IDICKER 1989 Salton Sea, Imperial Co., Calif. -> Imperial Valley Sept. 13 - drove day east side of sea in early morning driving briefly around lake. Birds seen: Wh: 2 Pelican - 12+ Brown Pelican - 8+ Great Blue Heron - 1 Great Egret - 2 Snowy Egret - 2 Coot - 2 Western Gull (yellowlegs) - 5+ California Gull - 25+ Ring-billed Gull - 85+ Coastal Tarn - 25+ Royal Tern ? - 2 Barn Swallow - Etrish Sparrow - Brown's Blackbird - Carolin - 60+ Western Sandpiper - 50+ Least Sandpiper - 5+ - Continued through Imperial Valley to Yuma. Harris: 27 - 1 Tostard - 2 Long-billed Curlew - 2 Texas - 14 - 16 Sept. Drove across state from El Paso to Austin & then to Galveston & day cross to Port Arthur. Sept. 14 Swinson's & Red-tailed Hawks seen. The first Great-tailed Grackle seen was in Fort Stockton when there was a family group including 1 ad & livestock tail. Sept. 15 Austin - Eastern Bluejay, Cardinal, Mockingbird, Gt-tailed Grackle, Tree Dove - 2 Columbus - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Galveston to Port Bolivar -