli Bunting, Chipping Sparrow Pine Grosbeak Hummet, Cliff Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Oriole, Bluebird, Robin. Total 39. 26. Returned to Berkeley.

1928 May 29. Warm - no jog. 30. " " " House Wren feeding young. Absolutely silent in box near front door except when a Bluejay came on to pigeon beans. No male. W. Flycatcher feeding young in nest under N.W. porch. Family of titmice in oaks below house. Thrush, Lutescent and Bilobated Warblers still singing occasionally. Also Robin, Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting in distance. June 1,2. Very warm - Young House Wrens calling. Song Sparrow drives mother wren away when she tries to feed her young. June 3. Hot. Got up at 6 a.m. and walked over to the row of cypress trees between the stadium and the dairy. Found several pairs of Lawrence Goldfinches which evidently had nests in the cypress trees. Five lined up on the wire fence and watched me. A nest of House Wrens in a crack between two main branches of a cypress tree about 5 ft. above the ground contained very noisy young which were being fed by both parents who paid very little attention to me. An Allen Hummingbird buzzed off its nest on the lowest branch of one of the trees on the north south side. Two pairs of quail flew up from the grass, jays were feeding noisy young in the Eucalyptus trees higher up on the slope. Other birds in the cypresses were Brown Torkies, Hutton Vireos, Busch-tits, Purple Finches, Lutescent (yes - Lazuli Bunting just passing), Willow Woodpecker, and Robins. Heard White-ailed Flycatcher from near Greek Theatre. Found more Lawrence Goldfinches in cypresses above swimming pool.

June 4,5 Cooler - fog at night. Tame jay comes once or twice a day - never calls. If another jay calls he immediately darts off. Ate from my hand. June 6. Hot but with a W. breeze. House Wren and W. Flycatchers busily feeding. Lutescent warblers have a nest on the N. face of wall below the clothes line. Dedicate the following numbers of birds feeding on worms etc. in our garden this summer so far: Titmouse 9-10. 2 parents + brood. Bush tits 24 , 6 " +3 broods. House Wrens 8 , 1 " + 1 brood. Lutescent Warblers 8, 6 " + 3 " Song Sp. Toms etc 24+ Total 84+ The oaks are very clean now though early in April they leaves were being eaten very rapidly. Droppings from the worms covered the walls etc. But the abundant migratory and resident bird have made it unnecessary to spray this season. June 8. The house wren fed her young 4 times in five minutes - was not true Very warm June 9. " " " " " 8 " " 12 ". Then the young were absolutely quiet 18 min when one began to call. Two minutes later the mother began feeding at short intervals again - 3 times in 5 min. Seemingly feeds the whole brood in as short a time as possible then rests till they are hungry again - about 20 mins

1928 June 10. Cool, windy, cloudy day - Snow in Ecoras. June 12. House Wrens and W. Flycatchers still feeding their young in nest. I never hear the young flycatchers call. Adulterate Hensley's busy about their nest below the Terrace. Have seen no quail on the table for a week - brooding? Fog at night - Warm day. June 13. Found the young House Wrens in the Japanese Aconites below the wall at 8:30 a.m. One had met with an accident and was lying in the path near the box, the skin of the back broken away but the flesh not eaten. Many Argentine ants covered it. The tame Jay came for bread which it buried. After a few moments a wild jay drove it away. Daw young Purple Finches, Grosbeaks and Vigos Wrens today. The Willow Woodpeckers abandoned the oak stub they were excavating on Apr. 8. Thorne Warbler still singing at end of Mosswood Rd - Sounds like: Peachy, peachy, peachy, cherry, cherry. Titmouses (2) come every day for muskmelon-seeds. No young with them. June 15. Young Western Flycatchers were in oak tree near nest early in morning (8:30 a.m.) House Wrens across road. 16. Flycatchers near house still - Sunny, fresh breeze. 17. Warm- 18. Sunny - fresh breeze. 19. Fog - chilly; 20. Lois came. 22. Drove to Boulder Creek. Tanagers in Johnsonplace. Many Black- Violets Gray Warblers.

June 26 W Flycatcher on nest again and male calling near by. 27. Took pictures of Tame Jay on sleeping porch. 30. Drove to Calistoga, Santa Rosa and home. In canyon on road from Calistoga to Healdsburg Western Tanagers were pres- ent. Also Violet-green Swallows, Lazuli Buntings and House Wrens (family). July 1-15. One or two foggy days but in general foggy at night, sunny during day. Many humming birds, most of them Anna's, about the garden. Bluejays feeding full grown young. Tame Jay appears occasionally but is promptly driven off. Grosbeaks (some attending yq.), W.Virios, Pileated Warblers (call note), W.Flycatcher (nesting under porch), Titmouse (at times), Song Sparrow, Purple Finch, both Towhees Zigors Wren, Bushtits and Wrentits (singing) and many Russet-backed Thrushes often heard or seen. A Western Robin came into garden on July 14- others heard near house occasionally. Young Finches about in the trees. Lazuli Buntings heard from across the canyon in occasional song up to about July 15. July 17. Young W.Flycatchers in nest under porch being fed. Heads show above edge of nest. Fog at night. July 18. Kingfisher flew over canyon E.of house. Sunny day July 23. Thrushes near house July 24 Left Berkeley for Gold Lake in the Sierras. Drove to Sacramento where we spent night. W.Flycatchers under porch about ready to fly, July 25. Drove to Roseville for breakfast, Nevada City for lunch, had supper by roadside between Downieville and Sierra City, spent night at Sierra City- Hot day. Fair roads except between Downieville & Sierra City.

1928 July 26. Spent afternoon on the Yuba River above Sierra City and just below a fall which falls over the bank above the road. The water is carried by conduit under the road into the river. A water ouzel crossed the road from river to fall several times. Birds were very scarce. A mulberry tree near hotel with ripe berries attracted only robins and purple finches. Saw or heard: Blue-fronted Jay, Pac. Night Hawk, Mt. Quail (crossed road trailing/singing), Water Ouzel, Warbling Vireo, Song Sparrow, Purple Finch, Grosbeak and Robin. July 27. Drove to Gold Lake Lodge. As soon as we reached the summit birds became numerous. Saw flickers, Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Wood Peckers, Pine Siskins, Junco's, Chipping Sparrows, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Calaveras Warblers, 4 Sparrow Hawks, 3 Red-tailed Hawks and a smaller short-winged hawk, gray underneath. Drove over to Gold Lake Beach resort, over very bad road but found no room. Established at Gold Lake Lodge before noon. In afternoon walked by trail to Bear Lake. Found first 17 birds on following list. Saw in evening Mt. Bluebird, Pacific Nighthawk and White-crowned Sparrow near camp and at dusk heard song of Hermit Thrush. July 28. Slept under stars which were wonderfully brilliant after moon set. Very quiet - the morning heard Warbling Vireo (singing), Cassin Vireo (call). On way to Bear Lake found most of the birds seen yesterday and added Pileolated Warbler (came within 5 ft. in willows; Toluca Warbler (fullplumage). Beyond Little Bear Lake there were Blue-fronted Jays. Saw near Bear Lake two white billed Swallows (Tree?) and as I went back to camp saw a flock of about 20 white-billed Swallows - too far away to identify.

Saw a white-headed woodpecker in red-fins below camp. July 29. Went with James to the foot of Gold Lake where we cleaned the car. I then walked up the north shore to the boat landing and back by trail to the lodge. Saw most of the birds listed before; also many Chipping Sparrows, A family of Violet-green Swallows circled about for some time near the shore, the young in dull plumage but all showing the white rump patches. With them were several dark skirts with brownish rumps which I took to be Vance skiffs. One crew was heard scolding but I could not see it - Many Green-Tailed Towhees, juncoes, Warblers (Calaveras and Audubon). July 30. As I was washing out some clothes on the edge of the meadow I heard the song of the Lincoln Sparrow. Later I walked along the road that goes to Round Lake, stopping to study the hummingbirds in the meadows where they were gathering honey from the Indian Paintbrush which was in full bloom. I could find nothing but Calliope's, many in rusty juvenile plumage - Saw several weazels. In a willow a silent flycatcher seemed to be a Trail. At the time spring birds came to bathe right at my feet: White-Crowned Sparrows, Audubon and Lutescent Warblers. Heard song of Ruby-crowned Knight did Henmit Prortier July 31. Awoke at dawn to hear a Great-horned Owl calling to the east of camp. Saw several Lincoln Sparrows, some young, in meadow. Heard Golden-Crowned Knights in fins at camps. Many Canada Marshhatch A Red-shafted Flicker beyond little Bear Lake flew up from enormous chest of wood cuto. Chickadees feeding young in nest (knuthole) in showerbath building.)

1928 Aug. 1. Walked to Gold Lake. Soon after leaving camp, two Clarkes Crows flew in down East, alighted in the top of a high red fir and returned eastward. As I neared the lake several warblers were singing - the song of the yellow warbler. I got several good looks at them thru' my binoculars. No gray on the side of the head and in every respect Yellow Warblers. A family of Mt. Duval were as hidden under the brush that I could not see them but heard as I returned found Pice Destrins feeding on sunflower seeds. their calls. In the afternoon I went back again. Saw two spotted Sandpipers at the lake, a Sparrow Hawk at the top of a dead tamarack with several Purple finches roosting him from Saw and Heard Trail Flycatcher again) another tip the same height. As I was returning for the late afternoon a flock of small sparrows flew up from a grassy spot - perhaps 50 of them. They were Chipping Sparrows - the webflockofPiceSingingamongsunflowers. first flock. As I reached the camp about 6 p.m. a small flock (12?) of Sierra Crossbills flew over and alighted on the cones at the top of a very high tall red fir. Aug. 2. I walked down to Lake Center Camp, back by Camp Elwell and past the old U.S. Army camp to the Lodge. Saw a slender-billed Vireo Hatch at the public camp. Olive Warbler and Audouin was singing and feeding young. Many Calaveras, Paleolated Warblers. As I neared the forest below camp I came upon a family of Golden-crowned Kinglets, and a family of Hammond Flycatchers in the red firs. The flycatchers were in a small fir as I came up and uttered a single note -

In the afternoon (5 p.m.), I went into the woods just east of Camp at the north of the road where I found the Hermit Thrush, feeding on the ground (apparently on fallen buds of red fir). Also a scattered company (too many for one family) of Wright flycatchers which I watched for half an hour. Most of them were in isolated broad leaved willows on the edge of the forest. These willows were very thrifty at the top but near the ground there were many dead branches which ran out al- most horizontally. The little flycatcher perched on this low branch and dropped to the ground repeatedly to catch some insect. At other times he caught an insect on the wing, but always, near the ground. Saw a small group of Crossbills again, also Clarke Nutcrackers. Aug 3. Left camp at 7:45, drove down to the main Yuba Pass road (built by forest dept. and well graded and surfaced as far as Sutter) then down to Greenville in the Sierra Valley (elevation 5000 ft. about 5 mi. wide & 25 mi. long), then toward Truckee, branching off to visit Independence Lake over an almost impassable road. Reached Truckee about 1 p.m. Lunch at S.P. Hotel - Then over Don- nix Pass over the wonderful graded road and Summit bridge and down to Dutch Flat where we stopped for the night at Monte Vista Inn. At this summit above Gold Lake, there were many birds. A Red-tailed Hawk was perched on the top of a dead

1906 Blue warblers, high in red firs, sang: zee-zee-ee, zee-zee-ee, zee- zee-ee , zee, zee, zee - in a very clear tone and high note. stump about 15ft. high. Got out of car and spanned him through my glasses but he did not fly. In Sierra Valley they were having trouble with the alfalfa weed. Saw Brewer Blackbirds, Western Bluebirds, Robins and Cliff Swallows in the meadows as we passed. 1 Gull on Donner Lake (very windy) , a Collarpe Hummer at New- castle visiting a trumpet creeper, At Monte Vista Aug Aug 4. I heard a Cal. Jay and young purple finches in the distance Nothing nearby in shade trees, fruits or orchard. The new proprie- tor told me the last manager had 65 cats. Aug 4. A windy ride home via Sacramento, Davis, Dixon, Vacaville, Car- ganizey Bridge List of birds in Gold Lake Region. 1. Sierra Creeper (ab.) 2. Sierra junco (ab.) 3. W Robin (ab.) 4. Audubon Warbler (ab.) 5. Calaveras Warbler (ab.) 6 Red-shafted Flicker (many) 7. Williamson Sapsucker (' female) 8. Olive-sided Flycatcher (several families) 9. Wood Pewees (ab.) 10. Green-tailed Towhee (ab.) 11. Mt. Chickadees (ab.) Tree Swallows ? 12. Fox Sparrow (ab.) 13. W. Tanager (ab.) 14. Pine Siskin (ab.) 15. Cassin Purple Finch (ab.) 16. Red-breasted Nuthatch (ab.) 17. Collarpe Hummer (ab) 18. Mt. Bluebird (1) 19. Pac. Night Herk (1) 20. White-er. Sparrow (ab.) 21. Hermit Thrush (2) 22. Warbling Vireo (ab.) 23 Cassin Vireo (a few) 24. Pileated Warbler (ab.) 25. Tolmie Warbler (ab.) 26. Blue-fronted Jay (6-8 pro.) 27. White-headed Woodp. (many) 28. Chipping Sparrows (ab.) 29. Violet-green Swallows (8-13) 30. Vaux Swift (4-5) 31. House Wren ( 4 heard ) 32. Ruby-crowned Knight ? 2sq. 33. Trail Flycatcher (2) 34. Lutescent Warbler (ab.) 35. 4th-homed Owl (1) 36. Lincoln Sparrow (several) 37. Golden-er. Knight (' fam. 38. Clark Nutcracker (6) 39. Yellow Warbler (6-8) 40. Mt. Dual (2-fam ) 41. Speckled Sandpiper (2) 42. Sparrow Hawk (5) 43 W. Redtail (3) 44. Sierra Crossbill (15+?) 45. Slender, billed Nuthatch 46. Hammond Flycatcher 47. Swallows ```)```

Aug. 6. Berkeley. A family of Hutton Vireo near house. No Western Flycatchers about. Song Spar., Brown and Spotted Towhees came for food. Aug. 7. Lutescent Warblers sing occasionally. Aug. 8. Walked up Strawberry Canyon to the tobacco fields in the Botanical Gardens at the head. Heard or saw the following birds: W. Tanager - near house. Black-headed Grosbeaks - many, some with young. Cicadalis.. - some. Mourning Doves - a pr. in botanical gardens. Larkspurt - a few Javelina heard once. W. Red-tailed Hawk (2) Many Anna Hummingbirds Few Allen Hummingbirds Many Calliope Hummingbird? Red-shafted Flickers - many. Black Phoebe - 1 Calif. Jay - many Coast Jay - in upper canyon. Bushtits - flocks. Wren-tits - ab. Vigors Wren - ab. House Wren - 1 Calif. Thrasher - in upper canyon. Russet-backed Thrush - many. Lutescent Warblers - many. Dunn's Warbler - a few Calif. Purple Finch - many Green-backed Goldfinch - in bot. yard. Spotted Towhee 26. Chipping Sparrow heard song

1928 Apr. 12. 13. Cold, foggy. Apr. 17. Took Lois to Palo Alto. Foggy morning - Warm in Palo Alto. Sunny p.m. in Berkeley. Saw following birds: Dumbarton Bridge - Sandpipers on shores of salt ponds and catching insects on roadway. Counted about 12 killed by being run over by autos. Bryant Sparrows and Horned Larks along fence. Many Black-crowned Night Herons and Lt. Blue Herons (both in plumage), Northern Phalaropes (20+), W. Willets (6). Saw along highway Brewer Blackbirds, 1 Clapper Rail Saw Calis Woodpecker Sparrow Hawks: Heard Song Sparrow, Black Phoebe. Barn Swallow, Mourning Dove Apr. 18. Many N. Phalaropes on bay. Apr. 19. Treebreasts calling. Heard song of Toluice Warbler and Lazuli Bunting- Thrasher singing. Also Song Sparrows and Virginia Wren. Many Latescent Warblers. Thrushes (Rb.) still about. Apr. 20. Fog cleared early - Cool, sunny day. Aug. 22. Toluice Warbler sang repeatedly at end of Moserwood Rd. Lutescents still here. Hutton Buries in garden. Aug. 25. Drove to Merrimount. Many Baird's Sparrows. Almost rain in bay region. Sunshine S.A.W. Mt. Eden. Aug. 26. There have been many foggy days and always heavy fog at night. Aug. 27. Drove to Calistoga an afternoon. Spent night there. Aug. 28. Jamie and I drove to Middleton. Birds very abundant - Lark Sparrows, Bluebirds, Tanagers. No time for birding. Warm. Fog at night at Calistoga. Drove home in afternoon. Aug. 29. Heavy fog at night. Sun in middle of day. No warblers or Grosbeaks. Aug. 30. Saw a Willow Woodpecker digging almond from husk on tree at Zust in trust beyond house. Mrs. Bards. In afternoon went with Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Cole to tidal flats near 16th St. Station to watch Phalaropes which were very abundant. in the sloughs as the tide went out. Thought we could distinguish Red as well as Northern W. & L. Sandpipers Further north toward Key Route Cur, M. Godwints (2+), Forster Terns(as.) Wandering Tattler(1)

Aug. 31. Green-backed Goldfinches feeding, teaching young. Thrashers imitating par-hears call of olive-sided Flycatcher; Brown-tits eating coffee berries. Anna Hummingbird taking honey from red Eucalyptus blossoms - Drove to Los Gatos. Sept. 1. Drove from Los Gatos to Boulder Creek. Walnut fruit trees & rose, incidentally very warm at noon. Cassin Vireos sang. Saw many juncos, family of quail, chickadees, purple finch, creper, Coast Jay and Anna Hummingbird. Birds less abundant than at Rosewood Rd. Drove home in afternoon. Sept. 2-5. Heavy fog at night, clearing in middle of day - air chilly and days shorter. Thrasher, Vireo, Song Sparrows singing. Russet-backed thrush calls at dawn. Willow woodpecker frequently heard; also Hutton Vireo. Sept. 6. Hot Sept. 7. Saw W. Flycatcher in Mrs. Blake's garden and Kingfisher. Cooler. Sept. 8. Drove to Middleton and back. Many (12 +/-) Kildeers on lawn at Napa institution. Many(100+) Crows in field or flying over near Middleton, Bad fire in ruts. South of Middleton - Mrs. Bennett told me she saw five deer - driven out by fire. Her boy caught a buck which fell when chased by him on a horse - but got away again. Many Lark Sparrow. Calif. Woodpeckers an W. Bluebirds at their ranch and near by. Vultures noticed. Kildeer near Plummer's Geyser at Calistoga. Meadowlarks singing repeatedly there. Gypsy-women waited on telling fortunes. Sept. 11. Light rain in evening. Titmouse came for melon seeds.

1926 Sept. 12. Clear, warm - light N. wind. Walked up canyon & Botanical garden. Saw 3 Black-throated Gray Warblers. Hummingbirds as abundant as on Aug. 8; apparently 3 kinds - Anna, Allen, Calliope - in tobaccos fields: diet: Caley Jay, Coast Jay - both abundant - visited elderberry bush with ripening Black Phoebe, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Anna, Allen & Calliopes Hummers, Vigors Vren, Thrasher (singing), Bach-tito, Wren-tits, Linnets, Goldfinch, Purple Finch, Song Sparrow, Titmouse. Mrs. Leavens reported W. Flycatcher. Sept. 13. Warm, sunny day - No wind. Heard Tanagers near house. No thrushes. 14. Hot, no wind. Robins at dawn and evening. 16. Heavy fog all morning. Sunny p.m. Autogone in Gk Theater. 17. Black-throated Gray Warbler in oak tree in garden. 19, 20. Very hot - no wind - except a few gusts from N.E. 21. Cooler. Thrasher still imitates Blue-sided Flycatcher but not as well. 22. Cooler. Fog at night. Large flock of quail came into garden. first I have really seen for some time. Titmouse comes frequently for melon seeds. Song Sparrows, 2 Tanlcers and Blue Jays only other birds that come for food and those not often. Brown Towlees are feeding on elder berries - very awkward in efforts to get at berries. Occasional flocks of Brewer Blackbirds have flown over at dawn. Not established yet. 24. Hutton Vireo heard frequently near house. Vigors Vren and Song Sparrow singing. Cooler.

Goldfruchies singing - Saw Townsend Warbler. Sept. 25. Foggy and chilly all day in Brattleburg. Drove in afternoon to Valleys and then into marshes by Sears Pt. Cut off- Found following birds: Red-billed Grebes - many - Eared Grebes - a few White Pelicans (50 +/-) Gt. Blue Herons (20-30) Anhogy Green Herons (12+/-) Pintail Ducks -(200-400) Buddy Ducks (20-50) Marsh Hawks (6 +/-) Coots - (100 +/-) Black-billed Plover - many Killdeer - many Sandpipers - flocks from 6 - 50 (malm or less) Curlews - many Western Vilet - very numerous Yellow Legs - (100 +/-) Gulls Black Phoebe (1) Barn Swallow (3) Butcher Bird (1) W. Meadow Lark Brewer Blackbirds (not abundant) Saramah Sparrows (many) 23 Song Sparrow (Sp.? ) Yellow throat heard. Saramah Sparrows scratch for food in dry ground. Have pink legs. Throats looked very white ; sides of heads with tufty bands. Note a high "trip". No phalaropes.

1928 Oct. 1. Heard Fox Sparrow sing and call at dawn. Lulu heard R-c Kinglet and W-Winter Wren in garden. Oct. 2. Heard Hermit Thrush. Slight sprinkle in evening 3,4. Warm. Heard Blue birds in canyon. 5. juncoes near house. Heard Killdeern. 6. warm: Six Killdeer flew over at 7:30 a.m. flying eastward. 7. Very warm- clear, nonwind. Jamie and I drove by Golden- Gate Ferry to S.F. and Cliff House where we met Mrs. Lauderback of Los Angeles. From the Cliff House platform we watched the birds on the Seal Rocks. On the highest rock there were about 100 Brown Pelicans perched - Also a few gulls, Cormorants, Farallones, and Pigeon Guillemots. On the nearest rock (lower) were about 6 Black Turnstones. Much of the time they were very quiet but later ran about on the rock apparently feeding. The light was excellent. When the birds were quiet we could only see the dark backs, and chests, and white bellies. In flight the white rump and tail coverts with black band between and shining white sides showed beautifully. On examining the lower rock connected by cement work with the mainland I descried more Black Turnstones and 1 Puddy Turnstone. All the markings were perfectly distinct in the bright sunshine. As the ide began to drop this bird came on the bit of sand beach between the rock and the Cliff House where we could see it perfectly. This was my first identification of a Ruddy Turnstone. W-Berbon bay.

1928 (Oct. 8. Warm - No fog or wind. A flock of 15 Cedar Waxwings came into Cypress tree across the road. Oct. 11. Cold, bitter. North wind - very dry - James found an exhausted Varied Thrush on East porch at 5:30 p.m. Disappeared before I could get there. It left seeds on porch. Oct. 12. Chilly. - Still misty during morning. Mrs. Williams reported Varied Thrushes farther up canyon. I found five seeds on East porch where Varied Thrush rested last night - was its droppings. Sent them to Prof. Ripon for identification. Oct. 13- Less mist. Cool. Walked up canyon between 11 a m and noon. Large flock of Intermediate and Golden-crowned Sparrows - feeding on ripe cascara berries. Also Hermit Thrushes & Wrentits in same bushes. Many R-C. Knights (10?), Hutton Vires, 2 Black Phoebes, several Audubon Warblers, a flock of Nuttall's Sparrows (in Botanical Garden) and Anna Hummingbirds only, in tobacco field. Thrashers, Jay (Coast & Coast), Bushtits (2 flocks), Titmouses (2), Golden-crowned Sparrows (slady side), 2 Coopers, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, Fox Sp., Br. and Spotted Towhees, Song Sp. Flackens. 21 sp. Oct. 14-17. Clear, warmer. Oct. 18. Beautiful day. Heard G-C. Kinglet and W.W. Wren. Oct. 19. Heard Varied Thrush. Oct. 20. Drive to Boulder Creek and back, Autumn color in vineyards and maples on into Santa Cruz. Saw at Boulder Ant. Vireo Heron, Calif Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, Juncos (100's), G-C Hutton Vires, Cluckhead, Br Kinglet and Gambel Sp., Br. & Sp. Towhee, Aud Warblers, Checkers, Hermit Thrush: Junco, Br. Towhees, Thrushes feeding on grapes. Blackbirds along highway. No rain yet anywhere.

"Oct. 21. Prof. Jepson wrote that the seeds (Oct. 18), were Phammus Californica, but a variant he had not before seen - possibly from several hundred miles away. Oct. 25. Finished Condor Studies (1928) Oct. 27 Pipits on lawn near Heard Hall Gymnasium. Mrs. [illegible] reported Black and Buddy Turnstones and Wandering Tatter at Cliff House. Oct. 29. First rain of season - very light. Sick Oct. 28 - Nov. 3. Nov. 3. Ducks crossing over stadium for first time this fall. Nov. 4. Annual flight of white ants - millions on Mosscord Road. Flock alighted at mouth of canyon, then wings, [illegible] and crawled by twos up the road. At upper end of road many birds were catching them - Hermit Thrushes, Vegus Wrens, Song Sparrows, Brown and Spotted Towhees. A Flicker swooped down as if to alight but saw me and flew by. This was just before noon. About 2:30 I walked down the road to the garage. Birds flew out from the protecting shrubbery to pick up the ants which were much less numerous - in addition to birds seen eating them in the morning there were Wren Tits, Golden-crowned and Fox Sparrows. Clear, warm day. Nov. 5. Very heavy fog. Varied Thrush across the street and Reddeer over stadium. Nov. 7. Heard Varied Thrush and W. Winter Wren near house. Birds take more food from the table than during Sept. and Oct. - i.e., Song Sp., Fox Sp. Towhee, Titmouse and an occasional Jay. Ducks seldom come. Nov. 12. Rained all day, gently. Nov. 13. Bright morning - very stormy afternoon and night. Drifts St. Helena. Nov. 14. Rained heavily in morning. Cleared in afternoon.

Nov. 14-24. Beautiful weather. Enough north wind to keep air clear. Very warm on Nov. 24 - day of big game in stadium Nov. 24 - Colder. Nov. 30. Weather has been colder than last week but very pleasant. Hear Varied Thrush and W-Winter Wren frequently. Drove to St. Helena yesterday. Delightfully warm there. Large flocks of blackbirds and a number of hawks. Dec. 4. Colder weather but warm in protected sunny spots. Saw W. Guatcatcher in Sunny Gulch. Dec. 5. Saw two W-Guatcatchers together in Sunny Gulch. Dec.10 - Rain. W Robin at drinking fountain. Dec.11. The Calvert Sheds across the canyon was white with frost. Clear after rain. Dec.12. Rain again-all day. Dec. 13. Frost. Clear. Dec.14. Clear, chilly. Dec.14 - Dec.23- Clear weather, Lunch at Sangrey, Dinner at Kings City. Dec.23 Drove to Paso Robles - Arrived about 8:30 p.m. Very frosty. Robins in orchards. Dec.24. Drove on from Paso Robles about 9 a.m. Everything white with frost till late in the morning. Lunch at Santa Maria (11:30). hunting for museum. Spent some time at Santa Barbara, Supper at Oxnard. L.A. at 10 p.m. Dec.25. Beautiful warm day - Family party. Dec.26 Warmer. Left L.A. about 11 a.m. Drove to San Pedro, Long Beach (lunch) thin on to San Diego by shore. Many Pelicans and Coots at Anaheim Landing. Reached La Jolla about 6 p.m. High tide.

1928 Dec. 27. Got up at daylight for a walk along the shore. Very beautiful, with breakers dashing up over the rocks. Saw one shore bird- probably a Wandering Tattler. Many Western Gulls, one Lanne Heermann Gull. At the caves the cliffs were covered with Cormorants (Phalacrocorax). Land birds - Pipits, Gambel Sparrow, Black Chickadee, Audubon Warbler. Birds not abundant. Left for San Diego about 10 a.m. Drove through Balboa Park, then on through the mountains East of San Diego to El Centro. Burned our brakes on the Mt. Spring's grade. Reached El Centro about 6 p.m. - after dark. Lunched at Alpine Farm where saw quail (Callipepla). Gambel sp., Jays, Audubon Warbler. Dec. 28. Started at 7 a.m., breakfast at Brawley. Many Morning Doves flew up from the road. Shrikes, Sparrow Hawks also seen. On dry desert several small flocks of Horned Larks were seen. At Oasis we stopped 20 minutes. Saw Say Phoebe, Gambel Sparrows, and Audubon Warbler and Linnet. Lunched at Palm Springs then drove over to Palm Canyon. Cool in the shade but warm in the sunshine - probably 75°. A large flock of Western Bluebirds flew into the canyon, alighting in the palms; then circled above the hills and disappeared over the walls of the canyon. After a few minutes they returned, a flock of more than a hundred birds. Saw also Audubon Warblers, a brilliant Linnet which perched on the peak at the east end of the terrace, and a Black Chachalaca. Heard one or two news notes but could not see the birds.

Drove on to Pomona and Claremont. Dec. 29. Spent the day in Claremont. Drove with hus to orange groves in N. Pomona. Trees heavily laden but fruit small this year. Nards just beginning to be ripe enough to pick. In afternoon took Mabel & Clarence to ride - through Uplands and into Canyon as far as butterfly house. Saw no unusual birds- only Cal. Jays, Spotted Towhees, Song Sparrows. After dinner (night), drove to Los Angeles. Dec. 30. Went to Pasadena in morning to see Miss O'Conner who seemed much better. In afternoon went to see the new U.C.L.A. buildings; four almost completed. Much interested in the new combinations of bricks of unusual sizes, and concrete blocks of stone. Also colored tile and moulded concrete trim. Very warm. Dec. 31. Started home, leaving L.A. about 11 a.m. Lunch at Ventura. Very warm. At Santa Barbara (2:30 p.m. 80°), I stopped a few minutes to watch a bunch of some 300 Sanderting asleep on the dry sand above tidal line - Each bird stood on one foot, with its bill tucked under its wing. Occasionally one would wake up and hop about on one foot, bobbing up and down. When a gull flew, a number hopped off a few feet, then went to sleep again. About a hundred other sanderting were running before the waves and feeding as they always do. Also about 100 snowy plovers,

1928 scattered about on the edge of the bunch of sleeping Sanderting - each one of the snowy plovers squats in a hole in the sand or behind a bunch of keef and slept with its bill pointing forward but head drawn in. The latter has been drained. Sparrows Hawks and Shrikes were the birds most frequently seen while driving. Oc- casionally a Red-tailed Hawk - but not more than six or eight during the whole trip. One hawk alighted on the telegraph pole on the descent. In the San Simeon Valley, just before sunset, a flock of 300-400 Cross, flew in and alighted near looking like a Cooper Hawk. Supper at Santa Maria and spent tonight tonight at Pismo Beach, hoping to see more shore birds. An un- lucky choice, for a dance hall across the square on the beach was the center for all the motorists and automobilists of the county, watching the old year out. No sleep till morning. Jan 1. 1929: Nothing on the beach so went on to San Luis Obispo for breakfast. First frost north of Puesta Pass, and cold all way to Atascadero and Paso Robles. Saw robins again in the orchards. Had our first puncture at Bradley on the Salinas river about 11:30 a.m. While it was being fixed a flycatcher that seemed to be a Kingbird (Cassin?) I walked over to the bridge where I found two Willow Woodpeckers, a Plain Titmouse, Audubon Warblers, Black Phoebe, Linnets, Robins, and two Anchoring Green Herons. A duck flew down the river. Lunch at Kings City. From Salinas we drove across to Castroville and Moss Landing where birds were abundant. Saw many White-winged Seater

1 Western, several Eared and Pied-billed Grebes, 2 Brown Pelicans 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Yellowlegs, several Killdeer, and 20-30 Marbled Godwits, beside innumerable gulls. Spent the night at Santa Cruz. Jan.2. Drove up to Boulder Creek. Cold; frosty. Fog just clearing over or clouds tops of mountains. Picked out 7 fruit trees. Saw Spotted & Brown Tortoise, Gambel and Golden-crowned Sparrows, Steller Jay, Junco's. Price Sisters' Willow Goldfinch, Western Winter Wren, Wren-Tit, Ruby-crowned Knight, Chickadees, and heard Creeper. Many robins in orchards near Redwood Rest. Lunch at San Jose. Reached home about 4 p.m. Drove 1700 miles. List of birds seen on Trip: Dec.23 to Jan.2. W.Grebe, Moss Landing Eared Grebe .. .. Pied-billed Grebe .. .. Brown Pelican " " Anaheim Landing Furallone Cormorant - La Jolla, Gt. Blue Heron - Moss Landing, new Am. Egret - Balboa ? Anhony Green Heron, Salinas River Duck? - .. .. White-winged Scoter, Moss Landing. Turkey Vulture - San Diego Mtn Sh-sh. Hawks- Salinas River at Bradley Cooper Hawks - desert. Red-tailed Hawks - Santa Cruz Mtns Sparrow Hawks - every where Calif. Quail (or Gambel?) Alpine Tavern Coot - Anaheim Landing. Killdeer, Moss Landing and Santa Barbara Snowy Plover 100-200 .. .. 1 Wandering Tattler (?), La Jolla 1 Yellowlegs- Moss Landing Marbled Godwit - 20-30 ..

to Jan.2, 1929, Sanderling, 400+ Santa Barbara W. Gull, all coasts. Calif. Gull .. . Heermann Gull, 1 lane at La Jolla. Mourning Dove - 100 + near El Centro Roadrunner , 1 - below Pass Robles . Anna Hummingbird - in many places. Belted Kingfisher, Moss Landing & Boulder Creek. 2 Willow Woodpecker - Salinas River in willow refuse. Calif. Woodpeckers - near Paso Robles etc . Red-shafted Flicker - in many places. Say Phoebe - Imperial Valley - (Cassia Kingbird ? - several flycatchers with gray backs, black tails seen on desert and one on Salinas River) Horner Lark , several flocks on desert. Yellow-billed Magpie near Sta. Margarita . Calif. Jay - several places - Steller Jay - Boulder Creek . Western Cross-300-400, Santa Inez Valley. Plain Titmouse , Salinas River Bush tit, Pomona etc . Rock Wren (J.T.A.), Mt. Sprigs W. White Wren - Boulder Creek Wren-Tit, Boulder Creek . Ruby-crowned Thrush, Boulder Creek . Chickadee, Boulder Creek. Creeper .. . W. Mockingbird - L.A. etc . Hermite Thrush , many places. W. Robin , ab. at Alascadero . W. Bluebird , 100-200 at Palom Canyon. Also in Peach Orchards near Calabasas - Pipit, La Jolla Cedar Waxwing - Claremont Shrike - everywhere-More abundant in South. Audubon Warbler. everywhere. W. Meadow Lark - less ab. than expected . Brewer Blackbirds everywhere. more ab. in north. Lunnet - flocks in distance, occasional everywhere Green-backed Flycatcher L.A. Willow Goldfinch - Los Gatos. Sp. Towhee, Claremont Brown Towhee , more conspicuous in north. Dark Sparrow-Salinas Valley Gambel Sp. everywhere . Mutton Sp . Golden-cr. Sparrow- north Song Sparrow- Pine Siskin - Boulder Cr. 75. Junes-- .. .. etc

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