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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.