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R.E. Johnson
1967
Journal
Wildcat Canyon, Tilden Regional Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif.
Jan. 12 Drove via same route as Jan. 11, arriving at
7:50AM. The ground was wet from a light
rain during the night, but the sky was clear
and the sun came out.
Several Brown Towhees feed in the open grass-
forb area adjacent to the Brush patch 1st referred
to on Jan. 11. Wren-tits could be heard singing
in the distance.
A "pish" call seemed to attract Plain Titmice,
R.Crowned Kinglets, Bush-tits, Scrub Jays, & Steller's Jays
from a Live Oak-brush slope. Titmice were
subsequently seen in Oaks, Calif. Laurel, & Eucalyptus.
Male Anna's Hummingbirds were seen over brushy
areas and one dived on a Hutton's Vireo.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets were seen feeding in the
foliage of Douglas Fir and Dogwood. Immature
and adult White-crowned Sparrows feed along the
road and in open fields with Brown Towhees. Both
species fly up to bushes when disturbed. A song
sparrow move up from beneath or within bushes
to join the W.C. Sparrows & Towhees in the bush
tops at about the time the sun hit these bushes.
Later a Song sparrow as heard singing.
Steller's Jays began their incessant chatter of
calls from high in the Eucalyptus trees & also from
oaks as soon as the sun came out. Several
Oregon Juncos were seen in the tops of bushes.