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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 ..