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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.