Field notes, v570
Page 649
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Cogswell 1948 Dipilo fuscus Oct 15 - West Gate 'circle', Univer of Calif, Berkeley, Calif. 11:35 - 11:50 A.M. - one watched as it foraged on lawn between sidewalk and curb along which autos were parked with shadows created over about 1/6 to 1/8 of the lawn strip. The Towhee foraged exclusively by scratching and inspection of the grass and debris thus scattered and also exclusively in the shade of the parked cars. It was frightened twice by approaching pedestrians and each time flew or ran quickly across an intervening sunny portion of lawn to more shade. It once crossed such a sunny area without being alarmed. It paid no attention to heads of dandelion (Taraxacum sp.) seeds within a foot of its head. Dec 24 - 1236-6th St, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co. Calif. I heard giving full song: o o o oooooooo repeatedly at dawn. 1949 Apr 10 - near Sawbone Ranger Station, Sawbone Creek, 3400' alt. Tuolumne Co. Calif. 2 pairs were found here - both birds of each pair staying close to each other in their movements to scold me (when I squeaked) and in foraging. Both pairs were in tall dense ceanothus cuneatus shrub areas at the border of open yellow pine forest.