Palmer 1936 June 28 contd. Itinerary 2 mi NW New Maria (cont'd.) 34. Bullock Oriole - 3 or 4 seen in the cottonwoods along the creek. 35 Brewster Blackbird - small flock seen below Jones' barn along the creek or in muddy spots. 36 Linnet - Very common in large flocks. Met with everywhere. Most common in cottonwoods at the edges of grainfields. 37 Green-backed Goldfinch - In fairly large flocks in the cotton- woods along the creek, in grainfields or in brush at the edges of open field. 38 Brown Towhee - Uncommon less than 10 seen. Mostly in the scrub oak, small blue oak, adenostoma & manganita south of camp. One or two in cottonwoods and 1 in an old house. 39 Lark Sparrow - Common in flocks usually in trees or chaparral at edges of grain field or foraging out in the field. ff