Field notes, v4394
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83 Feb. 24. Bird Love. Very clear. Crisp, Wind N.W. Walked from College Ave. to above dairy. Birds very abundant. Found titmouse (singing), Brush Titlo, Townsend Warbler, Gambel Sparrows, Brown Doves, Hermit Thrush, Robins, Flicker, Willow Woodpecker, B.C. Kinglet, Allen Hummer (6+) Linnnet (singing), Purple Finch (singing), Sharp-shinned Hawk. Golden-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrows, Zual, Vigors Vireo, Cal. Jay, Coast Jay, Audubon Warblers - 1 Cedar Waxwing Spotted Dovee. 24 sp. Feb. 25. Boulder Creek. Much warmer. No frost. Large flocks of (Catkins?) pine Siskins were feeding on seeds on the older trees. Hutton Vireo was singing continuously. Feb. 27. Yarn talk on how to attract birds to the garden before the "Earth Worms". Feb. 28. Bird Love (adv.) went to Berkeley Country Club. Large flocks of Pine Siskins in eucalyptus trees, did not circle out as one flock but in small loose groups. Saw a few single ones on the ground. Learned song and different calls. Cool with fog early, later clear. Many meadow larks singing also robins & finches on ground. One juncos perched low sang repeatedly its trill. Saw also Hermit Thrush, one jay, Anna Hummer (full plumaged male), Song Sparrow, Nuttall Sparrows (both singing). At home in late afternoon a junco was singing its varied goldfinch - like song, perched in a low hazel bush within ten feet of where I was working.