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Monday, Sept. IS
I hadn't planned a morning field trip for today because
a nephew was visiting us overnight. However, it turned out
he had to be on his way soon after breakfast. So I proposed
to my wife that we take a little run out to Hoover lake and
she. took me up on it. As often as I have been out there it is
strange that she never had been there yet, so I was glad it
worked out this way.
On the way out along Foothill rd. we saw a Swainson's
hawk fighting with a red-tailed hawk. We had seen the same
thing last week in an entirely different location. There must
be a feud between the species Actually, the two hawks are
similar. Both commonly soar and feed on rodents. So I sup
pose they have competition over feeding territories even,
when they are on migration. We also saw a Cooper's hawk
plummeting down after some prey which I think it missed
(they usually seem to miss when I watch them) so it was a
good day for seeing hawks.
At Hoover lake the most notable thing we saw was a
larger number of pied-billed grebes than usual. One of them
sat calmly among some weeds in the shallow water, quite
oblivious to our near presence. My theory on this is that it
had made a migration flight in the night and was too tired
to move or dive. We also saw a greater yellowlegs and a
couple of great blue herons.
Tuesday, Sept. 16
White-crowned and golden-crowned sparrows, mostly im
matures, are now staying regularly around our place. I have
watched them again to be sure of their distinguishing marks.
The adults are easy to tell. The white crowns have alternat
ing black and white stripes on the top of the head. The golden
crowns have a yellow spot surrounded by black. The imma
ture white crowns have buff and brown stripes in place of the
black and white. The young golden crowns are even more
nondescript. They have a faint yellowish crown which is
only visible in good light. Otherwise they look a lot like fe
male house (English) sparrows. It appears to me that the legs
of the house sparrows are set farther back giving them a
more awkward appearance when they hop. Actually they
belong to an entirely different family from our native sparrows.
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Distinguishing sparrows is easy compared with distin
guishing different kinds of flycatchers. Early in the day to
day I was pretty sure I saw a western and later I was quite
sure I saw a Traill's. Unless you know the calls and can hear
them you can never be sure of these species without shooting
them and even then you often have to send the skins in to an
expert. I have my own ideas about how to tell these two
apart and I hope I am right.
I'm always glad to have any kind of flycatchers around
the place and could use more. Insect life is in great abund
ance at this time. Innumerable tiny yellow caterpillars dan
gle from the oak trees. They make fine food for birds but I
don't seem to have enough birds to keep up with them. The
same is true of weed seeds. There are enough on our lot, but
even more across the fence, thisties, flax, grasses, and many
others. The gold finches, both kinds, are around now. They
and the house finches and sparrows are all great seed eaters.
The gold finches, especially the bright yellow and black
American goldfinches are changing to their winter plumage
now, so they don't look so gold any more. In their winter or
intermediate plumage they become harder to recognize, too.
Thursday, Sept. 18
I had a call from Charlie Hoover telling me how the birds
get drunk on the pears that he is trying to dry for pig feed
out on his place. He says some of the blackbirds and others
get so drunk that they can hardly stand up or fly. I have
heard of this before but have never actually seen it. I'll have
to go out and take a look if I can find the time. T.M.
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Central Point Lyle Big
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