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of the Black-bellied Plover (Whoo-ee) and the wood-pecker
like call of the Godwit, the thin, high pitched call of
several notes belonged to the Black Dunmotors -
Sept.30. Several Fox Sparrows were scratching under
the bushes east of house when I got up. At 9:55 a.m.
at the S.P. Station in West Berkeley a flock of Gambel
Sparrows was singing.
Oct. 1,2. Gambel Sparrows were heard at various
Oct.3. Heard Hermit Thrush in early morning -
Oct.4. Arlington Estates. Light fog, no wind. Birds very abundant.
Horned Larks still feeding in the burned grass; Saramual Sparrow
also. Meadowlarks very numerous and singing freely.
Large flocks of sparrows including Nuttall, Gambel,
Golden-crown. Other birds also heard: quail, Cal jay, Flieser,
Vigors Vireo, Wrentit, Restated Nuthatch, Song Sparrows, Wood Finch
Spotted Towhee.
Oct.5. Blue Jay sings frequently, alternating whistled
song similar to that of Thrasher with loud squawks -
I hear the call notes of Audubon Warblers as I drive through
the streets.
Oct.6. Audubon Warblers in the canyon.
Oct.7. A Golden-cr. Sp. came to pool. Horse Whin heard.
Oct.10. Faculty Group went to St. Remunging. Summers day with
very light breeze from west. A Clapged Rail came out from tule
rush and sat on a pole beyond the bridge perhaps fifteen or twenty feet
from him; I he backed in the shallow water and paraded back and
forth. Two Black-bellied Plover stayed on the shore - very quiet, no calls.
Found 10:30 more in a puddle in the marsh as we started home.