Field notes, v4393

Allen, Amelia S.

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Aeschyle 'I'erenas. Bird Notes - 1929 - 1930. Audie S. Allen, 37 [illegible] Rd., Berkeley, Caly. Yale University NOTE BOOK Yale Co-operative Corporation.

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Bird Notes - 1929. Jan.1. Primos Beach, San Luis Obispo to Santa Cruz on way home from Los Angeles. Saw a number of land birds near the Salinas River near Bradley - 2 Willow Woodpeckers working among fallen dead trees on the river banks, Plain Titmouse, Audubon Warblers, Black Phoebe, Linnets, Robins, 2 Anthony Green Herons and 1 duck (Sb.3) - At Moss Landing birds were very abundant - White-winged Scoters (many), Western Grebe, several Eared Grebes and Pied-bills, 2 Brown Pelicans, 1 St. Blue Heron, 1 Yellow Legs, several Killdeer, 20-30 Marbled Godwits. Gulls ab. Jan.2. At Boulder Creek - frosty - Spotted and Brown Towhees, Lark & Golden-crowned Sparrows, Stellar Jay, Junco's, Pine Siskins, Willow Goldfinch, Western Winter Wren, Men-tut, Ruby-cr. Knights, Chickadees, and Heath Creeper. Many robins in orchard. (See former Note Book). Reached home 4 p.m. Jan.4. [illegible] Quail came for food at 11 a.m. Cold. Jan.5. . Rain at night. Jan.13. Cold. 14. Song Sparrow and Thrasher singing. Cold, 15. Rain - Bluebirds on telephone wire in W. Berkeley. 16. Clearing - warmer. 18,19. Rain - 20. Clear, cold. Snow on Tamalpais, heavy frosts in Berkeley.

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Feb.1 Rain - very heavy at night. 2 Went to San Francisco - Many ducks on bay. Rain - heavy at night - 3 Rain. 4 Audubon Warbler outable again - Cloudy with a light drizzle. 9 Dr. Gremiell brought his class of thirty to watch birds through the window. It was a very cold morning with an icy wind blowing from the east. Birds came continuously for fat, seeds, crumbs. 10 species : quail, Brown and Spotted Towhees, Song, Fox, and Golden- crowned Sparrows, Wrentit, Hermit Thrush and Audubon Warblers. A Blue Jay came into the trees but not to the table. 15 Warmer. Drove through the tunnel. At the eastern end long reptiles hung from the ceiling. Drove to the air port in the afternoon 11 Frost in the morning but warmer in middle of day. 12 Cold wind most of day. 13 Warmer. Many blossoms out : wild currant, almond trees, acacia, cherry plum and ornamental shrubs. White violets in garden. 14 Following birds singing : Song Sparrow, Viggo's Worm Thrasher, Meadow Lark, Wren-Tit Warm in sunshine. 15-28 No rain - East winds frequent. Feb. 25 Pair Duck Tits separate from flock. Mar.1 Warm - Violets, bulbs, fruit trees in bloom. 2,3 Very warm. No frosts needed. 3 Lutescent Warbler singing. 4 Allen Hummingbird in our garden. Still very warm. " " 5 Cooler, cloudy. Lutescent warblers common. 6 Allen Hummingbird heard again. Misty 8 Light rain 9 Rain.

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Mar. 13 - Warm, sunny. 17 - Light rain - 20 - Cold night after warm day. 22 - Showers in morning. Lieutenant Watkins located for meeting - pano - 23 - Meadow Larks & Purple Finches singing during Charter Day Exercises in G.F. Thats 24 - Heavy frosts in morning. Snow in foothills of Seiras & on Devils - 25 - Frost in morning. Took Dickie Lewis to Bear Point Cut-off in afternoon. near Valleys & Millions of shore birds - Godwits, B-b. Plover, Dowitchers & Sandpipers. Tide was out a little too far and sun in our eyes - so could not see individuals satisfactorily - but flocks were enormous. One huge White Swan stood near edge of the Salicoria marshes on the shore. In the marshes we saw many godwits, Blue & few 2 Bitterns, several Green Herons, Coots, Puddy Ducks, Pintails and Canvas Backs, Eared & Pied - Tailed Grebes and 15-20 White Pelicans. A few Barn and Tree Swallows stammered over the marshes and Meadow Larks, Buntings and Song Sparrows were seen. Also Brewer's or Red-winged Blackbirds, a Sparrow Hawk (over hills) and Nandreds of Tree Swallows on a Marsh Hawk and many Great Blue Herons - Mrs. Mar R.B. Widgeon Valley. 26. First Trip of Bird Class - Mrs. Sanders, Blake, Bogle. Mrs. Leavens could not go. 25 took Dickie Lewis, limited to one car load. Drove to Barnberg where we found the ponds dried up and almost no water birds. Saw a few gulls, Blue Herons, and Coots. Bryant Marsh Sparrows were abundant and apparently located for nesting. A few Salt Marsh Song Sparrows, Red-winged and Brewer's Blackbirds, a Sparrow Hawk, a number of Barn Swallows and one Tree Swallow, a few Buntings. 204 down brown birds with conical grayish bills and black wings and tails, a little smaller than Blackbirds were, I think Cowbirds. The note was

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1929 (1942. I question this) Similar to that of a purple finch but louder. They perched on weeds or fence or hid in grass near water, then flew away a few at a time. They were certainly neither blackbirds nor sparrows. After lunch we drove to the end of the new seven-mile bridge from Mt. Eden to San Mateo where we saw in the sand a few Snowy Plover and Western and Least Sandpipers and in the bay two Western Gulls. A number of Forster Terns flew over. A beautiful warm balmy day. Drove back by way of Bay Farm Island where we saw a few Scoters (12?) and one small flock of sandpipers but nothing else - even at the turn of the tide- Valleys is certainly the place for shore birds now. Nothing in Alameda. March 27 Warm, sunny day. 30. James and I started at 8:30 a.m. for the San Joaquin Valley via San Jose, Gilroy, Pacheco Pass. A chilly N. wind but brilliant sunshine till we went through the pass when it was quite cold and not clear. Pome trees in full bloom - some peaches. In San Joaquin Valley quite dry and grass very short. Best wild flowers in Pacheco Pass - yellow violets, shooting stars etc. At Los Banos the canals were full but very little flooded land. Reached Mendota about 5:30 p.m. and went to Armandini's hotel - very dirty but the only possible place to stay. Late at Gas station Mrs. Kibbe's party came in after dark. All went to bed early. Cross at 4:25, still very dark when we left, driving toward Fresno. Stopped about six miles out where highway runs east and open fields on both sides - railway to the south. Still quite dark. Mr. Cheney and Mr. de Fremery disappeared to scout for cranes, leaving Mrs. Kibbe, Mrs. Stout and me in the car. It was very cold (the men found ice), breeze from the north; clear. I got out to listen to the birds and watch the dams.

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Mocking birds were singing in some small willows near a creek, and Horned Larks were beginning to peep. Soon Meadowlarks and Linets joined in and then barn swallows which were building under the bridge over the stream. As it grew lighter we could see the Hills (Bausche Pass) to the west, and hills to the east. To the north bare a line of willows and as we listened to the north we could hear a very distant trumpeting call, repeated over and over. It was too cold to stand still. Mrs Stout went off up the creek to hunt birds nests. Mrs Kline stayed under the robe in the car and I walked east on the highway. The brightness increased in the east and lovely colors appeared over the valley and hills. Then the sun arose and within a few minutes a dark line appeared over the southern horizon. It grew rapidly longer and more distinct - a line of about 300 birds, single file, rising and falling as if they were fastened together and following a track. They swerved also to east and west, and at times dropped so low that it seemed as if they might alight. Each bird flew with neck outstretched and legs out behind so that wings were in center. They disappeared over the willows and the northern horizon. The men came back and we ate a little breakfast then walked up the creek bed toward the willows where the men had found large flocks of cranes - the ones we had heard calling. As we drew nearer (still a mile from the willows) a few scout cranes came out to investigate, calling and circling cranes above us. A band of cattle frightened up others that were feeding between us and the willows so we could watch the flight of individuals & also the feeding. When feeding they suggested sheep with their grey backs and heads held low. Mr Chirpy's plan was that we should walk on to the willows but Mrs Stout felt

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that it was unsafe because of the cattle which were running in a large herd between us and the cranes. We decided to gy back and get the car, then drive in as far as possible. But when we got back we found all the gates locked. Off to the Southwest we detected another small flock in flight. So we followed them up and found them very near the road in a grain field. They stood erect with heads high but when we stopped they flew. It was now after nine o'clock so we returned to the hotel at Mendota, packed our stuff, got some breakfast at the gas station and started for Los Banos. We drove almost to the town where we crossed the R.R. then turned to the right, crossed the R.R. again and then drove a few miles past a pumping station where we found several large ponds filled with birds. In two there were large flocks of White- fronted Geese and in the last a large flock of Snow Geese. After watching them for some time James and I turned back to Los Banos as we had to be in Berkeley by 6 p.m. The others borrowed blankets from us, hoping to be able to ap- proach near enough to get photographs of the Snow Geese. Mr. Cheney spent several days at Mendota photographing cranes and expected to put up blinds for us in the field where he had been working. But he found the field had been plowed during the week so the cranes were no longer there. List of birds seen: Coots - widely scattered and abundant. Cinnamon Teal 10±, Gadwall (?) two greyish ducks with black markings may have been gadwall). Lesser Scaup (2), Snow Geese 4000+, White-fronted Geese 5000+, Anthony's New Neron 3, St. Blue Heron Saw; American Egret 6-8, Bittern 1; Little Brown Crane 350+, Kiddeer (widely scattered; other party found complete sets of eggs); Black-

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Bellied Flower (counted 70, scattered over a dry field - a few in full plumage.), Arreets 15, Yellow-legs 3, Marsh Hawks - many, Spar. row Hawks (several), Ferruginous Roughlegs 2 (near Los Felice lake at W. end of Pacheco Pass. Red brown back, migo, & tail.) Turkey Buzzards - many Burrowing Owls 2, Yellow-billed Magpies 8-10 (west of summit of Pacheco Pass), Shrikes - many (others found nest with full set of eggs), Western Kingbirds 2, Black Phoebes many, Barn Swallows building under bridges, Cliff Swallows less ab., Tree Swallows - various drifting northward, esp. in Pacheco Pass, Violet-green Swallows " " " , esp in San Joaquin Valley - W. Robin 1 Pacheco Pass, Mock- ingbirds, San Joaquin Valley - many; Thrasher, Titmouse . Vigors War, W. Bluebird, Cal. Jay in Pacheco Pass, Brewer Blackbird everywhere, Red- negid Bluebirds ab. Tricolored Blackbirds - a large flock in field near Mendota - in dull plumage- (notes very different from others - a chorus of "prolonged" galling notes could be heard a long way off as birds were settled in a willow.) Song Sparrow, Gambel Sparrow (sev. flocks in San Joaquin) Lark Sparrow (1 seen while we were driving), Green- backed Goldfinches (large flocks in fields) Willows Goldfinches (flocks) Round Larks (mating), Meadow Larks (seemed to be nesting), Lanioto (or mites, miles from a house). English Sparrows, Crows (in several pieces in pass and valley. We did not stop to look for birds ex- cepts geese and cranes - others were incidental - I was much impressed by the large numbers of old nests visible in the bare trees in the San Joaquin Valley. So many trees had several nests and so few had none.

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Apr. 1. Heard first Pileated Warblers in Sunny Gulch. Cold, Clear. 2. Warmer. Birds all singing. Purple Finches, Vesper Horn, Titmouse, Thrasher, Song Sparrows, Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow (whispers), Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lutescent Warbler, Meadow Lark's. Cold at night. 3. Cold - rain in afternoon. Heard Warbling Vires for first time this spring. Several Pileated Warblers heard. Tom- sends Warblers singing 4. Rain - cold. Clear, cold in afternoon. Rain and hail again at night. 5. Very cold morning - showers. Many Pileated Warblers heard both here and in Sunny Gulch. Townsend Warblers feeding and singing in the oaks near kitchen windows. New leaves on oaks fully out. Hazel quite green. 6. Drove to S.F. then down Skyland Blvd. to San Mateo. Views gorgeous - white clouds broken, blue sky, water very blue and sparkling. Across the bay the Mt. Hamilton range was white with snow - looked like the Sierras. No snow on Diablo or Tamalpais. 7. Air still cold but sun warm away from breeze. 9. Thick white frost in morning, melting immediately when sun reached it. Walked up Strawberry Canyon with bird class. A late spring - Trillium still blooming. Only spring birds in were Allen Hummer (not all,) Lutescent and Pileated Warbler and 1 Chipping Sparrow - Botanical Gardens. Warbling Vires? More unusual birds found: Hutton Vireo (3) and Willow Goldfinch. No House Wrens or W. Flycatchers yet. 18. Morning frost again. 1 Small group of Junct. Sparrows in creek bed.

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Apr.12. Left Berkeley about 9:20 and drove to Gilroy for lunch. Then drove on to Monterey and Carmel and via the 17 mile Drive to Ailomar where we spent the night. The weather was cool. Flowers were wonderful, especially on the Monterey Peninsula where the ground was carpeted in places with yellow violets, baby blue eyes, poppies, lupin (low), buttercups, mustard, cream cups, tidy-lips etc. Eu bushy tulipoides ceanothus (blue) was in bloom. The usual yellow-billed magpies were seen near Salinas. The wind was cold on the shore but there was no fog and the views were very wonderful. Ailomar was very quiet with few people but was very comfortable. Apr.13. I went out on the beach before 6 a.m. It was low tide and several companies of shore birds were feeding - among them Western and Least Sandpipers, Black-bellied Plover, 1 Red-backed Sandpiper which proved very rapidly, moving about very little. Flocks of gulls were resting on the sand at the southern end of the Cove. As I reached them I began to notice small birds on the rocks which proved to be Black Turnstones and Surf Birds. They remained for some time and could be seen quite distinctly as the sun was behind me and I had my binoculars. When they finally flew I counted twenty birds - over half were I think Turnstones. As I returned to the hotel for break- fast three dogs came romping out to the beach and spent their time running after the birds. After breakfast I had a few minutes in the woods where I noticed Crows, Brewer Blackbirds, Linnet's [illegible], Western flycatcher (first this year), Black phoebe, piedated warbler, flicker, Harris (?) woodpecker, and Pygmy nutatches. Near the shore there were Nuttall Sparrows and I also heard Spotted Towhees and a Thrasher. We stopped at Bird Rock on our way back to Carmel and found the Cormorants nests very thick. There.

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Western gulls seemed to be nesting too. A small black and white bird flew in from the ocean side of the rocks but disappeared behind it so I could not identify it. I could see no brown falcons. At Moss Landing I heard a Yellowlegs and saw a number of Lesser Scaup ducks. A little rain fell at San Jose and San Leandro on the way home. Apr. 14. Berkeley. Warmer. Cleaning-tornzeed Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets singing - Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrows still here and Golden-crowned Sparrows more conspicuous than they have been for several months. Two banded full plumaged birds and one unbanded bird of the year came to pool and table - singing often. Rufous Hummer in the Canyon. Purple Finches in full song. Apr. 15. Took Bequiers class to the Spruce St. reservoir where we found birds very abundant. A large flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows, many full plumaged birds singing; a flock of Sevier Juncos; many Purple Finches, Flickers, Wrentits, Bush-tits, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees. A large flock of Cedar Waxwings flew into the Eucalyptus trees and began feeding on the blossoms, thrust ing their beaks into the center of the flowers. Hundreds of Hummingbirds were buzzing about the Eucalyptus trees, both Allen and Rufous, clearly seen. Further up Vigors Violets, Lutescent and Celerated Warblers, Calif- and Coast Jays were seen, the latter imitating the call of the Red-tailed Hawk. Apr. 16. Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, Tornzeed Warblers and Fox Sparrows still here. Beautiful spring day. Western Flycatcher near house. Apr. 17. The Tolmie Warbling is singing across Mosswood Rd. Hermit Thrush and Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Tornzeed Warblers singing and Fox Sparrow on table. Tried to look in Titmouse box: whole top filled with cobwebs- Pretty sure the bird is sitting - male feeding often.

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Apr. 18 Took advanced class to Sear Pt. Cut off, near Vallejo. The morning was cloudy and it began to rain about noon. On the way, between the Berkeley Country Club and Richmond we saw a large flock of Linnets on the open hillside - many in full plumage. Below the Blakes on the Arlington, we saw two dark Sparrow and another farther on toward the country club. Oles robins, meadow lark, Brewer Blackbirds, Nuttall Sparrows. Along the bay shore and in the marshes we found hundreds of Bonaparte Gulls in full plumage, Western Least & Red-backed Sandpipers (full plumage), Yellowlegs (20+), Coots, Gt. Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Steller's Eiders (4), Black-hilled Plover (500+), Willetts (coot), Long-billed Dow- tailers (40+), White Pelicans (7), Prisbilled Grebes (6+), Eared 4+) Pintails, Ruddy, Canvasback and Mallard Ducks. Marsh Hawks, many (20 in full plumage), Sparrow Hawk (1), Red-winged & Brewer Black- birds, Barn Swallows, Violet-green Swallows, Sennells Song Sparrow, Salt Marsh Song Sparrow, Nuttall Sparrow, Tule Wren, Pipet (2), Co. As we approached the hills we saw a small flock of Golden-crown ed Sparrows and farther toward San Rafael, Crows. 35 species. Western and Ringbilled Gulls were identified - possibly Short-billed were seen. No doubt Calyp Gulls in numbers but needed not attempt to distinguish them. 38 species. Rained all afternoon and most of night. Tolmie Warbler in canyon at home. Apr. 19. Fox Sparrows and Hermit Thrush still here. Tolmie Warbler singing. Rain most of day. Apr. 20. Fox Sparrow & Golden-crowned Sparrow still here, both on feeding table. Black-headed Grosbeaks and House Wren heard first time this year. Partly cloudy, no rain. Cool. Purple Finch sang at 8:45pm.

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Apr. 21. Fox Sparrow on feeding table. Ruby-crowned Kinglet singing. Quite sure I heard young brush-tits calling. Rain. Apr. 22. Fox Sparrow and Golden-crowned Sparrow on feeding table. Hermit Thrush picking up insects (?) on brick floor under pergola. Chipping Sparrows singing near stadium runway. Apr. 23. Saw a flock of Cliff Swallows flying northward over El Cerrito Canyon (Crescent Road) and a Great Horned Owl roosting in a large bay tree on the steep slope near the bottom of the canyon. Mrs. Smarty tells me they hear the owl hooting every night. Golden-crowned Sparrows in a flock on the grassy slope. Apr. 24, Warmer. At three p.m. started to Carmel with Mrs. Whitney who had the use of Mrs. Dietrick's cottage from Thursday & Saturday a.m. We drove to Boulder Creek where we spent the night at Redwood Fleet, after setting a picnic supper on the summit opposite Skyland and Loma Prieta - The view across to the mountains offers across the campus just at sunset was very beautiful. In the morning we explored our lot, cultivated the fruit trees and rose bush all of which were growing well. At eleven we went on toward Santa Cruz stopping at the Big Trees. Weather was delightfully warm and sunny. Had a fish lunch at Santa Cruz wharf then on toward Carmel. At Moss Landing there were many hundreds of water birds in a salt pool and the tidal lands below. Distant flocks seemed to be moving northward - long lines of gulls, black-bellied plover etc. etc (listed below) Apr. 25 We reached Carmel about five o'clock. In the morning we explored the point and beach near Pelican Island. Wild flowers covered all the meadows, Immortelle, cream cups, Indian Warrior, lupine, Gilias, Zygadue, poppies, buttercups, beach asters, Ceanothus, etc.-etc. a carpet of lovely colors. Pelican Island was covered with birds, Cormorants nesting, Western

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gulls and Pelicans (Brown). Cormorants were still carrying sea weed. After lunch we drove to Pt. Lobos (high tide) and then on the 17 mile drive to Bird Rock which was also covered with cormorants and a few Brown Pelicans. Turnstones (Black) came onto the rocks on the shore. Several Sea Lions (15) were on the Seal rocks and one on the beach. On Saturday the way home I located what I thought was the tree Mr. Williams had told me held a White-tailed Kite's nest but did not succeed in seeing the Kite. On Saturday morning I went out on the shore at 6 a. m. to try again to find an Oyster Catcher but did not succeed. As I returned to the cottage I heard a loud Phoebe which may have been its call but it was too late to go back as I had to meet Jamie in San Jose at noon: Returned to Berkeley via Watsonville, Hecker Pass, San Jose, Colo Altos, Skyline Blvd., Spring Valley Lakes to San Francisco and Golden Gate ferry to Berkeley. Apr. 24-27 list of birds seen: - Eared (?) Grebe (1), Moss Landing; Calif. Brown Pelicans (50-100) Carmel & Bird Rock; Farallone and Baird Cormorants, Bluebills, Moss Landing (a few), Calif Dunit, Carmel (flock), Coots (Moss Landing. Black-billed Grever - large flocks, flying along shore - Moss Landing; Black Turnstones (a few) near Bird Rock; Yellow Legs (20+) Moss Landing, Red-backed Sandpiper (a few) Moss Landing, Long-tailed Dornicher -(20+) Moss Landing, 1st Blue Neron, Myros Landing. Western (and least?) Sandpiper (large flocks) Moss Landing, W. Gulls, Bonaparte Gulls (many, some im. plumage) Moss Landing, Pigeon Greel- leerots (2) Carmel, Mourning Dove, Anna and Allen Humming-birds. Harris (?) Woodpecker, Carmel, Flicker, Calif Woodpecker. Blue-sided Flycatcher Boulder Creek, W-Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Horned Lark. Cliff Swallows, Carmel Mission etc (building nests), Steller Jay Boulder, Calif. Jay Carmel, W-Crow Carmel, S.C Chickadee, Bushtit, Calif Creeper Wrentit, Calif Thrasher (Carmel, W. Bluebird Bayaro Valley, Shrike,

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Warbling Vireo, Lutescent Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler and Audubon Warblers at Boulder Creek; Paleolated Warbler Carnnel, Yellow Warbler Sangre de Cristal, Red-winged Blackbird, Meadowlark, Brewer Blackbird, W. Tanager Boulder, Cal-Purpule Finch, Linnets (flocks), Willows Goldfinch Carmel; Greenbacked Goldfinch, Pine Siskin and Spotted Towhee, Boulder; Brown Towhee Carnnel; Bryant Marsh Sparrow near Moss Landing; St. Prince junco, Mettall Sparrow Carnnel; Black headed Grosbeats Boulder, S.C. Song &p.Boulder +Carnnel. 62 Species. Apr. 28. Cold, high fog. Robin in garden. Apr. 29. Warm. Had lunch in garden. Heard Russelt-backed Thrush whistle - first time this year. Robins gathering worms among leaves on path and carrying them to birds at mouth of canyon. Tame Jay came very close to me. Purple finches and Black-headed Grosbeats singing most of the time. Apr. 30. Warm. Robins hunting most industriously for worms. Purple finch in bee on Stockade Lane sings a continuous song which begins with the typical warble and continues with canary like notes - the whole song at least four times as long as the typical song. May 1. Beginners class went to Claremont Hotel grounds where birds were very abundant. The first bird heard was the Cassin Vireo, singing - many present. Grosbeats, Yellow, Bil & Lute Warblers. Olive-sided Flycatcher, Anna's Allen Hummer, Several Russelt backed Thrushes, Robins abundant. Titmouse nesting in iron pipe used for derilich in old stable. No winter visitants or migrants. Warm - May 2. Advanced class went to Mt. Diablo Country Club - a perfect day. Birds very abundant - Saw a flock of Siskins feeding in oak trees, and 2 Idemint Warblers, several Mettall Woodpeckers and a Slender-billed Mettroch. Not aware of Rd. Through there. Blue oriole. Near Alameda.

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There were many Orioles... Saw Lazuli Bunting which was singing constantly, Cliffing Sparrow, Ash-thr Flycatcher, Wood Pewee beside Grosbeaks. Warbler, Cassin's Warbling Vireo, Violet-green Swallows (several places), Cliff Swallows (one late at comingleth Robins many Sparrows Hawks, Riddails & Buzzards, 2 Rufous Hummer Allen's & Amas, No Olive-sided Flycatchers or Chats. Saw 1 White Crowned Sparrow at Diablo Country Club - which seemed too far inland for Muttall but Gambels have been gone two weeks - last Friday - 46 species. Saw 1 Hermit Warbler at Country Club. May 7. Advanced class went to Arroyo Seco in hills back of Livermore. A cool day in Berkeley but delightfully warm there. Phainos peoples were Kleedier not yet in, but other Sonoran zone birds were abundant: Calif Quail, Turkey Buzzard, Sparrow Hawk... Freill Flycatcher (?) Mourning Dove, Anna Hummingbird, W. Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher Tucker, Black Phoebe (heard), Calif Jay (1), Brewer Blackbird, Orioles, Shrike, Song Sparrows, Brown Towhee, Linnets, Lark Sparrow, Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Cliffing Sparrow, Violet-green Swallow, W. Thratcher, Yellow Warbler, Lawrence Goldfinch, Greenbacked Goldfinch, Titmouse, Vigeos Wren, House Wren, and W. Bluebird. Along the way we saw also a flock of Hudsonian Curlews flying over and later feeding in a pasture, Red-mugst Blackbirds, and Cliff's & Barn Swallows, out of meat and Calif Woodpeckers. 36 species. A family of such tits at Bancroft & Prospect. May 8. Beginners class on hill near house. W. Flycatchers at nest under porch. A Western Kingbird flew directly over head as we stood at the gate on the top of the hill east of the Frenchmans place (Dr. Hoyts). It was flying so low that I had no difficulty in identifying it - flew off to the south and disappeared beyond The Dwight Way Hill. Vigeos Wrens very numerous. Purple finch feeding on castor bean like plant in Prof Jefferson's garden. Cooler but sunny most of day. Rust back Thrushes sang at 6 a.m.

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1929 May 9. Paleated Warblers (Alaskan) migrating through. Saw six near drinking fountain. Thresh singing occasionally. House Wren pulled sticks out of box, 6 a.m. May 12 - 6-7 Paleated Warblers near drinking fountain - calls but no songs. A family of pink Tits (8-10) came to bathe - from up calls - Many terms on bay May 13. Adultcent warblers have young out of nest, calling pic-pic - for food, Cooler. It has been warm summer weather for two weeks, con- tinuously. May 14. Went with Mrs. Blease to explore shore near the new miner harbor at Richmond. The tide was out too far but there were many shore birds there as hereafter we will not need to go so far for shore birds. The small flock seemed to be red-backed sandpipers but there were larger birds farther out. Returned to Mrs. Blease where we had lunch in her beautiful patio then explored the grounds (12 acres) A pair of Olive sided flycatchers and a small flock of waxwings were the most interesting finds - the latter showed white patches in the wings. Leyalis bruntige were perhaps the most abundant birds. Cold, foggy. May 15. Commencement day - chilly worked in garden. Duck to nest with young calling in oak tree at entrance. May 17. C. O. C. annual meeting in San Francisco at Academy of Sciences. Banquet at Hotel Bellevue. May 18. Busy at home. Reception at Ges Wrights ne evening. Chilly - May 19. Mrs. Yarnell and I entertained the Board of Governors of C.O.C. at breakfast. Business meeting followed. Chilly, high joy all day May 20. A little warmer. Spent day in Red. Brand Yellow Warblers singing; Probably Alaskan birds migrating through as they do not nest in the canyon oaks and I do not hear them near the house through the summer

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Lake Co. and Redwood Highway - May 21-25, 1929. May 21. Left Berkeley at 3 p.m. and drove to St. Helena, taking Mr. and Mrs. Qualemon with us. Pleasant weather in Berkeley and quite balmy in Napa Valley. Had dinner and spent night at "Gray Gables". In the early morning (dawn) there was a great chorus of birds including robins, grosbeak, warbling vireo, yellow warbler, green-backed goldfinch, chipping sparrow, linnet and brown tanager, all presumably meeting in the trees in the garden or in the great white oak tree at the entrance. Started on about 9 a.m. - a high fog hid Mt. St. Helena & Howell Mt. Drove above the fog about half way up the mt. Forests from St. Helena to Calistoga consist of blue oaks, madrones, a few yellow pines, redwood (white?) oaks, manzanita, spurrey and maple. On Mt. St. Helena, digger pines, spruce, madrone, maple, buckeye, bay, myrica, yellow pine and a few short leaved pines (var.?). Ceanothus (blue) in full bloom and a few bush poppies, clarkia, agale and cedars. Saw also what looked like small junipers. On the east side of the mountain there were blue oaks and digger pines again; blue pentstemon and phacelia. Judas trees became prominent as we approached Lower Lake - also /harvest Brodiaea, wild grape, white and yellow mariposa lilies, low yellow lupine (not bush), and white yella Santa. Stayed at Clear Lake Tavern where we got thoroughly warmed through with the temperature 92° in the shade at 2 p.m. Drove about a little in late afternoon and evening. May 23. I got up early and watched birds in different places near Austin. Everything is very dry, the creek at Austin's empty and the lake 4 ft. lower than last year. No chat there. Added to list of May 17, 1928: S creach Owl but found no thrasher, Anna Hummer or Lawrence Goldfinch. Did not go out on the lake so found no ducks. We started to Laleport about 9 a.m. driving via Keelerville. Thrush were very green there, orchards (esp. pear) very thirsty and water birds more abundant than

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1929 at lones lake. Saw Cormorants near Lakeport - Also Yellow-headed Blackbirds, chats, and the three kinds of herons as before. Lunched at Upper Lake then drove on to Blue Lakes and up the Redwood Highway to Willits where we stopped at Hotel Van which we found very comfortable. 1928 list for Clear Lake was 54 species - added Screech Owl, Cormorant and Russat-backed Thrush. Total - 57 Spent an hour 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Willits Auto Park - 4 blocks east of Hotel Van. About 6 acres - covered with white oaks - some large ones, others in a close grove, tall, slender like eucalyptus trees in a grove. The ground was covered with grass and flowers with a few bushes but not dense undergrowth. To the west a stream bordered with alder, oak and willows. Birds were very abundant and in full song. May 24. I got up at six o'clock. James went with me for a walk up on the slope to the west of the town. The air was crisp but sun soon warmed us. Birds singing very freely. After breakfast we drove up the Redwood Highway as far as Lane's Redwood Flat where we had lunch. The roads were being oiled and graded in spots and we could not go farther - [illegible]. We returned to Willits by 4 p.m. and I went again to the auto park after dark. May 25. James and I drove up the highway at 6 a.m. to the marshy land above town where I found some new species. Then we returned to the auto camp for a last visit there before leaving. The full list of birds for the Willits region was: At auto camp: Allen Hummingbird, Willow (next w.) and Calypso Woodpecker, Black Phoebe, W. Flycatcher, W. Crow, Slender-billed Mocking Thrush, Russat-backed Thrush, W. Warbling Vireo, Cassin Vireo, Lutescent, Yellow and Toluca Warbler, Long-tailed Chats, W. Yellow-throat, Meadowlark, Black W. Tanager, Violet-green Swallow, Grosbeak, Angel-wing [illegible], Downy, Green-backed Goldfinch, Ring-billed Gull, Spotted Towhee, Brown Towhee, Chipmunk Sparrow, Meadow Song Sparrow. 26 Species - all singing except Crow. A heron was heard in the evening.

A bird in the auto camp sang from the top of the oaks in the close-set grove "tree-tree-tree-tree-tree". Sometimes only four times repeated. Sang very late as long as Rustic-backed Thrush was singing - also in afternoon. Could not get a glimpse of it. The tone was throaty, not as high pitched as the regular thrutings note. (Probably Spotted Towhee - later) More Chats in Mendocino Co than I have ever seen or heard elsewhere. Notes used by one bird - all very loud. too-too-toos-too-toos - whistled tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut - very rapid - bell-like note. chack-chack-chack-chack-chack- gay-gay-gay-gg-gggay - quality of crested jay's call whew-whew-whew-whew-whew - calling dog.

In the town Orioles were abundant and on the edge of the town a pair of Anthony Green hawks was seen. On the hillside we found in addition to these, the House Wren, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Coast Jay and in the marsh the Trail flycatcher out on a telegraph wire and called "fleep-a-deer", a pair of Saur Swifts flew overhead and Brewer and Red-winged Blackbirds were numerous. A Wood Pewee was heard above Ukiah, buzzards were abundant all along the redwood highway. On the way home, May 26 near Cloverdale one rose from the highway just in front of the car and dropped a ground squirrel which had evidently just been run over - a fresh kill. Several buzzards hovered near and no doubt one swooped down behind us and Got it. Red-tails which were seen frequently in Lake Co. and Napa Co. were not seen in Mendocino Co. On the highway in Long Valley the white creantheus with graceful long tail feathers, also bunchy white and a low growing blue creantheus were abundant. Dogwood was in bloom. Near Cummings the Black-throated Gray Warbler was heard and at Lane's grove creepers were heard and a W. Robin was seen. On the return trips the Calif. Jay was seen. Tanagers were heard in many places near Willits. May 26. Drove via Healdsburg, Guerneville, Sebastopol and Petaluma to Berkeley. Cool. In Russian river region > heard Tanagers and Black-throated Gray Warblers. About 60 species on whole trip - not counting gulls etc. on bay. Plusus Vancouveria from Lane's grove in my garden. May 27. Chilly north-east wind - Sunny. Very few birds singing near house - Legale Bunting, Luteceut Warbler and Pilicolated Warbler - Thrush and Crossbills in the distance - W. Flycatcher still about. May 28: (Clive) sides Flycatcher near Greenwood Terrace.

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1929 May 29. Wood Pewee in Mt. View Cemetery. May 30. A family of Bushtits was feeding in the oaks north of the house. Many of them came across to the eaves where they hung head downward and reached up behind the lowest line of the roof and pulled out cocoons or spiders - something good to eat. It was amusing to see five or six suspended in a row. May Young robin ready to help from nest on front gate bridge. June 1. The House Wren which has been singing near the house the last few days began to investigate the little rose box which contains a nest and five eggs deserted some time ago. He began throwing out feathers and then carried out something that looked like an egg. After breakfast I told Hal Lehmann he could have the nest for his collection so he removed it from the box and found it contained only three eggs. June 2. House Wren brought a mate to the box near the front door. At 2:15pm two bushtits came to the eaves again for food. Spotted Towhees carry away soft bread into woods east of Strattons. More young bushtits calling. When it spent much time in the morning repeating the trill at the end of its song - sometimes without any single note, sometimes with one or two. June 3. Heard W. Wood Pewee near house. June 4. Beginners Class went to Alamo. Panning when we left Berkeley. Cloudy but dry at Alamo (in box alders). Many birds near the creek including Long-tailed Chat which we have looked for but not found during recent years near Berkeley. Other birds: Brewer Blackbird, Meadow-Lark & Oriole, Swail. Black Phabe, W-Wood Pewee, W. Flycatcher, Flicker, Allen Hummingbird, Elder's bills Nuttatch, Russit-backed Thrush, Lutescent, Yellow and Chocolate Warbler, Warbling and Cactus Vires. Laniel, Green-backed T Lawrence Goldfinch, Gooseback, Long Sparrow, Spotted Brown Towhees, Vege's Wren, Rough-winged Swallow, Elsewhere: Cal. Jay, Cal. Wood - flickers, Morning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Titmouse. 31 sp. heard. Calif. W. were feeding young - apparently male brought food to female which remained in the nest. Female put her head out and called but did not leave nest while we watched -20 min.

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1929 June 7. At Boulder Creek I found a pair of Western Tanagers apparently con- cerned with nesting in the Johnson place. As we were just leaving I did not have time to watch them long but saw both male and female plainly; the male seemed to be following the female while she searched for nesting material, singing frequently. Zual; The following birds were located on our lot: Willow Woodpecker, (Cabanis heard nearby), Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western F. and W. Wood Pewee, Allen Hummingbird, Purple Finch, Grosbeak, Song Sparrow, Spotted and Brown Towhees, Green-backed Goldfinch, Warbling & Cassin Vireos, Pileolated and Yellow Warblers, Chickadee, Rusty-backed Thrush, Cliff Swallow, 19 species. Brewer Blackbirds were common near Redwood Rest. Went yesterday by way of Alwaden, Nelson Pass etc. returned today by Big Basin, and over new road to Saratoga. Rain on the summit made the road there slippery and dangerous. Rained most of the way home after we left Saratoga at 2 p.m. June 8. Still raining - a week or it now - most unusual for June. June 9. Rained during night - Clearing during the day. June 10-14 - Clear. June 15 - Coured rain all day. Beautiful weather June 11. Drove to Calaveras Big Trees via Elddelle, Sonora, Angels Camp, Murphys - the route we walked over years ago - A bridge has replaced Robinson's ferry. Sonora as quaint as ever but larger Had a walk through the Big Trees before dinner and again after dinner. Missed one of the Centurillo. The trees were more perfect than I remembered them - and larger. June 12. Spent most of the morning in the grove then drove home via San Andreas, Lodi, Walnut Grove and Antioch. Bridge Not all trip way.

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June 11, 12, 1929 List of birds found at Calaveras Big Trees- Ingrove: Mt. Chickadee W. Tanagers Golden-crowned Knight Sierra Hermit Thrush W. Winter Wren Du brush: Mt. Quail and Thick billed Fox Sparrow more open Green-tailed Towhee woods: Chisping Sparrow Black headed Grosbeak Cassin Purple Finch Audubon Warbler Hermit Warbler Calaveras Warbler W. Robin Blue-fronted Jay Warbling Vireo Cassin Vireo Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch White-headed Woodpecker Western Flycatcher - Sierra Creeper Near meadow - Killdeer Lincoln Sparrow White-headed Woodpeckers nest about six feet from ground contained young which were calling vigorously. June 15- Very heavy rain nearly all day. Cousin Georgia came- June 18. Took Georgie, Lois and Mrs. Mead to Muir Woods - beautiful weather - Saw Creeper at foot of redwood picking a moth to pieces. Birds found Blue fr. Jay - Creepers, Purple Finch, Grosbeak, Chickadees, W. Winter Wren Warbling Vireo Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee. June 19-23- Very hot. 94° in S.F. June 24-26 - No fog but not so hot. Too warm- June 26. Two young Spotted Towhees much at home on feeding table. Family of Titmice in woods to west of house. June 28. Drove to Boulder Creek leaving Berkeley at 3:30 p.m. Very hot day. June 21- Boulder Creek - Western Tanagers in same place in woods at Redwood Rest where I saw them on June 7- Male singing constantly, no female in sight- probably brooding but I could not find the nest. (Contin)

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1929 June 21. Boulder Creek. Saw a Black-throated Gray Warbler which flew from one terminal branch to another giving an anxious chirp, then disappeared in a thick branch of tan bark oak about 30 ft. from the ground where it seemed to settle down on a nest with a quiet chip. The leaves were so thick I could not see the nest. Went to Santa Cruz to lunch to escape heat. Quite comfortable at noon but after lunch a land breeze set in and the beach became unbearably hot. Crowds sought shade under piers to escape heat and glare - water very smooth and full of people, especially children. Returned to Berkeley. June 26 - Foggy part of morning - Otherwise clear warm weather - at times hot (90°+) from June 18 - July 3. July 1- Saw a brood of seven baby quail - about a week old - feeding in the road with mother quail - fallen on ground. Barn Swallow Flycatchers in nest under porch perched on edge. July 2. I... gone from nest. Calls heard near house - hot. July 3. Tolmie Warbler singing frequently. Grosbeak not heard for several days. One near house has been singing beautifully a typical song followed by canary-like variations. Purple Finch was singing in late afternoon yesterday. W. Flycatcher still near house - A terrible fire on Tamalpais has destroyed part of Mill Valley. July 4. Still hot. A Vesper worn look a dust bath in the ashes of my bonfire. Many quail in the brush near house - young seldom come into view but parents calls indicate more than one brood. W. Fly- catcher still feeding in trees near the nest. Young made short flights, snatching at insects - Parents seem to be interested in the old nest.

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1929- July 5. A cooling fog came in during the late afternoon. Walked into Sunny Gulch in the evening - An Olive-sided Flycatcher was pair calling. Grosbeak and Thrush sang. A Brown Towhees were perched in the top of a hazel above Morsewood Rd just before dark. One was vibrating its wings and singing a soft voice melodious long wholly unlike the usual attempt. The other was perched two feet away, apparently unmoved. When I stopped to watch them they flew away in different directions. Young brown towhees are full grown. The young spotted towhees are very much at home on the table. The parents seem to be brooding again as the male sings constantly in the brush above the drinking fountain- A banded male feeds on the table. July 6. fog. July 7- fog. July 8 -9- Cool- July 10. Cool. Drove to Sacramento leaving Berkeley about 4 p.m. Went via Antioch Bridge and along river. Very pretty ride. Almost no fruit except peaches. July 11. Drove on to Cisco, stopping for lunch at Colfax - Several robins noticed at Auburn and Loomis and on up. Mock- ingbird singing just below Loomis. Blue-fronted Jay just above Colfax and Fox Sparrow below Blue Canyon. At Cisco Mt. White-crowned Sparrows and Fox Sparrows were singing freely, and Evening Grosbeaks (4 males) visited the kitchen yard at the hotel frequently. In the evening a night lark was heard. July 12. I walked up the mountain trail above the station through brushy land with an occasional group of red firs, tamaracks or Jeffrey pines. Two young Calliope hummingbirds came to investigate me, buzzing about within three feet of my head. Heard a Red-breated Nuthatch, Mt. Thrush, a Vireo (I don't think) and others.

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Cécs - July 12, 1929. July 12 (contin.) In afternoon I walked by way of Mud Lake to the Yuba river and back (part way through the brush). Near the river there were many Warbling Vireos and near the iron spring a Lincoln Sparrow was singing freely. Between the river and spring a family of Killdeer with young full grown was feeding. One of the parents (male) called constantly and tried to lead me away. I followed and he crouched fluttering on the ground as if he had a broken wing. On the brushy hillside where there was no trail I flushed a family of Scrub Grouse - eight young ones about the size of half grown quail flew with some difficulty. One tried to run but had difficulty climbing over the stones though they were small stones. The mother ran ahead but did not fly so I had a good look at her. I did not see a male or hear any sounds except the whirring wings of the young and possibly some peeping calls of the young - Green-tailed Towhees were feeding noisy young that flew from bush to bush. Evening Grosbeaks were near the hotel all day - not seen elsewhere. July 13. A family group (some with smaller wing patches) were at the back door of the hotel this morning. They go constantly to a place at the bottom of the R.R. embankment where there is some fine red soil and some old boxes containing ashes. They eat the red soil - they do not scratch in it or select bits from it but take the soil from the surface in their beaks. I took a sample of the soil to bring home. I walked up to Forest Lake (the reservoir for Cécs). Junipers grow on the shoulders and Silver Pines are mixed with Red Firs, Tamaracks and Jeffrey Pines. The usual fox sparrows and Green-tailed Towhees in the brush areas. What surprised me were the numbers of Western Tanagers all the way along where there were trees - even up to 7000 ft - in full song. As I returned

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Ceres July 1929. I heard and saw a Lazuli Bunting just above the round house - a male in full plumage. Near the hotel a Black-headed Grosbeak was singing. In the afternoon we drove up to Big Bend about three miles up the river where there is a rangers cabin and beautiful camp ground. A Wood Pewee flew out from its nest, caught some thing and settled down again on its nest in plain sight on a bare branch of a Jeffrey pine. A mountain song sparrow sang from a thicket on the river bank. Tanagers there also. July 14. The evening Grosbeaks alight in the tops of the red firs north of the hotel, give their loud calls - "Punk" or "Punks,-perk perks", then fly toward the kitchen yard calling "tweet-tweet" something like a gold finch. There they alight in the choke-cherry bushes on the embankment or on the telegraph wires and watch till the yard is clear then drop to the ground where they feed silently. Before they leave they give their loud calls again "Punk" - "Punk" and grrt-gr sometimes, then fly into the fir trees. I couldnt find that they went to any nest. Sometimes they flew over the snow sheds and into the trees behind and I heard one once distance beyond the round house above the R.R. track. I should say they stayed within a circle of 1/2 mile diameter, with hotel at center. At 1 p.m. a Sierra Nevada Thrush sang several times in the fir trees near the hotel. July 15. We left Ceres about 9 a.m. Weather has been beautiful all the time - a good breeze - sometimes too cool. Sunshine very brilliant. Too many flies. Mosquitoes near iron spring. Trains very noisy all night. Full list of birds on next page. Saw no hawks or wood- peckers though I heard the flicker once and possibly the white-headed woodpecker once. A young Baldwing Grouse

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Creco - July 1929 Squirt allowed me to approach within five feet of it when and only an adult (?) 15ft away gave a sharp alarm note and the youngster dropped into its hole. The adult assumed the picket-pin attitude and sniffed and watched me while the youngster almost immediately put its head out of its hole again - chipmunks were seen and many golden-mantled ground squirrels. Much blasting on new highway. List of birds seen (or heard) at Creco July 11-15. Sierra Brown . Kildeer, Calliope Hummingbird, Night hawk, Wood Pewees (abundant), Olive-sided Flycatchers (ab.), Blue-fronted Jay, Short-tailed "Mt. Chickadee, Red-breated Nuthatch, Russet-backed Thrush (several), W. Robins (everywhere) Sierra Hermit Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Sclutton (?) Vireo, Audubon, Tolmie (?), Paleolated, Yellow Warblers, Western Tanagers (ab. July 14, Black-headed Grosbeak (July 14), Lazuli Bunting, Evening Grosbeak (ab.) Cassin Purple Finch, Green-backed Goldfinch at, Green-tailed Towhee at, Yosemite Fox Sparrow (very ab.), Sierra Junco (ab.); W. Chipping Sparrow, White- crowned Sparrow, Modoc Song Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow. 31 species. On the way home I saw what was probably Wright's Flycatcher near Crystal Lake, Cassin Vireo at Bishopspate, many Barn and Cliff Swallows, Mourning Doves, Gulls, a Lark Sparrow, Cal. Jay, Blackbirds etc in Sacramento Valley. July 16. The Western Flycatcher is brooding again under the porch. July 20. A Russet-backed Thrush sang its full song near house. A young? Black-headed Grosbeak sang a very atypical song - call note typical. Beautiful weather July 23. Wait to San Francisco. Many Sandpipers on the mud flats. Some dowitchers and 1 curlew - judging from size. About 28 gulls followed boat - all California so far as I could detect.

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1929. July 29. Western Flycatchers feeding second brood in nest under porch. Weather foggy. July 30. Rained a little last night. Drove to Bards Creek with Mrs. Paine and her daughter. Sunshine from San Jose on. Spent night at Ben Lomond Lodge. July 31. Went to see our lot. Saw Water Angel at dam at lower end. Prominent birds: Siskins, Chickadees, Creepers, Quail. On way home stopped at Saratoga for lunch, Stanford University (many Cliff Swallows about the buildings), San Mateo Bridge, Dublin Canyon, San Ramon Valley and Tunnel Road - a very beautiful drive all the way - Aug. 2. Crested Jays near our house. Vigor Vireos, in families, singing songs. Aug. 9. A Cassin Vireo came into the trees next the north porch. The Western Flycatchers which are still feeding young in the nest under the porch tried to drive him away but he kept coming back till he came within five feet of where I stood. Thrasher near home. Aug. 16. Several Yellow Warblers came into the trees in the front garden while we were at lunch. Finally one flew over to the big window where he caught a small insect. The Titmouse has been coming for melon seeds every day lately. Sooty-headed Warbler sang after many weeks silence. Aug. 12. Drove to Sonora, leaving Berkeley at 1:20 p.m. Killdeer near Morning Doves, Lark Sparrows, California Warblers irrigated lands above Oakdale. Thrushes heard in early morning of Aug. 13. Not from San Ramon Valley on - though Berkeley was in dense fog - a change from 66° to about 100°. Aug. 13. Left Sonora about 9:20, intending to reach Carl Inn at noon. Road much steeper and hotter than we expected - progress slow. Very dry - no streams except in larger rivers. Driest hill graded everly but hot and dry - and long.

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August 1929 Valley trail above Berkeley Camp. Reached Carl Inn about 3 p.m. gymnasts and Cliff Jumpers noticed. Mallard Ducks for $y$-tame? Left about 4 p.m. for Yosemite. Beautiful forests the rest of the way - Toulumne Sequoias more numerous than I remembered and some of them very perfect. Did not find the tree that was lenticled through but perhaps the road has been changed since 1901 when we walked over this road to Yosemite. Names have been changed as we found it difficult to locate old land- A pair of Mt. Diablo was seen after the summit. mates. Reached the ruin of the valley about 6:25 p.m. and soon after the control was opened for cars driving down. Views across the valley in sunset light were gorgeous - No water in Bridal Veil or Yosemite Falls and Merced River very low. Reached Camp Curry just before dining room closed at eight. Glad to have a good dinner, having missed our luncheon. It was 96° at Big Oak Flat and grew hotter beyond. The car boiled on the long steep grades so we had to spend much time cooling the engine. Also a pipe leading to the vacuum feed broke - After winding it with a cement tape we managed to reach Carl Inn where it was repaired. Very few birds were seen or heard - too hot and dry. Fire fall of cones was like a glowing waterfall. Aug. 14. The sunrise of the north wall of the valley was very beautiful. Robin, Cluckadeo and Blue fronted Jays were conspicuous and a Black-headed Grosbeak was heard. Birds were more numerous than along the Big Oak Flat Road - Left the valley about 8:20 a.m. and drove home via Merced River, Breitburg Canon (very hot) and Merced. Temperature in the San Joaquin Valley about 104°. No birds except a few Turkey Buzzards, a Horned Lark, a few Calif. Jays. Reached Berkeley at 6 p.m. after 1 hr. stop at Merced and ½ hr. at Manteca. Allen H. at Framer Club

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1929 Aug.15. W. Flycatchers have left nest. Many quail can be heard in fresh near house - Grosbeak heard. Wrentits and Vachites very numerous- Titmouse. More birds here than anywhere on the Yosemite trip. Aug.16 Jays very noisy. Sunny but cool. Aug.19 Family of Western Flycatchers in oaks south of house - Came into Spray of hose which was hanging over the Woodward's Firmo- Family of Hutton Vireos above drinking fountain at lunch time. Several robins near Wilbur. Aug.22 Whistle of thrush is heard occasionally - very soft. Large flock of bush tits gave concerted alarm call when hawks flew over. Have noticed a similar note given by a few in the flock several times during past week - at times when I could discover no source of alarm. It seems almost as if this note is used when the flocks are being disciplined into winter form - perhaps by the adult birds only. But yesterday call was mean- rulious, I think - given by adults and young. Aug. 23-31 Have heard Willow Woodpeckers frequently. Lutescent W. sang occasionally. Song Sp., Vigors War and Thrasher sang freely - esp thrasher which sang almost continuously in early morning for an hour or two. Heard Tanager two different days. On Aug.29 a full grown young robin was calling out teasing for food as it followed the parent. Spotted Towhees are feeding young still giving call of baby birds - pretty well grown. Beautiful weather with a feeling of fall and on Aug.31 a few geese of east passed. Sept.1 Heard calls/toto of grosbeak and thrush - also willow woodpecker. Birds more conspicuous than a week ago. Japanese Crues in bloom. Sept.3 Heard notes of shore birds (not killdeer, sandpipers, Curlews or br.plorer) yellow legs a light note, seagullled Turnstones or Surf Birds - flybag overhead as I walked down Morsewood Road about 8 p.m.

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1929 Sept. 8. Many warblers about. Anna Hummers abundant. Low fog at night, warm in middle of day. Sept. 14. Drove up to Mt. Hamilton with Dr. de la Harpe. Lunch at San Jose. Very hot climbing the mountain. Reached the top about 4:30 p.m. where we spent the night with Crg. and Mrs. Trumpler. Looked through the telescopes at the moon and at Saturn with its rings and two satellites. The large telecope has a lens 36 in. in diameter, and is 58 ft. long- A beautiful Sept. 15. Clear night but valley hidden in fog and smoke. Walked from 7-8a.m. and after 10:30 a.m. went to the Trumpler's garden after which we had a picnic lunch in a lovely spot on a shoulder of the mt. beyond the last reservoir. A hot day with numerous mt. fires in the distance. Saw several deer and great numbers of tracks. Saw or heard following birds: 30 species. Sharp-shinned Hawk (above Smith's Creek) Turkey Buzzards- everywhere when there was a breeze. Cooper Hawk - perched just below Trumpler's house. Red Tailed Hawk - soaring below house. Prairie Falcon - near cultures, poised high in air. V-wigo shaped something like vultures but light underneath and white throat. Calif. Quail - a large flock at top of Livermore road (7:30a.m.) Allen humming bird - young of year. White-throated Swift - circling above S.S. Handle at Smith's Creek Calif. Blue Jays- common - Crows and Blackbirds at Hall's ranch Calif. Woodpeckers- Nutall Woodpecker (head) Meadow Lark - Hall's Ranch. Black Phoebe - ote. Smith's Creek Buteer bird - was foot of mt. Juncos - abundant at several altitudes and on summit. Brown + Spotted Towhees - shrubets (lowaltitudes) and Green backed Goldfinches Tawny's head, also Thrasher, Bluebird, and possibly Blender b. Nuttatch. Titmouse, Bush and Wrenlets, 4 Natcatchers and 2 Warblers (Cil.+Phidaton.) Miss Smith reports Fox & pamard on her mountain in Berkeley

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1929 Sept. 16-22 - Cooler. Foggy at night till Sept. 20 thin clear. Bassat-backed Thrush heard Sept. 19, 20. Sept. 23. Drove via Pleasanton & Emery, Mission San Jose to Dumbarton Bridge thru home via San Mateo Bridge, Airport, Alameda Tube. High tide so water birds could not be seen to advantage but saw about 20 Caspian Terns, many Lt. Blue Herons, Phalaropes, Sandpipers, a few ducks. Waders size of B&F Plows were collected on spit near the San Mateo Bridge - packed close together waiting for tide to recede. Land birds seen - a few finchets, many Barn Swallows (at Dumbarton Bridge), Turkey Vultures, Sparrow Hawks, B.-Blackbirds. Sept. 23. Fox Sparrow was calling in early morning. Sept. 25. Fox Sparrow heard again and Intermediate Sparrows singing up the hill. Bassat-backed Thrush still here. Cool nights, warm in middle of day. No hot weather so far this September. Sept. 26. Thrasher imitated Olive-sided Flycatcher "a-pee-hee" Sept. 27. Heard Ruli-crowned Kinglet - first time. Sept. 28. Saw two Goldica-crowned Sparrows - blue song twice the first two notes of song. (Linforth's garden) Sept. 29 - Thrasher imitated Olive-sided Flycatcher again. Alarm note of a wren heard- Oct. 1. Heard notes of Hermit Thrush very distinctly. Oct. 2. Hermannia full out way - had almost white- Oct. 4. Spent a few minutes about 8 a.m. on the campus with Miss Wythe listening to the White-crowned Sparrows - the song she identifies as that of the newly named "pergulus" - the migrating Nuttall. The song was something like this: Saw many Audubon Warblers in the maples at Bancroft & Olbarring. Oct. 7. Heard notes of Varied Thrush in woods east of house - low-pitched "chuck" and quaver.

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1929 Oct. 13. Spent half an hour during the morning watching the birds beyond the end of Mosswood Rd. They were very abundant, many species and many individuals of each species. Food is very abundant in this area - coffee berries, elder berries, honey suckle (wild) berries and weed seeds. Birds noted were: Red-shafted Flicker (many), Anna Humming bird (several), Coast Jay, Calif. Jay, Calif. Purple Finch (singing), Linnets (flying over), Green- tailed Goldfinch (several), Golden-crowned Sparrow (singing), Santa Cruz Dung Sparrow (only one), Fox Sparrow (singing), Spotted Towhees, Brown Towhees, Audubon Warblers, (in a flock), Calif. Thrasher (singing), Vege's Wren (singing), Busk-tits, W. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (several), Dwarf Vermilt Thrush (many) (one singing). Earlier a Varied Thrush was heard and one flew into bush from Cascara but could not be clearly seen. Brewer Blackbirds fly over every morning early. Curls (Screech and Yt. Noms) are heard nearly every night. In late afternoon drove to Saratoga via San Francisco, over the new Bay Shore Boulevard which has just been opened. Oct. 14. Saratoga - a beautiful morning - fog cleared early - clear and crisp by 8:30 a.m. Golden-crowned Sparrows singing - also Intermittent- decides. Drove on to Boulder Creek - Birds conspicuous there - Coast Jay (singing), Brown-spotted Towhee, Golden-Crowned Sparrows. Juncos, Creepers, Hutton Vireo: (No thrushes or kinglets). After lunch drove home via coast (Darnupott, Pescadero, San Gregorio). Because so foggy that we turned inland through La Honda, Woodside, Redwood City (a beautiful drive) saw several Marsh Hawks, Sparrow Hawks, 1 Sharp-shin, quail, meadow Larks - Black Phoebe, Cal. Jay, Large flocks of Br. Blackbird, gold finches and crowned Sparrows. Tide high - no shore birds.

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1929 Oct. 17 Left Berkeley for New York at 6:45 p.m. 18 Nevada - Saw about 4 Black-billed Magpies (singles), 12 Crows (groups) 12 Brewer's Blackbirds. Utah - Crossed Great Salt Lake at sunset. Many rared Grebes - 20-30 Gulls (Ring-bills?), 4 Crows - Some of the gulls followed the train, The crows alighted on the fences bounding the mile. 19. Cheyenne to N. Platte - Many small sparrows in grass - some showed pure white underparts. Some had rather long tails. One very close flock of several hundred birds - looked too small for Blackbirds (starlings?). Crows at N. Platte. Meadowlark also - 20 Chicago - Rain - Crows just west of city. Gulls over canal. Visited the Field Museum. 21. Takoma Park, Md. Warm; strong breeze. Cloudy. Spent one to two hours in the woods which were in brilliant autumn foliage - oaks (red), maples (yellow), sumachs (red) pines & small cedars. Many migrants. Along the streets saw flocks of starlings. Many Turkey Vultures. In woods: Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Crow, Goldfinch, White-throated Sparrows (hundreds), Slate-colored Junco's (ab.), Song Sparrow (1), Towhee, Cardinal (2), Trifled Titmouse (several) Carolina Chickadee (1 flock), Golden-crowned Kinglets (many) Ruby-crowned Kinglets (several); Blue birds (several) in garden and a Humming bird at dusk in garden. 22 Rain came down in sheets as we left Takoma Park at 8 a.m - Continued during ride to Philadelphia and Vineland. Cleared during night. Warm.

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Eastern Trip - Oct. 1929 Oct. 23 Vineland. Clear, air fresh but not cold. Visited the School. Saw incidentally Jays, Starlings and many grey squirrels. About 4 Eng. Sparrows were busying themselves about a huge wasp's nest on the main office building at the school - high up under the eaves. Two pairs came and went, entering at top and bottom where the nest had been broken into - Returned after lunch to Philadelphia. Went to the Academy where I listened to two papers at A.O.U. convention and Got ticket to banquet. After banquet a skit was pre- sented showing movies of prehistoric birds and animals. 24. Busy about luggage etc during morning. Heard two papers just before noon at Academy. After lunch took Jamie to the Zoological Park. In bird house was a most un- trustring collection of Toucanos, Hornbills, Birds of Para- dise - many different species of each. In the great central Cage an Anhinga, Crowned Cranes, Scarlet Ibis (pale red), Flamingoes etc. etc. - a wonderful collection. Cloudy, cooler. 25. Went on field trip of A.O.U. to Cape May. Cloudy, chilly. Special train from Phil. to Cape May. Then walked along beach to Point Cape May - 2 miles + - picnic lunch at Mrs. Ferris' cottage on Lily Lake. Then walk thru woods to Delaware bay shore Then back by auto to the train. Beautiful woods of oak, maple, pines with undergrowth of bayberry, huckleberry, blueberry etc. etc. Many strange plants. Saw following birds: Cormorants (2), Herring, Ring-billed and Laughing and Bonaparte Gulls, Gunnels (many dark birds with straighter wings than gulls, out from shore at tide rip, diving for fish), 3 Shovellers /bet. Phil. and Camden), Scoters (Au., Surf. and White winged identifi-

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1929 fied by Mr. Wetmore); Sauderling (commonest shore bird in flocks of 5-20+); Killdeer (2ev on Lily Lake); Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper (2 at close range), Mourning Doves (ab.), Turkey Buzzards (200+), Marsh Hares(15+), Sharp-shinned Hawk (2), Cooper Hawk (1), Pigeon Hawk (1), Sparrow Hawks (3), Crows /12-15), Starling (many), Red-winged Blackbird 6+, Meadow Larks(from train), Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparow. Swamps Sparrow (not satisfactorily seen)-sharp chirp), Eng. Sparrows, Chipping Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, Myrtle Warbler (most abundant land bird), Cape May Warbler (1 seen at very close range on porch of house and low brush near house), note a fine cheep-drawn out.) Yellow Palm Warbler (on ground in open gills - wag tail), Maryland Yellowthroat (on Lily Lake), Chimney Swift (1 flew over just as we left Lily Lake), Pipit, Cedar Waxwing, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Robin (ab.), Bluebirds (ab.) 42 species & new to me. (underlined). The total number seen by the whole party was about 90 sp. and included Black Duck, Lesser Scaup, Lit. Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Duck Hawk, Kingfisher, Flicker, Horned Lark, Cow bird, Rusty Blackbird, Grackle, Purple Finch; Goldfinch; Sharp-tailed, Seaside, Field, Tree, and Verper Sparrow, Barn & Tree Swallows, Block Poll & Pine Warbler. Catbird, Carolina Wren, Red-br. Thratch, Tufted Titmouses, Carolina Chick-adee. K-c Kinglet and Hermit Thrush. 26. Walk from Philadelphia to White Plains. In a field in N. J. I saw a flock of Crows birds, keeping close to some horses pastured there. 27 Saw Downy Woodpecker in shade tree near house-White Plains- 28 Saw juncos in garden. Started back to Vineland after lunch. Spent night at New Brunswick, U. S.

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1929 Oct. 29. Much colder. Frost. Left New Brunswick at 9 a.m. Cold at noon in Phil. Much warmer in Vineland. Left Jamie at the school, returned to Phil. then on to Princeton which I reached about 6:30 p.m. - a trying day. 30 Rain. Left Princeton about 9:30. Went to Newark on train, then took bus across to Passaic, where I spent afternoon and night. Saw golden-crowned Knight near library. 31 Rain. Took bus into N.Y. where I spent day returning to White Plains at night. Nov. 1. Went from White Plains to Gipsy Trail Camp near Carmel, a beautiful drive past many lakes and wooded hills. 2. Busy all day - helping to clean cottage etc. 3 Rained hard all day - Many birds near cottage at traces - identified white throats & juncoes - 4. Cloudy, Colder. Took a long walk to Shears' farm, across to Carbones then back to Gipsy - about four miles. Through woods along pass between rocky hills except at Shears where there were grassy meadows. Saw the following birds: Rugfisher (heard near Gipsy Lake), Blue jays (6-8), Crows (heard near Carbones), Downy Woodpecker (6t?), Purple Finch (2 small flocks eating seeds of alder or birch), Goldfinches, Savannah Sparrows (near Shears'), White-crowned Sparrow (2 at Shears', one in full plumage), White-throated Sparrows (100s for each migrating flock). Tree Sparrows (100s in each flock), Chipping Sparrow (1), Slate-colored Junco (100s in each flock - also above), Myrtle Warbler (a few mixed with one flock of juncoes, white-throats and tree sparrows), Chickadees. E-c Kinglets (abt.), Ruby or King (afew) Robins (many near apple orchard);

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1929 Nov. 5. Cleared last night. Cold wind from north. Went convening on late in afternoon. Heard flicker and saw Ruddy Duck - Small migrants seem to be gone. Returned to White Plains. Nov. 6. Drove to Katonah in afternoon. Birds very scarce - a few chickadees and sparrows. Went in to N.Y. to the Natural History Museum. Mr. J.T. Nichols took me into Central Parks for an hour. First twenty minutes we saw only Eng. Sparrows and Starlings. Then on a little promontory where there was more of a tangle of uncultivated shrubs we found Hermit Thrushes, Fox Sparrows, White Throats (6-8) 12t and on the shore a Rusty Blackbird. The blackbird fed along the shore for some minutes. Mr. Nichols flushed it with a stone hoping it would give its note but no sound was heard. It flew off across the lake. Later we saw it again near its original feeding grounds. Returning toward the museum we saw a Purple Grackle - very tame and in fine plumage. Mr. Nichols said the Fox Sparrows has just come in to the N.Y. region. Clear Warmer. Nov. 7. Drove to Katonah in afternoon. Saw chickadees & juncos and took the midnight train from N.Y. to Washington. Nov. 8. Washington. As I stood on one of the main streets waiting for a car I noticed both Eng. Sparrows and Starlings on the buildings opposite. At Tahoma Park I noticed Bluebirds, Starlings. Visited the White House and Corcoran Gallery then took Capitol Limited to Chicago. Nov. 9. Very white frost as we neared Chicago. Saw no birds except Crows. Left Chicago at 2 p.m. for California Nov. 10. Snow on the ground in N. Nebraska and Wyoming. Nov. 11. Snow on platform. Hundreds of Sand Grises on Mt. Salt Lake - Yells is Cross.

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1929 Nov. 11 (contine) In the juniper belt in Nevada - several magpies and an American Rough-legged Hawk. The hawk flew up a few feet above the top of a low juniper, half hovered a moment, then dropped again. Very gray with much white on tail coverts & rump and on wings (perhaps underneath). Tail fan shaped. Magpies all along, especially near cattle pens - Crows also. Nov. 12 Arrived at Berkeley at 7:20 a.m. - Clear-Dry- Saw no snow in the mountains as we came through the Sierras during the night. Many shore birds along the bay - sandpipers. There has been no rain yet in California and much dry wind. Seems like late summer. Nov. 12 - 30- Very dry with frequent N. or E. wind. Fire hazards great. Birds come chiefly for water. See thrasher nearly every day at pool. Also Fox Sparrows, Hermit Thr. Wrentit, Spotted Towhee and an occasional Golden-cr. Sparrow. About Nov. 20. four Hermit thrushes came into oak tree as I was filling the bird pool. They seemed very amicable until they neared the toyon bush where one bird drove away each of the other three with great scraping of his bill. Later all four were in the oak when one bird flew toward the toyon, but the guardian flew out from the oak and drove him array. Many ducks on lagoon On Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving) we drove to Saratoga-11 and the next day I took a short walk among the cottages W. of the main street. Pyracantha berries were exceedingly abundant and there were remnants of fruit in the orchards as well as accts of different kinds. There were pools in many of the gardens. Birds were exceedingly abundant: Crows Sparrows, juncos, finchists, goldfinches, 2019 sparrows, titmice (putting piled acorns into cracks)

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1929 Cedar Waxwings. a few robins, quail, me Kinglets, flickers, Anna hummers - Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving Day) drove to Saratoga via San Mateo bridge - A short [illegible] owl was perched on one of the posts of the bridge with cars whizzing by them every few minutes. In the salt pools were many avocets & sandpipers - no stops for identifying other birds. Fox over water. Dec 1. Wrentits sung occasionally - full song. Dec 8 - Beginning to rain - first of season. Walked up canyon with Mr & Mrs Tyler of Fresno - Many birds but most of them silent. Only songs heard were those of Wren-tit, Song Sparrow (1), Purple Finch (1). Many Fox Sparrows & Spotted Towhees scratching in dry leaves. Birds most numerous at head of canyon where we crossed the stream where we heard titmouse, Winter Wren, Crested Jay, Quail, juncos, Saw many flickers there. One pr. Redtails & 1 Sharp Shin which cased a great commotion among the quail. Golden-crowned Kinglets were numerous in the young fir's nears house. Dec 9-10 - Rain. Dec 11-18 Dec 16 - Watched a battle between Argentine ants and termites in Sunny Gulch. Winged termites were swarming, apparently coming out of the ground. Argentine ants attacked them before they could fly, bit off their wings and then tried to overcome them and pull them into their holes. I brought one struggling pair home and put them into a bottle at 2:30 p.m. They were still fighting at dark. 17. This morning both the Argentine ant and the termite mer-died. Varied Thrushes were singing very near the house before I got up; one sounded as if it were in the toyon under the window - gave the ventriloquial note several times and then, the low pitched "chuck".

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1929 Dec. 17. A flock of 13 quail came to table to feed - the first time I have seen them there this fall. Still raining. at 4 p.m. Dec. 20. Started to Los Angeles for the holidays... Spent the night at Salinas. In the restaurant at Hotel Salinas were many stuffed animals and birds. Dec. 21. Drove on to Santa Barbara where we spent the night at Hotel Cadillo. Visited the Natural History Museum and had a little visit with Mr. Hoffman, who told me that he was concentrating on flowers. Started to Los Angeles at 11 a.m. and drove along the new Highway on the shore. Dec. 23. Los Angeles. A beautiful sunny day, warm as summer. Very dry still. James and I took a walk across from the house to Wilshire Blvd. We sat in the sun for a long time in the park opposite the High School. Anna hummingbirds, Gambel Sparrows and Butcher Birds, Black Phoebe, Mocking birds and Brewer Blackbirds were abundant. A hot walk home. Dec. 24. Busy with visiting and Christmas preparations. Fourteen members of immediate family to be at the dinner tomorrow at 8 p.m. In evening stopped walking over to Wash- ington St. with my sister Bertha to do an errand. Found the place on the North side of the street closed so started to cross at the Claudia intersection to the South side, while waiting between the two lines of traffic to get through to the curb we were suddenly struck by our automobile which was, I suppose, planning to pass behind us but was

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1929 side-swiped by another car just before reaching us. The car struck me on the head and I was knocked un- conscious immediately. I must have had a few glim- merings of intelligence for I had a vague impression of giving my name, and address. I felt myself being handled and finally heard a man's voice say "She'll come through this alright". Then I felt myself being moved along smoothly but heard no sounds. At last Dec. 25. I came to enough to know that I was in a hospital and my sister was in a bed near by. And I heard her say she had asked Dr. Toland to take care of me and he had sent us to St. Vincent's Hospital. The next thing I knew, I was listening to a Christmas Carol being sung by women, and repeated over and over again. (4a.m.) Came to permanently after that with a terrific headache and so dizzy I had to hold on to the bed to stay in Dec. 25 - Jan. 15 - St. Vincent's Hospital. Until Dec. 27 in an ward (4 beds) facing North, with a wonderful view toward the Hollywood Hills. Couldn't stand the noise, especially conversations in the other half of the ward. On the evening of Dec. 27 we moved into two separate rooms facing on the Court where we were very quiet. A fract- ured skull with terrific headaches at night made it necessary to lie flat and do nothing. On Jan. 10 it began to rain and was very cold. I finally began to sit up a little on Jan. 12 and left the hospital on Jan. 15. I went to I had heard one or two Androsen Wanderers and a Black Phoebe in the court.

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1930 Jan. 15. Mrs. Riels came for me, and took me to her home in Beverly Hills where I slept most of the time, was given egg nog, silver meals, and generally carried back to somewhere near health. Could not use my left leg so had to use a crutch. Jan. 20. Returned to my sister's house, and on Tuesday went mockingbirds singing - Jan. 24 at night to see her at the hospital. Warm till Jan. 26: Cloudy. Jan. 25. Took the Clal train to Berkeley. Jan. 26. Many ducks on the upper bay - almost all Cans. At home, Varied Thrushes at drinking pool, Jan. 27. Spends very little time in dining room but see the Jan. 30 usual birds. Red berries almost gone! Feb. 1-17 - Warm - 10-17 like summer - too hot to sit in sunshine. Almonds and ornamental shrubs in blossom. Feb. 17. Very warm - Mrs. Blants took me to the Hotel Claremont gardens for an hour where I sat in the shade in a folding chair and watched the birds with her. Bushlits, Vigor Wrens, B-C Kinglets, Song Sparrows (awqui), Purple Finches (full song), Robins, Varied Robins, Hermit Thrushes. Flickers, Audubon Warblers, Cal. & Coast Jays were abundant. A Sparrow Hawk perched on the flag tower pole on the door of the hotel. Hundreds of Cedar Waxwings batted in the spray. They alighted on a banksea rose and feasted what looked like tiny white buds off the ends of the sprays - I went to the arbor and examined the sprays and found these buds were droplets of water which were still clinging though the hose had been moved to the panies bed. Feb. 18 Cooler, Cloudy. Feb. 19 Rain - Feb. 20 -

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1930 Feb.21. A heavy thunder showers at day light . Paper reported that lightning struck the flag pole at the Claremont Hotel. Feb.22. Rained hard all last night. We could hear the wind roaring in the eucalyptus trees across the canyon. No wind here. Paper reported many trees blown down in north Berkeley and all the light poles along the Golden Gate Piers. Rained until noon, then brilliantly clear. Feb.23. Showers and sunshine - Chilly north wind in afternoon. Able to walk about first floor without care and sit up most of day. Not strong yet. Half an hour of work leaves me exhausted. Feb.27 Rain all the week. A pair of bush tits have a nest in the small oak just below the wall at the entrance to our garden. Mar.3. Rain again - Mar.4, 5- rain - heavy. Mar.6. Lutescent Warbler singing- Rain. Mar.7- Mar.8- Clear. Warm - Bush tits working on nest near entrance. Mar.9 Mar.10. Walked up to end of Moranwood Road. Many Lutescents - Bush tits building in a low branch of oak tree in clearing below road. Seems to be pulling fiber from elderberry. Returned many times to site. Mar.12. Mrs. Dearans took me to Lake Meritt. A few ducks left pintail, baldpates, 1 European Widgeon, Bluebills, puddlies, canvas backs, Canada, Whlethuis, Cackling, Lesser Snow, and White-fronted geese and one exotic bird with red bill, black and white plumage which stayed on the island. Lutescent W. near house has mate. Mar.13 - Cooler. Cloudy. Rain at night. Mar.14- Rain, hail, thunder, lightning - Mar.15. Rock as far as Walnut Creek - Saw Swamson Hawk - Chest completely Reddish dr. Band on belly. Chilly. Partly cloudy.

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1930 Mar.23. A little east wind drove every cloud away and left a brilliantly clear sky. Lunch out of doors. Mar.24 - Clear and very warm - over 80° at 2 p.m. Thrushes, thrushes, juncos, song sparrows, thrasher, Vegeta's orioles, purple finches singing frequently - Lutescent warbler all the time as if female were sitting. At 2:50 p.m. as I was sitting near the S.W. window in the living room I saw a Hutton Vireo pulling at a twig in the live oak at that corner of the house. A little later it returned to the same twig. With my opera glasses I could see a little bunch of cobwebs on the twig. After that the pair came several times and it was apparent that they were just beginning a nest. [illegible] Mar.25. Warm summers weather. Saw the Hutton Vireos several times through the day. They are unhurried, come only at long intervals to the site and are only occasionally heard calling near the house. Mar.26. A House Wren was singing enthusiastically under my window soon after dawn. Watched the nest site of the Hutton Vireo continuously from 9 - 10:15 a.m. but birds did not come. Saw them at 10:55 - upper rim of nest taking shape. I was away after 11 a.m. but had one look about 4 p.m. The webs had been drawn across from rim to rim, its down the skeleton of the bottom - more strands of grass were visible than heretofore. Very hot. Mar.27. East wind - a few clouds - cooler in morning. Hot, clear p.m. Started to Saratoga at 2 p.m. Blossoms in Santa Clara Valley - A Western Tanfieldcatcher came into garden very beautiful. Hutton Vireos were not seen at the nest during the morning but came in afternoon just before we left.

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1930 - March 28. Saratoga. At dawn the Western Flycatcher was calling and the Warbling Vireo was singing continuously. Hermit [illegible] was singing just under our window where a pair seemed interested in a nesting site in the vine. Golden-crowned sparrows, Hermit Thrush and Kinglet (R.C.) were heard. James and I drove out to the edge of a hill where we could look over the valley, the whole floor of which was white from the prime blossoms. After breakfast we drove on to Boulder Creek. Things were not as far advanced there. Birds were very few - the only summer bird heard was a Warbling Vireo. Several Kingfisher calls were heard. James said he saw a dead salmon about two feet long in the river at the bottom of our lot. The eyes had been removed - otherwise intact. We returned to Saratoga reaching there about 5 p.m. Beautiful warm day - hot in sun - Heliotrope, cream cups and poppies in bloom. Mar. 29. A house-wren was singing in early morning - also the Warbling Vireo. A Chickadee was calling in the woods back of the cottages and a Titmouse in the oaks in front one of few places where I have found both species present. Another clear morning with narrow sunshine. We started home about 9:30. Gathered a big bunch of wild heliotrope. Reached Berkeley at 12 M where we found it quite cool after a heavy fog which was just clearing. The Hermit Vireo's nest looks just as it did Thursday p.m. and I did not hear the birds during the early afternoon.

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1936 Mar 30 - Berkeley. The Pacific Warbler and Western Flycatcher are calling and singing near the house this morning (8a.m.) - not heard at dawn. The Fox Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, James and Red-winged-lets are still here. Bright morning - Jog on the bay - Began watering the garden. Wild Iris in bloom. House Wrens below our house. Mar 31. Beautiful day - cool breeze - no jog. A Veery Wren was seen coming out of the nesting box below the house - a male was singing nearby - Hermit Thrush, bright in garden. No H. Wren's heard. A Warbling Vireo heard across the canyon. W Flycatcher near and House Wren in woods below. Have heard no song from the Lateral Warbler which sang constantly from a tree just east of the house from Mar 19 - 26. Apr 2. Cloudy until about noon. Mrs Leaven took a group of ladies to the Sea; Pt. Cut-off where we saw the following birds: Red-billed and Eared Grebes - few (6-8), Bonaparte Gulls - abundant, and in all plumages: Western, Calif. and Glaucous-winged Gulls - on marsh, a few Pintsail, Reddy and Lesser Scaup Ducks, 1 Cinnamon Teal; several flocks of Canvas-backs off shore - a few pairs of Coots, 1 Avocet, 6-8 Yellow Legs, 1 Kildeer; Black-bellied Plover and Long-billed Dowitcher were thick along the mud flats. Many Red-backed Sandpipers, a few Western (or Least), Many Bitterns and Herons (Black-crowned and Blue) in marsh. Black-crowned Herons squatted low as if asleep, perfectly motionless till they suddenly snapped at something - the water. Several Marsh Hawks, Horned Larks, Meadow Larks, Red-winged and Brewer's Blackbirds, Pipits, Savannah Sparrows, Sennels Song Sparrow (salt marsh), Marin Song Sparrow (bay, Nuttall Sparrow, Dunnets, + Swallow (Treeback - not barn swallow), Barn Swallows (6-8), Susanna Marsh Wren (heard). Crow & Cat. Went hom

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1930 Apr. 4. Intercent Warbler singing constantly again near home (E.) Apr. 5. Jimcos, Townsend Warblers (singing), Thrush and Kinglet still here. Apr. 6. At the Limperts' (Tanelpais Rd) there were large flocks of Gambel & Golden-crn Sparrows in the canyon back of the Rose St. reservoir. A superfluous male Intercent Warbler was driven away by the established male east of house. Many Picolated warblers about. Purple Finch near house sang all through lunch (outside) answered by another across from Mrs. Panow's house. As we came home from dinner - (Monwood Rd) just dark, we heard birds calling in migration above our heads - flying north. Did not recognize notes; did not sound like water birds. W. Flycatcher near house since its arrival on Mar. 30. Apr. 7. Many Golden-crowned and (Brigadeurs) (3) bathing at noon. (Brigateunis - lost from about week to be Gambel; all deep yellow) Thrush, Jimcos, Townsend Warbler(singing) still conspicuous. Apr. 8. Tolmie Warbler is singing at the end of Moscowood Rd. Thrush and R-c. Kinglet singing. Apr. 10. Fox Sparrow sang its full song several times about 6:50 a m. Robins (2) were foraging through the oak in the after- noon. Y.c & Sp, Kinglet, Jimcos still here. Spring weather with a little fog in the air. Tolmie Warbler, Intercent & Picolated. Home Mm, Warbling Vireo and W. Flycatcher established. Apr. 11. Calif. Thrasher imitated an Olive-sided Flycatcher - identical (See Sept. 26, 1928) except in volume - Softer. Single whistle of quail heard Apr. 13. Rain - .69 in. Total 50 in. Apr. 14. Rain - snowflakes 2ft. Permitt Thrush still here. " " " " Apr. 15 Y-c Sparrow, Hermit Thrush R-c. Kinglet and Jimcos still here. Heard song of Townsend Warbler once in p.m. Clear.

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1930. Apr. 16. Vigos' When nest in box completed - no eggs (Mrs. Mead looked for me). W. Flycatcher does not seem to have begun a nest - Have seen no mate yet. At lunch time a Black-headed Grosbeak came into the oak above the drinking fountain - called but did not sing - Warm, sunny. Apr. 17. Warm, sunny till late afternoon - About 8 a.m. I heard a house wren singing with great excitement at the lower N.W. corner of the house. Occasionally he would dart at another wren that was scolding. Gradually they came up to the front of the house and I detected (male House Wren) Vigos' (female) that there were three wrens, one singing, one scolding and one silent (female House Wren). After fifteen minutes of alternate fighting and cooing the male came to the nesting box, the silent bird crept through its honeycrackle to the box, the scolding female (?) hovered near but was driven off by the singing male while he coaxed the silent out to the box. Two manners of singing were very conspicuous though the songs were practically identical. When his attention was directed toward the silent female the song was sweet and little cooing notes were put in between the outbursts; but when his attention was directed to the scolding female he snapped his bill loudly and rapidly between songs. As far as I know this was their first approach to the box - they were certainly not singing there between five and seven a.m. - but may have done so between seven and eight. The only time House I have heard a wren very near the house was on Mar. 29 though they have been singing constantly down toward Canton Road, below us - Permit this G.-C. Sp. here.

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1930 Apr. 18. Rain - House Wrens began singing at dawn near the box - No scolding heard. Grosbeak singing. Apr. 20. Easter. Perfect day. Saw a Gambel Sparrow (or fayetteus?) in the post. Grosbeak singing near house. H. Thrush sang at dawn. Apr. 21. House Wrens seem to have departed. A small flock of brush tits were feeding in the oaks. Apr. 22. Mrs. Saunders took me for a drive - Went via Marsh Creek road then left right on a road that goes east of Diablo to Livermore - Many flowers; columbina, pink, blue & harvest brodiaca, purple phlox, lupine poppies. Trees: Blue oak, Valley oak, sycamore, a few nut pines (sickly) caseara. Birds: Kildeerspo?, Turkey Buzzard (?), Prairie Falcon (?), Allen Hummingbird, Calif. Woodpecker, Red-sh. Flicker, W. Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher (heard), Black Phoebes, W. Flycatcher, Swallows (Violet Green or Tree ?), Steller Jay, Calif. Jay, Bush tit (? heard) - Wren? (heard), Virginia Wren (heard), W. House Wren (most ob. bird seen except swallows), Thrasher (heard), W. Bluebird, W. Warbling Vireo, Cassin's Vireo (ab. last 3 miles), Lutescent W., Pileated Warbler, Brewer Blackbird, Bullock Oriole, W. Tanager (call & song heard), Black-headed Grosbeak (common), Hermit, Goldfinch Greenbacked (ab.), Spotted Towhee, Do. Towhee, Junco (Sp. ?) (one heard singing), Chipping Sparrow. 33 Species. Apr. 23. Mrs. Leavus reported a White-throated Sparrow on her Feeding Table. Mrs. Reed reported Curlew, Yellow Leg Phalaropes etc. at Dune Bridge. Mrs. Baker's party? Apr. 24. Warblers were singing in the oak above the drinking fountain. at 7 a.m. Could not get the markings but judge from the song they were Black-throated Gray or Hermit. It rained hard at about 2 a.m. Apr. 25. Purple Finch and Song Sparrow sang several times about 3 a.m. I have heard them often during night.

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1930 Apr.26. Drove to Ouida and back via San Pablo Dam. Found Colonies of Cliff Swallows, one on Ouida School house, the other on the water tower in S.B. reservoir. At the latter place the swallows were gathering mud from a puddle by the roadside - About thirteen nests apparently finished, on the school house, 18 on the north side, 3 on the south. Rained last night. Apr.27- Cloudy. Apr.28. Broken clouds - Total eclipse of the sun. Song sparrow sang excitedly when it was darkest. James looked into open box and found downy young - Eggs must have been hidden then Mrs. Mead looked into the box on Apr.16. Rain in eve Apr.29. Mrs. Saunders took me to Saranap - Turned off highway one mile west of Walnut Creek, continued south then east after passing railway station. Came to a stream bordered with cottonwoods, box elders, oaks etc. Where birds were very abundant and all singing freely. Cloudy and cool. List: Sharp-shinned Hawk, and a very large hawk, fly very high, sailing straight ahead. Druil (near Alamos); Mourning doves (in cotton wood, calling frequently); Hummingbird (1 small, Allen?); Calif. Woodpeckers (several), Black Phoebe, W. Wood Peweee (first time, generally distributed); W. Flycatcher; Cliff Swallows (100t); Calif. Jay, Titmouse (near Alamos); Bush-tit; Slender billed Mudhatch (near Alamos); Virginia House Wrens; W. Robin (pr.); W. Bluebird; W. Greatcather (building a nest; Carried sticks and a few very small rootlets or twigs, placing them on a branch about 1 1/2 to 2 in in diameter- where there were a few small twigs growing from it. Very tame); W. Warbling Vireo(ab.), Lutescent Warbler, Yellow W.; Piedated W. (Schneidlers), in highest tip of oak tree W. Meadowlark, Bullock oriole (many pairs, one nest found in process of

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1930 construction. Birds singing and very active. Does the female sing? ); Brewer Blackbirds, W. Tanager, Black-h. Grosbeak (chr.), Lazuli B. Eup. Sp., Linnet, Green-b. Goldfinch(chr.), Spotted Towhee, B. Towhee, W. Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrows Total 36 Drove on to Alamo and from there toward Diablo Country Club - Hillside courses with Harvest Brodiaea and P. capitata. Shower in late afternoon. Apr. 30. Mrs. Levens reports Whitethroat still here. Mrs. Blake reports a Long-Tailed Chat on Apr. 24 and a Thrush (P-b.) on Apr. 24. Brilliant day. There have been so many showers that everything is luxuriantly green and wild flowers are lasting beyond the usual dates. A pair of House Wrens back about the nesting box again - drove off another (female) - bumped against dining-room window during fight. Mrs. Levens did not find the Whitethroat in May evening (6:45-7:15 p.m.) when it has been coming to the feeding table. May 1. Spent last night at Mrs. Levens, hoping to hear a White- throat sing at dawn. Unsuccessful - Bird probably gone. Very few birds as all oaks have been sprayed. A flock of Cedar Waxwings (50±) flew from Eucalyptus trees at top of hill. Bushtits feeding young in nest. Warm, sunny day. May 2. House Wrens still busy at box. The vines made it difficult to get sticks in this hole so I did some trimming. Cloudy with rain at 4 a.m. and at night. May 3. Cloudy, chilly day. At about 5:30 a.m. a Tanager was singing and calling just outside my window. Rain - May 4- Rain - clearing in late afternoon.

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1930 May 5. Mrs. Learners tooks Mrs. Blake, Mead & myself to Inverness. At the first stop at a ranch back of San Quentin where the Blue Herons nest we saw a White-tailed Kite in an oak tree. It flew across the little opening between the hills several times alighted at the top of one of the oaks and in the center of another. We saw no mate and I could not walk to the trees to look for a nest. At our first stop on Paper Mill Creek we saw Creepers and heard them sing. We took a cross road from Olema which took us near the ranch at opening into Bear Valley, then between marshes where we found Tule Wrens and the Yellowthroat. List: Farallon Cormorants (on rocks near Richmond - Sea lions there) Bl. Blue Heron (nests), Butternut (Olema marsh), Lesser Scaup (a few in Tomales Bay), White-tailed Kite, Pigeon Hawk? (overmarsh), Quail, Killdeer, Hudsonian Curlew, Red-backed Sandpiper, Western & Least (?) Sandpiper (near San Quentin), Long-billed Dowitcher (Mrs. Mead at Richmond Inner Harbor), W. Gull, Calif. Gull, Bonaparte Gull (none ab.), Caspian Tern (one near San Quentin), Forster Tern (293), Mourning Dove, 2 Allen Hummingbirds, Calif. Woodpecker, Flickers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Flycatcher, Belted Phoebe, Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, Violet green Swallow, Coast and Calif. Jay N.W. Crow, Tattler, Calif. Creeper, Whinchat, Tule Wren, Russet-backed Thrush (call-note), W. Robin, W. Bluebird, W. Warbling Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler & Yellowthroat, Red-winged Blackbird, Meadow Lark, B-h. Grasshopper, Lazuli B., Env. Sp., Cal. Purple Finch, Linnets, Green-backed Goldfinch, Ep. Towhee, Brown Towhee, Jays (Pt. Dunes?) Marin Song Sparrows. Total 55 A flock of sparrows near summit of last divide seemed to be Lazuli Sparrows. A flock of smaller sparrows was seen near Wrodsre but not identified - They were only signs of migration. Water birds (esp shorebirds) were very scarce). Almost nothing on Tomales Bay at 2 p.m - very low tide.

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1930 May 9. Two young Anna N., not long out of nest, doing pendulum moves whistle. Weather has been cold for this time of year. A few Cliff Swallows about Mrs. Blais's house. Many Lazuli Buntings - many young Bunting's out of nest. May 14. Warm again. Vigor Wrens left box. Bush tits left nest several days ago and are often seen near house. May 15. Commencement Day. Drove to "Forest Farm" in the afternoon (from Santa Cruz on the Los Gatos Highway). Cloudy, cool. May 16. Windy - Broken Clouds - Sat on upper terrace most of morning but walked up to top of a small hill where I could look off over the bay, ocean and Town. In afternoon drove via Felton Road under construction, then Nerman to Boulder Creek then back via Santa Cruz. May 17. Spent part of morning driving along the shore from Santa Cruz to Seabright and Capitola. In afternoon drove to Boulders again and went to lot (saw slightly) then to Santa Cruz and along rock cliffs. Cloudy, chilly. May 18. Started home about 10:30 a.m. List of birds seen: Loo(2) Pacific or Red-throated - Santa Cruz to south) Black-crowned Night Heron (several . . . + ) Turkey Vulture, Sparrow Hawk, Red Tail, Caly Lark (ab.) at farm. Audreman Curlew (2 or 3), W. Sandpipers (a few), Sanderling (sur. flocks) N. Phalaropes (inland pool), W. Gulls (ab.), Calif. Gulls (ab.), Rose-pate Gulls (ab.) Forster Tern (208), Barn Owl (heard), Black(?) Swift, S.of Santa Cruz, Allen Hummer, Kingfisher (heard) at S.C., Caly. Woodpecker, Flicker. Ash-throated Flycatcher (heard in meadow), Black Phoebe (San Lorenzo Valley), Blue-sided Flycatcher (ab.), W. Flycatcher, Cliff Swallow, Swallow (White-bellied - not identified) probably Bank, Vq. Tree), Coast & Calif. Jays, Booty Santa Cruz Chickadee, Bush tit, Caly. Creeper, Warm tit, Vigor Wren, R-b. Thrush, W. Bluebird, W.W. Vireo, Cassin Vireo (Boulder Creek), Hudson Vireo (Forest Farm), Lutescent, Poliolated, Yellow Warblers, Br. Blackbird, Meadowlark, Grosbeak, Lazuli B., Purple Finch, Chimm (hiding) W. Goldfinch (Capitola), Hb. Gull, Prick S., Sp. Thrush, Br. Thrush, Pt. C. juncos Nuttall (of S.C.), Song &,

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May 19. Beautiful warm day. A pair of thrushes seemed to be answering each other below our house. (Vesper Wrens gone, see May 14) May 20. Went again to Saranaps. The Thrashcatcher's nest seems to be complete. We watched twenty minutes or more but saw the birds only twice. First one bird came into the tree but left almost immediately. Twenty minutes later the pair came and one seems to go to the nest and stay a moment. There were many about this nest at the top of an oak. Blackbirds were feeding young apparently just out of the nest. One young bird remained motionless on a branch for some time. The Robin's nest was found near where the male was singing on Apr. 29. - The nest was in a peach tree about 8 ft from ground. Birds not seen on Apr. 29 were: Zual (many), Flicker, Nuttall Alamo and Willow Woodpecker, Hudson Warbler, Cassin Vireo (beyond Alamo), Lark Sparrow (beyond Alamo) and Red-winged Blackbird, Barn, and Violet-green Swallows at Mt Diablo Country Club. Total: Also Rough-winged Swallows at Lafayette. Total - 44 species. First bird since Nov. May 21. Saw a Horned Lark on Skyland Boulevard. Warm. Went to Cooper Club meeting. Flew high across canyon toward N. May 22. Warm. A W. Tanager was seen and heard (call note) near house. A family of titmice (6-8) fed in the oaks from 10 a.m. to noon. Young huddled for food but were fed by parents also. Most of them were calling all the time, the young giving an especially excited call when they were fed. Allen H., Thrush, W. Flycatcher & Lutescent W. came to investigate. The House Wren drove one away that came into the oak against the house at the south. A Vesper Wren investigated the big Flicker box on the house (high up on south), sang, went in, came out, sang many times. Then went to the house wrens' box, looked in cracks from roof, alighted on porch but seemed afraid to really look in at the opening. Flew away and sang. The House Wren was not at home at the time, not sitting yet.

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May 28. Weather has been quite chilly and today it rained a little. Thrushes are singing frequently and are often seen at or below the fountain. A thrasher was singing near by at dawn. Family of tennessee still keep together. Have not heard the song of the House Wren near the box for several days but see the female occasionally. May 29. Rain again. Young wrens in House Wren's box calling. May 30, 31. Chilly, Cloudy. Only female . . . feeding. June 1. Warmer. Female Wren very busy, young quite noisy. June 2. Wren still feeding young. Left Berkeley about 11 a.m. for Lake Tahoe. Ate lunch at end of Antioch bridge - Warm. Many Cliff Swallows nesting under the bridge and some Barn Swallows under landing pier . In marsh near by were one or two Coots, some Killdeer and a few Black-necked Stilt. Foster Tern(6-8) and a pair of White Pelicans flew over. Drove on to Pleasantville, M. Kingbridge & Storyed farther along way. where we spent the night. After dinner we took a walk down the R.R. tracks where we found a pair of owls that were new to me. They were larger than screach-owls; no ears could be seen; showed reddish brown below but looked grayish when they flew. Wings were long and rather pointed - spread about 18 in.(?) short tail. The notes were repeated frequently - something like the call of the Barn owl but not as harsh. One owl was perched on the top of a telephone pole, the other answered from the woods near by. When we came back both owls were in the tops of a yellow pine tree, one perched quietly, the other gathering wings. After they flew the call notes were still heard. Birds were very abundant. There are many old cherry trees in the gardens, full of fruit.

Placerville, 1936. June 3. We waited till the starter of the cars was repaired - about 10:30 a.m. Among the birds seen were Robins, Thrushes, Tanagers (for cherries?), Chat, yellow warbler, Lazuli Bunting, Grosbeaks, Brown Spotted Towhee (latter with monumal song), Chipping Sparrows, W. Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe, Violet- green Swallows, Calif. Jay, Warbling Vireo, Linnnet [illegible], Purple Finch, Emp. Sponsors Wrenlet, Bushlits, Titmouse. Along the American River the Warbling Vireo was the commonest bird. There were trails of snow near the road near the summit (Phillips) and the air was quite cold. To the west Below that the black oaks and willows and aspens were just coming into leaf. The view from the summit was glorious with the lake a deep brilliant blue and the mountains all around white with snow. Spent the night at the Willows cottage, with a big fire in the fireplace at night. Cold about 4 a.m. but not freezing. June 4. It grew warmer as the sun rose clear and there was around - a perfect cool spring day. Not many birds - Robins [illegible], Purple finches, Chickadees, Kinglets yellow warblers, black birds, Cliff and violet green swallows, wood pewees, Chipping Sparrows and Foster Terns. James saw two large white birds fly over the meadow - possibly pelicans. After lunch we drove around the lake, above Emerald Bay (road under construction) and across to Donner Lake where we spent the night. It was a warm night - about the first one this year. June 5. A beautiful warm morning with a grand bird chorus in the marsh at the head of the lake where aspens and willows were just coming into leaf. Trail Flycatchers were calling constantly - a Spotted Sandpiper occasionally. Robins, Tanagers B-H, Grosbeaks, Kinglets (ruby-cr.), yellow and Pale-sided Warblers, Cassin Purple finches, Mt. White-crossed and Fox Sparrows were in full song and very tame. A thrush was whistling but did not sing. Violet-green swallows were abundant - one pair interested in a nesting box on the telephone pole - juncos, Chickadees and Blackcaders in the woods also Chipping Sparrows. On the hill above there were Olive-sided Flycatchers, Sclerurus Warblers and Red-breasted MeLatches and Nut Marsh. A few of Red-breasted Sapsuckers up road.

Started home about 9:30 a.m. It began to be hot at 2,000 ft. altitude and at Sacramento it must have been about 94°. Dinner at Hotel Medanos at Pettingill and home by 8:30 p.m. - a very beautiful drive - Robins all the way. June 6. Berkeley Warm - House mice have left the nest. June 7. Warm. June 8, 9, 10. Warm, lovely weather. June 14 - Fog all day - Sunny at Diablo - Calif Woodpeckers have left nest. June 15. Fog all day. June 16. Lulercout and Tolmice Warblers began singing again after a long silence. June 16-23. Cold and foggy except one day. Thrush sings just before drinking fountain. W Flycatchers feeding young. Allen Hummer (female) came into spray. June 23. Pileolated Warbler (adult) and 1 young seen - bathing. Calls of young bird sounded like young Sparrow Hawk - heard repeatedly also a few days ago. June 24. Sparrow Hawks with young flying about were near the house during the early part of the morning - Foggy. June 25. Fog tried to come in at night but did not succeed. June 26. Warm... No fog. June 27 .. .. Lois started to weave. June 28 .. .. Pileolated Warblers come for water. Flickers and Willow Woodpecker in garden. June 29 .. .. Song Sparrow & Sp Towhee feeding young (out of nest ?) June 30 .. .. W Flycatcher still about nest. July 1. Foggy. July 2, 4. Clear, warm in sunshine. July 5 - 8. Fog night and morning. Cool. July 8. Saratoga. Titmouse & Chickadee both present. July 9 Santa Cruz. July 10 Boulder Creek & home via Saratoga.

July 12. W. Flycatchers left nest under porch. Families of Grosbeaks and Virginias move about. Many birds come for the cherry plums - Sp and Br Towhees, Thrush, grosbeaks. Willow Woodpecker came into garden again. July 13 - James heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the cypress trees near the garage. Beautiful warm weather. Very hot in Sac- ramento etc. July 14, 15, 16 - Lovely weather - A little fog in early morning July 15 - fog July 22. We left Berkeley soon after lunch and drove to Sacramento via Antioch Bridge. It was foggy in Berkeley and very windy at the bridge and up the other side. At the bridge there were Song Sparrow, Kingfisher a few barn and cliff swallows, a kiltieer, and an Egret. As we drove up the levee above Isleton a Red-bellied Nuthatch flew over, the breast very red. Had dinner in Sacramento then drove on to Auburn where we spent the night. Today was cool for the Sac. Valley but the night was quite warm and breathless at Auburn. July 23. Drove back to New Castle then through Lincoln to Marysville (Peaches ripe everywhere) and on to Oroville where we had lunch at a very fine new hotel. After lunch we started out to Dunway over a fair road as far as Merriamuc. From there to Buck's Valley the road was rough, very steep (down) and winding. Had a blow-out soon (Liebard Sieppard Hermite Thrush line) after we left Merriamuc, and had to drive the rest of the way to Dunway without a spare tire. At Buck's Meadow barn dams have been built and a beautiful lake could be seen from the highway. From there the road is better, but narrow and on a shelf part of the way, then very steep down to Dunway. Dunway lies in a beautiful green valley, golf fields in the meadow, beautiful farms and flowers and a prosperous looking village. A new hotel gave us very comfortable rooms (twin beds, private bath etc) and fair meals but not equal to rooms.

July 24. Watched birds while the tires were being replaced. In the meadow above the hotel there were lapuli thrushings and a Trail Flycatcher still actively calling its 'Trup-a-de-ers'. What I supposed was a hummingbird which flew to a patch of petunias turned out to be a hummingbird moth - three of them at once - Olive-sided Fly-catcher, robin, Chipping Sparrows, Linnet, Goldfinches, Eastfield Sp and two Cliff Swallow nests were found. We drove on over an excellent road to Mohawk where we had lunch. There in the meadows was another Trail Flycatcher - also Kingfisher blue birds chickadees, cliff swallows etc. The road on from Blawdin to Clio was very steep. Not proud out to Sattle, through the Sierra Valley (many Mt. Bluebirds) and on to Truchee. We spent the night at Cisco where two Night hawks were flying very low over the buildings just before dark. While waiting July 25 for a week ahead to be cleared just before reaching Cisco I saw a Water Angel on the Yuba river below. July 25. A cool, crisp morning. Before leaving I saw the following birds Robin, Lavager, Fox Sp (singing), White cr. Sp. (singing), Green-b. Goldfinches (in flocks), Sierra junco's (singing), Siskins, Calloope Hummers, Paleolot Warblers, Wood Pewee, Blue-fronted Jay, Chickadee, Black-headed Grosbeak Basset-backed Thrush, and Cassin Purple Finch. We stopped for lunch at Bishopsgate (above Auburn) where I saw goldfinches, bluebirds (valley), Ash-throated Flycatcher, Wrentit, Linnet, Oriole, Sp. Towhee, Br. Towhee, Titmouse, Caley Woodpecker, Cassin Vires (call note clipped), Bush tit - Yellow Warbler. Reached home in time for dinner. Very windy along Lower River and up this side to Walnut Creek. July 26. Learned that Mr. Joralemon is ill at Saratoga so after lunch drove down there. Beautiful weather there. Chickadees & Olive-sided Flycatcher in hotel garden, young Anna Hummers

Aug.5 At Boulder Creek: Swain's, Scrub-Jail, Flicker, Cally Woodpecker, Thick-finger, Grosbeak, Linnel, James Cassin Varies (long-song), Sp-sp Rockers, Br-b Goldfinch, Bush-tit, Coast Jay, Creepin Chickadeos, Plumat & Thrush: Sablewin, Bluebird. Nutton Vares, Paleolated Marble. July 27 Mr-J seemed a little better so we returned to Berkeley. Fog at Saratoga at 6 a.m. Clear at 7:30. Fog at Berkeley till 2:30 p.m. July 28 Thrashers near house. Also thrushes eating elder berries. Fog till 2:30 p.m - cold. Warmest rest of day. Aug.5 Aug.10 James and I walked up to the head of Strawberry Canyon where I spent an hour watching the hummingbirds in the tobacco fields. A smaller area has been planted this year but there were hundreds of hummers. During the first twenty minutes I could make sure of Amazas only but as I reached the south-eastern end of the planting I found many Allenos also. There were adult Amazo but I could not be sure there were any adult Alleno but they dart about at such a rapid pace that I may have missed the adults. Some of the small ones had rufous tail coverts, some green, as I noted last year. Several grosbeaks were heard. Thrasher singing. Aug.12 We drove to Sonoma via Carquinez Bridge and Sears Pt. On the mud muss flats there were many Marbled Godwits (100+) and a few Black-bellied Plover. A few W. Sandpipers (6-8) and Northern Phalaropes (8-10), 2 American Egrets (yellow bills), about 100 White Pelicans, and a few Ruddy Ducks (20+) and Pintails (100+) were seen. Also Blue Herons, 1 Painters, 1 Willet (?)(previously yellowlegs). The man on the bridge at the west end of the marsh told me the White Pelicans had remained continuously during the past two years but the number has increased; that they always fly when an air plane goes over. We watched them for sometime from the machine. They paid no attention to us till they heard us start the engine to go on when they all fled & the black flight features then came into view through only three shadows black while they remained on ground. The pintails were all in replie plumage but several of the ruddis were very red. Other bird

seen were Turkey Vultures, Marsh Hawks, Cliff and Barn Swallows & Gulls (?) along the shore and Wormed Larks west of the western bridge. Farther inland were Sparrow Hawks (6+), Bulleter Birds (2?), Lark Sparrow (near Bennett Valley) etc. From Warfield above Sonoma we went through the Valley of the Moon (Jack London's property) and on through the hills to Santa Rosa, returning by the highway via Sonoma to Carpenter Bridge. Very warm at Glen Ellen Jack London's property. Aug 17 - Thrasher, R-b.Thrush, Grosbeak heard occasionally. Blue jay has been piping frequently for two weeks - always sets voice, ofen ending with a loud squawk. Near Screed Owl nearly every night - occasionaly a Barn Owl. Aug 25. Thrashers conspicuous - calls of young with calls of adults. Cloudy, electric storms at Stockton & in Sonoma Crazy talks of Bush-tits, Thrushes (R-b.) and Grosbeaks near the fountain. Large flocks of Bush-tits, a few Variss (Warbling?) and many noisy Titmice - Aug 26. Late recent Warbling singing as if it were April. A flock of juncos in the trees. A rabbit came for water. Quail come to the table occasionally. Sept 8. Titmouse has been coming to table for melon seeds. Rust, jacked, Thrush heard up to Sept 5. Took first walk with Bird Study Section of Faculty Women - to Clare- mont Hotel Grounds. Birds not plentiful. Saw Anna Hummer, Col. Jay. W. Hyatcher, Brown Towhee, Sp. Towhee feeding a young bird giving call of juvenile, Doug Sparrow and Yellow Warbler. Heard also Titmouse, W. Varis, Flicker. Cloudy - Rain in Colusa Co. Sept 18. A thrasher and a tanager came to the pool at the same time. The Blue Jay's song is very long and varied - like an insecting bird in the dis- tance - always sets voice. Whole flock of bush tits at pool - also quail. Sept 17 Watched the Col. Jay singing - the tail moves rhythmically, bill slightly parted. Throat motions visible - much of the song very melodious. Thought > heard but Sparrow.

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Sept. 20. At Boulder Creek. Drove to Santa Cruz & south along coast in late afternoon. Great numbers of M. Phalaropes. Sept. 21. Miss Smith-Allbro reports Fox Sparrow - also Aud. Busee at Humberton Rd. Sept. 23. Rained most of the night. Sept. 24. Terminates on Lorin Mosswood Rd. Sept. 25. Saw a Townsend Warbler in the oak trees near the house. At 8 a.m. there were many warblers in the maples on Waring St. at Bancroft Way - I had no glasses with me so could not identify the species Beautiful weather, no trade winds. Terminates on tower mosswood flood sign Sept. 26. I heard the call of the Audubon Warbler distinctly. Sept. 27. Heard the song of the Intermediate Sparrow west of home and higher on hill. Thrasher sings frequently, esp. in Sept. 28. [illegible] early morning - Sept. 29. Heard Fox Sparrows near home. Sept. 30. Went to Bean Pt. with Miss Smith & Miss Allbro - cold wind - cloudy - Phalaropes: Pigeon hilled many H. calos, Phalaropes: Red-bellied Sept. 31. Rained during last night and much of the day. many Hodges White Belane (few) Red-bellied few Willets in 4 egrets, a few W. Whites, Sandpipers Down below in distance - and Red-bellied Phalaropes.) Blue Herons (winter plumage.) Anyhow Black water plovers Oct. 1. Gusty breezes, clearing. Oct. 2. Many White-crowned Sparrows singing. Oct. 3. Fox Sparrows abundant. Hear Screech Owls every night. Oct. 5. Heard Ruby-crowned Kinglet - sang in full voice at lunch time. Hot day. Breakfast outside at 8 a.m. 89° in S.F. Oct. 6. Breakfast in garden at 7:15 - sun not yet up - Hot 92° in S.F. A little north wind. Heard a thrush note that sounded like Varied Thrush - single, low pitched - Oct. 7. Heard the same thrush note again early in the morning. Could not see it. Ruby-crowned Kinglet singing again - Hutton Vires Oct. 3. Drove down to Boulder Creek. Oct. 4. Saw two Water Ouzels on the river and heard the call of the Western Winter Wren. Purple Finch sang a long song all rolls once - He was eating coffee berries in a bush about six feet from where I was sitting. Hot. Creepers, juncos, wrenties, Cowkies (both kinds), Golden-crowned Sparrows, quail, Hutton Vires. Oct. 8. Hermit Thrush at Oak fountain. Oct. 12. Rained all night last night. Cloudy almost of day. James put a rim on the feeding table and placed it in position.

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A thrasher bathed a long time; followed by six Golden-crowns, 2 Song sp. A Fox Sparrow was scratching at the edge of the pool. Oct. 13. A beautiful fresh warm day - Took Bird Section up Strawberry Canyon. When I was returning I saw two Ruby-crowned Kinglets together - one was singing and flashing its ruby crown; the other was fluttering its wings in a teasing way. They kept together all the way from the Prieber place to the Strattons but I could not detect that one fed the other. Couldn't be mating at this time of year. Oct. 14. Another beautiful day. Saw a thrasher in the pool again. Saw a Cassin Vireo in Mrs. Parsons Mt. Ash tree. Went up to the Botanical Garden in the afternoon to look for hummingbirds. Quite a number of the lobelia plants are still blooming but I couldn't find a hummer of any kind about them. I saw an Anna Hummingbird in three different places in other parts of the garden. Many petunias, flowering maples, laurustinus, pansies, violets, and a few geraniums, blue sage etc in full bloom. Many white-crowned Sparrows and a wren that seemed to be a House Wren. Did not see it satisfactorily Jays, Flicker Thrashers, Towhees, a Black Phoebe, B-c Kinglet, Telnouse. Heard a Sparrow Hawk. Oct. 16 Heard Ring O'bler calling across the canyon - 2nd time this fall Oct. 17 A Pueret-backed Thrush called (soft 'grit') repeatedly in the late afternoon. Oct. 18 Beautiful day. Clear, warm. Many Aud Warblers flying high. Buzzard circled Stadium during game. Oct. 25 - Drove to Calistoga, then across to Santa Rosa and home. A brilliant warm day - beautiful colors, red grape vines, yellow/maples Oct. 29 - A whole flock of Ruby Tits came into spray while I was hoeing garden. Oct. 30. Weather still glorious - Occasionally a light northwind - enough to drive away all fog. Ducks spent afternoon near pool. In middle of night I heard the call of a Screech Owl followed by the alarm note and whirring flight of a quail. Then another, then a third. Oct. 31. Still clear and warm. Flock of about 12 quails came to table.

Nov.1. Still very warm. Moths fluttering about oak trees (laying eggs?) Many crowned Sparrows singing. Nov.3. Saw a white-throated Sparrow at the pool. No band. A choice collection of birds came for water between 9 and 9:30 a.m.: Aftermath Thrush, then the White-throated Sparrow, then a California Thrush, and a Spotted Towhee. Still warm but not so brilliantly clear. Nov.7. Drove to Boulder Creek. Bought the Anthony property adjoin- ing ours. Beautiful weather. Nov.8. Ran into rain on the way home. Nov.9. Cloudy morning - Clear in afternoon. Nov.10. Bird Section walked up Strawberry Canyon. Warm, clear, fresh after rain of Saturday. Saw 15 species and heard Golden-crowned Kinglet. Nov.11. East wind during last night. Gave luncheon in honor of Prof. Nelson and spent afternoon watching Army-Navy Game in Stadium. Wind died down in afternoon. Very warm. Beautiful sunset. Nov.12. Had breakfast at 7:15 a.m. on N.W. porch - heard Varied Thrush. Nov.13. Rained during last night. Nov.14. Calves shed white with frost - first time.. Drove to Boulder Creek and spent night in Anthony cottage - now ours. Nov.15. Raining when we walked up so attended to business and then drove home. Nov.16. Rain most of day. Nov.17 Clearing - N.W. wind. Nov.18. Went to Lake Merritt with Mrs. Saunders. Many pintails, baldpates, Canvas- bucks, even Buddies, a few Buffle heads, Bluebills, Ross's Snow Geese, Canada and Hutchins. Also a European Widgeon and a pair of Cinnamon Teal - A very peculiar note from the island - reed like - from many birds. Gorgeous day.

Nov. 22. Big Game day - E. wind. Warm. Nov. 29. Boulder Creek - Fog - Very damp - Burnt brush. Nov. 30. Stopped at Dunbarlin Bridge - Only a few B-83's, Plover (4) & R-t. W. Sandp. Dec. 8. Took class to Lake Merrill. Ducks were very numerous - A few Shovellers were added to the Pintails; Bald pates, & Mallards. Canvas-backs were very abundant. Only a few Bluebills and not as many Buffies as earlier. Many Eared Grebes. Ross? Snow Geese, Cackling & Hutchins as usual. Beautiful day - Dec. 10. Clear, Cool. Many quail come to table. Several Fox Spar. Dec. 11 Foggy Warm in morning. Dec. 12. Clear over hills but a high bank of fog over valley and to the north which later spread over the hills, in the afternoon it began to rain. Dec. 20. Cold, with wind coming down the canyon. In p.m. we drove down to Boulder Creek, arriving about 5:30. Dinner at Ben Louond. Very cold. Dec. 21. In morning the water pipes were frozen, an icele on hydrant. Ground frozen and very white with frost. Breakfast at Redwood Rest - temperature 27 on porch. Warmer there than near river. Ice in river coves. James cut brush and burned. about 2:30 In afternoon large flocks of Band-Tailed Pigeons came in - Ried to Madrone tree on river next Harris Har. bridge; many hovered on fluttering wings to reach berries. More flocks came in - all in woods near bridge. Watched them for half an hour. Heard no notes but when a flock arose from a tree their wings made a great noise. About three, when sun had dropped behind the ridge to the south, flocks began to leave, fly over the ridge. Estimate - 500 birds.

Nov. 1. Still very warm - Mother (laying eggs?) about oak trees. Many crowned Sparrows singing. Dec. 22. Last night still colder but we left the water running so the pipes did not freeze. Drab, chickadees (flocks), Creepers, Juncos, Brown & Sp. Towhees, Robins (flocks), Bush-tits (flock), Green-backed Goldfinches, Willow Goldfinches (large flocks of latter feeding on birch seeds, alder seeds and redwood seeds), Siskins (a few), Black Phoebe, Hermit Varicos, W. Bluebirds (near Felton), Audubon Warblers (ab.), Gambel Sp., Purple Finches, Linnets - Band-tailed Pipers, Jays (not conspicuous) Flacklers, Downy Woodpeckers seen incidentally. Birds sur- priasingly abundant. Left at 11:20 a.m. lunch San Jose, home 4 p.m. Berkeley Dec. 23. Cold - No ice. Nothing frosted in garden. Birds very eager for food. Dec. 24 Cold-Clear Dec. 25 Cloudy part of day. Dec. 26 Warmer. Dec. 27 Still warmer. Dec. 29 Frost. Drove to Palo Alto with Mrs. Fisher Titmouse singing, many crowned Spar- rows, many rarer strikers, white Pelicans at Davis Bridge Dec. 31 Rain and mist Heavy rains during the night. 1931 Jan. 1 Rain Jan. 2 Rain Jan. 3 Clearing. Drove to Boulder Creek. Jan. 4 Spirit morning planting (3 loryons, 2 rose bushes, 1 apple, 1 Bechtel Crab.) Also cut out bushes that were crowding fruit trees. Found pipe leading to bath tub broken. Neighbors reported a drop to 15 deg. Dec. 23, 24 and ice 3 in thick on river. Robins, Varied Thrushes, Hermit Thrushes, Juncos, Siskins, chickadees, Creepers, Flacklers, quails, purple finches, golden & Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Varicos, Black Phoebe, Towhees, bush tits, goldfinches (Green-backed and Willow). Light frost in morning. Returned by Skyline Blvd. to San Mateo, to Haywards & home 6 p.m.

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