Field notes, v1377
Page 173
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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±