Field notes, v4394
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1932 63 May 16. Titmouse perches on top of meeting box and sings. While I was dressing I watched a young blue jay on the railing. One parent was on the coping of the pool. The other (parent?) was perched on a branch above the table. The young jay flew from the railing over the table but did not alight, but went across to a bush. He then flew up almost to the window where I was, veered and went under the roof of the porch where he must have alighted somewhere. In a moment he returned to the railing and then flew up on to the table. Before he could take any food the old jay on the dead branch flew at him viciously and drove him off. Immediately the old bird on the coping of the pool flew at the other old jay and drove him into the brush above the pool where there was much ado between the two. Cool with fog night and morning. Song Sparrows still busy feeding young near entrance, apparently under the red geraniums. (New roof starts) May 17. Foggy. Took Dr. and Mr. Bailey to Boulder Creek via S.F. and Skyline Blvd. Lunch with Mrs. Gregory at her farm. Saw a WF Flycatcher brooding on nest near front door. James was feeding young out of nest (nest in geranium in court). Hermit Thrush singing. Fog at night. May 18. High fog. Not cold. A pair of Violet Green Swallows were building (?) in the dead top of a tall redwood tree. A Purple Martin sang from a telegraph wire near Bostedale Station. Dove & Carvel. At Bird Rock many Cormorants were sitting on their nests. Brown Pelicans were numerous, at Moss Landing 4 White Pelicans and 4 Black Brant were