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Mar., 1915 BIRDS Ot ? A BERKELEY HILLSIDE 85 red berries, but since then I have been very careful to see that no red berries are burned. This year a kindly florist has helped out by donating several quarts of loose berries. The Robins {Plaaestic?ts mi#ratoriits propinquus) are never about in numbers, but I often hear their calls from the tops of neighbor- ing trees. The Varied Thrushes were quite numerous during the winter of 1911, a flock of them feeding daily in the wood-lot to the west of us. Since -then I have seen only stragglers until this winter, when they have been more numerous. This finishes the list, and I will add only one or two notes as to the num- ber of birds that come regularly to feed. The best results have been obtained Fig. 35. D?'ARF HERMIT THRUSH, FEEDING ON LODSE ?AI,IFORNIA HOLLY RERRIES IN A SAUCER. NOTE THE LO?'G, SLENDER LEGS, LARGE EYES, AND SLENDER RILL Photos by Amelia S. Allen. when they have been fed regularly about eight in the morning. The numbers increase from October to January. The maximum flocks last year consisted of two Blue Jays, t;vo California Towhees, four San Francisco Towhees, four Song Sparrows. two to four Fox Sparrows, three Thrashers, two Wren-tits,- and three to four Brush Rabbits. This winter the totals are about as follows: two Blue Jays, two California Towhees, five San Francisco Towhees, four Fox Sparrows, four Santa Cruz Song Sparrows, one rusty Song Sparrow, seven Golden-crowned Sparrows, three Wren-tits, one Thrasher, one Hermit Thrush --and one to four Brush Rabbits. Berkeley, California, February 11, 1915.