Field notes, v4394
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92 1933 Apr 15. Hermit Thrush at dawn in Berkeley. Mrs. Learson reported many Lark Sparrows; also Cedar Waxwings eating caterpillars. Apr. 15. Drove to Boulder after lunch. Cool. Fruit blossoms about gone except in the mountains. Wild Camomiles on summit, [illegible] of Centerville. April 16. Arose at 5:15. Brown Towhee calling, then junicos (singing) then Song Sparrow. Gap. Purple Finch, then Grosbeak. Later a Warbling Vireo was heard. No real chorus or continuous song. Cloudy. Shower near Santa Clara on way home p.m. April 17. Berkeley. Cold with occasional showers. Lutescent Warbler sang continuously at dawn. A pair was near the pool most of the time on April 14 when I was working in the garden. Hermit Thrush was calling at dawn and in the afternoon two Fox Sparrows were seen from the east window. A pair of junicos came to the table several times, one feeding from the hopper and one from the coconut shell. A member of the Women's Faculty Club told me of a Blue Jay's nest (Cal. jay) in the Eugenia tree at the front door. From her window she can look into the nest which contains 4 eggs. She says that at 5 p.m. each day the male comes and perches near the nest, watches for a few minutes. Then the female flies off, he follows her. After a few minutes she returns to the nest. She has watched the male feed the female on the nest. April 18. Bird Lore. Cordova's Park. Clear, cool, N.W. breeze. Warbling Vireos were numerous and in full song; Purple Finches in a group of 7 feeding on willow seeds; Throate Warblers singing for fifteen minutes, did not see him well; California Warblers were building a nest on the bank above the stream; Linnets, Bushtits, Cal Jay, Brown and Spotted Towhees and Wrentuts; one Western Flycatcher near the bridge. Below the Linforts, a flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows with