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1933.
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Mar. 13. contin-
Junco - singing; more resonant, more staccato than Lutescent W
Spotted Dovee, Song Sparrow, Vigors Wren, Titmouse, Thrasher,
Philly-crowned Wriglet.
Mar. 14, 15-16 Rain.
only blower
Mar. 18. Boulder Creek. Warm spring weather. Modest Willie maid
Mar. 21. Bears Pt. Draining all the marshes. Shore birds not
abundant except Sandpipers. A few Black billed Clover and
Willets (One One, Egret, Yellowthroat and Rule Wren in fules. A
flock of Violet-green Swallows - were gone four hours later.
Barn Swallows - a few. Forty species. No bitterns. A few Puddies
Very clear.
and pintails - One male Marsh Hawk in full plumage. Cool wind.
March 22. Benicia and beyond. In marshes saw several Wilson
Snipe (red brown tail) and peculiar flight noticed). Yellow-legs,
One to seven in each pond, Snigle Egrets in many different
places, two Bitterns, many Sandpipers, one small flock
of Bonaparte Gulls, Violet-green Swallows in several
places, no large flocks. Savannah Sparrows, Marsh Hawks
a few pintails and 1 pair of Mallards. Cold wind. Clear.
Chines a little at night.
March 24. Berkeley Country Club. Birds scarce except Nuttall
Sparrows. Price Dickins saw one Pipit, one Willow Goldfinch,
many Anna Hummers, heard one Allen. A flock of Juncoes,
heard Purple Finch and Meadowlark. Cold wind.
March 25. Gentle rain. Chilly.
March 26. " " morning. New leaves coming out on oaks.
Two male quail are lame. One banded on the right foot uses
his toes on the left foot very gingerly; the other unbanded lets
the right foot hang. A female quail scratched at the hopper when she
could not reach food.
Mrs. Ruder
reported Black
Throated Gray
Warbler at her
house on Castro
Corte Rd. Mar 23.