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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-