Field notes, v4394
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74 1932. October were more abundant and many gulls were seen in bright plumage. At the east end of the Dun. Bridge a large raft of White Pelicans were on the water at the pool. American Egrets stood high like herons. St. Blue Herons were numerous on the north side of the bridge and three or four ducks were seen - probably pintails. Near Decoto a Cooper Hawk flew over a hedge into the roadway, then off over a field. Oct. 15. Drove to Boulder via Dunbarton Bridge - no pelicans or egrets to be seen - tide high - Many sandpipers and gulls in the road way. A few St. Blue Herons and ducks in distance. At Lake Merrill at 9:50 a.m. about 300 Pintails, 100 Baldpates and a few Mallards were waiting for the whistle to blow. Warm at night. Oct. 16. Heard Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow and Gambel Sparrows near house at Boulder. Drove home via Elphic - N wind but still some fog at Half Moon Bay and northward. Saw three Redtails. Oct. 17. Chilly north wind. Bay and mts. Brilliantly clear - first time this fall. Oct. 18. Bird Lox, Condorices N.W. Wind And Warbling very abundant berries of maple Fleeting Kinglets Fox of song. First snows in Sierras. N.W. wind in Berkeley. Chilly. Coopers Hawk across the road. Oct. 19. Many Fox Sparrows on feeding ground. Warmer, N.W. wind. a male Ringnecked Pheasant crossed highway just north of Mt. Eden. Oct. 22. Chilly at Boulder Creek. Hermit Thrushes numerous - Berkeley Warps Oct. 24. North wind again - Low humidity. Five Fox Sparrows and two Hermit Thrushes at pool. Fox Sparrows have begun to come to the table. Nov. 1. Heard several Varied Thrushes yesterday and today in the early morning. Very few birds seen during a walk up Strawberry Canyon. Very dry. Nov. 2. Light rain. Nov. 6. Rain in morning.