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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.