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R.E. Johnson
1967
Journal
March 3 Tilden Regional Park, Alameda Co., Calif.
Partially cloudy, occasional warm sun, windy &
cold. 8AM-12:30 PM. Zoo 107A field trip.
Walked from “Playfield” (see Jan.11) toward east via
dirt road through coyote bush stands with
intermittent grassy areas. Birds mostly under
cover & few heard, even fewer seen.
Species noted:
California Quail - calls heard (several
different locations ; one, a canyon
bottom)
Wren-tit - many singing
Goldfinch, American? in molt
Scrub Jay
Stellar Jay
Sparrow Hawk - sits on phone line over
coyote bush-grassland.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - in coyote bush
Red-breasted Nuthatch - heard
Bush-tit - in foliage layer of Coast live oak,
also in coyote bush.
Song Sparrow - heard
Turkey Vulture - circling over canyon
Golden-crowned Sparrow - one sitting low
(near base) in roadside
poison hemlock.
California Thrasher - several heard singing
from adjacent locations.
Robin - flock of 8±