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Logswell
1948
Journal
9
Nov. 7 San Leandro, Alameda Co., to Dumbarton Bridge
and to Los Altos, Santa Clara Co., Calif.
13:15 - 14:30 - auto trip with family. Stopped
at several points near Mt. Eden and Alvarado
as well as along w. approaches to bridge.
Entries made under following species:
Long-billed Curlew - 4'
Red-backed Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
San Francisco Co. and adjacent hillsides, mi. W.S.W.
of Palo Alto, San Mateo Co., Calif. with John Burville
15:15 - 17:00 - open grassland with scattered
oaks (valley & blue), abruptly changing to
live oak, laurel, poison-oak, buck-eye some
madrove & redwood on north facing slopes,
with serpentine ridges again open oak grassland
and even patches of real chamise chaparral
make this a wonderfully varied area.
Pools of stagnant water in creek bed
were swarming with tiny fish and a few
insects & flies. Entries made under following
bird species:
Mexican Bluebird Robin
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Few other species were seen, chiefly Scrub Jays,
House finches, and Meadowlarks.