Marshall, 1947 Melospiza May 3 month Patterson Creek (N & NE sides of Red Hill, Cowote Hills) Alameda Co, Calif. See accompanying map -> White-Tailed Kite (1) Other sp seen: Mallard Marsh Hawk (alarm) Savannah Sparrows Clapper Rail Red-tail ! Linnet Tule Wren Sparrow Hawk 1 Redwing Yellowthroat Vultures Vegetation: Salt: Salicornia Grindelia cuneifolia Spartina foliosa Fresh: Salix Conium maculorum Intermediate! a) high ground Avena Baccharis Mustard Dork Wheat Sm patch S. acutus b. low ground Scirpus cangestrii typha S. acutus Salicornia It looks as though last year, tide was not shut off at the lake, And the present Salicornia & dead S.campestriis would have had more birds - still would be an intermediate habitat however. Of interest is distn. of Savannah Sparrow - inseparable from SS in salt marsh - in intermediate area was in grass, not tall Comu, etc. More than SS in Salicornia, less in Grindelia.