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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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2-16-73 Grava'th Dr + Berkeley to Los Banes
Band-tailed Pigeon Speared Hawk
Mourning Dove Horned-
Annals Hummingbird Western Meadowlarn
Scrub Jay Red-winged Blackbird
Chestnut-baekled Chickadee Brewers Blackbird
Wrentit
California Thrasher
House Finch
Rufous-sided Towhee
Brown Towhee
Oregon Junco
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
1400-1800
clear, calm, warm
2-17-73 Salton Sea area: Garvey Rd, Halse Springs, Hwy 86 Calipatria, Red Hill Landing, Salton Sea NWR, roads
0715-0930 Dr. Lawrence C. Binford
Fared Grebe 1000 Bonnie Bowen
Red-billed Grebe 8 Craig Curley
White Pelican ** 25
Great Blue Heron 5
Cattle Egret ** 315
Common Egret 2
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
American Bittern 1
White-faced Ibis 20
Canada Goose 400
White-fronted Goose 30
Snow Goose 3500- Salton Sea NWR
Ross' Goose 5- with Snows for comparison- smaller, shorter bill; smaller more rounded head; no grin
Pintail 25,000- 30,000 one flocn SaltonNWR - counted by 1000 s after counting up to 1000 by 100s-
Green-winged Teal 4 spectacular dense flock
Cinnamon Teal 5
AmericanWidgeon 2
Shoveler 500
Scaup (sp) 2
Ruddy Duck 20
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ferruginous Hawk 1- ad f 1 mi. w.of westmoreland on Hwy 86 - adult with V-faltem legs, pale tale,
Marsh Hawk 1019 Completely white underwings
Sparrow Hawk 11
Sora 4-h.o.
Common Gallinule 2
American Coot 1000
Killdeer 95