Field notes: Catalogue, journal, and species accounts, v507
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Banks 1958 Journal Vicinity of Bolinas, sea level - Mari & Cabf. June 15-22 1958 Arrived here for Zoo Biol, marine invertebrate zoology. We are based in the old Coast Guard Station. This is a 6-week session w/ Dr. R.I. Smith + Dr. Cadet Hand. George Ziska, Pete Schramm, Von Poharts, Bill Hamilton, + Al Zeigle are also there. Also Cope Mac- Clintock, Invert Paleo. Sun. PM had supper on the beach - shot a Zantrichia. Tues., Geo. + I drove around a bit + I got a Song Sparrow. Fri, foundation area of bushy pasture loaded with White-armed Sparrows. Worked this area Fri. PM, Sat afternoon, and Sunday A.M. Saw: Zonotrichia leucophrys, Melospiza melodia, Charadrius fasciata, Thyronorax herindii Aplobriona coenlestrae and Spizina tristis. In the fields also more Sturnella neglecta, Acelaino phoenice phoenicurus, and Zaleo Sparverinus. On Sun. (22nd) saw a Sayonis nigricans in Baccharus in this bushy field! This area is on the road to Golden Gate village, or Palomarini Reef + nursery. Sunday about 9 went with Dr. Smith to Oxberry Reef. Here there was a flock of 60±2 Branta nigricans feeding on Ulva lactuca. Also many gulls, rich Larus hermani and L. argentatus, and 2 Andea erodias. Seen feeding on the beach were Melospiza, Zonotrichia, and Spizina. A herd of