Remsen, J.V. 1973 Journal 11 July 10 (cont) Scrub Jay Chestnut-backed Chickadee Plain Titmouse Common Bushtit Wrentit Bewick's Wren Swainson's Thrush House Finch Am Goldfinch Lesse Goldfinch Rufous-sided Towhee Song Sparrow 301 Camino Pablo, Orinda, Contra Costa Co, Calif + live-oak-bay woods on San Pablo Ridge to the west Habitat: mostly live oak and bay woods with some madrone and black oak + suburban area around house Time: 1900-2045 Wind: calm Temp: 60 Sky: clear Species: Red-tailed Hawk California Quail Great Horned Owl Red-shafted Flicker Western Wood Pewee Ash-throated Flycatcher Steller's Jay Chestnut-backed Chickadee Plain Titmouse Bushtit Wrentit Bewick's Wren Robin Hutton's Vireo House Finch Lesse Goldfinch Rufous-sided Towhee Oregon Junco Acom Woodpecker - San Pablo Creek? Loggerhead Shrike Swainson's Thrush July 11 Castro Valley Ranch, Gilroy, Santa Clara Co, Calif: (Turn right at Castro Valley Rd a few miles S. of Gilroy ~ same road as Gavilan College Sign - private ranch - entry impossible without permission) Time: 0845-1020 Wind: 0-5 Temp: 50-55 Sky: overcast, foggy Habitat: Live Oak woods intermingled with chaparral separated by expanses of foothill grassland (cattle grazing). Several man-made ponds with willows and cattails, several pockets of mesic woodland, even with some redwood. Very wild and beautiful. Other Observers: Bruce G. Elliott, Bill Principe Species: Turkey Vulture 1 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Mallard 2 White-tailed Kite 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Bm Kestrel 1 Turkey 15 [calif# 398] calif quail 43 Mourning Dove 20 Red-shafted Flicker 5 Acom Woodpeckers 2 Nutall's Woodpecker 6 Ash-throated Flycatcher 4 Black Phoebe 2 West. Flycatcher 4 Violet-green Swallow 25 Barn swallow 4 Tree Swallow 1 Rough-winged Swallow 1 Cliff Swallow 50