Field notes, v4394

Bird Notes 1936 - 1938 Amelia S. Allen, 34 Moonwood Rd. Berkeley, California

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1931 Berkeley Jan. 11. A beautiful clear day. James and I took our lunch and drove to Dillon's beach to see the Black Sea Brants, leaving Berkeley about 11 a.m. We reached Tomales Bay about 1 p.m. and ate on the shore opposite Inverness. The water was without a ripple except where disturbed by a bird or birds and the view across to the wooded range to the west was marvelous. James could hear a low roaring sound which he said sounded like a distant freight train or the breakers on the beach. I could not hear the sound but after reading about the Sea Brant decided it was the noise made by the thousands of these birds out in the bay. They were so far away and the light so wrong for observation of details that I could only see that there were great flocks of dark colored birds on the water in spots where the water was all rippled. After lunch we drove on to Dillon's beach which we reached about 3 p.m. It was warm and sunny, not a breath of wind - a very beautiful beach a mile or two long extending to the entrance of Tomales Bay. In the other direction the beach ended almost immediately in a rocky point but we could see Bodega Point to the north. Outside the breakers there were hundreds of Sea Brants. On the return trip along the north side of Tomales Bay I had better views of the Brant. West of Marshall's there was a very large flock which flew up and circled about. A boat full of hunters was slipping up on them and we heard a few shots.

2 1931 There were great flocks of coots and near Marshall's immenseable gulls. At several places on the bay and over the ocean there were many Brown Pelicans. A number of hawks were noticed - Sparrow Hawks frequently seen. Blue with dull white at base of tail, brown upper parts with white spot on wing may have been a Ferruginous Pough-hawk. One perched on a cliff above Tomales Bay showed the throat and breast plain buffy, a densely streaked, darker band below. I look it for a Ducke Hawk. Jan. 13. Bird Section of faculty women came to watch birds on the table. A continuous succession of Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, brown and spotted towhees and bluejays came for food. A Vegas men came into the tree and to the pool. chilly. Jan. 13. Rainy and warmer. Jan. 23 Warm for January. First blossoms on plum trees out. Dr. Grinnell brought his class of 50 in two sections to watch the birds. Fox Sp., Song Sp., Brn.Towhee W-Thrush and Quail came frequently to the table. Jan. 24 Still warmer. Wild currant in bloom. Also lupines in Sunny Gulch. Sparrow Hawks calling continuously. Jan. 25 Little spring. Thrusker, Wright Song Sparrows and Vegas Wrens singing. Heart of Home Owl often. Feb. 9 Warm weather continuously since Jan. 23, much of the time cloudy but very little rain. Plum tree in full bloom. Many birds singing freely - thrasher, Song sparrow, V. men, and occasionally titmouse and spotted towhee. Two quails (Jan. 1) and and a song sparrow sport new bands. Miss O'Connor told me

3 a few days ago that the tenants in her oldest house were having trouble with the gas furnace. The plumber found a dead bird in the flue. Went with bird section to the lower campus. Found a few birds among the coyotes near the large Monterey pines - Coast jays, juncoes, brown towhees and a hermit thrush. Heard a spotted towhee singing and also several Nuttall Sparrows. Found no birds at all along the creek or on the lawns or in the cultivated shrubbery near the Life Sciences building. Spent an hour in the Museum. Feb. 11 Meadow larks singing. Song sparrow sings at 6:40 Feb. 12 Beautiful clear day after continuous cloudy weather but very little rain. Prunus persicae and almonds in full bloom as also some of the early flowering double almond and a few early flowering peach. Saw White-throated Sparrows which has spent the winter with Mrs. Learns garden, coming everyday to her Table. Feb. 13 Began to rain in late afternoon and rained most of the night. Still warm. Hear Barn Owl every night. Feb. 14 Raining Bright morning. Rain clear afternoon. Cooler. Feb. 15 Light showers. Cooler. Bought Pink Pearl Photodendron Feb. 16 Cloudy - Cool. Robin sings every morning north west of house Feb. 17 Many of the quail are banded. Blue Fox Sparrow has been missing a card since Feb. 10. Song sparrow greeted dawn at 6:30. Feb. 18 Cloudy a.m. Heavy rain p.m. Robin singing. Feb. 19 Clear. Feb. 20 Eleanor came to find a house.

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1931 7 Feb. 22 Drove to Santa Cruz via the Soquel Road; after lunch to Boulder Creek where we planted seeds and turned back. 23 Arranged for electric light poles; took up some Woodwardia ferns for the Berkeley garden. Drove home after lunch. 24 Beautiful weather. 27 Took Daylight Limited from S. F. to Los Angeles - round trip $10. 25 Many wild flowers between Guadalupe and the large flock at Guadalupe & several Barn Swallows near the Ocean. Also Swallows (sp?). Reached L.A. 8:25 p.m. 28 Los Angeles - Warm - Worked in garden a.m. Drove to Palo Verdes p.m. Very beautiful. Hills green and patches of lupine near sea. Mar. 1 Warmer. (80°). Gardening. Visiting. Mar. 2 " (84°) " Went to see Mrs. Doherty (lawyer) Mar. 3 " " Took Civil train back to Berkeley. Mocking birds were building a nest near Bertha's house. Gulls flew inland each morning; back in afternoon. Late Black Phoebe, Song Sparrow, Linnet, Intermediate Sparrows heard everyday. Berkeley Mar. 4 Intercut Warblers singing; much cooler than L.A. but warm enough to have lunch in garden. Mar. 5 Intercut Warbler seen at pool. Beautiful day. Mar. 6 Cooler. Took walk up canyon with Berkeley Botanists and Illustt Darbyer. Saw pair of Thrashers in Sunny Gulch, Mar. 9 Rained last night. Went with Bird Section to Spruce St. Reservoir. A large flock of Robins was feeding on olives; some seemed to swallow olives whole; some carried olives across to Eucalyptus grove where one bird was seen on the ground, ``` ```json {"text": "1931\n7\nFeb. 22 Drove to Santa Cruz via the Soquel Road; after lunch\nto Boulder Creek where we planted seeds and turned back.\n23 Arranged for electric light poles; took up some Woodwardia\nferns for the Berkeley garden. Drove home after lunch.\n24 Beautiful weather.\n27 Took Daylight Limited from S. F. to Los Angeles - round trip\n$10. 25 Many wild flowers between Guadalupe and the\nlarge flock at Guadalupe & several Barn Swallows near the\nOcean. Also Swallows (sp?). Reached L.A. 8:25 p.m.\n28 Los Angeles - Warm - Worked in garden a.m. Drove to\nPalo Verdes p.m. Very beautiful. Hills green and patches\nof lupine near sea.\nMar. 1 Warmer. (80°). Gardening. Visiting.\nMar. 2 " (84°) " Went to see Mrs. Doherty (lawyer)\nMar. 3 " " Took Civil train back to Berkeley.\nMocking birds were building a nest near Bertha's house.\nGulls flew inland each morning; back in afternoon.\nLate\nBlack Phoebe, Song Sparrow, Linnet, Intermediate\nSparrows heard everyday.\nBerkeley\nMar. 4 Intercut Warblers singing; much cooler than L.A.\nbut warm enough to have lunch in garden.\nMar. 5 Intercut Warbler seen at pool. Beautiful day.\nMar. 6 Cooler. Took walk up canyon with Berkeley Botanists and\nIllustt Darbyer. Saw pair of Thrashers in Sunny Gulch,\nMar. 9 Rained last night. Went with Bird Section to Spruce St.\nReservoir. A large flock of Robins was feeding on olives; some\nseemed to swallow olives whole; some carried olives across to\nEucalyptus grove where one bird was seen on the ground,"}

8 1931 picking the meat from the seed. Juncos alighted in the olive trees and picked the meat from the seed on the tree. Golden crowned Sparrows did the same. Many sparrows and a Hermit Thrush ate the fruit lying on the ground under the olive trees. I suspect the Flicker was eating olives too, but could not make sure of it. Song Sparrow was singing freely; robins too. Farther up Wild Cat Canyon a Pale-vented Warbler was singing. Very few humming birds were seen. Eucalyptus trees not in full bloom yet - No flocks of brush tits were seen but many pairs. Mar. 16. Rained all night - hard. Mar. 11. Rained most of the day- Mar. 12 Clearing Mar. 13. Drove down to Boulder Creek in afternoon Warm spring weather. Many prune orchards in bloom. Mar 14. Spent morning burning brush. Afternoon planting seeds. Started home at 4 p.m. Many birds singing; juncos, goldfinch, song sparrows, purple finches etc. Mar. 15. Pale-vented Warblers in garden; singing. Beautiful day- Mar. 18. Rained last night. Mar. 19. Cleared. Two carloads of ladies went to Marin Co. and Sears Pt. Cute-off to study birds. Near Greenbrae (at ranch where Blue Herons nest) there were violet-green swallows - a few - pipits, blue terns, red-w. blackbirds, titmice, intermediate sparrows (heard), meadow larks, turkey buzzards. Next stop: linnets, brush tits, golden- crowned sparrows, red-tailed hawks (pair), crows; Near Ross: [illegible] ```Roses]:

9 Allen hummer, Willow Woodpecker chiseling nest hole in street tree (maple ?); first seen with mate, copulation, then female disappeared and male continued working at nest site as long as we watched. Allowed us to come within six or eight feet of the bare tree. Saw also Cal. Jay. When house Had lunch at Mrs. Cantelow's cottage where we heard chickadees, Creeper and Kingfisher. Went on to Sears Pt. road where we watched horned larks, pipits, marsh song sparrows and Bryant Savannah Sparrow. Saw one barn swallow. In marshes we saw many coots, some ruddies, a few teintails and mallards, a pair of green-winged teal, pied billed grebe, bitterns, marsh hawks, Cooper hawks, blue herons, canvas backs. At last bridge several flocks of sandpipers flew over the bridge and down on the landward side. Many shore birds were flying along the edge of the mud flats but we could not identify them - No pelicans. On the bay we saw Turnstone (Brandt Cormorants), W. & Calif quills, Western grebes, Mr. Kelly reported Warbling Vireo & W. Flycatcher at Ross. March 28. Went to Boulder Creek in afternoon via Watsonville where I bought a few tuberos begonias. March 21. Got breakfast & lunch in cottage for first time, using electric plate. James finished turning brush at mill site. Warbling Vireo and W. Flycatcher both singing. Left at 4:30pm. dinner at Saratoga. Blossoms (prunes) like a white sea. March 22. Light east winds. Clear, warm. Saw a Western Flycatcher in the deciduous oaks near house. Beverly Blanks showed me a completed brush tit's nest near his home.

10 1931 Mar. 23. Charles Day. Bros. Builders spearses. Beautiful day. Mar. 24. Rained all the morning; clearing in afternoon. Mar. 25. Clear. Warbling birds singing across canyon. Mar. 26. . Mar. 27. Rained all day. Mrs. Burt's birthday party. Mar. 28. Clearing. Drove to Boulder Creek, reaching there about 2 p.m. Cleared around house and burned brush. Cleaned up refuse. Warbling birds, W. Flycatcher, Bidulotal Warbler singing. Breeze cool. Mar. 29. Warmer but breeze crisp. Worked till 11 a.m. then drove home. Highways full. Mar. 30. Beautiful day. Many birds singing: Thrasher; V. Wren, Song Sparrow, Titmouse, Pulscient Warbler, Townsend Purple Finch. Warblers, Jays, Golden-Crowned and Out. White-cv. Sparrows W. Flycatcher near house. Also female Allen Hummer. Mar. 31. Warm. Wisterias in full bloom. Birds have deserted feeding table. Many nows eating oak leaves judging from droppings. Fox Sp., Hermit Thrush and Keiglet (singing) still here. Out. White cr. & G.C. Sparrows and Townsend Warblers evidently migrating through in numbers. Apr. 1. Cloudy morning. Clear afternoon. Bidulotal Warbler heard more frequently. Robins (spar2), in the street and garden. Mrs. Parsons reported that an Allen Hummer had a meet in her doorway; started while she was away. Now the bird scolds at her as she sits there, painting. Apr. 2. Clear, crisp. Gulls rising over hills with shrill calls (migration flight?) Many Out. Sparrows & Townsend Warblers. Hermit Thrush singing (a.m.) Worms eating new leaves on oak; a few tent caterpillars seen. Robins hunt the worms.

11 Apr.3. Dorets Boulder Creek, reaching there 4 p.m. worked till 7p.m. Purple finch gathering nesting material Apr.4. Boulder Creek. Cassia Vires common. 1 Black-headed Grosbeak Food left on table in Berkeley instructed to carry several times. Started home at 10 a.m. via Saratoga, Palo Alto + Dunbarston Bridge Almost no birds at the bridge ( tide coming in almost high.) Saw hrs duetos(sp.?) Marsh Hawk & many Cliff Swallows one W. Grebe, a few raudpapers in flight, 1 Butcher Bird and Golden-crowned Apr.5. Berkeley Woods are full of birds - Int. Sparrows, Purple finches, Robins, juncos. Tormsued Warblers in flocks; also R-C Kniglet, Hermit Thrush Mrs. Riobe reported House Wren on Canyon Rd. Beautiful weather but cloudy. Apr.6. Fox Sparrow calling excitedly in early morning - Hermit Thrush singing. Flocks of same birds as yesterday and thronging to pool ; esp. robins and purple finches. Watched purple finches eating cut worms - a flock of 8-10. Could hear the noise made by their bills - a sound something like that made by the cicadas in Marin Cs. Estimated that they ate about 300 cut worms in 1/2 hr. Then they came to the pool to drink. Robins bathing continually. They pick up the tent caterpillars from the ground and tree barks and branches Robins & finches W.Tly Heard House Wren - Also Tolmie Warbler - caterpi abun singing fully; also Tormsued Warblers & Int. & R-C-Sparrows. Apr.7. Black-headed Grosbeak in garden at 8:30 a.m. I thought heard - House wrens in several places - a pair near dairy- Saw an Audubon Warbler from N porch - singing and in full plumage. All birds as yesterday except Kniglet. Bursten clouds - Pair of purple finches - female gathering roots for nest. Also flock of " " in garden

12 1931 Apr 8. Black headed Grosbeak singing; also Hermit Thrush. And Warbler, Fox Sp., Int. P G C Sparrows, Townsend Sparrows, Petins, Purple Finches, Prine Lislings; Polnie Warbler, Ol. Warbler abundant; Ducks come occasionally to table - nothing else. All eat worms - Trees badly infected - Beautiful day - absolutely clear. Apr 10, 11. Audubon Warblers, Hermit Thrush, Crowned Sparrows, juncos, Townsend Warblers and Fox Sparrow here still. Mosquitos thick up Strawberry Canyon. Apr 12. Chilly; a little rain at night. Apr 13. Clear, cool; later partly cloudy. Went to the Diablo Country Club for the last meeting of the Faculty Bird Section. Birds were very abundant. Many worms on oaks, willows, and ground. Birds seen were Turkey Buzzard, several; Red tailed Hawk, several; Ducks, many pairs: Allen Hummer (1); Calif Woodpecker very ab.; Nuttall Woodpecker ab.; Willow Woodpecker (1); Black Phoebe, several (one pair picked up worms from the paved road constantly); W Flycatcher ab; Violet green Swallows several above lake; Coast Jay; Calif Jay, Titmouse ab; Bush-tit, several pairs! Slender-billed Miltator ab.; W House Wren ab; W Robin ab.; Calif Shrike near Lafayette; Cassin Vires, several; Hutton Vires (1); Yellow Warbler, several; Audubon Warbler, small flock, full plumage, singing. Townsend Warbler ". " ; Lucent Warblers, several: Redwinged Blackbird ab.; Brewer Blackbird at. Meadow Lark ab; Bullock Oriole, 2 seen between Diablo & Alamos; Grosbeak ab; Lazuli Bunting heard once; Linnets ab; Green & Gold- Finch ab. Willow Goldfinch, large flock near Alamos; Spotted & Dr Thrush, Gambel's 38 species

13 Apr.14. Took Beginner's Class to head of Strawberry Canyon. Beautiful day. Mosquitoes gone. (I mind last night.) Birds very ab. Snail Flicker, W. Flycatcher, B. Phoebe, Redtail, Vigors W., (House W., Thrasher heard), Wren't, Bush-tlf, Titmouse, Anna H., Allen H., Rufous H., Paleolated, Lutescent, Tolmie, Townsend Warblers, Warbling Vires, Cal. & Coast Jay, Br. & Sp. Towhee, Song Sp., G-c. & Fox Sparrows, Grosbeak, Nuttall Sp. (Bot. Gardens), Bluebirds(Bot. gardens) Hermit Thrush. Apr. 15. Finished Bird Lore Report. Migrants throwing out but all winter visitors except P.C Knight still here. Warm. Apr. 16. Warm. Gave talk in evening at Women's City Club. Apr.17. Went to Boulder Creek. Black-throated Gray Warbler and Olive-sided Flycatcher abundant. Apr. 18. Returned to Berkeley in the evening. Cooler. Apr.19. Much warmer. Hot in middle of day. Birds very quiet. Apr. 20. Not. A little last mind. Took

14 /931. Apr.23. Cloudy - breezy - Cooler. A Western Tanager was calling when I got up. Apr.24. Cloudy - cool. Saw a Golden-cr. Sparrow in the pool. A family of brush tits on the wing came into oaks near the house. Mrs. Mead reported a family lived up on a branch on Apr.20 April 19 (?) Apr.25. Showers. Cool. W. Flycatcher seems to have a mate. Apr.26. A Lazuli Bunting was singing near the house all the morning. Heavy rain in the afternoon. Warm. Apr.27. Still cloudy. The W. Flycatcher is already sitting on the nest under the porch. (See p.16. Apr.28. A family of Titmice came into oaks near house. Apr.29. Cloudy. Clearing in afternoon - Warm. Went with "Lady Birds" to Livermore stopping a little while at Oak Springs where birds were very abundant: quail, both jays, flicker, W. Flycatcher, house & Vesper Wrens, titmice, brush tits, meaclets, Warbling vireo, yellow, pileated woodpecker and Tolmie warblers, of Chortheres, song sp., linnets, grosbeak. (McLain ranch) At Arroyo Mucho, Kildeer were much disturbed by our presence - saw one baby kildier running very rapidly along bank of stream. There were many turkey buzzard Env. Sparrows among the eucalyptus; also linnets, brush tits, grosbeakers, brown torkes, black phoebe, Calif. Jay, Nuttall Woodpecker orioles, bluebirds, Vesper Wren, Warbling vireo, yellow warbler, grosbeak, meadow carl. Two miles above at its bridge over the stream which was remark-ably full (Hetch-Hetchy water?), birds were very abundant: a plain-coplea, Lawrence, Willow & Green-b. Goldfinches, mourning doves, Lark Sparrows, orioles, Cliff Swallows, W. Kingbirds, Red-t. Bank's Kildier, Ash-throated fly- catcher, Brewer Blackbirds, Anna Hummers, bluebirds, yellow warblers, linnets, Lazuli Bunting (heard) and Chat (heard). Brush tits out of nest. Red-w. Blackbirds & Shrike Bare Swallow along way - 46 species (Brouse ?)

15 April 30. Took beginner's class to Golden Gate Park. Partly cloudy but no wind. Water very calm - like glass. A number of Foster Terns were flying northward across the bay. We spent an hour or more before lunch near North Lake. A Ruddy Duck in full plumage was court- ing two females which paid no attention to him until he swam away when they turned and followed him - He erected the white feathers on his cheeks till they looked twice as large and brilliant as usual, rattled his bright blue bill and bobbed his head. A mother mallard with ten baby chicks drove him away when he came too near her brood. A pair of Hutton Vireos were feeding her young birds perched in an acacia tree - During lunch a Russet-backed Thrush sang repeatedly in the tree immediately in front of us - A Lazuli Bunting was singing and dozens of song sparrows. Many Humming birds - Spotted Sandpiper on N. Lake. May 2. At Boulder Creek the Russet-backed Thrush, Lazu- li Bunting, Wood Pewee and Ash-throated Flycatcher had come in since my last record. W. Tanagers and Robins were heard - the last in flocks - The Black-headed Grosbeak was the first bird to begin singing in the morning. It began several minutes earlier than the Olive-sided Flycatcher and sang continuously till daylight, beginning before dawn. Purple Finch, W. Flycatcher and Lutescent Warblers were the the birds which followed the Olive-sided Flycatcher.

16 1931 May 6. Berkeley. I was awake before by 4 a.m. and kept the following record of bird calls & songs: Purple Finch 4:10 Scrub-Arb W Song Sparrow WW WW WW WVW Broom Towhee VVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVV Lutes Warbler wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Purplet- Thrush vv Sp. Towhee www Veery Woo vvvv Groebake wwn Warbllt ww Tlcker w Jay (Cal) Ww Busl-Tut. Dark Redlight Daylight Eul 27th April 27th Purple F- Sparrow % Man 5. Spar Sp. Warb C Jay Warbler Gt W. B.Towhee Cloudy 5:10 W 4:20 4:35 4:40 4:45 4:50 4:55 5:00 May 7. Last Bird trips to Paramap - beginners. Not with east wind or no wind. Found Orioles, Groebakes. Bams & Cliff Swallows, B. Phoebe, Mourning Doves, Yellow Warblers Nuttall Woodpeckers, Calif. Woodpecker, Nonsellown, Warbling Vires Sp. Hawks, Redtail, Brewer & Redwing Blackbirds as well as W. Fly. Dorkes. Bust-Its, Titmores (family on wing) May 9. Boulder Creek. Not - At Dawn Cassie V. Grosbeak Rd. Thrush Yellow W. Song Sp Olive-Sh Fly. Junco Warbling V. Broom Towl. Brown Towl. Cassie V. Vw www W wvv v v ww www vvvvvv VVWW Cooler May 10. a.m. Cloudy. Returned a.m. May Found Cassin Vires Many tawgers. nest - Made very tame. Both birds fed and brooded young Interval 15-20 mins cool. Lutes, W. yx out of nest. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

May 12. Cool. May 13. Showers, light at dawn Commencement in Stadium. Showers p.m. May 14. Cool. Cloudy a.m. Clear p.m. Crisp. May 15, 16. Annual meeting of Cooper Club. Warm. May 17. Warm. Breakfast for Board of Governors. Olive-sided Flycatcher called Thousands of red from butterflies flying N. May 18. Hot north wind. Drive to Boulder Creek. Slept on porch. Could hear wind roaring in trees on summit but very little reached the floor of the valley. 91° m S.F. May 19. Very hot day. Thrush and Grosbeak began singing at 4:20. Purple finches conspicuous. Have missed their song for several weeks until today. At 8 a.m. I visited the nest of the Cassin Vires; one baby still in nest ; one 6 ft. to South, one 15 ft N. Feedings very infrequent but abundant. The male was feeding no 1 (N) when I arrived. No 2 (S.) was not fed until 8:25 but was fed six times between then and 8:45 and moved a little further after each feeding. No.3 in the nest was not fed until 9:15 and then several times. The male seems to confine his attention to no. 1. The female to 2 and 3, using occasionally a tearing note 'chee, chee, chee, chee, chee.' The bird in the nest used a single chee usually; the others, chee, cheé orchee, chée, chee. Tanagers were singing all day. Hotter at Santa Cruz at dinner time than in nuts. May 20. Baby Cassin Vires in the nest all day ; others in near neigh borhood of nest. Wonderful chorus at dawn with thrush and grosbeak the first to begin. Kingfishers conspicuous though not heard on previous visits. Chipping Sparrow heard first time. Linnut flock which has been on the upper side of the Winkleblack place have dispersed. Hot. No wind.

18 1931 Sp T, began singing at 4 a.m. - clear. May 21. Came back last night & Berkeley as to water garden. Hills turns very brown during the three days of heat. Turns cold p.m. order May 22. Chorus of bird song began at 4:20 (high jog); Sp T, but warbler, thrush robin (in distance), grosbeak, B. Towhee (4:30); thrasher (first time for several weeks), song sparrow, jay. Cut worms pupating. yesterday I put melon seeds on the feeding tray which has been empty since late March. A family of turtise came into the oak and parents took seeds to the young; also jay, sp towhee and brown towhee. May 23. Thrasher & Robin Warbler singing. Went with Eleanor and children to Boulder Creek. In mountains clouds were gathered and in late afternoon it began to rain. Rained hard all night. May 24. Rained all day. Tanagers were singing. Kingfishers calling frequent- ly. I young Cassin Vires in tree near nest. Song of male heard occasionally. The young Vires flew short distances - from branch to branch and once caught an insect. May 25: Clear in morning. Increasing cloudiness during day. Clears at night. May 26. Fog (high) in morning. Beautiful day. Had about 2 inches of rain. At 3:40 a.m the Wood Pewee began calling occasionally and a little later I thought I heard the Purple Martin. At 4 the martin was heard distinctly - the first time for several years (I was sleeping on the porch): At 4:13 the W. Flycatcher began; then the Lutescent Warbler then the grosbeak which sang continuously until 4:30. The Blue-sided 4:05 quince, thrush, Pileated warbler, brown towhee soon after. The Warbling Vireo about 4:40 and the Cassin Vireo and Tanager toward 5am. The grosbeak sings many variations and so loud that I cannot hear distant sounds after he begins. At 5 p.m. I could hear a Hermit Thrush in distance - worked on garage floor. ``` ```json4:054:134:304:404:454:50``` ```json4:054:134:304:404:454:50``` **Note:** The transcription includes timestamps that were inserted into the text, likely due to handwriting placement. These are represented as inline numbers in the JSON output for clarity. If these should be excluded or handled differently, please clarify. Also, some words like

May 27. At 4 a.m the grosbeak, spotted and brown towhee and lutescent warbler were singing. I did not stay awake to hear others. Tanagers sang frequently all day. Hermit Thrush heard. Worked all day on garage floor - finished 3 p. May 28. Beautiful weather. Returned to Berkeley via Niles Canyon. Quite hot in Contra Costa Co. May 29. Cool. Few birds singing. Moths flying about oaks again. May 30. Cooler. Fog morning & evening. June 1. Young thrasher bathing in the pool. Chilly fog. June 4. House Wren singing near boxes all the morning. Sun again. June 5. Boulder Creek. Morning chorus of birds just as loud as last week with grosbeak, tanager, purple finch, warblers, towhees, wood pewee and olive-sided flycatcher. Could not hear the thrush except to whistle at the beginning; later it was the main singer. A shower in the evening. Planted vetch: raised from seed planted in Berkeley. June 6. Cloudy morning - sunny afternoon: a light shower about 9 p.m. Kingfishers very active. Tanagers still singing. June 7. Cool. Finished burning the spruce stumps. James raised part of frame of garage. Heard Hermit Thrush. Tanager still singing. June 8. Grand bird chorus at dawn. House Wren during a.m. Found garden quite wet. Heavier showers in Berkeley than at Boulder. June 9. Very few birds about. At dawn 2 towhees and grosbeak and thrush in distance. Later a thrasher singing. Worked in garden. Rained quite a bit last night. Barely cloudy during day.

20 1934 June 11. Mrs Leavens took me for a drive into the Oakland hills with Miss Hubbard, a professor of biology from Wellesly. We found a Hutton Vireo at each stop we made - four- Tolmie's Warblers as well as most of the common birds- At Mosswood Park, where we stopped a few moments on the way home an unusual call mystified me - sounded a little like the last four ringing notes of one type of song sparrow song but with a louder, coarser quality. A glimpse of the bird suggested the Spotted Towhee - Possibly its song has been influenced by some bird in the aviary. June 14. Sunday. Spent the morning in upper Strawberry Canyon with Miss Marjory Fry of Somerville College, Oxford. No unusual birds except (for this season) a Sharp-shinned Hawk which circled above the botanical gardens, with several very small birds flying about and annoying him. June 15. Drove in afternoon to Boulder Creek. Rain at nights. June 16. Rained hard until about 11 a.m. when we drove out of the rain into sunshine at Santa Cruz. Bought plants- Rosy morn petunias, white verbenas, statice, white yarrow which I planted in afternoon. Godetia just beginning to bloom. June 17. Charles Tanager heard several times - Watched Guillemots at Santa Cruz interviewed female gulls on W. Cliff Drive. Brown Pelicans; many Cormorants Banks (for flight birds) on Snellgully, Paradise Cormorants June 18. Drove home via Sausalito, Golden Gate. Flock of Guillemots (25+) at pool, Clickers at Sunol. June 22. Thrasher & Tolmie's Warblers singing early morning. Jaunts arrived. June 25 - 29 - Boulder Creek. Hot on 26th. Fewer birds singing- Thrush most prominent. No Tanagers. Ash-throated Flycatcher + Oliver-sided Reed frequently. Bluebirds near Joy Camp. Creepers on our place - Heard Purple Martin once # Alder Permit Thrush. befor dawn

21 June 29, 30 Berkeley - Warm. Not many birds singing near house. Thrasher, Lazuli Bunting, Grosbeak and Warbling Vireo heard occasionally. July 1. Weather still warm. Lazuli Buntings heard often. Robins singing above house at sunset. Groups were noticed coming in to roost ten days ago - (family group?) July 2. Warm. Robin singing; also thrush, lazuli bunting, Vireos Wren, W. Flycatcher. Thrasher calling near house. Laz. Bunting sings all through day these warm days. July 18, 19. Boulder Creek. Rusty-backed Thrushes & Olive-sided Flycatchers are still singing in the early morning. Not in middle of day. Jays cause many commotions, esp. with Warbling Vireos. Creepers heard frequently. Heard battle of angel once - only time this summer Skullemote seen entering nest holes at several places on W. Cliff Dr. Berkeley July 20, 21. Beautiful weather. Vireos Wrens singing as they do in late summer and fall. Robin still sings in middle of the day on hillside above us - Nesting there? July 23. Starts to Los Angeles, spending first night at Boulder Creek. July 24. Stopped at Moss Landing where I found shore birds quite numerous in the lagoon. One Curlew was Long-billed, others Hudsonian. Some Godwits, Willets and Dowitchers were present - About 200 Brown Pelicans and many small Terns, gray all over back, wings & tail and calling tic-tic - Probably Least Terns - Santa Maria South of Pismo beach a few eulants spent night at July 25. Along the coast from Garrato Pass north were scattered Curlews (Hudsonian?) At one place a few Sandlings

22 1931 July 25 (contin.) Reaches Los Angeles about 5 p.m. Very hot - humid. July 26. Hot all night and all day - like a steam bath. Mocking- birds were feeding a young birds (perhaps more than one) in the avocado tree. Humets and Black Phoeves about. Went to Palos Verdes in afternoon. A little cooler there but hot. Notices Sparrow Hawks. July 27. Had lunch on the pier at Hermosa, then drove to Playa del Rey where I stopped to look for shore birds. A few curlews and a number of Terns (least 3) were in the lagoon. The terns were lined up on the shore very close together and all facing the same way. Occasionally one flew. Cloudy - Rained in some parts of Los Angeles. Still hot. July 28. Started home. Very hot but fairly comfortable, driving along the shore. Curlews seen occasionally. Cooler as we turned inland at Gaviota Pass. Stopped for tea about 4 p.m. at Santa Maria and wore a coat ! Went to Morro Beach Inn for the night. Quiet, cool. Had a good rest. July 29. James and I got up at six a.m. and went beyond the town to Morro Bay where low tide uncovered the mud flats. There were many Brown Pelicans and also 12-15 White Peli- cans - Many shore birds on the flat but distance and poor light made it difficult to identify all of them. Made sure of Curlews, godwits and Willets. A California Murre kept rolling side- wise as it preened its feathers showing pure white underparts. Comorants were fishing, showing only their heads and necks above the water. A teal (sp.) was dabbling in the waters as I have seen the Green-winged do at Lake Merritt. Left immediately after breakfast. Cool all day and quite chilly at Moss Landing. Reached Boulder Creek 5pm

July 30. Worked on garage till noon. Heard Water (Layel) call - Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe, Grosbeak, 3 Warblers, R-b. Thrush, Viggin Wren, Chickadee, Coast Jay heard. Birds very quiet. Returned to Berkeley p.m. July 31. Gardening most of day. Fuchsia in full bloom. Cool. Aug. 1. Returned to Boulder Creek, reaching there at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Worked on garage. Fog until 8:30. Beautiful day. Aug. 3. Worked until noon. Returned to Berkeley p.m. Heard (Layel)- Aug. 4. At 3:30 p.m. a Slender-billed Nuthatch came to the large oak tree above the pool east of the house. It alighted on the main trunk, moved downward with bill pointed down, picked insects (?) out of the lichen, moved sidewise, upward a little way; then flew across to the spiraea over the pool, alighted on the cement coping and drank- Remained several minutes until disturbed by a closing door. I have no recollection of ever having seen this species near the house before. Chilly, foggy weather. Aug. 5. Drove to San Francisco by Golden Gate Ferry. I was surprised to notice that no gulls were near the boat until we neared the S.F. shore. Many Heermann's Gulls on Seal Rocks; also Brown Pelicans. One White-winged Scoter seen on bay Very high tide. Chilly fog. Aug. 9. Visited Mrs. Buttroughs camp at Mt. Hermon. Chickadee & Pygmy Nuthatch came for cast. Aug. 11. Have heard Slender-billed Nuthatches frequently since Aug. 4- several different birds calling; sometimes in the pines to the west, sometimes nearer the house. A thrush whistles occasional

24 1931 and grosbeaks are still about Thrashers are heard calling and sometimes singing and Vagrants Wheats ring occasionally. Two cats in the neighborhood (possibly three) have disappeared. Weather cool. Sunny afternoons. Wrens Tits sing occasionally - Aug. 12. University Opens. Aug. 15? Jamie's jaw operates on at Alta Bates. Aug. 17. Jamie came home from hospital. Foggy till noon. Aug. 19. No fog but cool. Heard Nuthatch once. Saw Russet Berked Thrush at pool. Heard Blackbirds flying over in early morning. Visited Lake Merritt. Took photos of Pelicans, White Fronted Geese and Snow (Ross?) Geese present (Perinoids?) Hybrid Mallards, 1 Baldpate (wild?)

Later in the morning I saw twice an immature Black- throated Gray Warbler. Throat light, white line above eye, white outer tail feather - 83° at noon. Aug. 27. Cool. Several Townsend Warblers were seen at different times during the day. At 5:45 p.m. a heavy black fog made it quite dark. I noticed birds at the pool so stopped to watch them: Bushtits, 3 Townsend Warblers, a Russell's-backed Thrush, a Yellow Warbler, W. Flycatcher. A moment later two titmice and a slender-billed Nut-hatch came to the table for food. Later two nuthatches were on the table at once. The first appearance of this species at the table. Aug. 28. A Warbling Vireo was in the varber E. House. Drove to Boulder Creek in the afternoon; Cloudy. Also R.R. Thysol, B.B. Wade, Aug. 29. Cloudy all day. Heard Tanagers calling, lunch at Santa Cruz. Brown Pelicans, many Cormorants, gulls and a few ducks. Aug. 30. Drove over the Skyline Blvd. to San Francisco - a wonderful road. Cloudy. Two hrs. & 10 min. from Boulder Creek to S.F. Saw a few Swallows (Cliff.) Not far south of San Francisco, on a hillside that sloped down to the E. from the road, in dry grass where a few cattle were grazing I saw a Roadrunner - not 30 ft. from the highway. It was walking about in characteristic nervous attitude. Many hunters seen. Buck are said to be plen- tiful and easy to get as they have to come lower down for water.

26 1931 Sept. 5. Heard a Tanager calling at Boulder Creek. Many phalaropes on the lagoons toward Capitol Hill. Sept. 7. Slender-billed Nuthatches have been coming to the feeding table frequently during the past week. One flew across from the tree to the hose handle, from that to the madrone branch I have fastened on the table then to the dish for water, then on to the table for crumbs. Beautiful weather. Sept. 8 or 9? One Grosbeak came into oak Tree above pool Sept. 10. Great Horned Owl was hooting just before dawn. A Tanager came to bathe. At the same time a Lutescent Warbler, a Yellow Warbler, a Titmouse and a Hutton Vireo were in sight. One St. Nuthatch heard, Sept. 11. Cool, crisp, sunny days. Went to San Francisco to do shopping - Many gulls on the bay. No ducks or shore birds. The tidal flats south of the Key route have all been filled in and islands are being thrown up to the north (route of future bay bridge?) At home two Rusty-backed Thrushes were seen and Tangars were heard. The thrasher sang early and at noon. I hear the Bluejay sing nearly every day. Yellow Warblers & Hutton Vireos still about. Three titmouse near table at once. A small flock of juncos at noon fed in street. A Jay flew at them several times (play?) Sept. 12. Drove to Boulder, leaving Berkeley at 6:20. Breakfast at Hayward at 7 and then on to Wilks, Centerville, Dunbarton Bridge, Woodside to Skyline Blvd. Reached Boulder at 10:20. Worked on garage 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stream still flowing but very little. Woods very silent. At Dunbarton Bridge, east side, many sandpipers were feeding on the roadway; 7/000 +, Phalaropes in salt po

Sept. 13. Almost no birds heard. Just show innumerable tracks of quails. Thrush called early. One king fisher heard. Returned to Berkeley by Los Gatos. Beautiful day. Harris Wood- picker near camp - Squirrels heard more frequently than birds. Sept. 14. Purist b. Thrush, Song Spar., Thrasher (singing), Wren-tut (singing), Yellow Warbler, Brush-tits heard before 5:45 a.m. Some of the notes of the brush-tits sounded like those of young birds, not long out of the nest. Heard Slender billed Nuthatch p.2. Rained a few minutes at 10 a.m. Large drops - Sept. 15. Heard Slender billed Nuthatch once. At 2:45- a great aggregation of birds came to the pool; a flock of about 50 bush tits; two Townsend Warblers; one Lutescent Warbler; Cassin Vires (two white wing bars and decided white eye ring - not quite complete); Fatmouse (suitable) Song Sparrow. As they moved on a Jay came to the table and took the walnut I had fastened on with wire. Druil came to the table before 7 a.m. Most of the time there is no bird in sight. Then a whole aggregation comes in - Cloudy morning; clear in afternoon. Jamie went East. Sept. 16. Foggy morning; clear in afternoon. No thrushes since Sept. 14. Sept. 17. Townsend Warblers, Juncoes, Slender billed Nuthatch, Hutton Vires, huge flock of brush tits near house. Western Gnatcatcher and juncoes in Sunny Gulch. Foggy morning, clear afternoon. Sept. 18. Started City Club "Bird Lore", 20 registered - Foggy morning - Clear afternoon - Slender billed Nuthatch Sept. 20. Enough North wind to clear away all fog. Warm day.

28 1931 Sept. 21. Light north wind during last night. Breakfast on north porch. Very warm. Sept. 22. Still warm but not windy. Heard one Ruby-crowned Knutlet call. Worms are beginning to drop from oaks to pupate. Sept. 23. Cooler - a little humidity. Still clear. Saw a banded thrasher at the pool. Later two thrashers were in the Tree above the pool and a rabbit was drinking when a Jay flew around the corner of the house giving it's alarm note. Both thrashers and the rabbit disappeared instantly and did not return for about four minutes. A yellow warbler dipped daintily in the pool; a Hutton Vireo splashed rapidly and vigorously - several sparrows appeared in the top of the oaks giving the squeaky notes of crowned sparrows. Breasts plain color - could not see the crowns. Half an hour later the complete song of the Golden-crowned Sparrow was heard twice. A slender-billed Nuthatch fed along the main branches of the oak tree. Mrs. Blake saw Mockingbirds (4) + Cedar Waxwings. Sept. 24. Spent the morning in Mrs. Blakes garden. I have never seen so many birds in one place before. Great flocks of (Gambel's) Golden-crowned and Fox Sparrows, many warblers (Yellow & Luteceent were identified), Hutton Vireos, 4 Mockingbirds (perhaps more), Robins, a Western Flycatcher, many Tanagers. A Cooper Hawk was seen rising above the trees several times. Coffee berries seemed to be the favorite food of the Sparrows. At 29 Minwood I heard a [illegible] Thrush & also a Russet-backed. Clear, warm.

29 Sept. 25. Took the City Club Beginners to Strawberry Canyon. Birds were very abundant - They saw the Song Sparrow, Quail, Slender-billed Nuthatch, Bushtit, Wrentit, Brown Towhee, Calif. Jay, Flicker, Townsend Warbler, Lutescent Warbler, Yellow Warbler. Hutton Buns, Vegas Whin Black Phoebe and Bluebird (5). No Crowned Sparrows seen. Heard Golden-crow once. Coffee Berry bushes and Elderberries have no fruit. Too dry. Hot. Sept. 26. Boulder Creek. Not many birds. Nights cold. Warm day. A flock of junicos; a flock of quail; large flock of sparrows (sp?) in Winchell field (possibly goldfinches); a Kingfisher, a Russet backed Thrush and a Western Flycatcher, Coast Jays, Bushtits. Sept. 27. Heard Tanagers and Creepers. On way to Berkeley saw Gambel(?) Sparrows near Santa Clara and at Mission dan Jose. Clear. Cool north breeze. Sept. 1. Carpenters began work on the Boulder Creek Cottage. Very warm. Oct. 2. Advanced Class of City Club in Strawberry Canyon - Slender-billed Nuthatch, Townsend Warbler, (Gambel?) Sparrow and a Western Flycatcher and Lutescent Warblers beside the common permanent residents. Oct. 3. Fox Sparrow at the bird pool. Hermit Thrush heard. Oct. 4 Hermit Thrushes at the pool. Oct. 5, 6. Golden-crowned Kinglets heard at noontime. Many flickers about - two fighting on the pavement. Heard Audobon Warbler near Milpitas. Oct. 7. Varied Thrush singing near house. A banded ``` ```json {"text": "29\nSept. 25. Took the City Club Beginners to Strawberry Canyon.\nBirds were very abundant - They saw the Song Sparrow,\nQuail, Slender-billed Nuthatch, Bushtit, Wrentit,\nBrown Towhee, Calif. Jay, Flicker, Townsend Warbler,\nLutescent Warbler, Yellow Warbler. Hutton Buns, Vegas Whin\nBlack Phoebe and Bluebird (5). No Crowned Sparrows\nseen. Heard golden-crow once. Coffee Berry\nbushes and Elderberries have no fruit. Too dry.\nHot.\nSept. 26. Boulder Creek. Not many birds. Nights cold.\nWarm day. A flock of junicos; a flock of quail; large\nflock of sparrows (sp?) in Winchell field (possibly\ngoldfinches); a Kingfisher, a Russet backed Thrush and\na Western Flycatcher, Coast Jays, Bushtits\nSept. 27. Heard Tanagers and Creepers. On way to Berkeley\nsaw (Gambel?) Sparrows near Santa Clara and at Mission\nSan Jose. Clear. Cool north breeze.\nSept. 1. Carpenters began work on the Boulder Creek\nCottage. Very warm.\nOct. 2. Advanced Class of City Club in Strawberry\nCanyon - Slender-billed Nuthatch, Townsend Warbler,\n(Gambel?) Sparrow and a Western Flycatcher and\nLutescent Warblers beside the common permanent\nresidents:\nOct. 3. Fox Sparrow at the bird pool. Hermit Thrush heard\nOct. 4 [illegible] Hermit Thrushes at the pool.\nOct. 5, 6. Golden-crowned Kinglets heard at noontime\nMany flickers about - two fighting on the pavement\nHeard Audobon Warbler near Milpitas\nOct. 7. Varied Thrush singing near house. A banded"}

30 193 Golden-crowned Sparrows came to the pool and three thrashers - one banded on left foot. Oct. 8. Two Red-tailed Hawks rose from below the tops of the pine trees at the lower end of Woes-wood Rd, a Sparrow Hawk annoying one of them. Oct. 9. Beginners Class explored the canyon near the Cordouees Club. Birds were very abundant. List: 1 Sh-Sh. Hawk, 12-15 Flickers, dozens of Cal jays - innumerable (Gambel?) Sparrows, a few Golden-crowned Sparrows and Fox Sparrows; Brown and Spotted Towhees, Green-backed Goldfinch, Bush-tits, Pc Kniglet, many Audubon Warblers. Purple Finch. Titmouse. Anna and Allen Hummers and a Western Winter Wren which we heard but did not see. In afternoon we drove to Boulder Creek. Hermit Thrush (found one that has been shot), Pc-Knight at Mrs house and large flocks of Gambel Sparrows near Felton- spent night at Santa Cruz as house is not finished. Oct. 10. Spent day at Santa Cruz & Boulder Creek (painting) and drove home in evening - cold at night. Oct. 11. Chilly all day. Oct. 12. Cold in early morning. Clouds (or fog) cleared about 9 a.m. Beautiful warm day. Faculty Bird Section went to Botanical Gardens. Birds very abundant. Saw only Anna Hummingbirds about Tobaccos which is still in bloom. List: Sleuder-tailed Mockateh, Audubon Warblers, Pc-c. Kniglet, Thrasher (heard), Virents, Bush-tits, Titmouses,

Hutton Vireos (common), Vege's Wrens, Jayses. Green- backed Goldfinches, Fox Sparrow, many (Gambel) Sparrows a few Golden-crowned Sparrows - Flickers (ab.), Caly. and Coast Jays; Song Sparrows. Black Phoebe, W. White Vren Oct. 13. W.W. when belw lignee- chilly day. Oct. 14. First bird heard Hermit Thrush; then Brewer Blackbirds flying over, then Fox Sparrow. At 10 a.m. Golden-crowned Keiglets were heard near house. Chilly. Insurance check rec'd. Oct. 15. Flickers came into porch at N.E. corner of house several times; one also alighted on the upper pane of a kitchen window. There were three together- one lighter gray on backs and two red snowpatches.. Went to the pool for water. A Fox Sparrow came to the table. Have placed a seed cup on the table to prevent the greed from devouring all the seeds in two minutes. Oct. At 6:30 p.m. a fox sparrow was calling ex- citedly in the top of an oak tree under which I was standing. By looking up through the tree I could see the outline of the bird against the sky. It moved about rapidly within a small radius, calling rapidly. After two or three minutes it settled on a small cross twig, suddenly grew silent, evi- dently settled for the night. I could not see the exact attitude. It was in the densest part of the foliage (all the leaves are badly eaten by the cut worms) and fully twenty feet from the ground.

32 1931 Mr. Albin Miller reported two Evening Grosbeaks on the Campus. Oct. 16. Took the advanced class to Cordovices Park, en- tering from Tausspains road in order to have the sun behind us. Birds were very thick, many of them evidently bathing in the tiny stream which at this point runs under a dense tangle of creek dogwood, blackberry vines and willows. A large- flock of bush tits lingered there nearly half an- hour, feeding and bathing. A fine view of the Hermit Thrush on a bare twig immediately below us and of a Fox Sparrow picking out the seeds from a head of wild parsley-Many (Gambel?) Sparrows were singing freely. Farther down where the water drops from a cement channel into a pool six feet below Townsend Warblers were bathing and an Anna Hummer hovered above the water dropping to the edge of the cement occasionally. Under a willow tree we stopped to watch two Ruby-crowned Kinglets which were apparently disputing over territorial boundaries. One raised its crown continually. Suddenly it seemed to hang upside down which astonished me for I have never seen one do that. We soon discovered it was caught in a bunch of cobweb and could not extricate itself. The branch was shaken vigorously which freed the bird but it spent the rest of the time (15 min?) picking off the cobwebs, one wing being found com- pletely wet.

33 List of birds: Flickers (6+), Calif. Jays, (many), 1 Coast Jay, 1 Black Phoebe, 2 & 3 Anna Hummers, 6+ Townsend Warblers, many Audubon Warblers (in the willows), Bush-tits, Mrentos (heard), 1 Robin, 3+ Hermit Thrushes, 6+ Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 House Wren (heard), Veerys Wren (2?), Brown Towhees, Spot- ted Towhees (heard), Gambel's Sparrows (100+), Golden-crowned Sparrows (a few heard), Fox Sparrows, 2 Purple Finches, 2 Song Sparrows - Linnet's heard. Oct. 17-19. Warm, sunny except for fog in early morning- Oct. 20. Cloudy, chilly. Four of "Lady-Birds" drove to Sears Pt. Cut off by way of San Rafael. Reached Sonoma Creek just before the tide turned so we could see birds on the shore at very close range. There were thousands of them all along the mud flats from 11 a.m. when we arrived until 2 p.m. when we started home. The most abundant species were W. and Red b. Sandpipers, Godwits, Black-bellied Plover and Willets. Only a few Curlews and only one Long- billed Dintcher (on Napa Creek). Before we reached Sonoma Creek we watched many Say Phoebe's and Savannah Sparrows. Grebes were far from abundant. Full list: (Linnet) Commonants, 1 Br. Pelican, Bonaparte & Ring-billed Gulls on bay. Western and Pied-billed Grebe, a few Paintails, Puddies and Lesser Scaup, 1 N. Phalarope, 2+ Yellow Legs, 1 Dintcher, 15 Avocets, 10+ Curlews; God- wits, Black-bellied Plover, Willets, Red-backed + W. Sandpipers abundant Kildeer, 1 Canada Goose, many H. Blue Herons, 2 Am. Egrets. Bitterns (several), 12+ Sparrow Hawks, 2 Marsh Hawks, 8+ Shrikes, Black Phoebe, 8+ Say Phoebes, many Meadow Larks, Br. & Red-w. BR, Crows. Savannah Sp., Gambel Sp., Linnet's, Pipits. 39 species.

34 1931 Oct. 22, 33 - heavy rain - first of season. Cleared p.m. 23rd Boulder. Oct. 24. Boulder. Beautiful warm day. Bonfire all day; dried stored wood for winter. Oct. 25. Stained floor. Drove home in rain. Oct 26-30 Beautiful warm weather - Indian Summer. Oct. 30. Advanced Class went to Botanical Gardens - many P.C. Knights singing. Saw an unfamiliar sparrow in Botanical Gardens. Size small as Song Sparrow, longer tail. Rufous crown with very narrow gray median line, wider gray line over eye; throat whitish, breast buffy, unstreaked or streaks very faint. Much light chestnut on wings, light wing bars, tail gray, long, emarginate. Bill bright reddish orange - both mandibles to base. Behavior - quiet, unafraid. First seen perched on low twig of hawthorn berry below bridge where we were standing - possibly not fed from us. Preening his feathers after a bath. Then ate two berries. Dropped to ground where it fed in a very leisurely way. Close A grise fence was between us and the bird while he was behind a post. Walked up to within three feet of them and studied him several minutes. Oct. 31. Got up at 5 a.m. - drove to Boulder Creek - waxed floor; stored wood. Cold night. Nov. 1. Rose at 6 a.m. Chilly. Warmer when sun was up high. Planted seeds and iris. Drove home after lunch 1:30-5:30. Nov. 2. James has a cold. Visited Museum. Examined sparrow bird seen Friday with Dr. Genniel - exactly like Field Sparrow which has never been recorded West of Texas.

35 Nov. 3. Mr. and Mrs. McCabe took me up to the Botanical Gardens & try to find the Field Sparrow hoping to collect it. No success - Beautiful, warm day. Mr. B began trimming out dead branches in oak trees. Nov. 4. Heard Varied Thrush & W. Winter Wren in early morning. Later a House Wren came into the garden - first in honeysuckle at the entrance, then to new pool. Gave all its calls. No stripe over eye. Fog in morning. Nov. 5. Spent spare time yesterday and today burning fresh trimmings from trees. Eggs of oak moths on under side of many of the leaves. Moths still about in great numbers - Two generations of worms have eaten the oak leaves already this summer and if this warm weather continues perhaps a third generation will mature. Mrs. Schwartz tells me that oaks in this neighborhood were sprayed. [illegible] are now leafless. On Oct. 30 and Nov. 2, observed Zonotrichias, Spotted Towhees, Titmouse and Slinde. killed Nuttatch as well as a Warbler (Orange-crowned?) feeding on moths, cocoons or worms - I have never seen Sparrows feeding in the trees [illegible] before in the fall. They do always in the spring. Nov. 6. Very few birds near Sphuce St. Reservoirs in Wildcat Canyon. Nov. 10. Rain. W. Winter Wren heard frequently from the house. Heard several Varied Thrushes farther up the Canyon yesterday. Moths are much less conspicuous. Hermit Thrushes and Ruby-cr. Knights very abundant. Nov. 11. Clouds suddenly. Ivan and Kate went to Boulder where thermometer dropped to 30° w. heavy white frost. Nov. 12. Clear, cold.

36 Nov. 13. Advanced Class went to Mrs. Schwentz. Cold, cloudy. Great flocks of Golden-crowned and Gambel Sparrows were feeding in the oaks. Oaks that were sprayed last spring are in very fair foliage but have eggs on the under sides of the leaves. Trees that were not sprayed are absolutely bare -- no place for eggs. Very few birds aside from Zonotrichias. Nov. 14. Rained last night. Still cloudy and threatening but we drove down to Boulder. No rain until night when it poured. Warm, comparatively. No frost. Nov. 15. Very little rain. Planted wild flower seeds and three Foyons. Nov. 16. Rained steadily all day and all night (Berkeley). Nov. 17. Clearing. Nov. 20. Rained all night. Cloudy - Spent morning in Museum. Mr. Summer brought in a White-throated Sparrow he had caught in Strawberry Canyon Nov. 21, 22 Varied Thrushes seen, Nov. 25. Bertha and Alice came up from Los Angeles. Weather cold. Rained all night. Nov. 26. Thanksgiving - Cold. Nov. 27. Birds are coming more regularly to the feeding table. Many ducks at Lake Midnet - European Woodpeckers - Nov. 28. Drove to Boulder Creek. Clear cold day - Arrived about 3:30 p.m. Water dripping from roof - melting frost. Nov. 29. Thermometer dropped to 20°. Ice and ground frozen until after moon. Drove home via Skyline. Clear, crisp. Found pollia cuscusaria frozen at home. Nov. 30. Shopping in S. F. Warners. Dec. 1. Warners. Started making draperies. Many birds on table. Dec. 2. Cooler. Cloudy. Bertha & Alice took old train home. Dec. 4. Advanced Class came to house where they watched Spotted & Brown

37 Towhees, Song Sparrows, Titmouses and Wrentit and Hermit Thrush from window. Walked up to plantings of lemon and madrone where Hermit Thrushes, robins and Varied Thrushes were abundant. Clear, cold. Dec. 5. Went to S.F. Many Glaucous-winged gulls & Calif. gulls - very few Western. A few White-winged Sooters and one Western Grebe. Heavy frost across canyon. Dec. 6. Three titmouses came to table for sunflower seeds. Dec. 10 Rain. Dec. 10 Great flocks of robins eating the madrone berries at Boulder Creek. Rain. Dec. 11. Went to Lake Merritt. Thousands of ducks including baldpates, 1 European Widgeon, a few Spoonbills and Wailards, hundreds of Canvas Backs, some Redheads and Bluebills, several (American) Goldeneyes, 5 or six Canada Geese, 1 Cackling Goose, 8-10 Snow Geese, 1 Ross Goose. several White fronted geese. Eared and Pied-billed Grebes. Large flock of Cormorants. Many Barnacale Gulls. numerous. Cold, rainy, snow on Diablo. Dec. 12. Clear, cold. Went to San Francisco in late afternoon. Many Glaucous-winged Gulls. Saw very few adult Western G Dec. 13. Rain, S.W. wind, Cold. Dec. 14. Cold, clearing. East wind right off snow on Mt. Diablo. Faculty group watches birds from window. Dec. 18. Went to Lake Merritt with the Advanced Class. European Widgeon is banded. A pair of Green-winged Teal near the shore. The male spent all this time picking at other ducks as he guarded his mate. One Buffle-head was added to last weeks list and Redheads & Bluebills seemed more numerous. All the lemon bushes were stripped of berries; a few rose [illegible] on ground.

38 1931 Dec. 19. Beautiful day. Drove to Boulder Creek. Has bougie and gathered Xmas greens-James took up roots of huckleberry. Dec. 20. Rain all day. Several thousand Robins came into the region near our cottage from up the valley. They fed in the madrone trees and also in Mr. Whitelbeck's newly plowed field. Hundreds thousands were in the roadway as we drove out, flying up from in front of the cars. Only a few saw after we reached the highway. Warm. Rained all the way home. Dec. 21. Rain. Warm. Myrna's friends come to table for food. Dec. 22, 23, 24. Rain. Dec. 25. Rain part of day and all night. Junco's. Golden-or. Sp., Brown-t Sp.Towhees, Song Sp., Fox Sp., Jay; Titmouse came to Table during dinner. Dec. 26. Rained hard all day. Suffering from "base-ball knee" Dec. 31. Has been raining almost continuously since Dec. 20. Snow on the summit of the Sierras about eleven ft. Rainfall in D.F. 16 inches.

1932. Jan. 1. Still raining. Thrasher sings nearly every morning and Fox Sparrows and Varied Thrushes sing frequently. On Contra Costa Rd. Robins and Cedar Waxwings were numerous. Jan. 2. Clearing. Drove to Boulder Creek. River booming, higher than I have ever seen it and deep sand deposits first above present bank. Rain so far this winter 42 in t. From Wed. Dec. 23 to Monday Dec. 28, 24 inches fell. Everything O.K. at the cottage but wet, wet, wet. Jan. 3. Brilliant day. No frost last night. Kept up fires & dry out house and contents. Madrone berries all gone. Very few birds - Saw no robins. Heard no Varied Robins - except a few thrushes, large flocks of juncos, a few chickades, spotted towhees, muntis, larkspills and a warbler (probably Orange-crowned or Dunley) Jan. 4. Left at 11:20 a.m. after drying out things threatened with mildew on porch. Drove to Santa Cruz where we stayed till 2:30 p.m. (auto repairs). Saw a flock of about 30 Evening Grosbeaks feeding on seeds of Box Elder at Beach Auto Camp. Near the beach there were many Audubon Warblers, some in trees overhanging a sunny roll, some on Slop on the beach. Ground froze last night but day was very warm with a balmy breeze. Returned to Berkeley. Jan 5-9. Curtains. Clear. Many birds come for food. A Townsend Warbler came several times to the north side of house (for spiders?). A Blue Jay pecked at my bedroom window - evidently trying to take a bee which was inside the pane.

40 1932. Jan 11. Went to Lake Merritt with Faculty Section. Ducks were very scarce and none came up to the pen to feed. The European Widgeon was still there. Mr. Ehrmann has his pens ready for banding but only a coot or two and a few pigeons went in. The papers reported a few days ago that poachers had been shooting the ducks at night. Identified a female Golden Eye which kept by itself near the shore between the pen and the embarcaders. A small island of sand has been thrown up near the embarcaders. Jan. 12. Rain. Turns quite cold and snow fell on Grayley and on a hill across the bay north of Tamalpais. Jan. 13. Clearing: Cold. Miss Leifest found Evening Grosbeaks on Redmount Ave. Jan. 14. Rain, snow, cold weather. Stormy. Snow was reported 2 in. snow along the Skyline Blvd. ½ mi. S. of Fleischacker Pool at in L.A. Los Gatos, La Honda etc. etc. Warmer in east than here. Jan. 15. Cold and rain part of day. Jan. 16. A warm gentle rain. Jan. 20. Went to S.F. Many Glaucous-winged Gulls. A few Surf Scoters. Much snow on Mt. Hamilton Range. Clear. Jan. 21. Continued reports of enormous number of robins - enough to darken the sky. Varied Robins also abundant. Fine weather. Jan. 22. Mr. Leon Richardson reported an albino robin in a large rock total albinos (other robins treats it as normal). Fine weather. Jan. 24. Nights cold with some frost. Fine after cold of early morning past. Heard a Slender-billed Withatch from my windows in the morning and heard at least four during a walk up to the head of the canyon.

1932 41 Jan. 25. Rain at night. Jan. 26. Rain. Bird Lore group came to watch birds from window. Birds came continuously all the morning: snail, jay, junco, song sparrow, fox up, golden crow (brown thrasher), spotted towhee, titmouse, wren-tit. Saw also flicker, bushtits and willow woodpecker. Jan. 27. Heard slender-billed meadowlark every day between our house and mouth of canyon. Clear. Cold. Last wind feels as if it came off of snow. Jan. 28 Dr. Grumell reported song sparrow nest with one egg - nest begun Jan. 18. Jan. 29. Cloudy with a few drops of rain. Cold. Jan. 30. Warmer. Rain at night. Jan. 31. Rain - Feb. 1. Heavy rains last night followed by a hail storm which left grizzly white as if there had been snow and the garden here spotted with white dripts - Cold. At 9:30 a.m. it began to snow and by noon all the hills were white. Cars coming from Northbrae were covered with snow; street cars also. At home there were 1[illegible] inches of more of snow on the east and north porches and all the trees and shrubs were weighted down by it. Feb. 2. Cold. Snow melts during day except in gulches. Mrs. Zoph took moving pictures of birds on table. Feb. 3. Walked home thro campus from Center St. Entrance. Saw: 8-10 a.m. Cold. Snow on grizzly, Tamarack, Coast Range S., Mt. Humble Anna hummingbird - heard near football statue. Flickers - two investigated holes in Le Corte Oak - two in Faculty Oaks. Calif Jay - 1 near Denny Women's Hall. Coast Jay - heard above Stadium.

42 Thrush - a pair investigated holes in Le Conte oak . Others near Senior Women's Hall. Bench Tits - flocks all the way along . Sleender-billed Nuthatch - one near Center St. bridge ; one Minnow Rd. Wren Tits - two near Senior Women's Hall , two below Stadium, heard singing near Canyon Rd.-south of Stadium- Vesper Worm

1932 43 On Arlington Ave in late afternoon I noticed robins flying in from N.W. - all headed toward hills at about Rose St. Feb. 3 (cont) Miss Albro saw a Ring-necked Pheasant near Senior Women's Hall. Bought a food hopper for the bird table. Feb. 3. Filled it with seed and put it out in the afternoon. Birds were all afraid to come to the table at all. Feb. 4. Covered table with chirls feed and filled the brown dish with pot and the little green one with sunflower seed. Fastened the green dish to the hopper. Birds came to the end of the table farthest from the hopper and ate gradually toward the hopper. finness and jay alights in branch above hopper - jay very suspicious and curious but didn't dare come to the table. Titmouse came without fear, took sunflower seed, and flew. Was away during middle of day. In late afternoon a song sparrow took seed from the hopper. At 5:30 p.m. James and I drove to Greenwood Terrace to try to locate the robin roost. I felt sure existed somewhere in that neighborhood. It was very cold with an East wind blowing down the canyons. Found robins all going across the Gregory place and beyond so walked up Rose St. There below the quarry were thousands of robins going to roost in the bay trees and oaks. A man who lived there told me, there seemed to millions of them that come in every night. We walked up the next road and robins were up at the head of the canyon across from the power house. They flew out of the trees as we passed - hundreds and hundreds of them.

44 Feb.5 Raining - warmer. Birds show less fear of the hopper but most of them feed still at the opposite end of the table. A golden-crowned sparrow went directly to the hopper to feed - later a junco. Spotted Towhees fly toward the table , get panicky and fly away - Finally one alighted on the branch and came down on to the table for an instant. Feb.6 Birds are using the food hopper with less fear. Still raining . Mrs.Cole saw two Tornado Solitaires - one in non.plunge. Feb.7 Cloudy all day. Rain at night. No wind. Feb.8 Steady rain all day. East wind at night with heavy rain. Mr.Mead saw a flock of 30 white Pelicans flying over S.F.(Sac.St.at Montgomer Feb.9 Clear all day. Creep with frost across canyon in early a.m. Feb.10 Partly cloudy - Moths have been flying about light at night for weeks. Clear, crisp. Frost in shade at Lagunitas. Feb.11 Went to Tomales Bay, leaving at 8:15 a.m. Made a few stops along Lagunitas Creek where we saw juncoes, Western Writier worn, Rusty Song Sparrow and others. Drove out to Marshalls and beyond before seeing Black Brant. There they stayed close to the shore in shallow water. They payed no attention to the car and the lights were perfect so we saw all their colors and heard all their notes. They probably numbered between 800 and 1000. A boat frightened them away but they only flew across to the middle of the bay, then swung back to the same place. We could see them skiting a grasslike alim they pulled from just below the surface of the water. A gun shot in the distance frightenued a few of the birds that flew. The rest of the flocks did not rise. A gabling noise could be heard when they were quietly feeding. When new recruits came in or when alarmed this called crouk, crouk.

1932 45 We drove on past the wireless station and on through a lane of cypress trees but saw only one small flock of about 40 birds in a quiet Cove. We did not drive on to the beach. All the way along there were many robins, in muddy Coves, and grassy hillsides, in wet meadows; we must have seen a thousand or more along the way. List: Eared Grebes - very abundant on Tomales Bay. W. Grebes - a few on Tomales and also on S.F. bay. Pied-billed - I think I saw birds on Tomales Bay. Comorants - many on rocks of Richmond shore and on T. Bay. Black Brant - 500-1000 on Tomales Bay. Canvasbacks - on Paradise Cove. Lesser Scaup - a few. American Goldeneyes - Groups of 12-15 in several places on Tomales Bay. White-winged Scoters Surf Scoters} Numerous on both bays. Puddy Duck. 100+ near San Rafael. Turkey Vulture - one. Sparrow Hawks - many. Red-tailed Hawk - one was, one mature. The first was seen on a telephone pole near the summit of the grade as we came down to the valley before reaching Tomales Bay. It alighted on different fence posts, then on the ground. As it flew across the road toward some trees, another bird or Tail red flew at it then flew away. Sparrow Hawk - many were seen, esp. ne. of Tomales Bay and hills above.

46 Feb. 11 (cont.) Snail - one large flock - 40+ Coots - many in Tomales Bay - associates with Brant. Glaucus-winged Gull - ab. California Gull - ab. Herring Gull, Western Gull } two birds, side by side on San Rafael Pier - Eye of Herring gull - dark. W. gull with yellow ring. Pt.-Harred Owl - heard by Mrs. Mead & Mrs Cole in redwoods on Papermill Creek W. Bell's Kingfisher - one on Tomales bay - in cave. Red shaped Flicker - many seen. Black Phoebe - one on cove ? Tomales Bay, Calif Jays - many. Western Crows - many W. Winter Wren - (Vigors) Wren or McCasio Wren. Pacific Daved Thrush - 6+ at Lagunitas Western Robins - everywhere. Dwarf Hermit Thrush - a few Western Bluebirds - several flocks California Shrike - several Audubon Warbler - a few in Eucalyptus trees at a ranch on shore of Tomales Bay W. Meadowlark - many Brewer Blackbird - numerous in only one spot - ranch. House Finch - very few. Spotted Towhee } several Brown Towhee W. Savannah Sparrow - 12+ in flock near Pt Reyes in wet meadow When approached a bird would squat in a hole and freeze.

1932. Green backed Goldfinch Prairie Siskin Junco (sp.?) - many in redwoods. Sambel Sparrow - a few flocks - song heard once - in open. Golden-crowned Sparrows - small flock in redwoods 5 Pruity Song Sparrow - one with " " "" Samuels Song Sparrow - in redwoods. 48 species - Feb.12 Thrasher, Song Sparrows and Wrentit have been singing for week or more - increasing each day. Full fog on bay, clearing over hills. Sun quite warm in afternoon. Feb.13. Cold with a little North wind. Dr. Grumell brought his class up to watch birds. Eleven species seen - all the usual ones. Feb. 14. Clear but cold. Feb. 15. " " " with wind from east. Lawns on the campus are so dry on the surface that robins have deserted them (see Feb. 3). Many Audubon Warblers on the lower campus. Feb. 16. Rain with wind during the night. Clear and cold during the day. Acacias, almond, violets, primus praedicta in bloom Feb. 19. Began City Club "Bird Lore", Beautiful day. Feb. 20. Cloudy. Drove to Boulder Creek. Saw no robins south of Berkeley. Very few birds in the mountains. At Boulder Creek: Clear, heavy frost at night. Warm in middle of day. Flocks of bluebirds and junco's. Vigor Wren, Varied Thrush, Fox Sparrow. Up from an Audubon Warbler, Cal Jay - Feb. 21. Warm day but heavy frost at night. Ground frozen. Feb.22. Left Boulder Creek at 11:30 a.m. Lunch on summit above Los Altos - Beverly Bluffs and I went on damp brushy hillside many Linnets (singing), Carl W. Sp-Thrush, G-e Sp., Bluebirds, pipels. V. Horns. Villancos, Redtails, Wrentit Calif Jay, Meadowlark.

48 1932. Feb. 22 (Contin.) Crossed Dunbarlon Bridge at high tide. Very few birds. Only one gull - rim. Glauconis-winged. Two flocks Bluebills (50+ in each). A number of Western Grubies - all in one small area near drawbridge - Two roys of sandpipers near east end of bridge - Least and Redbacks (3 in winter plumage), took refuge on points at edge of water, 60+ total). Warmer at night than it has been. Feb. 23. (First) A warm spring day. Titmouse singing and courting. Pairs of bush tits seen. Visited Robin roast at 6 p.m. not get dark but electric wires on upper Rose & La Torna were covered thickly with robins. Wolves in garden. Feb. 24, 25. Warm. Feb. 26. Took Friday Section of "BirdLore" through Claremont Hotel Yards. Saw following: Sparrow Hawk (on flag pole on tower), Sh.Sh. Hawks, Flickers, Cal Jays, Titmouse (singing), Bush-Tits (flock), Anna Hummer(2), Ruby-cr. Kinglet, Townsend Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Robin, Calif Purple Finch (full song), Blue Siskins (several in song), Brown Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Nuttall Sparrow, Golden- Crowned Sparrow. James (singing). Two flocks N and W. not found Western Mockingbird. a flock of 12 Evening Grosbeaks - Also a Townsend Solitaire. Feb. 27. Drove to Boulder Creek - Warm as summer. Birds more abundant. a warm night. No frost. Feb. 28. W.W. Warin singing near cottage at 8a.m. Bluebird, juncos, Chickadees, Creepers, Jortress, Varied Thrush. Planted roses & fruit trees. Foggy much of the way home but sunny & warm at B.C. Feb. 29. Berkeley - After reaching home I saw a robin on the wall of pool. It kept rubbing the side of its head against the concrete. No white line over eye. House War?

49 Mar. 1. Took Tuesday class to Claremont Hotel. Cold, clear. Saw: Calif. Jay (pr. gathering nesting material); Anna Hummer; Red-breasted Sapsucker (working on pepper tree to which he returned repeatedly); Flies? Titmouse (in full song), Wrentit, Bushtit (in flock), Robins (eating my berries and stones), Hermit Thrush (12+; feeding on my berries and cut worms in oaks), W. Mockingbird, Linnut, Yt Goldfinch, Briariskino, Townsend and Audubon Warbler, Rock Thiglet, Cedar Waxwing, Juncos, Song Sparrow, Brown and Sp.-Towhee, Fox Sparrows, Sc. Sparrows, Nuttall Sparrows. On way over saw the Evening Grosbeaks at the same place picking up maple seeds from ground. Purple finch singing. Mar. 2. Lutescent Warbler singing near house. Mar. 3. “” “” “” “” - Cold mid at night. Mar. 4. Finished planting camarias before lower terrace. Lady Birds put to Lake Myers. Mizzel chased rabbit which squeals. Mar. 11. Friday Class. Cordoones Park. Birds not concern- Lake March List. March 4- Trated as they were in the fall. Saw 24 species: Summer visitors Allen Hummer + Lutescent Warbler. Mar. Lake Myres. Warm, beautiful day. Western, Hoardbell, Earle Grebe, Ridbill; Ringbill, Western Clamoursq. Gulls, Cormorant (Cliff House); Mallard, Bluebill, Ruddies, Coats. Surf Birds, Reddy + Black Turnstones at Cliff House; Calif. Jay, Flicker, Anna Hummer. Allen Hummer (100's) Black Phoebe Brewer Blackbird Purple+House Finch, Green-backed Goldfinch + Brie Dickin, Golden-cr. Nuttall, and Slat. Sparrows, (eating fleas) Juncos, Song Sparrow, Marshling Sp., Spotted Towhee Cord. Warbler, Yellowthroat, Vegoss + Tule Weed, Titmouse, Chickadees, Brush Tub. Ruby-cr. Thriglet, Robin, Varied Thrush 43 [illegible]

50 March 12. Mr & Mrs McCane went with us to Boulder Creek via Skyline Blvd. Big Basin. Cloudy but warm. Very few birds. At Kings Mtn. we heard an owl which repeated a whistled call continuously. Pygmy (or chipmunk?) Possibly a Saw Whet? In Big Basin Caly Woodpeckers were working at holes for storing acorns in the dead top of a big redwood tree. At Santa Cruz in late afternoon 25+ Landerling were following the breakers on beach in a cave above the light house. March 13. Returned via Los Gatos, Palo Alto, Dumbarton Bridge (high tide) Birds were very scarce at Boulder Creek. Indescent Warbler and Allen Hummingbird seen. Also Chickadees, Creepers & Hutton Vireo heard, W. Bluebirds, Aud. Warbler, Brt. Sp-Donhee, Virginia Viren, Varied Thrush & Robin (one), Song Sparrows, Black Phoebe (yes) Anna Hummer. At Dumbarton Bridge 1 Black-billed Flower & Red-backed Sandpipers, Sedum (but) 20-58 Western (or Least Sandpipers), No swallows- Gulls followed plow near Centerville - Glanconmigrds & Calif (?) Cloudy, warm; a little rain. Mar 14. Rain. Faculty Section visited Mrs. Gypfords anway. Mar 15. Cloudy. Tuesday Bird Love went to Botanical Gardens. Saw 21 species. Two Thrashers were singing one on hill South of Swimming pool, one next pit. The one at the south flew into enclosure about swimming pool, then back to its former station. The one to west flew to the same tree where there was evidently a contest (over the female?) Many juncos were feeding in oats at the botanical gardens. New foliage is just out. Black Phoebe on barn at dairy. Indescent Warblers generally distributed. Allen Hummer still rare.

1932 51 March 16, 17 Cloudy. warm. Mar. 18. Heavy fog - thickest near summits of hills. Drove up Tunnel Rd. with Friday Bird Box. Could see nothing but heard Wrentit, P.C. Thrushlet, Bush Tit, Flickers, Luteints, Warbler and Red-breasted Nuthatch. Went on to Lake Springs where the fog was higher. Saw St. Blue Heron in flight, both Jays, Tintouore, Virgin War., The Thrushlet, Black Phoebe (for underside of a house), Bluebirds in a flock, Linnets, Gt. Goldfinches, Golden-or- Sparrows. Song Spar., Towhees (both sp.) Lutescent Warbler. Nw and Thrushes and W. Winter Wren. In afternoon drove to Boulder Creek. Cloudy and threatening, nopng. warm. Mar. 19. Rainng out put petunias, Gloxins, Schyzanthus; planted seeds of Clarkia - From 10 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. a Warbling Vireo sang frequently - first one this season. Drove home p.m. Strong N.W. wind last half of trip. ( Gambel? Sparrows ringing in Santa Clara Valley Mar. 18 & 19. Mar. 20. Beautiful clear day with light N.W. wind. Cool. Many poppies, brodieas, lupine, buttercups, paint brush etc. Mar. 22. Dr. G. & Mrs. Mead reports Warbling Vireo - Virgin Wrens began building nest in box on Pampola. Mar. 25 Walked up Wildcat Canyon from reservoir to point where road nears the ravine. Very few birds in Eucalyptus - a few juncos, a hummingbird. In brush below Virgin Wrens, Song Spar. & Lutes- cut Warblers-spaced for nesting probably. Beyond the eucalyptus in brush and among dead oak trees birds were abundant. Bush Tit (dead flock?) Ltn. Thrushes G.Gambel R.-Allegiants singing. Tits, Wrentits (gathering bark), Calif. Jay, Golden or Sparrows, Song Sp., Virgin Wren, Lutescent Warbler, Cabanis Woodpeckers (two: one very white; other soiled white, neither with red on head); one male Rufous Hummerer, Anna Hummerer, Redtails & Turkey Buzzards

52 1932. March 26. Turtledove and bush tits finishing nests in Mrs. Strong's garden. Easter - Beautiful warm day. March 27. Vigor's Wren is putting in softer materials of nest. Female seems to do the work while male sings. House Wren is singing near dairy - first time I have heard it. Western Flycatcher is singing near its nest site under porch. Robins are singing toward the dairy. He sometimes reverses the phrase which gives a very peculiar effect. 7,7, Lutescent Warbler began singing at 5:35 just under my win- dow. A Hermit Thrush called. Then a Song Sparrow sang, followed by a Thrasher. A Fox Sparrow called. Later the Robin began. Cloudy morning. March 29 Tuesday Bird Love group drove to Golden Gate Park. Clear but cool. Many Bonaparte's Gulls were present near the Burling Pier, some with black heads. Saw also a few Surfs Scoters and a W. Grebe. At the Cliff House 12-15 Black Turnstones and two Surf Birds (yellow feet), also W. Gull, Farallon Cormorant. In the ponds at 43rd Ave. the North and middle lakes were nearly dry but a few Mallards and Coots were seen and a S.F. Yellowthroat was singing in the fakes, one Black Phoebe, many quail (giving guard call), Song and Nuttall Sparrows. And 8 Myrtle Warblers singing, Chickadees, Allen Hummers, one J.b. Goldfinch and two pairs of bush tits were seen. Spent most of our time under ferries on country slope east of lake where great numbers of Pine Siskins (singing) And. Warblers were present. Also Purple Finch Juvenios, Townsend Warblers(singing), Hudson Vines, Vigor's Wren. one Red Knight, Red breasted Nuthatch, Flicker, one Beltail and one Red bellied (?) Hawk. At Shores Lake Redhead Ducks in full plumage Bluebills, 1 Pintail, 2 Green winged teal both males, Canada & Cackling Geese, Glarecons my Gulls (all in), Calif. or Ring Bills(mom full plumage)

53 A few G.C Sparrows and (Yairbels) were near Leni Lake. In the Presidio robins were numerous on the golf course, and a Pied-billed Grebe was on the lake. Breezy Beachbirds at the Marina Total 50 Species. March 38. Went with "Bird Ladies" up Strawberry Canyon & Botanical Gardens and above into brushy and wooded wild canyons. Found birds very scarce. Few species and few individuals except for Coast Jays and Scltescent Warblers. A few Gambel and Golden-cr. Sparrows juncos in flock, a Hermit Thrush (singing), and a Fox Sparrow (singing) were about the only W.V., and an Allen Hummer, Scltescent Warbler and Celestated Warbler the only summer visitors. In the lower canyon near dairy Warbling Vires and House Wrens were heard. At home W. Flycatcher. Bedur Scltescent Warbler began sing at 4:20a.m. Bought Heather at Nelson March 31/A Drove down to Boulder Creek - Easter holiday - Warm. Apr 1. Bonfires and planting kept me busy. In afternoon Mrs. Ferguson and I drove over to Big Basin. It was very cloudy. Only birds heard were Creeper, Calif Woodpeckers and juncos. Near the house at B.C. Western Flycatcher and Warbling Vires - Also heard song of W. Winter Wren Rained all night. first time.. Apr 2. Planted seeds. Drove home in afternoon - In Berkeley Robinson table, clearing, Apr 3. Cloudy. Townsend warblers and Robins abundant. Apr 4. A grand chorus of song about 9a.m. 2 Thrashers, Purple Finch, G.C. Sparrows, Robins, Vigor Wren, Song Sparrow Cassin Vires, Nuttall Vires, Townsend Warblers. Cloudy with a fine, misty rain - P.M. Clear w/ N.W. breeze.

54 Apr. 5: Clear, cool. Breeze from N.W. Many birds singing at intervals throughout the day. Same species as yesterday including Cassin and Hutton Vires. Two thrashers are near us, one just east of house; one far northwest and usually across Morewood Rd. They seem to alternate as if each one listened to the other. Golden-crowned Sparrows have been (most of them) in full plumage for a week or ten days about. Mrs. Thomas reported many swallows near Blake house. Apr. 6. Clear, warmer. Breeze died down. Celestial Warbler is singing near house first time. Birds very abundant. Apr. 7. Cooler, clear. A Townsend Warbler was singing at 10 a.m. A few Townsend warblers have been passing through and a very few juncos -- not nearly as many as April 4 - 6. Golden-crowned Sparrows have been numerous and singing. Blue sang a response -- q 79 7 > 7 9 , in a very clear whistle, both phrases in the same quality and always in the same sequence -- never overlapping as they probably would have if uttered by two different birds. It gave something the effect of the song of a Hermit Thrush which is still here and was heard singing. Also Fox Sparrows. No Ruby-cr. thrush today. Many robins which take rooms from ground and parts of trees. One Gambel? Sparrow came to bathe and a Treehouse really splashed in the water. Purple Finches are ab. and singing. All are eating worms in bushes except robin. (R- Knight?) Mrs. Hall reported orioles in Lafayette yesterday.

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Heard Black-headed Grosbeak and Olive-sided\nFlycatcher. Two Violet green Swallows flew over.\nIn evening at Berkeley, about 8 p.m. I heard a squawk\nrepeated several times which sounded like a Night Heron.\nFollowing the sound I found him perched on the top\ncrossbar of an electric light pole in 5th street. Hot\nApr. 11. Heard one P.C. Kinglet. Faculty Section went to Diablo\nCountry Club. Very pleasant weather - not too hot.\nw.v. Golden cr. & Gambel Sparrows and Hermit Thrush.\ns.v. W. Flycatcher, W. Violes, Sq. Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Black-headed Grosbeak,\nBullock's Oriole, Western Kingbird bathing in lake. House Wren, Lute Warb.\nPer. Res: Slender billed Nuthatch, Calyp & Nuttall Woodpeckers. Flicker (over)\n``` ```html\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <title>Transcribed Text</title>\n</head>\n<body>\n <pre>1932\n55\nApril 8: Perfect weather. Clear, not too warm. \"Bird Love\"\nat Diablo Country Club. Spent 1 1/2 hrs in Mrs. Rauson's\ngarden where there was a great variety of habitats, orchard,\nLater to lake and out main entrance\nlawn, stream, exotics, sals (live &amp; deciduous). Found:\nw.v. Hermit Thrush, S.c. &amp; Gambel Sp. Aud Warbler\nS.V. House Wren, Warbling Violes, Lutescent and Yellow Warbler.\nAllen Hummer, Oriole. Born and Violet Green Swallows (at lake shore)\nW. Flycatcher\nLucing (20)\nPer. Res: Red-tail Hanks, Vultures, Calyp. Nuttall, Willow Woodpeckers.\nBlack Phoebe and W. Flycatcher, Titmousey, Bush Tits (nest in low\nconifer, apparently feeding noisy young.) Hutton Violes, Brown\nand Spotted Towhees, Linnets, Green backed Goldfinches (every\nwhere in large numbers). Robins (as yet singly), W. Bluebirds.\n31 Species.\nApril 9. Heard Ruby-crowned Kinglet from my window.\nDrove to Boulder Creek - Warm. Planted Tamerisk and\nWisteria etc.\nApril 10. Heard Black-headed Grosbeak and Olive-sided\nFlycatcher. Two Violet green Swallows flew over.\nIn evening at Berkeley, about 8 p.m. I heard a squawk\nrepeated several times which sounded like a Night Heron.\nFollowing the sound I found him perched on the top\ncrossbar of an electric light pole in 5th street. Hot\nApr. 11. Heard one P.C. Kinglet. Faculty Section went to Diablo\nCountry Club. Very pleasant weather - not too hot.\nw.v. Golden cr. &amp; Gambel Sparrows and Hermit Thrush.\ns.v. W. Flycatcher, W. Violes, Sq. Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Black-headed Grosbeak,\nBullock's Oriole, Western Kingbird bathing in lake. House Wren, Lute Warb.\nPer. Res: Slender billed Nuthatch, Calyp &amp; Nuttall Woodpeckers. Flicker (over)</pre>\n</body>\n</html>``` ```json\n{\n \"text\": \"1932\\n55\\nApril 8: Perfect weather. Clear, not too warm. \\\"Bird Love\\\"\\nat Diablo Country Club. 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Spent 1 1/2 hrs in Mrs. Rauson's\ngarden where there was a great variety of habitats, orchard,\nLater to lake and out main entrance\nlawn, stream, exotics, sals (live &amp; deciduous). Found:\nw.v. Hermit Thrush, S.c. &amp; Gambel Sp. Aud Warbler\nS.V. House Wren, Warbling Violes, Lutescent and Yellow Warbler.\nAllen Hummer, Oriole. Born and Violet Green Swallows (at lake shore)\nW. Flycatcher\nLucing (20)\nPer. Res: Red-tail Hanks, Vultures, Calyp. Nuttall, Willow Woodpeckers.\nBlack Phoebe and W. Flycatcher, Titmousey, Bush Tits (nest in low\nconifer, apparently feeding noisy young.) Hutton Violes, Brown\nand Spotted Towhees, Linnets, Green backed Goldfinches (every\nwhere in large numbers). Robins (as yet singly), W. Bluebirds.\n31 Species.\nApril 9. Heard Ruby-crowned Kinglet from my window.\nDrove to Boulder Creek - Warm. Planted Tamerisk and\nWisteria etc.\nApril 10. Heard Black-headed Grosbeak and Olive-sided\nFlycatcher. Two Violet green Swallows flew over.\nIn evening at Berkeley, about 8 p.m. I heard a squawk\nrepeated several times which sounded like a Night Heron.\nFollowing the sound I found him perched on the top\ncrossbar of an electric light pole in 5th street. Hot\nApr. 11. Heard one P.C. Kinglet. Faculty Section went to Diablo\nCountry Club. Very pleasant weather - not too hot.\nw.v. Golden cr. &amp; Gambel Sparrows and Hermit Thrush.\ns.v. W. Flycatch [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

56 1932 Calif.- Coast Jays, Brewer Blackbird, Meadowlark, Swallow, Blue- Fly (feeding up in nest of low weeping cypress(2)), Titmouse, House Sparrow, Thrasher W. Bluebird, Black Phoebe, Brown Sp-Torbee, Linnets, Gr... & Willow Goldfinch Robins. April 12. Bird Lore at Concordia Park. Beautiful day- S.V. Toluie, Paleolates, Lutescent Warbler. Grosbeak, W. Vireo, W Flycatcher W.V. Aud-Warbler in full plumage; g.c. Sparrows in full plumage. April 13. Rain during afternoon. April 14. Worked on Bird Lore Report. April 15. Went to Boulder Creek, leaving Berkeley at 3 p.m. Stained all night Yellow Warbler near Santa Cruz April 16. Clearing. Beautiful day. S.V. Olive-sided Flycatcher singing and calling; W. Flycatcher, W. Vires, Cassin Vireo (numerous), Grosbeak, Chipping Sparrows, pair of V.q. Swallows. Black-throated Gray Warbler. W.V. 1 Golden-cr. Sparrow, moulting head feathers, followed a pair of Brown-Torbees from place to place. Pine's Chickadees, juncoes singing. Creepers singing Apr. 17. Saw Olive-sided Flycatcher; perched at tips of redwood tree. Flew to another tree & wide away, darted out to catch fly, returned to same perch. Black beetle ½ in. long ate all blue petals of baby blue eyes Vireo. None on defense - Returns to Berkeley p.m. Yellow Warblers at Santa Cruz / Haywards April 18. Faculty Bird Section went up trails on South wall of Stranding Canyon. Many warblers, Lute., Bil- & Toluie - Vigos were building nest in hole in live oak. Beautiful day - Hears one Purple Kinglet, 1 Hermit Thrush, 2 v. G.c. & Gambel Sparrows. Mrs. Mead saw Yellow Warbler.

Apr.18 (contini). Near the Foresting experimantal plot I heard a strange note which I could not identify -57 a short song; loud, clear, short. Did not see the bird. Apr.19. Rain during the morning turning colder. Dr. E tells me he heard a new note at same spot where I did. Apr.20. Chilly day. Clearing with N.W. wind - yesterday Chorus at dawn began 4:50, stopped before 5:30 a.m. Apr.21. Perfectly clear, crisp with light freeze from N.W. Have heard no winter birds except robins the last two days. Ungors [illegible] Whens nesting in box very quiet. Female sometimes calls from within the box, answered by a chuckling call of male east of house. Another male west of house sings much more freely. Purple Finches less abundant than last week. Spirit an hour near the Forestry Experiment plot in the upper canyon hoping to hear the bird of Apr.18 but heard nothing. A group of 12-15 Pileolated Warblers was seen, staying close together in the willows and Baccharis near the trail and one Russel-backed Thrush was calling and singing near where I left the car. The trees are being sprayed near the Botanical gardens. Between 2 and 3 p.m. I watched a pair of quail that slipped out of the patch of wild iris under the plum tree as I prepared to water those plants near that spot. I sat down on the pier and after a few minutes they slipped back to the same spot. Afterward the male went into the street where he either stood perfectly still or ran rapidly a little way. After fifteen minutes or so the female joined him and they both went up to the end of the road where they dis- appears.

58 1932. Apr.22. "Bird Lore" at Claremont Hotel grounds. Cool. Nowinter visitants except one or two Zonotrichias (golden- crowned ?). S've Many W.Flycatchers, two jrs. House Wrens (one nest in dead oak tree), Grosbeaks (building in clump of pear trees ?), Can Warbling Vireo's abundant, one nest in nursery enclosure in deciduous tree about 15 ft. from ground, male singing on the nest. Exchanged frequently; Allen Hummingbirds - several young seen.. No warblers! Two pairs of robins seen. Song Sparrows had young out of the nest. Cold wind and cloudy in the afternoon. April 23. Rain part of day. Drove to Boulder Creek after 4:30 p.m. Many Cliff Swallows near barns - April 24. Rain part of morning. Cloudy, cooler toward night. Olive-sided Flycatcher called often. Grosbeak. Cassin & Warbling Vireos, Yellow's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, junco, Creeper, Plicolats Warbler, Capanis Woodpecker (new Brookdale), Robin (at Ben Longond). Worked in garden most of day - April 25. Returned & Berkeley - Rain in mtns. and to Alvarado. Cold. Clearing at Berkeley. A large flock of Cedar Waxwingos was feeding in a logiest tree in a Santa Clara garden. Only a small part of the loquats were ripe - many more green ones. April 26. Wildcat Canyon "Bird Lore" - Principal birds were hummers, Wrentits. Song Sparrows. Virgin Vireos, quail, a few juncos, warblers - Lutescent, Seledaled and Tolvie. Heavy clouds, windy. No rain. April 27. "Bird Ladies" went to San Mateo Bridge to watch shore birds. Cloudy, Low tide. Birds very abundant on the mud flats, esp Western Sandpiper's and Marbled Godwits which were very numerous. A very few Donitchers (6-8), Willets (20-30). Curlew (30?), 1 Yellow leg, Black billed Claves (6-8) one in full plumage,

59 one or two Wilder, a number of Snowy Plover, one pair with two very tiny young which ran very rapidly while the parents gave a very musical call; later the two young took refuge under the mother's wings. Semi-palmated Plover (40+), Red-backed Sandpipers, an occasional one or two mixed in with the Western; two or three Buddy Ducks, half a dozen White-winged Seater, one female Golden-eye, one male Bluebill; Gulls not numerous apparently either Colip. or Red-billed; no goshes of any kind; Forster Terns (20+), Caspian Terns (20+) showing red bills and black linings to primaries. Heard the nasal notes of the Godwits, the trilling notes of the Western Sandpipers. Drove to the ponds on the Bayshore Blvd. south of San Mateo. Sandpipers everywhere but could not definitely identify the Least. Many Cliff Swallows were hawking over the water; also a very few Barn Swallows. Lights were excellent as we drove west in the morning and east in the afternoon. At home about 8:20 a.m. a Western Tanager was singing and calling. A House Wren was seen near the pool; none can be heard singing near the house so far. A Grosbeak was singing in the pepper tree near the Jackson house as in past years. A flock of Cedar Waxwings were feeding on locust blossoms in Wilson place. April 28. Cloudy. Young Virginia Vireo in box are being fed frequently. April 29. Clear, warmer. Young gyps rising on hill above Moorwood Rd. April 30. Took Miss Wythe and Miss Chatter to Boulder Creek. Rained afternoon and all night. At Dunbar ton Bridge W Sandpipers were feeding on dampant. Curlew and Dowitchers on grassy marsh at W. end.

60 1932 May 1. Clearing-Warm. During a walk we heard and saw many birds including Wood Pewee, Ash-throated Flycatcher and Russet-backed Thrush (call notes only) Berkeley May 2-4. Cloudy with occasional showers. W. Flycatcher near Mrs. May 5. Clear. Cool. Baby Vigor Wrens are quite noisy. Parents seldom call except when a Blue Jay appears in the oaks. The male never has made a practice of singing near the nest or even in the oaks east of the house. In the chorus at dawn I never hear him. May 6. Golden Gate Park and Lake Merced. Sunny in Berkeley but a little fog and chilly all day in the park. Very few gulls on the bay - a few Bonapartes still near the pier (Berkeley). At Cliff House, two Wandering Tattlers, many Cormorants and a few Western Gulls - At North Lake, Mallards (female brooding in nest in tualypus about ten ft. from ground); female with brood of ten or twelve a few Coots. Water very low, much of lake dry. Many quail, Allen Humming birds Brewer Blackbirds everywhere. Western Flycatcher, Hudson Vireo (heard), many Vigor Wrens, a few Robins, two Russet-backed Thrushes (whisper song); Sclolated Phoebe Dickcissel, Purple Finches, and Yellow Warblers, Bushtits and Chickadees, Linnets, Purple Finches, Song Sparrows, Nuttall Sparrows and Spotted Towhees, Princess(fat). After lunch we drove over to Lake Merced where we found Yellow throats and Duke Wrens, Willow Goldfinches (one full plumage, one with yellow showing in spots among gray tipped feathers), Ruddy Ducks in full plumage and Mourning Dove(heard). Also Bill- +Yellow Warblers, Purple Finches, Linnets, Song Sparrows and Nuttall Sparrows.

May 8. Boulder Creek in full bloom. Ground carpeted with lupine and paint curl clover. Yellow lupine beginning to bloom. Broom in full bloom - also wild lilac and ycalea. Birds very abundant. Warbling Vireos building nest in madrone near cottage. Many Black throats Grey Warblers but could see no sign of nest building. Western Tanagers heard. Olive-sided Flycatcher called less than during past weekends. Thrush calls frequently but not singing. Weather perfect. May 10. Last trip of Bird Lox Section to Saranap. At stop on Tunnel Rd. heard Song Sparrows, Thrushes, Bushtits, Wrentits, Flickers, Lucent Warbler, Warbling Vireos. At Saranap birds were very abundant. List: Red-Tailed and Sharp-shinned Hawk. Morning Doves, Ducks, Calif. & Nuttall Woodpeckers, Scrub jellies Mutchatch (three together, possibly four. Family ?); Anna Hummer (giant.), Calif. Jay. Brewer + Red-winged Blackbirds, Meadow Lark, Bullocks Oriole (?) Violet-green, Cliff and Barnardallons (parts of last two incomplete), Bushtits with yq. House Wren, Grnatcatcher, Black Chatte, W. Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo (?), Yellow Warbler, Silcolalis W., Lucent Warbler w. yq. calling loudly; Brown-t Spotted Towhees, Great Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow (heard) Linnets (?), Black-h. Grosbeaks, Wongway: Wood Pares, W. Blue Bird, Lazuli Bunting (hears only) 40 species. May 11. Lecture at City Club. Vireo's nest left the nest during middle of day while I was away. For several days the parents have been scolding the Blue Jay. May 12. Vireo family is in the woods towhere the fire break is. Heard Cassin Vireos there. Saw a Gray (?) Squirrel on the Campus. Heard young Spotted Towhees below the house on west side.

"Lady Birds" went to Arroyo Muchos beyond Livermore. Hitch-Hitchy pipes are laid across the arroyo a little way below the McCoy Ranch but machinery was making a great deal of noise so we went directly to the bridge at the foot of the grade. Foggy in Berkeley and over the summit of the hills, but sunny the rest of the way. Warm at Arroyo Muchos - Birds were very abundant. List: Red-tailed and Sparrows Hawks, Buzzards, Ducks, Mourning Doves, Flicker, Anna (?) Hummer (gives), King- birds (nest in sycamore near bridge - parents carrying limbs building) Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Wood Pewee, Phainopeplas (a pair building a nest in a live oak, the male doing most of the work. No notes heard. Very busy). Meadow Larks, Brewer Blackbirds; Bullocks Orioles, many nests. Some males with black on head, others paler yellow and without black on head but throat black. Red-winged Blackbirds along way. Killdeer along the creek. Warbling Vireos, Yellow Warblers, Bluebirds, Linnets, Slew-backed Goldfinches, Lark Sparrows, Brown and Spotted Towhees, Chipping Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Caly Jay - 28 species. Burmrowing Quail near Livermore. Also Cliff Swallows. At Alamo Point backed Thrushes were singing. Lazuli Bunting at Saranap. Drove back into heavy fog in Berkeley Hills. May 14. Cool. Cold in the Theater during performance of Bacchae. Commencement. Young Bluejays have come from hill across road into woods east of house. May 15. Beautiful clear day, being cool late afternoon. Bluejay brought May 16. young to the pool. Young Titmouse and Bush-tits in garden. Song Sparrows busy feeding young near entrance.

1932 63 May 16. Titmouse perches on top of meeting box and sings. While I was dressing I watched a young blue jay on the railing. One parent was on the coping of the pool. The other (parent?) was perched on a branch above the table. The young jay flew from the railing over the table but did not alight, but went across to a bush. He then flew up almost to the window where I was, veered and went under the roof of the porch where he must have alighted somewhere. In a moment he returned to the railing and then flew up on to the table. Before he could take any food the old jay on the dead branch flew at him viciously and drove him off. Immediately the old bird on the coping of the pool flew at the other old jay and drove him into the brush above the pool where there was much ado between the two. Cool with fog night and morning. Song Sparrows still busy feeding young near entrance, apparently under the red geraniums. (New roof starts) May 17. Foggy. Took Dr. and Mr. Bailey to Boulder Creek via S.F. and Skyline Blvd. Lunch with Mrs. Gregory at her farm. Saw a WF Flycatcher brooding on nest near front door. James was feeding young out of nest (nest in geranium in court). Hermit Thrush singing. Fog at night. May 18. High fog. Not cold. A pair of Violet Green Swallows were building (?) in the dead top of a tall redwood tree. A Purple Martin sang from a telegraph wire near Bostedale Station. Dove & Carvel. At Bird Rock many Cormorants were sitting on their nests. Brown Pelicans were numerous, at Moss Landing 4 White Pelicans and 4 Black Brant were

64 1932 on the Lagoon; Forsters Terns, many shore birds and a few ducks too far away for identification. Clear at Montara and Carmel - Many seals at the point south of Pt. Lobos. Cliff Swallows had nests on the Carmel Mission and a pair of Van G Simps flew over the roof several times - Purple Martins at Pt. Lobos May 19 Saw a Swallows (sp?) fly over the Life Science Bldg. and heard a Tanager singing in the Eucalyptus grove nearby. Titmouse came out of box when mate called; 6:50 a.m. May 20 Turned in our Chevrolet and bought a 1931 Buick. Shower in morning. May 21. Beautiful clear day. Birds singing more than during past three weeks - Thrashers, Wrentits, Titmouse, Lutescent Warbler, Toluie Warbler. At Mrs. Linforth's at 5:30 p.m. heard Warbling Vireo, Grosbeak, Thrush. May 23. Beautiful clear day - Young Lutescent Warbles calling. May 24. Warm - Found W. Flycatchers nest on top trough behind water font. Occupied? May 25. Probably the birds began to build there but were interrupted when work on the roof was begun and a scaffold built for near the nest. May 25. Hot. Drove Boulder Creek in the Buick. Birds very abundant at sunset a bird perched at top of redwood repeated a vibrant note four times. What was it? (Spotted Towhee) May 26. Hot but breeze cooling - Heard the same bird at sunset, perched on top of telegraph pole. Too far away to identify. Heard Tanager - Thrushes (B.B.) singing. Fog at Santa Cruz in evening. May 27. Clear, cooler than yesterday. Left at 3 p.m. Drove into clouds near Innisfree, light mist. May 28. Rain most of day. Went to SF. to see "Green Pastures." On return trip saw three Caspian Terns near Pier Route Pier - Could see black margin on under sides of wings - Dropping fish.

65 May 29 & 30 Rainy most of the time. May 31. Clearing. Drove to Boulder with Mr. Mrs. Thompson. June 1. Warmer. Garden flourishing. Thrushes in full song. A Hermit Thrush sang frequently in Big Basin yesterday, near the big tree named "Father of the Forest". June 2. Sunny at Boulder. Cloudy way home. June 3, 4. House cleaning. Thrasher, Virgin Worm singing again after weeks of silence. June 5. Took Cousin Effie to Boulder. Dewey: In memory of call of Greenbacks heard a pair of Eagles above La Noue. June 6. Hermit Thrush in the Big Basin in the same place. Olive-sided Flycatcher in Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. June 7. Took Clarence and Mabel up Mt. Diablo. Quite hot. Birds noticed: Mourning Doves, Vultures, Duck, Red-Tailed + Sparrow Hawk, Thrasher, Lazuli Bunting, Green-backed Goldfinches, Chipping Sparrow, W. Bluebirds. At Diablo Country Club Flicker, Glider Villed, Nuttall and Calif. Woodpecker. Pussit-backed Thrush, Cassin & Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler. Blue mannaul seen on branch of a dead tree, spindler larger and fatter than a squirrel, rat-like tail. Mr. Black's birthday - June 12. Thrasher has been singing during long periods at intervals during past several days. Lutescent Warbler, Virgin Worm, Spotted Towhee, Titmouse also probably all nesting again, judging from activity. W. Flycatcher did not complete a nest either under the porch (perch gone) or in angle near wren box where scaffolding interfered. Lazuli Bunting was heard singing near house for first time this year.

66 1932. June 13-15 - Boulder Creek. Cool, cloudy most of time. Found nest of (last year's) Purplet-backed Thrush in redwood back of cottage. Carrying food. Grosbeak, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Thrush, junces, W. Flycatcher, Wood Pecker, Yellow and Black thro Gray Warbler, Cassin Vireos singing most fre- frequently. At Anthony place, grosbeaks calling tw-whee-so (Spotted Towhee) constantly. Strange bird heard twice. Large as robin, very dark colored. In Big Basin Coast jays were carrying food to young. Did not hear Hermit Thrush near Falls of Forest. Azaleas in full bloom. Light rain in Berkeley June 14. June 16. Small flock of Bush-tits in oaks. Moths still flying; new leaves appearing on oaks- June 17. Many birds about. Willow Woodpeckers have been seen and heard many times a day in oaks north of house. Hudson Vireo just up the road. Man who was clearing fire break said they had found several quail nests near the Greek Theater - In one four eggs had just hatched. Quail were giving quard call all the time while they were working here. Cool but sunny- June 19. Tea for Mrs. Mexia who told of her experiences in South America. Mr. Summer investigated the Tinamou box but found no nest. Worm June 22. Nest of W. Flycatcher under the porch has been built at last. Jamie came from east. Hot. June 23. W. Flycatcher setting. Moths still flying. New leaves have come out on most of the trees that were defoliated by first generation of moths. Hot. June 24. Boulder Creek. Hot. Tanagers heard several times June 25. Chorus at dawn; - Grosbeak, L.b. Thrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, W. Flycatcher, Wood Pecker, Cassin + Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Br. Sp. Dovekie, Cooler. Frog until about 7:30 a.m., Tanagers during day.

June 26. Heard Tanagers once, Cool. June 27. Berkeley via Skyline Blvd. to San Francisco. Cool. June 28. Warmer. Moths diminishing. June 30. I had the bees sprayed as we feared they might not weather a second generation of worms. Foggy night and morning. Watches a titmouse eating moths. July 1. Went to Boulder Creek to meet Whitmans - Jannie taken sick. Very warm. July 5. James returned to Berkeley with Whitmans - Jannie Sick. July 8. James brought Mrs. Ferguson to Boulder. July 9. James returned to Berkeley by stage leaving car with me. Jannie very sick. July 10-15. Cooler. Spotted Towhees brought young & feed on bread crumbs. Brown Towhees carried food to young across R.R. Song Sparrows also came for food. Seldom hear an alarm note of any kind. Family of ten quail, 49 half grown. July 14 Drove to Berkeley, got James and returned 1 p.m. & 9:15p. Warm - Rock N Brewer blackbirds seen July 21. Drove to Berkeley, James stayed with Jannie. July 22. Returned to Boulder Creek. July 23. Down with Jannie's influenza germ. July 26. Jannie developed abscess in ear. Helen and Alice came. Rock of twenty quail - two families? July 27. James returned to Berkeley. Helen drove Jannie & me to Santa Cruz each day to doctor July 28-30. Thrushes stopped singing. Aug 1. James hurt back. Returned to Berkeley for treatments Aug 3-7. Saw Shrike in field near Ellis place. Found dead W. Hutcher on E porch in Berkeley. Aug 7-9 Boulder Creek. Young Brown Towhees come with parents for crumbs. A few Yellow Warblers, Celestial Warblers. Families of Goldfinches. Gray Catbirds, Bluebird's princes. Tanagers. Purple Finches Creepers. Flocks of Irish tits, Chickadees, Linnets.

68 1932 Aug. 9. Returned to Berkeley via Dumbarton Bridge - High Tide - At west end of bridge only bird seen was one Cliff Swallow. In salt pools at east end were thousands of phalaropes in winter plumage and a few Western Sandpipers. A few of the Sandpipers were feeding on the highway together with miniatures and female Brewer Blackbirds (a few ad. males) Only two or three gulls were seen (Calif ?) and on the last salt pool a pair of Forster Terns - Swallows were quite numerous too - mostly Cliff. In the distance one bird in the main bay looked like a Western Grebe. The wind made the water choppy and on the salt pools the foam was blown up into the air and across the highway. Heavy fog on the Skyline Blvd. from Knip's Mt. north. Widespread in the valley; warm in Oakland and Berkeley. Aug. 12. Drove to Cliff House and Golden Gate Park. At Cliff House tide was fairly low. On the Seal Rocks there were about 150 Brown Pelicans perched ; also some Cormorants, very few gulls. On the shore and the nearer rock were two Surf Birds, 8-15 Black Ternstones ; one Willet and one Buddy Ternstone. Aug. 14. Pt. Richmond. What Calidridae? Semipalmated. W-T Least Sandpipers Vigors War is singing in Berkeley. Aug. 21. Boulder Creek. Cassino Vireo was singing for a long time in the early morning. The call used by young was also heard. Hear also Silislated Warbler, Chirulades, Bush-tits, Kingfisher, Towhees, Willow Woodpeckers and Jays. Drove home via Skyline Blvd. Clear and warm all the way.

69 Aug. 28. Boulder Creek - Cassin Vires sang several times. Thrush and Pileolated Warbler heard calling near cottage. Aug. 31. Berkeley - Thrasher began singing. Saw a W. Flycatcher. Sept. 2. Boulder Creek, Cassin Vires heard calling. Hudson Vires heard frequently - not heard during summer near the cottage. Very warm. Heard no Pileolated Warblers. Sept. 3. Drove to Monterey in late afternoon. Many shore birds seen in distance at Moss Landing - a few Phalaropes on lagoons. Visited Felton Big Trees in morning. Many creepers - Sept. 4. Drove home via Saratoga. Sept. 9. Thrushes calling vigorously and frequently near cottage at Boulder Creek - Coffee berries are ripe. Heard a Tanager in morning. Very hot day but dropping fog at night, Sept. 10. Cool, Cloudy all day. Sept. 12. A Western Bluecatcher came through our Berkeley garden and then down the canyon just ahead of me as I walked down. It was calling frequently - The thrushers have been singing constantly since the first of September. Virents, Song Sparrows and Vigos Vires sing occasionally. Snail are very conspicuous, one flock of twenty-six comes frequently for cluck feed and drinking water. Sept. 13-17 - Cooler weather. Janie returned to school Sept. 17, Sept. 19. Faculty Bird Section went to end of Arlington Rd where they found six House Larks - one ad. in full plumage - 15-28 Savannah Sparrows, Meadow Lark, Song Sparrow and heard Wrentit. Flicker & Steller Jay in distance (cont.)

70 1932. The Horned Larks were feeding where the grass had been burned and allowed very close approach. When they flew they alighted in the same area a little farther from us. The Savannah Sparrows spent their time on the slope of the hill where grass had not been burned and where scattering baccharis bushes grew. They frequently alighted on the tops of the bushes. Sept. 20. A Lutescent Warbler came for water. Sept. 22. A Killdeer called many times as it flew over the canyon about 10 a.m. Pure distinct heard. Thrasher still sings continuously; occasionally imitates song of Tennessee, call of House Wren, song of one of Mrs. Strong's aviary birds which reminds me of the European Blackbird. Robins came into canyon in evening. Sept. 24. At Dumbarton Bridge as the tide was just beginning to turn fifty or more St. Blue Herons were luried up where the water was a few inches deep on the east side of the main body of water. Many flocks of Sandpipers flew up from the roadway, others were on the rocks. A few Phalaropes and pintail ducks were seen. Sept. 25. Drove home by the shore line from Santa Cruz to San Gregorios; lunched at La Honda, then followed Skyline road to San Francisco. Beautiful day with very little fog anywhere; a little over the ocean north of Pigeon Pt. On the shore a few Curlews and Willets and one flock of Sandpiping (?) were seen. (Miss Smith reported a Fox Sparrow near head of Strawberry Canyon - 2 Purple Finches visit her table - eat sunflowers, hemp and melon seeds.)

Sept. 28. Went to San Mateo Bridge at turn of tide at 1 p.m. A small island just north of the east end of the bridge was the rendezvous of numerous Black-bellied Plover and Western Sandpipers waiting for the water to recede. At the point of the island a Black Turnstone stood in the edge of the water. As soon as the water began to recede all the birds seemed intent on bathing in the little puddles. South of the bridge a long line of land was rapidly covered on the outer edge by flocks of Willets which came flying in from the south. On a sandspit east of the east end of the bridge Godwits were congregated so thickly that it looked like a rocky reef until the birds flew. Sandpipers were very abundant seeming to prefer the north side while Willets and godwits kept to the latter south. Later they scattered over the mud as it was exposed on both sides of the bridge. A few Greater Yellowlegs were seen. A number of birds smaller than Black-bellied Plover, larger than Sandpipers, with short bills (1 in +), gray except for white in the tail may have been knots. One bird with long legs like a Yellow Legs but much shorter bill and a very large black eye, a white line above the eye, distinctly streaked on back, white rump and perhaps tail white, belly white, chest buffy I could not identify. It was larger than a B-b. Plover, smaller than Yellowlegs. 5 Black Turnstones were seen, two Western Grebes, three ducks (sp?). The plaintive call

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.

73 As the tide flowed out small flocks of Sanderling and later Sandpipers (Western and Least) came in over the water and increased to 100s + before we started home (2 p.m.). A few Killdeer came in from over the marsh flying quite high and calling. A small group of Bonaparte Gulls stayed for a few minutes, dropping to the water like Terns. Western and California Gulls most of them in mature plumage, some in very dark plumage, remained all the time and one rim Glaucous-winged Gull was seen. A few coots flew past the point at the west end. A flock of Meadowlarks were near the R.R.-singing freely- A Flicker was seen near the west end; Gambel Sparrows were singing near the R.R. station and on the point ; Song Sparrows on the edge of the marsh may have been Salt Marsh Song Sp. and two in the tules showed enough yellows to be Savannah Sparrows. At earliest dawn I heard several Hermit Thrushes calling. They gave both the chuck-chuck call and the more plaintive high pitched call. The fact that there were too numbers calling and that they seemed to scatter after a few minutes suggested the supposition that it was a group of migrants just alighting after a night flight. When I got up at 6:30 a.m. one thrush was at the pool. Oct. 11. City Club group went to San Mateo Bridge returning via Dixon- canton. Warm, no wind. At San Mateo Bridge Wilets had been reduced to about 30 in one flock, no godwits, 8-12 Black-bellied W. Grebe Plovers, a few small flocks of Sandpipers, two or three red-backed. Several flocks of ducks flew south while tide was still high- In salt pools south of the west end of the bridge Sandpipers

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.

75 Nov. 7 -18. Indian Dummer - Western Grebes abundant. Nov. 8 Went to Lake Merced. A few Bonaparte Gulls on the bay, Killdeer and Meadowlarks in Presidio (pigeon heard); Pinnatoons (Black) at Cliff House, also hundreds of Brown Pelicans - On Lake (100+) Merced a close raft of Eared Grebes floated like ducks, all disappearing at once as they dove. They seemed to be following a school of small fish. Pied-billed Grebes numerous - 35 species seen. Beautiful Calm day- Nov.11. Agitahole Pheasant crossed highway near Mt Eden (1 mi. north) Nov.12. drove from Boulder Creek to Moss Landing where we wandered about for 1 1/2 hrs. High tide just turning. In lagoon many gulls on a sand spit still under water. Ducks: Sory Scoters , White-winged Scoters , Bluebills, a few Mergansers ( Redbreasted?) red on edge of hills - Two ducks in flight with much black and white and with white ring on neck may have been male mergansers. 2 Brown Pelicans, many Bonaparte Gulls - St. Blue Heron, Corms, a flock of two or three hundred Wattle and Godwits, most of them Walleis; Killdeer, 1 Loon, Commonants Eared, Pied-billed and Western Grebes. Beautiful warm day - Frost at Boulder Creek in morning. Nov.13 Frost " Warm day- Nov.14. Faculty Bird Section went to Florida Country Club. Beautiful Calm day- Birds very abundant. On storage lake Mallards, 1 Merganser (Red-breasted? female - till black) 1 Pied-billed Grebe. A pair of RedTails spent most of the time perched on Telephone poles above lake or sailing over grassy tillaide; two Sharp shinned Hawks, one Sparrow Hawk and one large hawk with narrow long wings.

76 1932 1 Dried crossed road as we drove out. Calif Jays ab. Calif Woodpecker also Flickers ab. Heard Metail Woodpeckers. Saw Black Phoebe, Anna Hummer, Bush Tits, Titmouse, Virginia Mock Thrasher, Heard Wrent only once. Saw Robins, Bluebirds, Andubon Warblers(ab). Kinglets(R-C), Brewer Blackbirds, Meadowlarks(heard), 1 Pipit, G-C(ab) and Gambel Sparrows(ab). Song Sparrows(heard), Spotted Towhee, Linnels, Fox Sparrows, Hermit Thrush. Nov. 15 Bird Lore Group went to Lake Merritt. Ducks less numerous than in part years. Many in middle of lake did not come in to feed. Mallards, Pintails, Baldpates, Paddies, Bluebills Canvasbacks, a few Golden-eyes (two females, one male diving continuously). Geese: Canada, Hutchins and Cackling(3?) White fronted(1) Snow and Ross(1). Grebes: Eared and Pied billed. Gulls - Glaucous-winged(nm), Herring(1ad) Calif(in-), Bonaparte(1), Commonant(1). Beautiful weather becoming cloudy in afternoon. Nov 17 Hot. East wind- Nov. 28 Very warm for November, no rain - Nov. 29, 30 Rain - Dec 29 Last trip of Bird Lore group. Went to Orinda Country Club where birds were very abundant. Six female Mergansers on lake(Pet-breasts?). Began to rain within an hour. Returned to Berkeley for lunch, then went to Museum. Dec. 3. Drove to Boulder via Saratoga in three hours. Beautiful weather Dec. 4 Heavy frost in morning. Warm day- Ate lunch in garden, then drove home. Burned brush and did a little planting. Dec. 6 Brilliantly clear, warm. Bird Lady drove to Bolinas via Olcuna. Frost in shady canyon along Paper Mill Creek. Lunched near Olcuna - very warm. Then drove to Bolinas bay and over the

Farnjar Grade. Stopped at Meadow Club for half an hour. On bay: Calif, Western, Glaucous-winged and one Bonaparte Gull. Farallone Cormorants and Western Grebe (in flight) and many Surf Scoters and a large raft of Canvasbacks near San Quentin Point. At Ollema in bare trees (willows etc. on edge of marshy meadow) birds were very abundant: Calif & Coast Jay, Turkey Buzzards, Grows, Phecker, 1 Willm Woodpecker, Black Chachas, Chickadees, Wrentits, Ruby-cr. King lets, Audubon Warblers, Song Sparrows, Golden-crowned, Baudrel, and Nuttall Sparrows, Blue Grosbeaks, Purple Finches, Luints, Brown and Spotted Towhees, Robins and Varied Thrushes. An im. Varied Thrush perched high in the willow, answered my call as I imitated his note. Between Ollema and Bolinas Bluebirds and juncos were numerous, several Sparrow Hawks were seen. At Bolinas Bay a brown hawk with white patches on the wing was perched on a fence post (sp.? ) Fifteen white Pelicans floated on the water besides numerous gulls and a few ducks i - Bluebills, Ruddy, Canvas back and Mergansers (?) Two Black-crowned Eared Grebes, Coats, Night Herons and several St. Blue Herons and a few Killdeer were seen and a Kingfisher was pushing from the top of a stick by Breuer's gulls birds and me following as we left the bay - in the water. Along the road over the grade a Redtail was perched on the top of a lone tree but sailed off when we Coots were near the road stopped-n At the Meadow Club many Bluebirds, a Shrike and juncos and Crowned Sparrows and many hundreds of trovis were seen. Along the way at different places we saw flocks of meadowlarks and quail were heard. 52 sp.

78 1932 Dec. 8. Turned cold with northwest wind which brought clouds. At 8 p.m. it began to snow and snowed most of the night. Dec. 9. Very cold. Snow remained on hills and on our east porch all day. Dec. 10. Bird pool covered with ice. Cold all day. Dec. 11. Much colder. Outside hydrants froze and many plants were killed. And Assoc. (20) came to watch birds which came eagerly for food. Pool frozen. Temp about 18°. Dec. 12-15. Pool remained frozen. Cold wind blew down canyon almost continuously. Very dry. Dec. 16. Weather moderating and back. Dec. 16. Drove down to Boulder Creek; Delors from Fellon to Ben Lomond - bridge out. Everything at house O.K. Ice in bathroom. Temp had been 14° at Cress' Garage. Rain. Dec. 17. Rain. Warmer. Dec. 19. Rain. Warmer. Dec. 20. Thick fog all morning. Dec. 24, 25. Clear. Crisp. Dec. 28. Many Glaucous-winged Gulls following boat. A few white-winged Scoters. Dec. 29. Drove to Boulder Creek via Saratoga. Clear, crisp. Bould-tailed Pigeons on summit - 30-50. Bluebirds in meadow near house. Returned in evening. First break in rails pipes (see Dec. 11). Dec. 31. Returned to Boulder Creek. Clear at night. Very cold - pipes closed until 11 a.m. Jan. 1.

1933 79 Jan. 1. Boulder Creek Heavy frost; ground frozen. No water until 11 a.m. Took walk from 11:30-2:30. Clear, warm sunshine. Many purple finches, bluebirds, chickadees. A few juncos, golden- crowned sparrows, R-c. Knights, Song Sparrows. Calif. jays. Two song sparrows seemed to be courting. Male sang alto voice and followed female when she flew. One Black Phoebe, one Yellow-hooded. Cold again at night. Jan. 2. No water until 11 a.m., though all pipes were drained last night. Pipe over river runs and must have frozen enough to stop flow. Sunny but not so clear as yesterday. Large flock of bush tits near house. Drove home in afternoon. Increasingly cloudy. Jan. 3. Rain - Trails empty; hopper each day - Warmer. Clears up afternoon. Jan. 4. Went to San Francisco. Noticed an increase in number of Glanceous-ornages and Western Gulls. Jan. 8. Walked up to top of ridge between Strawberry and Claremont Campuses. Frost and ice in shaded coves. Fog over Loins and bay. Lay down on the dry grassy in sunshine and kept perfectly warm. Birds very few on the higher hills - occasionally a Ruby-crowned Knight- Baird and one flock of golden-or. Sparrows, one or goldfinches; saw one robin and heard a Greatcatelher. Saw also two Red-tailed Hawks. Hills are just turning green as there has been very little rain.

80 1933 Jan. 9. Cold morning. Heavy frost on our side of the canyon. Faculty Group went to Lake Meredith to watch ducks. At Embarcadero at 9:15 a.m. ducks were assembled close to the wall awaiting the food which was brought at 9:30. Canvas backs were most numerous. A few Bluebills, Pintails and Baldpates and six or eight Puddies were mixed up with them. There was great excitement and crowding especially when they heard the man approaching with two sacks of grain on a wheeled pushbracket. The ducks heard him before we did. When the food was thrown into the water the Canvas back, Bluebills and Puddies begun to dive while the Pintails and Baldpates fed upon the grains that floated. Later a number of Baldpates came up on to the parapet and among them was a banded European Widgeon. At ten a.m. we watched the feeding at the pen where Pintails were the most abundant, Baldpates next. Only one or possibly two Mallards were seen and three or four Shovelers. A bunch of Canada Geese (12-15) stayed outside at the south end, one of Snow Geese (10-12) were inside. One lone Cackling Goose marched around the pool and one Whitefronted stayed near the Snow Geese. Many byas berries are still on the bushes and flocks of robins and Cedar Waxwings were feeding upon them. Saw two great Hulls in the pen were Bluecrowned both ad. and iro. and Calig. and Ring billed. Loads of Brewer Blackbirds and Pigeons - one with rose pink lining to wings. Cold tule fog.

81 Jan. 10 - 15: Occasional tule fogs. No rain. Usually heavy frost in morning. Varied Thrushes heard Jan. 18. Rain at last. Mr. Brock reported a flock of 100+ Mt. Bluebirds about three miles east of Drivington on Jan. 15. Berries still abundant. Jan. 18 - 25. Rain most of the time; usually heavy frosts at night. Jan. 28. Dr. Vennice brought his class to watch birds through the window - 66 in class, came in three sections. Old Blue Jay had lost its right tarsus; one quail was lame. Birds came contin' uously from 8:15 a.m. to 12. Raining much of the time. Jan. 29. Clear most of day with warm sunshine in middle of the day. Snow on Mt. Diablo - Over twelve feet in the Sierras. Feb. 1. Blue Jay singing. Feb. 4. Clear. Drove to Boulder Creek. Cold at night. Snow on Mt. Hamilton Range. Feb. 5. Very heavy frost in morning. Shaded ground frozen about an inch below surface. By 10 a.m., it was warm in the sunshine and we ate lunch on the porch at the sunny end. A water-angel, perched on a bowlder in the river below the college was singing when we returned from a walk. So long as I was out of sight it perched quietly but when approached more nearly it began to bob in a nervous manner and finally flew with a rattles call. River flows over the dam all the way across and is thoroughly washed out. Drove home after lunch. Birds: Hutton Vireo, Black Goldens-eye Sp., Down-tut. Phoebe, R-C Kinglet, Iodines, Purple Finch, Chickadees, Creepers, James's Sower Sp. - Angel-

82 1933. Feb. 6 Berkeley. Warmer at night and quite spring like during day. Worked in garden. Thrushes, Hutton Vires, Thrasher- Song Sparrow, Worm tit and Wrens were singing - Some of the smaller birds come to the coconut shell to feed. I hung the shell from a string below the feeding table, filled it with seed and provided a perch, hoping the smaller birds would use it but the quail and Jay proved not be able to do so. Did some planting in the garden. Feb. 7 Cold again. Feb. 9 A Varied Thrush was seen bathing in the pool. Feb. 10. A cold east wind. Feb. 11. Rain, Feb. 12. Rain. Feb. 13. Clear. Warmer Feb. 14. Planted shrubs at bottom of garden. Feb. 15 "Lady Birds" went to Canada - Spent most of time watching four Merquasers. One with red bill, clear white throat, larger was a female American Merquaser; the other three, smaller, grayer brown crest were female Hooded, we decided.) At San Pablo Reservoir there were two large flocks of Canada Geese on the grassy slope next to the water - At Canada a flock of 30+ Blue Bills was quite wild and took to flight soon after we arrived. Feb. 16. Rainy. Feb. 17. Warmer. Clear. Organized Bird Love course at City Club. Feb. 18 Went to Boulder Creek. Bought more Trugout Washington Thorn. 19. I hear frost on lower ground. Warm by 10 a.m. Hutton Vires, Wrens singing. Bought native rhododendrons at Santa Clara. Feb. 20 Planted rhododendrons etc. Purple Finch singing. Feb. 21, 23. Warmer. (Clean moved to L.A.) Feb. 23. Showers.

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.

84 1935 Mar. 1. I watched ducks at Lake Minnet for half an hour in the afternoon, 3:15 to 4:15. Many of the diving ducks were asleep out from the embarcaderos but I began to notice flapping noises as 3:30 approached. First one, then another would flap its wings violently, part of the time in the water, then rising as high as possible and flapping vigorously. Later near the fresh water feeding place, there was much vigorous bathing and preening. Mallards were mating. Copulation took place with the female almost under water. Males were quacking -- a very subdued noise as contrasted with the quack of the female. Did not see the European Widgeon. Blue Snow Goose was small and had no black on the edge of the mandible. Its note was very different from the larger Snow Goose. All the ducks and geese seemed excitable and made much more noise than on other days when I have been there. Eared Grebes were numerous. Saw no Goldeneyes, Buffle Heads, Spoonbills or Teal but did not have my binoculars so could not see the birds at a distance. Mar. 3. Boulder. Arrived at 5:40 p.m. Water Angel was singing a little up stream from the college -- continued for ten minutes. Frost at night. Mar. 4. Large flocks of Pine Gisteris. Two Chickadeers were feeding and calling near the box we put up last summer. I did not see whether they entered it. Kingfishers were heard frequently down stream. A Sharp-shinned Hawk dashed into a bush; a Brown Towhee gave its alarm note as it flew out. Saw no quail or rabbits on the place. Much warmer at night. A touch of frost east of home.

March 5. Near Congress Springs I heard the call of a Western Flycatcher. Apricots beginning to blossom. Almonds in full bloom. Warm all the way home. March 7. Soon after I put out seeds this morning a titmouse came to the table and took a sunflower seed. After eating it he began to give his loud "sweet" call which he repeated over and over. He then took another seed and called several times, then disappeared. I could hear him calling below the house and within two minutes he came back with another titmouse. The calling ceased and the two birds took turns at the table. March 8. Audubon Warblers are heard frequently near the house now that the sun is higher and weather warmer. March 10. Lake Minne. (Bird Lore beginners), Many Glaucous- margd Gulls on bay and along pier p.m. Identified also Calif., Western and Ring-tells. Pied bills and Eared Grebes on Lake Minne. A flock of Eared Grebes followed by gulls in the middle of lake. Grebes all dove simultaneously. Two pairs of Mallards plus out of tulips and cools dove often to bottom of lake and brought up reeds, Could not detect that they used them though one cost swam back and forth across the end of the lake to a certain spot in the tules many times. The growth around the northern and western ends of the lake has all been re- moved in preparation for raising the water level. In the tules at the south side of the lake there were Yellowthroats and Tule Ducks. Found also Chickadees, Song Sparrows, Linnets

86 1933 Allen Hummers, Bush-tits, Vegros Wren, Audubon Warblers, Brewer Blackbirds Spotted Towhees, Mallard and Song and Fox [illegible] Sparrows, and Pine Siskins. In the court at the Legion of Honor a Fox Sparrow was bathing in the water he could shake from the grass (there was a shower last night.) At the Cliff House rocks there were many Western Gulls and Cormorants - We watched the cormorants bring in fish. A Black Terns or one was seen in the distance (high tide). At Sloss Lake Buddy Ducks were in full plumage, a few Bluebills and Pintails and Mallards and near by Canada Geese. Surf Scoters were near the pier in the afternoon. 30 species. Mar.11 Heard a Lutescent Warbler in the distance. A Thrasher has begun to sing across from the Wilson house on Musswood Rd. where it sang constantly last summer. Cedar Waxwings at Meudo Park - Mar.12. Raining. Mar.13. Cloudy. Faculty Section in Strawberry Canyon. Bush-tits building a nest in low branch of cypress at junction of Stadium run road and road to dairy. Anna Hummer (female) carried nesting materials to oak tree next to House for poultry division director. Allen Hummer (female) carried nesting materials near same place. Male doing pendulum. G.C Sparrows, Fox Sparrows and Brown Towhees feeding on ground in dairy yard. Hermit Thrush on fence & in grass. Lutescent Warbler abundant all way up canyon, sparces forming Aud. Warblers in Eucalyptus and Alders. Pine Siskins in Alders. Cal Jays everywhere, Coast Jays above bridge. Flickers ab. Spring calls. Throats occasionally, a few Songs.

1933. 87 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.

March 29. Heavy rain - warm. Heard call note of Pileated Warbler. G.C. Sparrows are moultling head feathers. March 28. Fox Sparrow sang calls voice. Purple Finch sings frequently. March 29. A number of warblers were feeding in the call trees - Audubon's, Lutescent, Pileolated and Tornceud (? Song heard). G.C. Sparrow singing. Gulls rose in a spiral over the hills then flew eastward. March 30. Drove to Boulder Creek. Heard Western Flycatcher distinctly in Ferudale, back of Oakland No swallows. Many Linnets and Green backed Goldfinches in orchards in Santa Clara Valley. Lutescent and Pileolated Warblers at Boulder Creek. No flower yet. March 31. Drove from Boulder Creek to Carmel and then over the new highway as far as Rainbow Bridge on the way to the Big Sur. At Moss Landing huge flocks of swallows were many Coots and some ducks - especially Buddies, a few Mallards - A few shore birds. Did not stop to identify. At the Rainbow Bridge a pair of White-throated Swifto were soaring above. A Sparrow Hawk hung poised in the air for a long time though the wind was blowing a gale. As it rose, after a drop it was blown backward by the wind but came to rest in the same place again. This happened several times while I was watching. The feet were dropped frequently, there was no beating of the wings only muscular movements of adjustment to the wind. On the return trips we took a road that went from Watsonville to Rob Roy and stopped for awhile near

a cattail swamp surrounded by willows. Birds were everywhere, many singing. A flock of Gambel Sparrows by the road side; a Thrasher called above them. Bluebirds and Hummets in the tall trees, Willow and Green-backed Goldfinches in the willows; Yellowthroats, Lutescent and Paleolates Warblers all singing - Saw one Warbling Vireo several times but heard no sound from it. A few Violet-green Swallows soared above - Warm except below Grove. April 1. Beautiful warm day at Boulder Creek. Worked in the garden all the morning, planting daisies, red poppies, potulaca, sweet peas etc. Drove home in afternoon. Prunea brier in full bloom, in Santa Clara Valley - Poppies, Chacelia mustard, wild potulaca in full bloom. Lupines just beginning to blossom. Creepers singing. Also, junco. Chickadees, Tawny Warblers, Purple Finch. Crows near Warm Spring April 2. The warmest day we have had this Spring. Heard the W. Flycatcher below the house and the House Wren across the canyon. Another flock of gulls rose calling louder then flew northward. Looked like Glaucous-rings. April 4. Went to Merced Lake. Cool. Fog along the shore. Western Grebes were giving their mating calls. Eared Grebes & a few Cormorants (Farallow) in flocks, a few Pied-bill, Mallard ducks were numerous, all males. Females probably brooding. House Wren and W. Flycatcher and Paleolates Warbler as well as hundreds of Allen Hummers. Audubon Warblers and Cedar Warbling. Pine Siskins, Willow Goldfinches, Purple Finches and Hummets. Song Sparrows, Robins, Vegor's War ``` ```json {"text": "a cattail swamp surrounded by willows. Birds were\neverywhere, many singing. A flock of Gambel Sparrows\nby the road side; a Thrasher called above them. Bluebirds\nand Hummets in the tall trees, Willow and Green-backed\nGoldfinches in the willows; Yellowthroats, Lutescent\nand Paleolates Warblers all singing - Saw one Warbling\nVireo several times but heard no sound from it. A few\nViolet-green Swallows soared above - Warm except below Grove.\n\nApril 1. Beautiful warm day at Boulder Creek. Worked in\nthe garden all the morning, planting daisies, red poppies,\npotulaca, sweet peas etc. Drove home in afternoon. Prunea\nbrier in full bloom, in Santa Clara Valley - Poppies, Chacelia\nmustard, wild potulaca in full bloom. Lupines just\nbeginning to blossom. Creepers singing. Also, junco.\nChickadees, Tawny Warblers, Purple Finch.\nCrows near Warm Spring\n\nApril 2. The warmest day we have had this Spring.\nHeard the W. Flycatcher below the house and the\nHouse Wren across the canyon. Another flock\nof gulls rose calling louder then flew northward.\nLooked like Glaucous-rings.\n\nApril 4. Went to Merced Lake. Cool. Fog along the shore.\nWestern Grebes were giving their mating calls. Eared Grebes\n& a few Cormorants (Farallow)\nin flocks, a few Pied-bill, Mallard ducks were numerous,\nall males. Females probably brooding. House Wren and\nW. Flycatcher and Paleolates Warbler as well as hundreds\nof Allen Hummers. Audubon Warblers and Cedar\nWarbling. Pine Siskins, Willow Goldfinches, Purple\nFinches and Hummets. Song Sparrows, Robins, Vegor's War"}

90 1933 Bush tits, Chickadees (heard), Nuttall Sparrows. We all lunch at the bottom of the bluff near the tules. Western Yellowthroats came very near and Tree Wrens were singing on all sides - A Sora Rail walked out immediately in front of us - soon after we heard its loud call. Cools were everywhere. No swallows were seen. At Slow Lake large numbers of Glaucous-winged gulls but only one in full plumage. Puddy Ducks were in full plumage - A few Bluebills, Pintails and one Canvas back, many Mallards, two Cackling Geese. Over the bay were Western Grebes and Surf Scoters. Very few gulls. No Bonapartes all day. At the Japanese Tea Garden flowering trees were at their best. April 5, 6. Cloudy, cool. Apr. 6. Watched a pair of quail that had separated from the flock and seemed to be looking for a nesting site. The female stood perfectly still in a spot at the top of the open-work wall for twenty minutes while the male perched a few feet away. Then the female disappeared in the oxalis for a few minutes, returning to the same spot where she spent another 15 min. Apr. 7. Foggy in early morning, then clear, cool. Spent morning with Class in Cordonees. Birds very abundant. W.V. Golden- Crowned Sparrows. Fox Sparrow, Audubon Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Roe-Kinglet, Cooper Hawk. S.V. Orioles and Louisiana Warbler, Warbling Vireo, W.Flycatcher, Allen Hummer. Mig. W.Tanager female. Ber. Res-Flicker, Bush-tit, Wren(t), Y.b. Goldfinch, Purple Finch, Lamket, Pine Siskin, Brown & Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Titmouse Vigous Wren, Anna Hummer 25 sp.

91 Apr.8: Took Mr. & Mrs. Mead to Boulder Creek. So clear with light North wind that we crossed to San Francisco and drove down the Skyline Blvd. Taking picnic lunch. Chilly. Apr.9. Very clear after cold night- Heard Black-headed Grosbeak first time this spring. Not many bird about the house yet. Took picnic lunch and drove along the coast from Santa Cruz to San Francisco - the first time we have done this as the fog has always blown in so we have turned inland at San Gregorio. The road from Montara to Salada went over a high mountain by a twisting road barely wide enough for two cars. Beautiful views everywhere. Montery pines grow for some distance below Pinita Ano Nuevo - very beautiful large trees. Seals flew past in long lines. A few Bonaparte Gulls were near the east end of the Berkeley pier. No shore birds were seen. Several flocks of Gambel Sparrows seen along the shore road. Very clear. Warmer than yesterday. Glaucus-winged gulls were following a tractor in one ranch. Apr.10. Heard Black-headed Grosbeak near house (Berkeley) Ruby-crowned Knight singing. Apr.12. Voline Warbler was singing at end of Mosswood Rd. A flock of Townsend(?) Warblers went through the oaks, singing. Hermit Thrush was calling excitedly about 6 a.m. At 4:50 a.m. a Spotted Towhee began singing, at 5:00 a Song Sparrow, at 5:05 a Vigos Wren. Ruth's Knight singing p.m. Apr.13. Fox Sparrow has been singing the last few days. Golden-cv. Sp., numerous, mostly with black & yellow crowns. A few juncos still, have been very numerous. Heard a Grosbeak down town. Toluis W.again- Hot w. east wind.

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

a few Gambels came up one by one from the stream and crossed the path into the shrubbery above. Golden- crowns in full plumage. A Vermint Thrush was scolding acat on the other bank. An Allen Humming bird was douing the pendulum. A Grosbeak sang while flying. As we returned an Anna Hummer did the pendulum dropping just above a perched female. P.M. Van Franciscs. A few Glaucous- winged Gulls, one in mature plumage; several Western in full plumage and many Calif- Gulls followed the boat. Three birds that looked like terns flew directly nest low over water, very white, April 19. Cool Golden-crowned Sparrows were back on the table. A Vermint Thrush came through the garden in the late afternoon. As I sat on the porch (5:30 p.m) watching a gopher opening a hole and eating a fox glove plant a pair of quail came along the banks. A second male was driven array. As they approached the gopher they stood still and peered into the hole, then began the quint quint note. Three pairs of quail came by - one of the males was the very same one. Mrs. Leavens reported the Gambel Sparrows gone from her garden which was full two days ago. Three times I heard a sound which reminded me of the noise made by the Collie's Hummer at the bottom of the arc in a pendulum swing. Heard a Yellow Warbler three times as I drove part the campus on Alston Way.

1/heard the note of the Collidge Hummer (7) more distinctly. April 20: Chilly fog most of day. University sprayed the trees near our place. In late afternoon a flock of Golden- crowned Sparrows came to bathe, many singing. With them was one (possibly two) Gambel Sparrows and one Fox Sparrow. There was quite a little fighting directed mainly against the Gambel Sparrow which was driven away from the pool many times. All in full plumage except one Goldencrown. A Hermit Thrush was in the garden today and robins eating cater worms. Mrs. Kimball reported Russet-backed Thrush. Apr. 21. Cool with morning high fog. Went to San Mateo Bridge for shore birds - stopped in a canyon in the mining region north of Leona Heights where I certainly heard a Chuck-adee. At the bridge there were many thousand birds: Godwits (most in full plumage) and Black-bellied Plovers most abundant, Sandpipers (Western and Red backed in full plumage), many Dowitchers, some Knots seen very distinctly, many Hudsonian Curlews and some Willets, a few Dun-palmereds Plover and a few St. Blue Herons. As we stopped before reaching the bridge two Clapper Rails were seen in the slough. While crossing the bridge Bonaparte Gulls and Caspian Terns were seen and at the west end 20+ Forster Terns. There were many Cliff Swallows on the salt ponds as we drove south toward Dimbarlan Bridge and on the roadway were numerous jays in addition to a few flocks of sandpipers. Eared Grebes (two small flocks) were just changing into summer plumage. Very few gulls except Bonapartes which were very numerous. I heard several Yellow Warblers as we drove along the Oakland Highway.

April 22. '13 Boulder Creek. Plantus Geravera, Cassin Vireo heard from the cottage. James heard Olive-sided Flycatcher down the lot and I heard and saw one up the valley as we drove home. Many Grosbeaks singing, first bird at dawn, followed by Song Sp., Junco, Paleolotis Warbler. Warbling Vireo later. We stopped on the way down at Walzner's Nursery near Mt. View where birds were very numerous; grosbeaks, orioles etc. Swallows about a barn near there. [illegible] Apr. 24. Mute Swan Mate Bridge. Same as on Apr. 21 at after wildcats Gopher, Curlew feet no nails. Apr. 24. Col.; high fog in morning - A Thrasher was seen several times in the garden, digging among leaves. Saw Burnet Thrush, and [illegible] Sparrows. Apr. 25. Broken clouds, fresh N.W. wind. A flock of 50+ Cedar Waxwings came into the oak trees where they were seen pulling out oak worms. A Thrasher was singing just east of the house in morning - Apr. 26. Cordonees Park. Sunny, cool. Many birds and most of them singing. Many pairs of grosbeaks; one fight between two males - apparently at boundary of territory. Many pairs of Warbling Vireo. Nest of Paleolotis Warbler (see Apr. 18) was finished and contained two eggs. Anna & Allen Hummers were seen and the pendulum note of the Callopae was heard several times. Once the bird was seen in conflict with an Anna - looked very small and pale but the motion was too rapid for exact identification. No Tolmie Warble. A flock of Golden-crowned and Gould's Sparrows in full fallmarge came up from the stream through the Linforth garden (see Nuttall Sparrows). Two Russet-backed Thrushes were among the oaks in the east end of the park. Heard the

96 1933 call of the P-b Thrush in our garden in the afternoon. About 2:45 p.m. I watched the nest of the Calif Blue Jay (see Apr.17) near the top of a Eugenia Tree in front of the Women's Faculty Club. The babies hatched (I watched) on April 19- there are three. When I arrived at the windows above and very near the nest the female was brooding but restless. After a few minutes the male arrived, the female stood up on the edge of the nest while the male fed the young. He thin took the excreta in his bill and flew away W. Almost immediately the female followed. After a five minute wait she returned very stealthily from the behind taste and below the nest and fed the young, then took the excreta and swallowed it; then settled to brood. 6:10 April 28. Y-c. Sparrows singing near pool. Thrasher singing across the road just above the house. Tolmie Warbler sings' every morning frequently; Vigors Vren and Doug Sp. sing constantly; Lulescent Warbler to Spotted Towhee; W. Flycatcher usually at a distance but this morning near the old nest site under the porch, A Robin picks up worms from the ground, allows me to come within three feet. Bluejay was taking worms from leaves near top of tree, also Purple Finches - Beautiful day. April 29 Rain Apr.28 dawn Y-c. Sparrow still singing. A Pair of thrashers are gathering food - for young? Dovots Boulder Creek. Cool. Broken cloeds Apr.30 Partly cloudy. Warm at Boulder Cr in sunshine. I heard (Olive-sided) Flycatcher + Ash-throated Flycatcher. Lunch in Big Basin - chilly.

97 Berkeley May 1. Cloudy with showers. Laysli Bentling singing near the house repeatedly. Hummingbird with wheezing pendulum squeak - Rufous or Calliope? Thrasher digging near pool is banded. Raining quite hard by noon. While we were eating lunch by the fireplace Jones called my attention to a bird with a red head in trees next to the N.W. porch. It was a full plumed W. Tanager. There were several, all males but one with very little red on head. With them were several Grosbeaks and one Ash-Throated Flycatcher. They stayed near the house for three quarters of an hour. They were all eating oak worms. Both the Tanagers and Grosbeaks fluttered under a twig if they could not reach in any other way. The Flycatcher perched on a branch then darted across to a bunch of leaves six to eight feet away, seized a worm as he flew, then out to another perch. There were female Grosbeaks as well as males. Both Grosbeak & Tanagers sang. Trees have not been sprayed yet - Heard no Golden-crowned Sparrows today. May 2. Broken clouds to clear sunshine. Heard Golden-crowned Sparrow at home. Spent day in Contra Costa Co. in Tyee Valley and at Alamo. Chilly wind, warm in sunshine. Birds very abundant. Saw following birds: Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Mourning Dove. Willow Tormy Woodpecker, Calif Jay (one), Western Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe (heard) building under eaves Cliff Swallow (100's), Plain Titmouse, W. House Wren, W Robin, W. Bluebird, Russet-backed Thrush, Calif Shrike, Warbling Vireo, Pileated & Yellow Warbler, Bullock Oriole, Brewer Blackbird, W. Meadowlark. Redwing, (over)

98 Linnets, Black-headed Grosbeak, Green-backed and Lawrence Goldfinch, Lazuli Bunting, Chipping Sparrows, Slaties and Brown Towhee, Song Sparrow. May 3. Tanagers heard several tries during the day. Brown Towhees are eating oak worms. Virgin Wren sings constantly near the house (E.). A pale hummingbird which makes no sharp buzzing sound as it flies was seen at a distance, gave the wheezy pendulum note. Robins are picking up oak-worms from the ground. chilly partly cloudy - A pair of Purple Finches were giving their call that sounds like Hutton Warbler, flying rightly through the woods. May 4. High fog until 11 a.m. A male and female grosbeak have been seen several times in the oaks eating oak worms. Golden-crowned Sparrows were singing between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. One repeated several times a song of four notes - - -. Robins and Grosbeats still about. Heard Lazuli Bunting also. Song sp. Virgin Wren, Sparrow, Belted & Salt-sided Towhee Warbler of course. A Virgin Wren went into the nesting box on the post below the house and the Western Flycatcher flew out from under the N.W. porch when I went out. At the end of Woodwood Road a pair of St. Pinos Finches were feeding noisy young apparently out of the nest and hiding in some bushes just below the path. Several Blue-gray Nunmers were seen. May 5 and 6. Cooper Club Annual Meeting. Cedar Warblings near Museum. Rain at night May 6. May 7. Rain. Great chorus of bird song in early morning. Lazuli Buntings, Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Pileated Warblers beside Song sp. Virgin Wren, Lintereast Warbler etc. I heard Henmit Warbler I think. Tanagers & Grosbeats seen at noon. Rain P.M. Saw Hermit Warblers and group of purple finches in oak trees.

1933 99 May 7 Miss Burroughs reported young robins just ready to leave nest Blue flew out W Flycatcher building nest under our pool, also tops of last year's nest. May 8 Heard Golden-crowned Sparrow in early morning - Also song of Russet-backed Thrush; also Tanagers Hermit Warbler, Lazuli Bunting, Thrasher Grosbeak and Robin - Late at Claremont Hotel Olive-sided Flycatcher. Faculty Group went to Tyce Creek and Alamo starting in rain. Cloudy all day but no rain after we started Birds very abundant around nest of Brewer's Blackbird. Found at Tyce Creek four Oriole nests, two linnets in blue oak (one last year?) one containing five eggs Robin sitting on nest in crooks of willow tree Lazuli Buntings apparently building on stream bank Swallows' nests had been forced down from place where they have nested each summer for three years since we first visited the place House Wren's nest in eagle tree crack, both going in and out (feeding young?). Many buntings Saw Willow Woodpecker and heard Nuttall. Young blue bird with spotted breasts with parents in orchard. Grosbeaks and orioles singing less than on May 2 Luteocut Warblers carrying food. At Alamo found a pair of Russet-backed Thrushes just under bridge at north; pair of Lawrence Gold- finchers battling Willow Woodpeckers feeding newly young in hole in locust trees both parents feeding Intrusive interested in stump of tree cut down did not find exact location of nest. Female (no sound heard) stayed very near as we sat down to watch woodpecker's nest and slunk off through grass as we went away. A little way down the stream a Long-tailed Chat was singing Grosbeaks singing two males in same tree (migrating?) Many buntings, a few yellow warblers Spotted Towhee flushed from nest (?) Many California Warblers (some migrating).

100 1933 May 9. Cloudy, chilly wind. There has been more snow in the Serranas. No rain. Went to Mrs. Edwin Blake's with "Lady Birds", not many birds. Humming birds; Anna (two young out of nest doing pendulum but not mounting high); Allen and Rufous - Variegated Thrush meeting in crack in wall, feeding young. Several Thrashers (Mrs. Blake has banded eight in last few months). Violete Warbler singing, also Bilolates and Lutescent. Bush Tits - one nest containing young; one brood perched together on twig in chaparral. Nest of Shrike containing young. Also Cal. Jay, W. Flycatcher, Mantel, Song Brown & species Dorfed. Sparrow Flicker, R-b. Thrush, Purple Finch - perhaps one pair each. No Grosbeaks or Lazuli Buntings seen or heard. At Mrs. Laren's a family of Titmouse's, flying through the oaks. At home Fawagaro still about. May 10. Heard W. Flycatcher 6:30 a.m. May 11. Still cloudy, chilly. As I was planting out seedlings in bed under dining room window I discovered a W. Flycatcher on the bough which stands upright in angle of house. Later one W. Fly- catcher chased another past me with much snapping of bills. Later still I found the nest that had just been built under the porch, lying bottom up on the slips below. I placed it on the bough where I had last seen the birds. (Birds did not return to either site) High fog in Berkeley all day. Warmer in Contra Costa. May 12. Last trip of the City Club Spring Series. Went to Tye Creek near Saranap, Alamo's and Drabbs Country Club. When we stopped at Tye Creek we found a (8-10?) family of Slender-billed Mitehatches flying about. Young were creeping about on the oak branches but fed by parents also. A pair of Lawrence Goldfinches seemed to be building in the main crotch of a large Valley Oak. Two Oak Ash-Throats flycatchers were in the Walnut orchard. Ellis' birds as on former trips, Orioles building in mallotuse Yg. Blackbirds out of nest - Linnet brooding 5 eggs. Saw Chippings Sparrow. Robin still waiting. At Alamo's willow woodpeckers still in nest. No Chat, Young Anna Humming at Drabbs- Allen Hummer at Tye Creek-

May 13. Thousands of Sandpipers and Phalaropes at Dunbarston Bridge One larger bird was perched on a rock on edge of water next to the roadway, a golden brown on back, black and white bars on head, bill not very long. Just before we reached the marshes a bird was hovering like a sparrow hawk but had broader wings like a kite, light colored. Phalaropes were in breeding plumage both Red and Northern Sandpipers alighted Heavy fly over Santa Cruz & Big Basin north in roadway occasionally a phalarope too. Swimming at Boulders Cr. May 14. At Santa Cruz on the west Cliff Drive I stopped to watch a group of birds floating near a patch of seaweed They were smaller than Cormorants two plumages One dark above, lighter below, white patch behind the eye, dark bill. The other (male or same sp?) had a bright colored, parrot shaped bill; dark above, lighter below. Did not see any of them dive. Occasionally a female would rise far enough to flap her wings as ducks do - Warm at Boulder Creek. Cold mist at Santa Cruz. Clouds or fog on way home. Berkeley May 15. Chilly. Cloudy. Jays have been feeding young across the road left nest some days ago. Family of Blue Tits near Willow House out of sight. May 16 "Lady Birds" went to Arroyo much beyond Livermore. Cold, Cloudy. Found a Sparrow Hawk's nest in a hole in a Sycamore tree, low enough so I could be lifted up & look in. Saw three young in grayish-white downy plumage. At the bridge birds were very abundant but no Thompsonias- Three kinds of Goldfinches (G-b., Willow, Lawrence), Lark Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings Orioles (Bullocks'), W. Kingbirds, Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe, yellow & Blue-tailed Warblers Killdeer Henning Doves Tanager Bug Redtail, Cliff Swallow Brown Thrasher Grosbeak W. Bluebird building in hole in Sycamore built th

102 Livermore, May 16, 1932. Dusky Flycatcher Nuttall Woodpecker Anna Hummer Meadow Lark Brewer's Red-winged Blackbird. (Dr. Blackbird chased ground squirrel 50 ft. to its hole) Warbling Vireo Violet-green Cliff Swallow, Vaux Swift, Thrush At Tyce Creek near Saratop we found the nest of the Lawrence Goldfinch (female on it), and Caly-Jay, Bushtit & Through House Wren (feeding yq. in nest) Spotted Towhee Lulacent Warbler Robin Titmouse Allen Hummer Slender-billed Rail-hatch (heard) 4/15p May 17. Rain in morning Went to Boulder Creek in afternoon. May 18. Worked in garden at Birds not abundant Mrs Blake weather has been cold Grosbeak & B.b. Through principal reported G.c. singers Also Warbling Vireo Yellow Warbler Song Sparrow, Sparrows in one Olive-sided Flycatcher Wood Pewee W.Peachtree Purple his trap - Cassin Vireo last time Finch Pine Siskin x Heard song of Hermit Thrush from hill S.W. of College Black-throated Gray Warbler heard occasionally. May 19. Warm summer day Returned to Berkeley in late afternoon. May 20. Cooler Decided not to spray the trees as birds have been so abundant during the rainy weather that they have cleaned off the trees sufficiently to risk leaving them The Rufous Hummer was still here on May 16 Mrs Firgson reported no shore birds at Dumbarton Bridge on May 20 Rain at night. May 21. Chilly, partly cloudy Heard Lazuli Bunting in garden. May 23 Lunch at Diablo Country Club with "Lady Birds" Knoll- Green Swallows Cliff & Barn Swallows over lake A group of 8-10 Bushtit-backed Thrushes feeding in trees on bank of lake Lawrence Goldfinches building nest in oak tree Many Lazuli Buntings Beautiful warm day Chipping Sparrows Cassin Vireo above lake. May 24. Warm Drove to Boulder Creek & Big Basin Very few birds in Big Basin Creeper heard No Hermit Thrush (5 p.m.) May 25 Santa Cruz Big Trees = 11:4 a.m Many birds including

Purple Martin, Hermit Thrush, Black-throated Gray Warbler. W. Tanager near my college. Grosbeak principal singer at dawn Birds not abundant yet. Yellow Warblers heard. May 26. Berkeley - Beautiful day. May 27. Hot. 85° in San Francisco. No gulls following any of the boats. Perhaps 100 on the water - breezy. May 28: Cooler with fog in late afternoon. May 29. Went to Boulder Creek - Hot at Saratoga. Eugene works on the grade. Many birds at Congress Springs. Ash-thr. Flycatcher, House Wren, Cassin Vireo, Song Sp., Bushtits, Gold finches, Grosbeak etc. May 30. Beautiful day. Saw my first pair of quail on the place. Began enlarging front porch - May 31. Cooler. A chat came into lilacs near B.P. Ceanothus about 8 a.m. Sang all day - First I have heard in region. Hermit Thrush across river on slope of Mt. Tamalpais. June 1. No Chat. Left for Berkeley at 2:30 p.m. June 2. High fog all morning. Sunny but chilly wind from Violet Warbler singing again. June 5, & 7, 8. Boulder Creek - very warm. Fog over ocean. Heard Tanager. along way out at Berkeley. Black-thr. Gray W. still singing. Ash-Throated Flycatcher near college - Heard no Olive-sided there. Berkeley- June 9. Fog until 10:30 a.m. Thrusher singing after several weeks silence. Violet W. & Lululeunt heard. 2 Song Sp. sing constantly. A pair of quail brought a brood of five little ones to pool -first seen this year. Jays still about with their family of young. A great squabbling was heard above the pool. As I went out on the porch a jay flew toward me chasing a wrentit which flew under the porch. Wrentits did much scolding. Later wren- tits above the banks across the road were squabbling - jay flew out;

June 10. I heard repeatedly the call of the Ash-Throated Flycatcher from the direction of the swimming pool. Beautiful day. June 11. " " Drive up to the Botanical Gardens, stopping frequently to observe birds. Found no Olive-sided or Ash-Throated Flycatcher. Lazuli Bunting's were well distributed all the way; juncos and robins near dairy & also at the Botanical Gardens; Russet-backed Thrush heard but not in constant song yet; House Wrens - two pairs at whole gardens, one feeding young in a nest built in concrete wall under the heating pipe which runs into the glass house. Grosbeaks abundant. June 13. Clear, warm. "Lady birds" drove to Boulder Creek lunching in Wildwood Park at Saratoga - Birds very abundant there, including Slender-billed Vireohatch, Calif. Woodpecker, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, Chickadee etc. No Orioles. In late p.m. spent an hour in Fallow Big Trees where both Vermint & Russet-backed Thrush were singing. Saw Creepers. June 14. Beautiful day. Calif. Woodpeckers toward Brookdale, Black-throated Gray heard in three places - saw which was constantly singing in Violet-green Swallows below Ben Lomond; also Titmouse - birds at Jeff Camp. On way home stopped at Brocks aviary where we saw Cowbirds, three in aviary and one outside. Were told a flock had been about all day attracted by calls of the ones in the aviary. Crows south of San Jose. June 15. Chilly fog in morning. Thrushes near pool. Mr. Brode reported 5 Cowbirds at his feeding table today - 2 males, 3 females. Also nests of W.Tenagers at Simol. At 4:30 p.m. started on trip up Redwood Highway. Night at Millwharf first June 16. Island Tenager at Whistle. Breakfast at Willets, Depewville at noon; Heard Nuttall Sparrow (Progenies), landed on Bull Creek then on to Canyon Park where I found Varied Thrushes with young out of nest. On to Ukemouth Inn where we spent the night. Heard five or six Varied Thrushes singing there. Cirquelas in all open spaces. Mendocino Song Sparrow

Redwood Highway June 15-19, 1933 June 17. Took lunch with us and drove to Eureka and toward Crescent City. Stopped about noon on bluff above ocean. Ground covered with grass & wild blue iris. Breguluni came all about us, young in grass near where we sat down. Singing constantly. Apricots on sunny slopes near Trinidad sep. Rhododendrons under redwoods last few miles in Humboldt Co. - Returned to Weymouth Inn for the night. Beautiful clear day - Cool. 2 hours before we left. Cloudy part of day - Cool. June 18. Sunday. Left Weymouth at 9 a.m. Picnic lunch on S. Fork of Eel river near Hickey Grove. Managers there. Then to Utrahs, Clear Lakes and Clear Lake. Spent night at Clear Lake Lodge on N. E. corner of the upper lake. Cool wind. June 19. Left the Lodge about 9 a.m. drove along eastern side of lake stopping at Auntie's on Lower Lake; then across to the town of Lower Lake and Middleton. Then over a very bad road to Pope Valley where we ate our lunch and over Howell Mt. to the town of St. Helena. Reached home 5 p.m. Birds seen on Trip: W. Grebes ab. on Clear Lake, calling frequently even during night. The proprietor of the Lodge told me they nested early, young are nearly grown now. When out in a motor boat he had often come upon a family (usually 2 ygs). The father dives but the mother swims with the young on her back even when the boat comes very near. Fallow Goose - 1 on Clear Lake in front of Lodge; 1 farther south. Gull - Caty? Several seen in non-plumage. .. - Northern Western Gulls off shore toward Crescent City. Marble lighter. Kelder in Pope Valley. St. Blue Heron - many on Clear Lake. Black-crowned Night Heron - many on Clear Lake. Red-tailed Hawks - several. One near Eureka mobbed by Blackbirds. Sparrow Hawk. Marin, Sonoma & Lake Counties.

106 1933 Turkey Buzzards, numerous all way along. On Clear Lake a company of twenty rose from shore as we stopped the car. Probably feeding on dead fish. Near Blue Lakes one rose from highway where part of a rabbit was seen. Two other Buzzards soaring above. Band-Tailed Pigeons - A flock of 20-30 at Weymouth this morning we left. Morning Doves - Abundant in Lake Co. Screech Owl - heard at Clear Lake Lodge. Vaux Swift - at Weymouth. Allen Hummers .. ; Anna Hummers at Clear Lake Lodge. W. Belted Kingfisher .. .. ; also Clear Lake. Harris Woodpecker seen at Bull Creek and heard at Weymouths Inn. Nutall Woodpecker at Clear Lake Lodge. California Woodpecker - Ukiah, Welets, Middleton, Pope Valley etc.. North Western Flycatcher - Weymouth Inn. Red-shafted - Lake County. Ash-throated Flycatcher - common at Clear Lake. One at the Lodge squatted on the wet lawn and scattered the drops for a bath. Black Phoebe at Weymouth and in Lake Co, one under bridge in Pope Valley Blue-sided Screamlier at Weymouth. W. Wood Pewee in all sections visited where it was wooded. W. Flycatcher at Weymouth ; also Clear Lake W. Purple Martin heard at Weymouth - very early in morning - Cliff Swallows at Weymouth.. At Clear Lake Lodge had many nests under leaves of the Lodge where they were feeding young. Barn Swallow - saw once or twice along way near Ukiah. Tree Swallows - abundant at Weymouth. Violet-green Swallows - abundant at Clear Lake. Coast Jay - occasionally seen along Redwood Highway and at Weymouth. Scarlet Calij Jay in Humboldti County. (Measis Jay)

Raven - plus over as we were eating lunch on the bluff in Del Norte Co - saw very low croak. Crow - along Redwood Highway as far as we went and also in Lake Co. Plain Titmouse - Clear Lake Lodge. Chickadees (chestnut-backed) - not definitely seen. Blind-sided Mathias - at Weymouth and at Clear Lake Lodge where I saw them walk along the pier and over the pump house roof, picking up the quats which were dormant in the early morning. Creeper - at Weymouth and Bull Creek and Canyon Park. Wrentit - Northern Wrentit north of Eureka on bluff above coast Ruddy Wren-tit at Weymouth Benign Wren (San googrum?) east of Clear Lake in hills. Bull Creek Western Water Wren common at Weymouth. Heard in Canyon Park & Rustic-backed Thrush - ab. at Weymouth. None heard in Lake Co. cr. Mountain Hermit Thrush - heard at lunch place on S. Forky Rd., at Bull Creek, Varied Thrush - family with grown young in Canyon Park. Young very speedy. Male answered when James imitated whistle and mother got quite excited and flew very close to us - seemed to be trying to lead us away (P.P.) Western Bluebird - Lake Co. Napa & Sonoma Co. Western Scratcher - south end of Clear Lake. California Thrush - near Blue Lake. W-Warbling Vireo - common along highway, at Weymouth, & Clear Lake Hutton Vireo - east of Clear Lake, Howell Mt. Cassin Vireo - Clear Lake Lodge and Weymouth etc. Not abundant Lutescent Warbler - at Weymouth and at Clear Lake Lodge Calypso's Warbler - everywhere along streams and at Clear Lake. Black-throated Gray Warbler - I heard frequently until we reached the denser woods above Garberville. Hermit Warbler - blue sang constantly above Bull Creek - could not see it.

108 Redwood Highway - June 15-19, 1933. Western Yellowthroat - at Clear Lake near the Lodge. Long-tailed Chat - One was singing under my window in early morning at the Lodge, Clear Lake Pileated Warbler - Everywhere along the Redwood Highway. Meadow Lark - everywhere in open fields. Bullock Oriole - one at Clear Lake Lodge Brewer Blackbird - occasional everywhere but nowhere conspicuous. Western Tanager - heard at Wiah and north to thirty Goose on S. Fork Eel River. Black-headed Grosbeak - Everywhere in open woods. Lazuli Bunting - California Purple Finch - Everywhere in redwoods. Larkspurt - Everywhere except in redwood groves. Willow Goldfinch - very abundant at Weymouth and up coast to Del Norte Co. as far as we went. Greenbacked Goldfinch - None at Weymouth or north, esp. at Clear Lake. Redwood Pine Siskin - Common along the Highway. None at Clear Lake. San Francisco Spotted Towhee - Common all way up Redwood Highway. Calif. Brown Towhee - Bryant Marsh Sparrow - heard near Humboldt Bay. Western Lark Sparrow - a pair at Clear Lake Lodge, female carrying nesting materials. Very common all through Lake Co and into Pope Valley. Junco (sierra?) near Laytonville), perhaps south. W. Clipping Sparrow - Common throughout. Nuttall Sparrow (punctatus) first heard at Drywills or Bull Flat (on grassy hillside). Very common from there on as far as we went, Up out of meadow at northern limit. Mourning Song Sparrow - at Weymouth June and north.

Song of Pegetensis (Nutall Sparrow) 109 I made several records of the songs of the Nuttall Sparrow (pegetensis). All types had a quality which reminded me of the Mountain White-com. At Scotia among the burned stumps and in a garden in the center of town it sang: Three-e-e chip-chip-chip. burr-r, the first note prolonged and rising slightly in pitch; the second (chips) very rapid; the third very rough. The intervals were less than thirds, giving a minor effect. At Canyon Park one sang I mm oon, burned and very vibrant. At Weymouth Inn another variation used was ") ) veeeee Further south I heard one sing --' ooeeee June 25. Berkeley. Warm perfect day. Recorded song of Nuttall Sparrow on campus. The usual song was: ---vvvvvv It contained no rough burned notes. Sometimes the first note was omitted. The last phrase was rapid, almost a trill. Thrasher and Volmic Warbler still singing. June 25: Young thrashers near pool east of house. June 30. Mrs. Suio, Mr. Blake and I drove via Redwood Canyon, Upper San Leandro dam, Castro Valley to Dublin, thence to Sirol and Calaveras dam. Weather clear, cool breeze. Made stops all along the way and saw following birds: St. Blue Heron - Calaveras reservoir. Kelder - beyond Sirol. Turkey Vulture - from Dublin on. Sharp-shinned Hawk - in woods near stream above Sirol. W. Red-tailed Hawk - in hills beyond Sirol and above S.L. dam.

110 School Trip - June 30, 1933. Sparrow Hawk - seen many times in open country. Golden Eagle ? ( Sailing steadily high in air near School Temple ) Calif. Zwal - in valley above School ; yq. on hillside above. Mourning Doves - Calaveras Valley. Allen Hummer - Graham's Riding Academy. Mitchell Woodpecker - heard repeatedly in oaks from Dublin. Calif Woodpecker - near School and in Calaveras Valley. Picker - in Calaveras Valley > Lewis Woodpeckers - on telephonepoles two miles above School Western Kingbird - " Ash-throated Flycatcher near School. Black Phoebe under bridge on Calaveras Creek. W. Wood Peewee " " Western Flycatcher - Redwood Canyon & " " Cliff Swallows - nests crowded under arches in water lower at Calaveras Dam. Yellow-billed Magpie - Calaveras Valley above School. Coast Jay - Redwood Canyon and Calaveras Valley. Calif. Jay - " " . " . Titmouse " " " . Slender-billed Milwhatche in woods near stream in Calaveras Valley. Wren Tits - on hillsides in Redwood Canyon to Calaveras Valley. > Rock Wren - a pair in rocks on Calaveras Dam - another pair on rocks above road a little below. W. House Wren - Miss Graham's Riding Academy and Calaveras Creek. Calif Thrasher - " . . . Pheasant backed Through - Redwood Canyon, School, Calaveras Valley. Robin - Miss G.'s Riding Academy. W. Bluebirds - Calaveras Valley almost up to dam.

W. Warbling Vireo - Redwood Canyon, Suel & Calaveras Valley along stream. Cassin Vireo - only one heard near Calaveras Creek. Lutescent Warbler in Redwood Canyon Yellow Warbler - on Calaveras Creek Palmie Warbler - in Redwood Canyon W. Yellow-throat - in callants above Suel. Cisolate Warbler - in Redwood Canyon & on Calaveras Creek. Richmujes Blackbird - near San Ramon W. Meadowlark - a few before we reached Redwood Canyon. Brewer Blackbird - one or two flocks flying close together - also single birds or in groups on ground. Black-headed Grosbeak - Redwood Canyon & Calaveras Valley Suel. Leyuli Bunting English Sparrow - Suel. Calif. Purple Finch - Redwood Canyon and Calaveras Valley. Lunixt - every where - Nesting under tiles at water temple at Suel and water tower in Calaveras water tower. Green-backed Goldfinch - common. Only goldfinch seen except Lawrence Goldfinch at Mrs G's Riding Academy. Parus Sixtin Spotted Towhee - each strip except on grassy hillside high. Brown Towhee - Junco (St. Pious) - on high hill (wooded) on road up to Col. dam. Chipping Sparrow - most abundant at Mrs Graham's (horse barn) Mutilt Sparrow - none after we left Mt. Blvd. Song Sparrows - Redwood Canyon and Calaveras Valley. Did not happen to see Bush tits or skrikes. 56 species. May have been Phamopeplas above Suel.

112 Berkeley, 1933. Lake Tahoe & Echo Lake. July 1. A thrasher was seen near the curb above our place trying to dig in the ground with its bill. Both legs were injured so it could not brace itself. Half an hour later I took bread [three] and threw into it near the spot where the thrasher had been. It came out from a thick tangle of blackberry vines and allelberries. July 2. Went to Boulder, to stay over July 4. Warm. July 3. Heard song of Black throated Gray warbler beyond Schenman. Just after noon a Tanager sang several times and gave the pic-bird [call] July 4. Walked along Alta Via - quite sure I saw a robin [Not]. July 5. Cooler. Returned to Berkeley. July 6. Cooler. July 10. Drove to Echo Lake, crossed to Upper Echo where we visited Miss Gladding - 7500 ft alt. July 11. Walked to Tamaracks & Rainbow Lakes. Quite hot: Beautiful junipers, Jeffrey Pines, Bear Red firs aracis on lower levels; junipers, tamaracks, hemlocks and Mountain Pines higher (7800) July 12. Drove to Lake Tahoe, Rubicon Beach, where we visited Mrs. Howard Fletcher: Jeffrey pines, silver red fir, white fir (afew), tamaracks etc., much magnolia, white lilac, birch brush. Noticed white fir on Phillips Grade. Birds at Echo Lake and [illegible] July 13. Drove to Tahoe City about 12 m. and after lunch & call on Mrs. Hamilton whose place contains Blazes. Birds at Echo Lake and above and at Lake Tahoe: Sparrow hawk at Rubicon Beach, Clarity Crow corn at Echo Paven. Mt Quail, one heard at Echo, one at Rubicon; Blue-fronted Jay all levels, one heard singing at Echo Lake. Olive-sided Flycatcher, Wood Peave; Wright's Flycatcher in magnolia at Rubicon; Flicker (ground White headed Woodpecker at Rubicon Beach (Violet green swallow) nesting in pills at Rubicon; Ruff Swallow at Tahoe City, Tree Swallow [Tree -breasted Wail Ruby-crested Night -one at Rubicon catch near Echo and at Rubicon; Sierra Creeper heard at Mrs. Hamilton's, W. Tanager heard at Echo but very common at Tahoe, feeding young at Mrs H's. Sucker Hermit Thrush Echo. Western Robin (gen.) nest with yo. at Echo: Mt. Bluebird (general), nest in dead stub 18 ft up at TC. Warbling Vireo in willows and aspens, more comm. at Tahoe: Audubon W. (gen); California Warbler ?; Yellow Warbler - . . . at Tahoe Cliff Rubicon in pairs; [illegible] W. at Echo & Mrs. A's; Mt. Chickadee (gen) green back at Goldfrich (Talbot City), Pine Siskin afew; Sierra Junco (gen); Long-tailed Juntling at Rubicon; Fox Sparrow in magnolia all levels; Green-tailed Towhee ditto; Evening Grosbeaks at The Hut near Homerwood, eating gravel in wood

used side of hill in picking up gravel; Cassin Purple Finch ab at Echo; W. Chipping Sparrow (general); Mt. White-crowned Sparrow general in meadows; [illegible] Song Sparrow at Tahoe City; Black-headed Grosbeak, one near Canadian Bay; Russet-backed Thrush one at Tahoe City; Brewin Blackbird on Lake Tahoe. Calif. Thrills on Lake Tahoe, saw six flying just under Rubicon Peak in early morning; Ducks (sp. ?) on lake near Mrs. Hawkin's. She told me they nested in a hole in a tree ne her house and flew over the house at times. She was told they were Wood Ducks. Did not see them at close enough range to identify them. At Auburn young Purple Martins were perched on wire atop railway station. Weather warm, clear except for heat clouds - Mrs. Fletcher showed me dead tops of small willows along lake shore, each ringedled by sap sucker holes. July 16. Boulder Creek. A deer came up the R. R. track and turned into the woods opposite our house. Hot. July 20. Spent a few hours at Moss Landing. Hot at Boulder. Cool, foggy at Moss Landing. Saw following birds. 1. Red-throated Loon - one - bathing and preening in the lagoon. 2. Farallone Cormorant - two or three. 3. Black-crowned Night Heron - one) 4. St. Blue Heron - several. 5. American Teal - 2. 6. Pintail 8-12-15 7. White-winged Scoter - 8-15. 8. Brown Pelican 7 ½ 9. White Pelican - 3 10. Turkey Buzzard - 1 11. Marsh Hawk - 1-brown. 12. Killdeer 15-20 13. Serin-paluated Plover - 2 14. Long-billed Curlew - 2 15. Hudsonian Godlew 10 t 16. W. Willett 8-10 17. Long-billed Dowteller ? 18 Western Sandpiper } flecho- 19 Least " 20 Marbled Godwit 10-12 21. Western Gull - 2 ot 22. Calif. " 2 23 Ring-billed " 2 24. Forker Tern 7 o t 25. Least Tern 4 o t 26 Mourning Dove - 3. 27 King Fisher 28 Cliff Swallow - a few. 29 Barn Swallow abundant 30 Ridgway's Blackbird 31 Brewer " 32 Meadowlark 33 Linnets 34 Ing. Sparrow 35. Willow Goldfinch 36 Peregrine Falcon Sparrows 37 Whiteall Sparrows. Anhing Green Heron at Trin Lakes near Santa Cruz

114 1933 Aug.7-12. Boulder Creek. Weather increasingly warm - up to 106° one day. Spent three afternoons at the shore to keep cool. Birds were numerous. A Black-headed Grosbeak was heard singing frequently a snatch of song on Aug 8 and 9 and calling on later dates. Kingfishers were frequently heard. Many juncos, chickadees. Call of young Cassin Vireo heard several times. Black Phoebe near cottage. Unal torches, jays, WoodPewees, No song Sparrows heard except at beach and near Esquel. Along shore a few Heermann Gulls, Brown Pelicans, one Wandering Tattler. Chachacopes on the ocean but not on lagoons. Young Anna Hummers in garden. Saw no Allens. No quail in garden. One Thrasher heard near cottage - one pair of Cliff Swallows still feeding young in nest on cliff above Santa Cruz. Aug.14. Lady Bird, visited Botanical Gardens to study hummingbirds. In tobacco field, Anna H. were more numerous among a few adults of each- pelicans there were many ins. Allens. No other species were seen. Other birds seen: Sh.Sh. Hawk, Dusky Warbler, Song Sparrow Brown Towhees, Nuttall Sparrows, Linnets, G.G. Goldfinch Morning Dove. Heard Thrasher, Larklin, Quailcatcher, Cal.-T St.Jays. Flicker, Jay, Grosbeak Saw a Lazuli Bunting on wire on Mooswood Rd. Elderberries and weed seeds main food of sparrows. Clear, cool. Aug.16 A Bluebird flew over, flying high and calling. Aug.17. Heard call note of a Lazuli Bunting. Aug 20-25. Have heard the notes of W.Bluebirds as they flew over the canyon. On Aug 25, about 6 or eight alighted on a wire above the house. Aug.28. Several Jays. Bunting in elderberry at North Adams. Aug.29. A Rust-backed Thrush called repeatedly outside my window at dawn,

A flock of 40-50 quail, mostly about 1/2 grown, and many trying to give the three syllabled call of the adult came to the pool then wandered through the garden. They swarmed over the brick pavement at the front door then along the path or the top of the wall to the steps and so into the street. One group of 15 qq. and two adults turned back at the steps and returned to the front door and then up the hillside - I noticed three females (ad) and three males (one the lamemor) and three sizes of young - Probably a com- bination of three families - Went to the city in the afternoon. A few gulls followed the boat for a little way. At the S.F. landing there were many gulls alighted next one of the slips. Aug 30. "Lady Birds" went to San Mateo Bridge. At the first along a Clapper Rail was feeding on the edge, the Clapper Rail crossed the highway and followed a small plough. We walked across on this, traveling beside this, and the Rail went up on to the ploughed ground about six feet from us where it pursued white insects paying no attention to us. A flock of Pelicans soared over us, perhaps 35 altogether. A few ducks were seen flying but none (1000s at Dumbarton) on the water. Shore birds seen were H. and Red Phalaropes, Crocets (30-4) meres (100t) many (100t) Manbled Godwits W.Willets, Hudsonian Curlews, B-b. Gloves, Kildeer (1), Semi-pal. Clover (1); Snowy Glover (6-8). At Dumbarton Bridge we saw Peet-billed Grebes (2), Black-crowned Night Herons (6-8), 9t Blue Herons (central), Caspian and Fortier Teats. Sandpipers were very abundant at both bridges but no Redcocks were seen. One Marsh Hawk was seen, many Brewer Blackbirds, at Duma. a number of Cliff and Barn Swallows, a few Marsh Song Sp - T Bryant Spannos- Aug 31. Heard a lovecall near the house. Sept. 4. Mrs. Parsons reported a brood of very young quail in her garden. Sept. 7. Drove to Los Angeles with Mrs. O'Shaunes and Mrs. Ferguson. Lunch at Irigo's City - From Glascaders we drove directly to Monterey Low tide. Shore birds numerous - mostly godwits, Willets next most

abundant. Only two Downchees seen and two (Lesser) Yellowlegs, smaller than Willets, very active, more slender than Willets and walked differently; gave a pit't call when feeding and a loud jibber, pheew, when flying. Godwits notes were all hoarse. Willets notes were clear, loud and penetrating, also varied. A few Curlews seen. A number of Brown Pelicans and some White Pelicans. In the Sept. 8 morning we watched them again, finding the same species. Blue Tern has darkening to wings (possibly a small gill. Tail showed no fork.) Bluebirds and Lawrence Goldfinching were on the shore. Bugs announced crossed highway between Morro Bay & San Luis Breakfast at San Luis Obispo, lunch at Santa Barbara. Fog over ocean. Visited Santa Cruz Mission. Could not see islands. Clearer after we left Clynard - Cool everywhere. Reached L.A. about 4:30. Many Sparrow Hawks - Godwits + Curlews rather Sept. 9. Several mocking birds in garden at 4536 W. 18th St. Spent day visiting at Calos Verdes & Beverly. Cool. Saw Night-blooming Ceruleo 8:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Still cooler. Church a.m. Relatives came p.m. Sept. 11. 8:45 a.m. Started home. Foggy. Lunch at Santa Barbara. Red Enea- lyptius very beautiful. Dinner at San Luis, night at Paso Robles. Cool Roadrunner near San Juan. Sept. 12. Left Paso Robles about 9 a.m.; lunch at San Juan Opposite Mission Wonderful Begonias, eight feet high in dining room. Sun came out. Reached Berkeley about 4:30 p.m. Yellow-billed Magpies in Santa Cruz Mts. Sept. 14. Song Sparrows & Vigos Were in full song. Heard Tanager; also a (Cooper Hawk?) call I could not identify, harsh, loud. Not thrasher or mocking bird. Bluebirds near house. Cool with low fog in morning Sept. 18. Trace of rain last night. At end of Arlington Ave laid few Meadowlads. Flickers, Alaska Yellow Warblers (5 in Baccharis bushes), Nuttall + Song Sp, Bst + Spotted Towhees, Redtail + Sp. Hawk, Thrasher [angma], Wren-tit (singing), Vigos Wren (heard). Clear. In the afternoon a Western Tanager flew against Mrs. Parson's window, stunned but came too after an hour.

Sept. 24. Heard Cager at Boulder Creek. Crossed Dumbarton Bridge - Thousands of phalaropes. Tide very high. Least Sandpipers numerous. 13 White Pelicans, Several Black-crown Night Herons and 1st Blue Heron- Not more than 6 gulls; 2nd Caspian Tern (?) No ducks or grebes. Sept. 27. Intermediate Sparrows in North Berkeley. Sparrow reported at end of Arlington Ave - [illegible] Sparrow (Emancipation? ) Sept. 29. Rosel-backed Thrush under my window. Oct..3. Golden-crowned and Fox Sparrows singing at 9 a.m. Hears one Quetzalus up Canyon above swimming pool. Saw Mockingbird. Saw a group of Townsend Warblers. [Hot] Oct.6. Saw Pileated Warblers. Mrs. Learns reported Red-tailed Hawk two weeks ago. Four only Fox Sparrow, a few Golden-cr- & Put. Sparrows. Several Nuttall Vires. Cooper and Sharp-sh. Hawk- Droll kept up continuous quet quet while hawk near weather changes at noon - Fog- Oct.7. Foggy in Berkeley. Drove into sunshine at Saratoga. Perfect at Boulder but Sparrows generally distributed. Heard no golden-cr. & Put. Sp. at 11. Oct.8. Returned from sunshine - To fog in Berkeley. Mockingbird singing at Calty Nursery in Niles Oct.9. HouseWren, Varied Thrushes, Townsend Warblers in Strawberry Camp. Oct. 10. Orinda - Huge flocks of Gambell Sparrows - Some Golden-crowns A variable looks like Lutescent. Watched California Woodpeckers stormy coms. St. b. Nuttall at Oak Springs Oct. 13. Saw Water Bridge. Fog and sun. No mist. Saw 2 Eared Grebes, 6-8 Ring-billed Gulls, 25 White Pelicans (at Dunn), 4 Am. Egrets (at 2 min.), Pintails (?), 1000's godwits, 1000's willets. Bb. Flute (100s) 3 Semipalm Pt.; 300t Rest. Sandp., Merlin + Least, 2 N.Phal., 1 Cod. 3st Arreets, 1 Clap. Rail, many U.T. Blue Herons &-10 Black-cr. M. Herons (at Dunn) many Pipits (at Dunn) Oct.15. Nereus Thrush and R-C. Kinglet at Boulder Creek - Warm. Oct. 16. Hot in Berkeley. Oct. 17 Hot w. east wind. Oct. 18. Saw Water Bridge Same species as Oct. 13 plus Tern, Peregrine Hawk, a few Bon. Gulls. The peregrine hawk was worrying a small flock (10-12) of small white birds which I could not identify - possibly Least Terns-flying close together. Saw no phalaropes or grebes or rails. No pelicans or egrets at San Mateo. Thousands of godwits and willets collected on a mud bar a mile from the bridge until late lunch, then swooped over our heads as we sat near their feeding place. Hot.

118 1933 Oct.19. Hot, no wind. Many hermit thrushes - the first time I have seen or heard them near the house. Also Varied Thrushes, Robin's, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fox Sparrow - Gumbels at mouth, Grosbeak. Mrs. Herman told me Bluebirds had been eating their Catawagus berries last week. Oct. 21 Cooler. Oak Springs and Arivida. Saw and heard over 35 species - Devil, Redtail, Marsh, Sh-Sh, Sparrow Hawks, Calif, Nuttall, Downy Woodpeckers and Flicker, Bl Phoebe, Killdeer, Mallards, Yt. Blue Heron, Br. Blackbirds, Titmouse, Busk-tits, Slender-billed Withatch (heard) Wrentit, Vegas Wren, Cal jay, Coast Jay, Shrike, Varied Thrush, Abernith Thrush, Ruby-crown Kinglet, Hutton Voles Brown Towhee, Sp. Towhee, Calif Purple Finch, Linnet, Gt. T Willow Goldfinch, Gambel's G C Sp., Song Spar. Oct. 22-24 - Very warm. Oct. 25 Hundreds of Ays Warblers at Cordoricas. Watched them eating Myrica berries. Oct. 26 Lady Birds at Lake Mixed Yellowthroats very abundant, Earst Red-tailed Sireles. Oct. 28-30 Rain (3 in.) Oct. 30 Heard moles of Killdeer in evening. Nov. 1 - 3 Clear, Brilliant. Nov. 3. Lake Merced. On day a few Bon. Gulls. At Cliff and root Brown Pelicans. House 35 Black Turnstones at Lake Merced Yellowthroats not as ob as Oct. 26. Nov. 4 To Boulder Creek via S.F. Skyline to Half Moon Bay and along coast roads. Evening. Brilliantly clear, Flock of 50 White Pelicans crossed just outside Golden Gate - Brown Pelicans at Half moon Bay. Two large flocks of birds (pelicans) far out - One flock of small shore birds (sp.?) Nov. 7. Tuesday class went to Lake Merced. Beautiful day. 42 species seen. 5 species gulls, 3 sp.grebes, 1 Loon, 2 Phleons; 1 Horned Larks, Killdeer and Meadow Larks at Crossy Field (50t each), Black-8 Ruddy Turnstones & Surf Bird at Seal Rocks, 2 Huds Species on bay, 5sp. ducks on the lake (Canv, Puddy, Pintail, Bluebill, Waddles) ducktown duck on lake at Presidio - (Brown and cinnamon with peculiar mark on cheek and orange bill ?Hybrid? ) Nov.10. Griggly Peak and Oak Springs. Weather still clear - a little N wind - Birds less numerous. Hawks, Marsh near Griggly Peak, 4 Redtails lower down, 1 Sparrows, 1 Sharp shou- Golden Eagle ? flew over Oak Springs. Large, flight a smooth sail on red wings; wing concave on rear, tail narrower and longer than Redtail - White area near base of tail underneath. Varied Thrushes and W. Water lilies near stream at Oak Springs. House Wren heard.

1933 {Nov. 11 Went with Mrs. Ribbe and Mrs. Stout to Los Banos via Pacheco Pass. Warm Nov. 12 Drove through the refuge. As it was Sunday shooting was going on outside and many ducks and geese sought safety in the refuge but they were very wild and rose en masse when our car came near the ponds. There were thousands of Lesser Sand Ploie, not so many White-fronted Canada and Hutchins were few. Ducks were marshalled in a large pond on the eastern side of the refuge—mostly Mallards, Green-majestic; a few Bald-pated; Redhead—Gadwall. Too mild for close views. A few Auq. & Sannny Egrets, 4 White Pelicans, 76 White Swan, 3 Florida Gallinules, innumerable Coots; Virginia Rails heard, several Butternut seen, 40 Blue-black-crow Night Herons, W.O.Pet's Black-fishers (a few), and an occasional Calif. or Glaucous-wing Gull. Marsh-hawks; Sparrows, Murres, Redtail, Prairie Falcon and Per. Rough Leg—One flock of 20-35 Curlews (

120 1933 Dec. 9. Saw a Ferruginous Rough-leg Hawk near Simol . All white underneath. back light ferruginous , wings also except while "window" on upper surface. It was circling over a hill, then crossed the road and alighted in a tree in our orchard near the Water Temple. A large flock of blackbirds mobbed him and he flew off with heavy flaps toward the S.E. A fleet of crows flew over as we approached Mission Bridge . Two Canvas- backs were on the pond. Dec.-10. Rain at night . Dec.-11. Rain. Dec. 15. Still raining . Dec.-20. Left Berkely at 11 a.m. - for Los Angeles. Weather fine and Meadowlarks singing all along the way. Spent night at Pass Robles - Frost in morning. Dec. 21. Drove past Santa Ynez Mission, lunched at Santa Barbara - warm as summer . Los Angeles via Santa Morica . Reached Bert's home at 5:30 p.m. Dec.-22. Went to Palos Verdes. Warm, clear, beautiful view of snow-capped mts to east. Dec-23. Some fog, increasing Dec.-24 when it lasted all day - Dec.-25. Palos Verdes - Fog lifted a few minutes in middle of day- Dec 26. Warmer , Clearer . Drove out to call on Pickers and Morgans - Dec-27- Lunch party at Bert's Dec. 28. Went to Pasadena, Monrovia and Pomona . Partly cloudy - Dec.-29. Left Los Angeles at 10:65 a.m. for Berkely . Cloudy - Stopped at San Fernando Mission ; Lunche at Tormans on Ridge. Went to Porterville and spent night at Visalia . Warm - Dec.30. Went to Hanford then by country roads across to Mendota expecting to go through Passcho Pass. Heavy rain had made the road too slippery. Due to Los Padres for lunch then home via Pacheco Pass. Rain after 2 p.m. Dec.31. Berkely. Rain but not cold. A Varied Thrush , male in full plumage flew against window in glass porch and killed itself. Specimen. Birds seen on trip to L.A. and return, Dec.-20 - Dec.-30, 1933. Caly. Brown Pelican below Orward Commonants (sp) near Redonds White-muzzed Scoters - Hollywood Pincers . Bluehills near Orward Ducks (?) Los Bauros (darning - no stop) Sharp-shinned Hawks bet. Simol-P Mission San Jorge. W. Redtail - Santa Clara Valley of San Joaquin Valley Fer. Roughleg , near Sautayng, near Porterville, near Hanford (dead one or bated mire ) Marsh Hawk - near Traugville Prairie Falcon . "Los Bauros" Sparrow Hawk - general rye Ridge Dovek near Pass Robles Coots near Orward + Los Bauros and on San Joaquin River Kilders near Simol, and many others Scaderling below Orward; 1 flock Sulls. Herrmann, Ruiz & W. S. Grier Morninq Doves at Porterville + Hanford

"Roadrunner" one on farm near R.K. Bijgo's west door Dec. 26.; one near Hanford (N.W. Burrowing Owl - 2 flew across road as we neared Palos Verdes (6 p.m.) Anna Hummer - Pomona Calif Woodpecker - Paso Robles, Visalia, Pacheco Pass Red-shafted Flicker - Simul, Porterville, Hanford NW (bare country, no trees), Say Chachk Spatch Santa Barbara, Black Phoebe, Paso Robles, Horned Lark Fresno Co - N.W. Hanford Yellow-billed Magpie N.W.H Hanford (flying over) Pacheco Pass. Calif Jay near Minera San Jose. W. Crows near Mission San Jose, Paso Robles, Plain Tanager " " " " Pacheco Pass, Monrovia, etc. W. Mockingbird Los Angeles, Pomona, San Joaquin Valley to Pacheco Pass Hermit Thrush W. Robin - many near Simul, Paso Robles. W. Bluebird, Simul & Visalia. W. Quailcatcher Pomona, San Fernando Mission Carpets - San Joaquin Valley, Binos Paso Robles. Calif Shrike - general exp. Ridge Route - Anderson Warbler - general in Valley - orchards - Dusky Warbler - Palos Verdes Red-winged Blackbird - Los Banos Brewer Blackbird Wheatlark - Singing everywhere in open country in valley. Env Sparrow Sower, San Joaquin Valley, Cities - diminishing! Calif. Purple Finch - Pomona Green-backed Goldfinch " Carpentaria Dumbel Sparrow - Carpentaria, Simul, San Joaquin, Pomona S.C. Sparrow Song Sparrow. Linnets - flocks on wires - Santa Clara Valley, San Benito, Paso Robles etc., etc., etc. Singing Carpenteria, Pomona. No birds were seen along the Ridge Road except Env. Sparrows at Gormeuus and Crows near La Brea No Steps exp. Bowman for lunch (cold) Birds move ab. as we approached Bukenfield Many old nests in bare trees.

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