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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.