Field notes, v1550

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Locality Index CALIFORNIA Alameda Co Alameda South Shore Jan.22 Alvarado Salt Ponds July 20 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza May '29 Pacific Marina Jan.3 Strawberry Canyon, U C Berkeley March 17 Contra Costa Co Tilden Park Apr.21, July 17 Humboldt Co Arcata Feb.25 Imperial Co Salton City Apr.27 Los Angeles Co Playa del Rey Apr.29 Marin Co. Pt. Reyes Jan.1 Feb.8 Mar.18 May 19 June 2 Monterey Co. Monterey area Jan.5 June 3 Monterey Bay boat trip Jan.14, Feb.12 Moss Landing Jan.5 Riverside Co North End Salton Sa Apr.27,29 San Diego Co Borrego Valley Apr.25,29 Cuyamaca Lake Apr.25,29 La Jolla Apr.29 Palomar St. Park Apr.25,29 Paso Picacho, Cuyamaca Mts. Apr.25, Point Loma Apr.29 29 San Diego area Apr.25 San Mateo Co March 31 Pigeon Point Sonoma Co Bodega Bay Aug.6 San Francisco Co. Farallon boat trip July 12 Farallon Is. July 12 Golden Gate Park Jan.3,26 Palace of Fine Arts July 12 Tulare Co Three Rivers Jan.17 COLORADO Adams Co Barr Lake Dec.21 Boulder Co Boulder area Dec.30 Custer Co Wet Mountain Valley Dec.27 Denver Co Sloan's Lake Dec.21,29 Pueblo Co Pueblo West Dec.31 LOUISIANA Cameron Par. Cameron area Oct.28 Nov. 23,24,25 Dec.16 Gum Cove Oct.29 East Baton Rouge Par Highland Road Park Aug.27 Sept.4 University Lake Dec.17 Iberia Par Avery Island Nov.25 Livingston Par Denham Sgs Nov.26 St. Mary's Par. Dec. 17 TEXAS Pecos Co. Aug.19

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Observer Index Alton, Garth June 3 Andrews, Bob Jan. 22 Dec. 27 Bailey, Steve Feb. 12 Baldridge, Frank Jan. 19 Bevier, Louis Feb. 25 Binford, Lawrence Jan. 14 June 18 Dec. 27, 31 Branson, Ron Jan. 14 June 3 Broadbolls, Bruce Jan. 14 Brodkin, Hank Feb. 25 Brodkin, Priscilla Feb. 25 Cardiff, Steve March 31 Carpenter, Chris June 3 Clark, Terry Apr. 29 Copper, Elizabeth Jan. 19 Feb. 25 DiHman, Donna Feb. 25 Dunn, Jon Feb. 25 Apr. 25, 27, 29 Edgington, Cammie Jan. 1, 2, 3, 5 Eley, Bill Aug. 27 Oct. 28, 29 Erickson, Dick July 20 Fry, Bud June 18 Garrett, Kimball Apr. 29 Hale, Linda Jan. 1, 2, 5, 14, 19, 22, 26 Feb. 12 Mar. 31 Apr. 21 May 19, 29 June 2, 3, 8 July 12, 17, 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 4 Oct. 28, 29 Nov. 23, 24, 25 Dec. 16, 17, 21 Hansen, Keith Jan. 19 Holmgren, Mike Jan. 22 Knapp, Barry Jan. 22 Langham, Jerry Feb. 12, June 3

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Jan. 1 Point Reyes, Marin Co., California Area: Limantour Estero - scanned estero from parking lot and looked at the 2 ponds E. of the parking lot briefly; also scanned ocean from beach Time: 0800-1000 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Larson, Cammie Edgington Wind: 5-10 E Sky: low overcast Temp: 50-55 Species: Common Loon 2 Willet 25 Red-throated Loon 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Red-necked Grebe 1 Long-billed Curlew 1 Horned Grebe 2 Dunlin 200+ West. Grebe 5 Western Sandpiper 200+ Pied-billed Grebe 1 Least Sandpiper 25+ N. Fulmar 2 Sanderling 25 White Pelican 15 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Brandt's Cormorant 2 Western Gull 25 Pelagic Cormorant 1 Calif Gull 10 Snowy Egret 1 Ring-billed Gull 25 Emperor Goose 3 Mew Gull 10 Mallard 10 Com. Plover 1 Gadwall 50 Black Phoebe 1 N. Pintail 200 Com. Raven 2 Green-winged Teal 2 Wrentit 2 Cinnamon Teal 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 3 Am. Vigeon 150 Am. Robin 2 N. Shoveler 10 Hermit Thrush 2 Canvasback 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Lesser Scaup 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Com. Goldeneye 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Bufflehead 16 Brewer's Blackbird 2 White-winged Scoter 10 House Finch 50 Surf Scoter 100 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Ruddy Duck 10 Song Sparrow 2 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Water Pipit 5 Rough-legged Hawk 1 White-tailed Kite 1 N. Harrier 1 Am. Kestrel 1 Am. Coot 25 Semi-palmated Plover 1 Black-bellied Plover 5 Black Turnstone 10 Jan. 2 Laule Merritt, Alameda Co., Calif. Area: E end Time: 1130-1230 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Larson, Cammie Edgington Species: Horned Grebe 1 Scaup (sp) 200+ Eared Grebe 5 Com. Goldeneye 75 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Barrows' Goldeneye 19 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Bufflehead 20 Great Egret 2 Surf Scoter 10 Snowy Egret 1 Ruddy Duck 500 Mallard 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Canvasback 150+ Glaucous-winged x Western Gull 1 Tufted Duck 10 Western Gull 3 Greater Scaup 25 Ring-billed Gull 15 Lesser Scaup 10 Bonaparte's Gull 2

Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Lake Merritt [cont] Jan. 2 Forsters Tern Annals Hummingbird 1 1 Scrub Jay Am.Coot 1 100 Jan. 3 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Co. Calif. Area: Elk Glen Lake; Stowa Lake (briefly) Observers: Steve Larson Cammie Edgington Species: Pied-billed Grebe Mallard Green-winged Teal Am. Wigeon European Wigeon Wood Duck Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck Western Gull Ring-billed Gull Mew Gull Time: 1000-1045 Sky: overcast Wind: 0 Temp: 60 4 10 1 15 1 17 1 2 1 5 10 30 Roch Dove Annals Hummingbird Downy Woodpecker Chestnut-backed Chickadee Pygmy Nuthatch Varied Thrush Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Am. Coot Brewer's Blackbird Pine Siskin White-crowned Sparrow 50 1 3 8 5 1 2 2 50 50 1 1 Pacific Marinia Alameda, Alameda Co. Calif Area: looked at harbor area from Marina parking lot on shore of Oakland "estuary" Observers: same Species: Common Loon Western Grebe Horned Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Egret Scaup (sp) Time: 1115-1130 1 40 1 1 100 Common Goldeneye Barrows Goldeneye Am. Coot House Finch Killdeer 5 48 15 5 2 Jan. 5 Monterey area, Monterey Co. Calif. Area: Monterey Harbor from Municipal Pier; Pt. Pinos - Crespi Pond to the point and south along coast to Asilomar Beach; Other Point; Greenwood Camp Time: 0745-1145 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Larson, Cammie Edgington Sky: overcast; some showers Wind: 10-25 G Temp: 55 Species: Common Loon Arctic Loon Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Western Grebe N. Fulmar Manx Shearwater Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant Black Brateal Cinnamon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Ruddy Duck Red-breasted Merganser Am. Coot Black-bellied Plover Surfbird Ruddy Turnstone 3 100 2 1 10 20 100 2 15 50 100 7 80 1 4 4 50 5 20 5 Black Turnstone Whimbrel Willett Ruff Wandering Tattler Com. Snipe Red Phalarope Pomarine Jaeger Glaucoo-winged Gull Western Gull Calif. Gull Mew Gull Bonapartes Gull Heermann's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Com. Murrie Rhinceros Auklet Cassins Auklet Roch Dove Annals Hummingbird Con. Crow 150 3 25 1 3 2 400 4 10 150 75 200 1 500 7 50 300 6 25 1 2

Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area [cont] Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Bush Tit 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Water Pipit 3 Eur. Starling 150 Hutton's Vireo 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Jan. 5 [cont] Audubon's Warbler 6 Brewer's Blackbird 50 Am. Goldfinch 1 Oregon Junco 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow (1 morphing) 2 Moss Landing, Monterey Co. Calif. Area: artichoke fields along Molera Rd; Moss Landing harbor from Marine Lab area; Jettty Rd. area ; 2 mudholes; St. Beach pond. Time: 1300 - 1515 Observed: same Wind (5-15 S) SKY: heavy rain Temp: 55 Tide: very low Species: Red-throated Loon 1 Horned Grebe 30 Western Grebe 100 Brown Pelican 30 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Snowy Egret 1 Mallard 3 N. Pintail 1 N. Shoveler 2 scaup (sp) 75 Com. Goldeneye 10 surf Scoter 26 Ruddy Duck 100 Red-breasted Merganser 1 White-tailed Kite 4 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Am. Coot 100 Killdeer 10 Black-bellied Plover 5 Black Turnstone 1 Long-billed Curlew 1 Willett 100 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 2 Least Sandpiper 20 Marbled Godwit 30 Sanderling 20 Am. Avocet 5 Black-necked Stilt 25 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western Gull 50 Herring Gull 10 Thayer's Gull 1 Calif. Gull 50 Ring-billed Gull 10 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Heermann's Gull 30 W. Meadowlark 5 Yellow-headed Blackbird 18 Red-winged Blackbird 25+ Tricolored Blackbird 1+ Brewer's Blackbird 200+ blackbird (sp) 200 Jan. 14 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co. Calif. Area: due to high seas, we spent only a limited amount of time > 1 mile offshore and most of this was just NW of Pt. Pinos Time: 0930-1130 [rest of the time inshore Pacific Grove]. Observers: Linda Hale, Mike and John Parmeter, Laurence Binford, Ron Branson, Bruce Broadbooks, Debi Robinson, Bill Reese, Wind: (15-25 SW) SKY: overcast, (mostly raining), from gale warning drizzle to some hard squalls. Seas: Some large swells, very choppy Temp: 55-60 Species: Arctic Loon 40 Red-throated Loon 2 Northern Fulmar 3 Pink-footed Shearwater 3 Manx Shearwater 6+ [Ashy Storm-Petrel - 1-MP, LCB etal] Brown Pelican 5 Brandt's Cormorant 25 Red Phalarope 50 Pomarine Jaeger 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western Gull 100 Herring Gull 2 Heermann's Gull 200

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Monterey Bay boat trip [cont] Black-legged Kittiwale 10 Com. Murre 50 Rhinoceros Auklet 400 Jan.14 [cont] Xantus' Murrelet 2 Cassin's Auklet 25 + Inshore Monterey (from boat and land): Red-necked Grebe 5 Black Brant 2, Harlequin Duck 1♂, Black Scoter 1♂, Pigeon Guillemot N. Fulmar 5, Double-crested Cormorant 1 inn + Castroville area: Roseate Spoonbill 1, Rough-legged Hawk 7 Jan.19 Three Rivers, Tulare Co., Calif. Area: vicinity of the third house on south side of Heidi Rd off South Fork Rd where a ♀ Blue-throated Hummingbird has been visiting a feeder since Christmas. Time: 1000 - 1100 Observers: Linda Hale, Mike Whler, Keith Hansen, Frank Baldridge, Guy McCasKie, Phil Unitt, Elizabeth Copper Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 House Sparrow 20 Golden Eagle 2ad. House Finch 5 Annals Hummingbird 3 Pine Siskin 2 Blue-throated Hummingbird 1♀ Lesser Goldfinch 2 Red-shafted Flicker 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 Brown Towhee 2 Acorn Woodpecker 4 Oregon Junco 6 Nuttall's Woodpecker 2 Fox Sparrow 1 Black Phoebe 1 Scrub Jay 2 Plain Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Varied Thrush 2 Hermit Thrush 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 + Bravo Lake, Tulare Co.: Bald Eagle 1ad. Jan.21 Marin-Sonoma Co. area Red-necked Grebe - (1) - Bodega Bay Black Scoter (1♂) - " Common Merganser (1♂) - nr. Bodega Hooded Merganser (1♂, 3♀♀) - Five Brooks Stables Rock Sandpiper (2) - Bodega Head Marbled Murrelet {3} Hermit Warbler (2♀♀) - St. Reyes Hdqts. Jan.22 Alameda South Shore, Alameda Co., Calif. Area: looked at mudflat from foot of 87. Time: 1215-1430 Tide: Outgoing from high towards low Wind: 5 W Sky: clear, sunny Temp: 55 Observers: Linda Hale, Bob Andrews, Barry Knapp, Mark Holmgren Species: Red-throated Loon 2 Great Egret 1 Western Grebe 2 Snowy Egret 15 double-crested Cormorant 5 N. Pintail 10

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Alameda South Shore [cont] Jan.22 Green-winged Teal 2 Dunlin 1000 Am. Wigeon 5 Western Sandpiper 3000 [cont] Canvasback 8 Sanderling 50 Lesser Scaup 15 Am. Avocet 100 Surf Scoter 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Ruddy Duck 10 Western Gull 10 Turkey Vulture 1 Calif. Gull 3 Am. Coot 50 Ring-billed Gull 25 Snowy Plover 1 Mew Gull 10 Killdeer 2 Forster's Tern 25 Semipalmated Plover 15 Rock Dove 8 Black-bellied Plover 200 Mourning Dove 3 Ruddy Turnstone 5 Water Pipit 1 Long-billed Curlew 2 Eur. Starling 5 Marbled Godwit 500 House Sparrow 2 Willett 300 Red-winged Blackbird 16 Greater Yellowlegs 1 House Finch 1 Red Knot 15 Savannah Sparrow 1 Jan.26 Golden Gate Park San Francisco Co., Calif. Area: [part of winter bird count within GGP boundaries]: Spreckels Lake - Buffalo Paddock area - between 30 and 36th and Kennedy Brand Fulton. Observers: Linda Hale Time: 0700-1300 Wind: 0-5 E Temp: 42-50 Sky: clear Species: Eared Grebe 1 Am. Robin 128 Western Grebe 1 Varied Thrush 19 Red-billed Grebe 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Holland 25 Golden-crowned Kinglet 10 Am. Wigeon 189 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17 N. Shoveler 1 Cedar Waxwing 65 Canvasback 21 Eur. Starling 12 Greater Scaup 7 Myrtle Warbler 29 Lesser Scaup 27 Audubon's Warbler 18 Ruddy Duck 23 House Sparrow 10 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-winged Blackbird 449? Am. Coot 294 Brewer's Blackbird 287 Glaucous-winged Gull 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Western Gull 71 Purple Finch 1 Calif. Gull 68 House Finch 22 Mew Gull 46 Pine Siskin 44 Rock Dove 150 Red Crossbill 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 11 Brown Towhee 3 Mourning Dove 19 Oregon Junco 55 Annals Hummingbird 8 White-crowned Sparrow 36 Com. Flicker 3 Golden-crowned Sparrow 13 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Fox Sparrow 5 Downy Woodpecker 4 Song Sparrow 6 Black Phoebe 3 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 14 Bushtit 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 Pygmy Nuthatch 32 Brown Creeper 7 Winter Wren 4

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Feb. 8 Point Reyes, Marin Co., California Area: [part of Marin-Sonoma Co. Snowy Plover/Sanderling survey for J.P. Myers and Gary Page]: limantour Estero; looked at E. end of estero from parking lot and walked E. along beach to count Sanderlings to ~ 1/2 mi. E of p.l. Time: 1015-1300 Tide: very high - no exposed mud at all on estero and islands almost completely underwater. Wind: (20-40) S Sky: overcast Temp: 55-60? Ocedn: extremely rough, swimming birds invi Species: loon (sp) 1 grebe 2 Brown Pelican 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Godwell 75 N. Pintail 40 Am. Wigeon 130 N. Shoveler 1 Canvasback 15 Tufted Duck 1 im. Com. Goldeneye 1 Bufflehead 15 Lesser Scaup 3 White-winged Scoter 13 Surf Scoter 20 Ruddy Duck 25 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Turkey Vulture 1 White-tailed Kite 1 Am. Coot 20 Black Turnstone 15 Marbled Godwit 25 Willet 150 Ounlin 15 Western Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 130 Sanderling 80 gull (sp) 75 Forstels Tern 2 Com. Flicker 1 Black Phoebe 1 Wrentit 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Water Pipit 1 House Finch 2 Song Sparrow 1 Com. Murre 1- washed up on beach - sick - breast partly oiled. Feb. 12 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co., Calif. Area: from 1 mile off Pt. Pinos north 1-2 miles and return. Heavy seas and gale winds prevented us from getting out any further. We were unable to get out far enough to see true pelagic Time: 0900 - 1100 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Bailey, Jeri Longham, Peter W Wind: (10-30 SW-S) Sky: Rain virtually continuous Temp: 55 Water: rough, ch Species: Arctic Loon 2 Brown Pelican 1 dark-bellied Shearwater Red Phalarope Cormarine Jaeger Glaucous-winged Gull Western Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Brandts Cormorant Com. Murre Rhinoeros Auklet Cassins Auklet (Pink-footed Shearwater - 1-5B) 20 10 300 200 15 100 Area 2: within 1 mile of shore from Monterey harbor to Point Pinos Time: 0830-0900, 1100-1200 Weather: same Species: Common Loon 25 Arctic Loon 3 Red-throated Loon 1 Yellow-billed Loon 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Monterey Bay boat trip [cont] Feb.12 Red-necked Grebe 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Horned Grebe 20 Western Gull 150 [cont] Eared Grebe 25 Calif. Gull 16 West. Grebe 50 New Gull 5 Brown Pelican 20 Heermann's Gull 5 Brandt's Cormorant 200 Black-legged Kiihivalle 2 Pelagic Cormorant 30 Com. Murre 40 Harlequin Duck 18 Pigeon Guillemot 3 Surf Scoter 150 Cassin's Auklet 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 5 Black Turnstone 3 Red Phalarope 4 + Castroville Blvd. sewage pond: Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif. Fieldbrook Area: Stanley Harris' house on Charles Ct, Arcata Bottoms; Manila; Humboldt Bay at mouth of Jacoby Creek and at N. end of Eureka. Time: 0730-1730 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, John MenHe, Guy McGeebie, Elizabeth Copper, HanMr Priscilla Brodkin, Paul Lehman, Louis Bevier, Donna Ditiman, Ian MacGregor Temp: 50-60 Sky: partly cloudy Wind: 0-5 Species: [Highlights only - common birds ignored] Peregrine Falcon 1 (Jacoby Creek) Merlin 1 ( " ) Black-headed Gull 1 (Mad River Slough in Arcata Bottoms) Little Gull lad. (N. of Eureka on Humboldt Bay) Cattle Egret 10 Snowy Owl 1 Short-eared Owl 2 Blue Jay 1 (Fieldbrook) Rough-legged Hawk 5 (I dark) Mar. 17 Strawberry Canyon, U.C. Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. Area: lower portions of firetrail below Botanical Garden; briefly in Bot. Garden Observers: H. Douglass Pratt Time: 0715-0830 Wind: 0-5 Sky: clear Temp: 60 species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Townsend's Warbler 1 Calif. Quail 10 Purple Finch 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 2 Am. Goldfinch 1 Allen's Hummingbird 3 Rufous-sided Towhee 4 Mourning Dove 2 Brown Towhee 5 Steller's Jay 5 Golden-crowned Sparrow 20 Scrub Jay 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Fox Sparrow 4 Plain Titmouse 2 Song Sparrow 5 Bushtit 5 Wrenfit 4 Bewick's Wren 1 Am. Robin 3 Varied Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hutton's Vireo 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 3

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Mar. 18 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif Area: Hdqts vicinity; Five Brooks Stables area; out of Pt. Reyes roads to Coast Guard parking lot 1/4 mi. before Lighthouse + Fish Docks. (Briefly) Observers: John P. O'Neill Time: 1030 (late start) - 1500 Wind: 0-5 Sky: high, thin overcast Temp: Hot, 70-80 Species: Com. Loon 5 Arctic Loon 5 Red-throated Loon 1 West. Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 3 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Brandt's Cormorant 1 Pelagic Cormorant 5 Lesser Scaup 5 Bufflehead 4 Surf Scoter 100 Black Scoter 5 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Hooded Merganser 4 Turkey Vulture 50 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Am. Mestrel 2 Calif. Quail 2 Am. Coot 2 West. Gull 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Mourning Dove 4 Band-tailed Pigeon 5 Allen's Hummingbird 5 Com. Flicker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black Phoebe 2 Violet-green Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 5 Scrub Jay 15 Steller's Jay 25 Com. Crow 15 Com. Raven 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 30 Plain Titmouse 1 Bushtit 15 Pygmy Nuthatch 5 Brown Creeper 8 Wrentit 2 Bewick's Wren 1 Am. Robin 5 W. Bluebird 2 Hermit Thrash 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Eur. Starling 9 Hutton's Vireo 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 House Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Tricolored Blackbird 300 Brewer's Blackbird 75 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 30 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Brown Towhee 8 Oregon Junco 5 Golden-crowned Sparrow 40 [illegible] Sparr White-crowned Sparrow 40 Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 10 Mar. 31 Pigeon Point, San Mateo Co., Calif. Area: watched ocean from car in wind-rain storm. 4 freighters (north) were seen close enough to check for walbrosses in water. Three of the freighters had 1-3 trailing Black-footed Albatrosses. Weather conditions certainly inhibited bird movement observer efficiency. Time: 0815-1050, 1315-1400 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Cardiff, Cheryl [illegible] Sky: overcast (Horizon visible u 50% of time); rain light to moderate. Wind: 10-20 S Temp: 55 Species: Common Loon 3 Arctic Loon 400 Red-throated Loon 2 Western Grebe 7 Black-footed Albatross 6 Pink-footed Shearwater 1 dark shearwater (sp) 15 Manx Shearwater 1 Brown Pelican 8 Brandt's Cormorant 300 -> N Pelagic Cormorant 50 -> N Black Brant 300 Surf Scoter 2500 White-winged Scoter 25 Red-breasted Merganser 12 -> N Black Turnstone 2 Willet 2

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Pigeon Point [cont] March3) Pomarine Jaeger 3 Glauconus-winged Gull 3 Western Gull 50 Bonapartes Gull 400 Black-legged Kitiwiwalle 4 Forster's Tern 8 [cont] Com. Murre 6 Pigeon Guillemot 50 Mabled Murrelet 15 Rhinoceros Auklet 5 White-crowned Sparrow 5 + Pescaders Marsh: hybrid Cinnamon X Blue-wg Teal (like Cinnamon but with buff down + Gazos Creek: West. Flycatcher 5, Wilson's Warbler 1 Apr. 21 Tilden Park Contra Costa Co, Calif. Area: Walk from P lot to Jewel Lake and briefly around N end of Playing Field Time: 0845-1015 Observers: Linda Hale Temp: 55-60 Sky: clear Wind: 0-5 Species: Mallard 3 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Am. Coot 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 10 Mourning Dove 8 Selasphorus (sp) 4 "Yellow-shafted" Flyter 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Black Phoebe 1 Western Flycatcher 3 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Steller's Jay 8 Scrub Jay 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadea 6 Plain Titmouse 1 Bushtit 4 Wrentit 2 Grewicks Wren 1 Calif. Thrasher 1 Am. Robin 5 Warbling Vireo 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Wilson's Warbler 3 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Bullock's Oriole 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 8 Lazuli Bunting 1 Western Tanager 1 Purple Finch 1 House Finch 2 Pine Siskin 2 Am. Goldfinch 15 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Brown Towhee 4 Ortson Junco 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 5 Apr. 25 Palomar State Park, San Diego Co, Calif. 0100-0400 Area: Fry Creek Campground; Doane Pond; Hwy Time: 1800- Sky: overcast, intermittent showers; some breeze; full moon, but obscured after first 15 mins Species: Com. Screech-Owl 1 Spotted Owl 2 Great Horned Owl 2 (+ Barn Owl - just below Mt.Palo Borrego Valley San Diego Co, Calif. Area: mesquite thickets in; various roads and fields; golf course; Cottonwood Stables; Yaqui Wells Time: 0515-0915 Observers: Jon Dunn Wind: 0-10 W Sky: clear Temp: 60-75 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 4 Northern Harrier 1 Osprey 1 Am. Kestrel 5 Calif. Quail [Yaqui] 5 Gambell's Quail 50+ White-winged Dove 5 Mourning Dove 100+ Ground Dove 2 G. Roadrunner 4 Long-eared Owl [Tamarisk Grove] 1 White-throated Swift 1 Costa's Hummingbird 4 Annals Hummingbird 1 West. Kingbird 5 Ash-throated Flycatcher 5 Say's Phoebe 1 West. Flycatcher 5 W. Wood Pewee 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Barn Swallow 3

Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Barrego Valley [cont] Apr. 25 [cont] Com. Raven 60 Verdin 10 Bushtit (Yaqui) 2 Gewills Wren 5 Cactus Wren 2 Rock Wren 3 Mockingbird 5 Calif Thrasher (Yaqui) 1 Crissal Thrasher 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Yaqui) 1 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Cedar Waxwing 6 Phainopepla 3 Loggerhead Shrike 4 Warbling Vireo 8 Orange-crowned Warbler 10 # Nashville Warbler 10 # Yellow Warbler 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Starling 106 House Sparrow 5# 9 Wilson's Warbler 10 W. Meadowlark 2 Hooded Oriole 1 Bullock's Oriole 7 Brewer's Blackbird 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 Western Tanager 3 Black-headed Grosbeak 10 Blue Grosbeak 1 Lazuli Bunting 3 House Finch 30 Lesser Goldfinch 5 Lawrence's Goldfinch 10 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Harn Sparrow 10 Black-throated Sparrow 2 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Brewer's Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Golden-crowned Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 + Scissors Crossing area: Virginia Rail 5, Sara 1, Scott's Oriole 1, + Banner Grade: Mountain Quail 1, Black-chinned Sparrow 1, Red-shouldered Hawk Hammond's Flyc. 1, Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Cuyamaca Lake (30+ mins) Common Loon 2 Red-throated Loon 1 Eared Grebe 4 Western Grebe 2 Pied-billed Grebe 8 Mallard 4 Piistail 10 Green-winged Teal 10 Cinnamon Teal 25 Am. Wigeon 20 N. Shoveler 1 Redhead 2 Ring-necked Duck 6 Canvasback 1 Surf Scoter 4 Ruddy Duck 500 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Golden Eagle 1 Mountain Quail 2 N. Phalarope 5000 Herring Gull 1 Bonapartes's Gull 3 Com. Flicker 1 Horned Lark 5 Black Phoebe 1 Violet-green Swallow 20 Rough-winged Swallow 20 Cliff Swallow 1 Western Kingbird 1 West. Bluebird 15 Paso Picacho, Cuyamaca Mtns, San Diego Co., Calif Time: 1100-1200 Observers: Jon Dunn Wind: 2-10 Sky: overcast Species: Coop's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Mountain Quail 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 15 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Acorn Woodpecker 15 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Nutalls Woodpecker 1 White-headed Woodpecker 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Steller's Jay 15 Mountain Chickadee 10 Plain Titmouse 1 Bushtit 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Pygmy Nuthatch 5 Am. Robin 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Paso Picacho [cont] Apr. 25 Solitary Vireo 1 Purple Finch 3 Andubon's Warbler 10 Lesser Goldfinch 1 [cont] Townsend's Warbler 5 Lawrence's Goldfinch Hermit Warbler 5 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Bullock's Oriole 3 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Western Tanager 1 Black-headed Grosbein 4 San Diego area, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: Santee Lakes; Mission Dam; San Diego River channel - Mission Bay; Pt. Lomaj Silver Strand Time: 1330-1930 Observed: Jon Dunn, Elizabeth Copper Wind: 0-5 Sky: overcast to low drizzle after 1800-dark early Species: Comm Arctic Loon 50 willet 100 Red-throated Loon 1 spotted Sandpiper 3 Eared Grebe 50 Wandering Tattler 2 West. Grebe 15 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Brown Pelican 20 Black Turnstone 10 Double-crested Cormorant 150 Short-billed Dowitcher 300 Brandt's Cormorant 20 Red Knot 100 Pelagic Cormorant 5 Sanderling 25 Great Blue Heron 1 Western Sandpiper 1000 Reddish Egret 1 Least Sandpiper (Santee) 1 Great Egret 1 Dunlin 10 Snowy Egret 6 Wilson's Phalarope 20 Black-crowned Night Heron 3 Parasitic Jaeger 3 Mallard 16 Western Gull ~30 Gadwall 2 Calif. Gull ~25 N. Pintail 1 Ring-billed Gull ~25 Cinnamon Teal 10 Bonapartes Gull 3 Am. Wigeon 5 Heermann's Gull 3 Canvasback [Santee] 1 Black-legged Kittiwake (pt. Lom) 1 Greater Scaup 4 Forsteis Tern 10 Lesser Scaup 10 Common Tern 15 Bufflehead (San Diego R. channel) 1 Least Tern 15 Surf Scoter 300 Royal Tern 2 Ruddy Duck 100 Elegant Tern 10 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Caspian Tern 25 White-tailed Kite 2 Black Skimmer 12 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Mourning Dove 25 Peregrine Falcon (river channel) 1 Rock Dove 25 Am. Mestrel 1 Vaux's Swift 10 Am. Coot 100 White-throated Swift 1 Black-necked Stilt 5 Costella Hummingbird 2 Am. Avocet 5 Anna's Hummingbird 5 Semipalmated Plover 10 Nuttall's Woodpecker 1 Snowy Plover 1 Western Kingbird 1 Killdeer 5 Cassin's Kingbird (Santee) 1 Black-bellied Plover 5 Ash-throated Flycatcher 4 Marbled Godwit 200 Black Phoebe 2 Whimbrel (river channel) 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 Long-billed Curlew (Strand) 1 West. Flycatcher 1 Greater Yellowlegs " W. Wood Pewee 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Rough-winged Swallow 10

Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal San Diego area [cont] Apr. 25 Barn Swallow 10 Cliff Swallu 200 Scrub Jay 10 Com. Raven 5 Bushtit 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch (pt.) 1 Wrentit 1 House Wren 10 long-billed Marshwren 3 Canyon Wren (Mission Dam) 1 Mockingbird 3 Water Pipit 1 Cedar Waxwing 2 Bell's Vireo (Mission Dam) 2 Yellow Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Com. Yellowthroat 4 W. Meadowlawn 5 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Tricolored Blackbird (Santee) 20 Hooded Oriole 2 Bullock's Oriole 2 Brewb's Blackbird 20 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Black-headed Grosbeak 20 Lazuli Bunting 16 House Finch 25 Pine Siskin 2 Am. Goldfinch 2 Lesser Goldfinch 5 Lawrence's Gold finch 10 Brown Toucan 5 Savannah Sparrow 1 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 (Mission D Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 15 Apr. 27 Riverside North End Salton Sea, Imperial Co., Calif Area: Whitewater Rivermouth ; nearby farmhouses Observers: Jon Dunn Time: 0630 - 0930 Wind: 5-15 N SKY: clear Temp: 50-75 Species: Common Egret 25 Com. Gallinule 5 Western Grebe 10 Am. Coot 500 White Pelican 30 Snowy Plover 1 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Semipalmated Plover 10 Great Blue Heron 1 Killdeer 1 Green Heron 1 Whimbrel 1 Great Egret 40 Marbled Godwit 5 Snowy Egret 300 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Cattle Egret 20 Long-billed Dowitcher 30 Black-crowned Night Heron 50 Dunlin 5 Least Bittern 25 Western Sandpiper 200 White-faced Ibis 8 Least Sandpiper 3 Black Brant 3 Red Knot 3 Snow Goose 8 Am. Avocet 100 Mallard 5 Black-necked Stilt 25 Gadwall 10 Herring Gull 2 N. Pintail 5 Calif. Gull 5 Green-winged Teal 2 Ring-billed Gull 50 Cinnamon Teal 10 Bonaparte's Gull 15 Am. Wigeon 5 Gull-billed Tern 2 N. Shoveler 100 Forster's Tern 150 Redhead 15 Caspian Tern 15 Bufflehead 1 Black Tern 20 Ruddy Duck 1000 Rock Dove 5 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Mourning Dove 20 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ground Dove 1 Am. Nestree) 1 Greater Roadrunner 3 Gambell's Quail 15 Vaux's Swift 3 Clapper Rail 5 White-throated Swift 2 Virginia Rail 2 (Rufous Hummingbird - 1-30) Lesser Nighthawk }

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal North End Salton Sea Apr.27 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Audubon's Warbler 1 Western Kingbird 4 Townsend's Warbler 1 [cont] Ash-throated Flycatcher 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Tree Swallow 13 Com. Yellowthroat 3 Barn Swallow 4 Wilson's Warbler 5 Rough-winged Swallow 25 House Sparrow 50 Barn swallow 15 Yellow-headed Blackbird 50 Cliff Swallow 5 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Com. Raven 2 Hooded Oriole 1 Verdin 10 Bullock's Oriole 4 Beavicll's Wren 1 Brewer's Blackbird 10 Cactus Wren 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 15 Long-billed Marsh Wren 10 Blue Grosbeak 2 N. Mockingbird 4 House Finch 10 Crissal Thrasher 3 Abbott's Towhee 10 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 5 (Brewer's Sparrow - 1-10) Eur. Starling 50 Song Sparrow 10 Warbling Vireo 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Salton City, Imperial Co, Calif Area: beaches from north to south end Observers: Jon Dunn Time: 1000-1100 Species: Eared Grebe 5000 Willet 15 Great Blue Heron 1 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Snowy Egret 4 Am. Avocet 50 Prairie Falcon 1 Black-necked Stilt 10 Am. Coot 10 Calif Gull 5 Snowy Plover 8 Ring-billed Gull 15 Semi-palmated Plover 20 Bonaparte's Gull 5 Black-bellied Plover 5 Gull-billed Tern 8 Killdeer 2 Forstals Tern 25 Marbled Godwit 10 Caspian Tern 2 dowitcher (sp) 300 House Sparrow 2 short-billed Dowitcher 10 Dunlin 25 Red Knot 50 Western Sandpiper 400 Least Sandpiper 2 Sanderling 10 Σ spp for 4/29 = 228 (+3 seen by others) Apr.29 Mt. Palomar State Park, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: Fry Creek Campground; Doane Pond + adjacent roads Time: 0000-0215 Wind: 0-2 SSty: high overcast 1/2 moon but not visible Temp: 50 Observers: Jon Dunn, Kimball Garrett, Richard Webster, Terry Clark Species: Com. Screech-Owl 1 (probably outside park boundaries by 5 miles) Great Horned Owl 2 N. Saw-whet Owl 1 Spotted Owl 2 N. Pygmy-Owl 1 +Lalle Henshaw: Barn Owl 3 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif. Area: mouth of Whitewater River; two stops for landbirds in mesquite thicket on Lincoln Ave and at nearby farmhouse on Ave.GG; also brief look at e. end of 81st. (waste for birds) Time: 0445-0720 Wind: 10-20 N Sky: p.c. Temp: 55-65 Observers: Sam Species: Eared Grebe 160 Western Grebe 2

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal North End Salton Sea [cont] Apr. 29 [cont] Pied-billed Grebe White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Cattle Egret Great Egret Snowy Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Least B. Tern Am. Bittern White-faced Ibis Brant Snow Goose Ross' Goose Hullard Gadwall N. Pintail Green-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Am. Wigeon N. Shoveler Redhead Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Red-breasted Merganser Red-tailed Hawk Northern Harrier Am. Merlin Gambell's Quail Clapper Rail Virginia Rail (Sora - 1 - KG, RU) Com. Gallinule Am. Coot Semipalmated Plover Snowy Plover Killdeer Ruddy Turnstone Whimbrel Spotted Sandpiper Willett Greater Yellowlegs Red Knot Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Am. Avocet Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope Glaucous-winged Gull Herring Gull Calif. Gull Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull Bonaparte's Gull Forster's Tern Black Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Com. Ground-Dove Greater Roadrunner Lesser Nighthawk Vaux's Swift White-throated Swift Belted Kingfisher Ladder-backed Woodpecker Western Kingbird Ash-throated Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee Tree Swallow Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Com. Raven Verdin Bewick's Wren Cactus Wren Long-billed Marsh Wren N. Mockingbird Crissal Thrasher Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Cedar Waxwing Phainopepla Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Warbling Vireo Lucy's Warbler Audubon's Warbler Com. Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler House Sparrow Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Hooded Oriole Bullock's Oriole Brown-headed Cowbird Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting House Finch Aboitis Towhee White-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrow Black-bellied Plover 10, Marbled Godwit 5 + Salton City: Gull-billed Tern 2), Sanderling 10 2 100 10 4 1 5 25 100 25 10 1 1 5 6 10 1 1 5 2 5 5 2 20 5 1 500 6 1 1 4 5 2 2 5 40 10 1 1 10 40 3 10 2 50 2 300 5 20 100 200 20 10 1 10 20 100 1 ad. 20 300 10 25 10 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 10 1 1 50 25 2 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 25 2 1 2 1 20 8 1 2 20 1 2 25 10 2 4 5 3 2 1 1 5 2 5 10

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Borrego Valley, San Diego Co., Calif. Apr. 29 Area: roads through the valley; stops at 3-4 tree clumps in valley; stops on slopes of hills bordering valley; Tamarisk Grove; Yaqui Wells Time: 0805- Observed: Same Wind: 0-20 (variable from spot to spot) Temp: 70 SKY: p.c. [cont] Species: Red-tailed Hawk 4 Swinson's Hawk 4 Golden Eagle 2 Am. Mestrel 1 Greater Roadrunner 1 Com. Poorwill (~0345) 1 Costals Hummingbird 5 Rufous Hummingbird 1 Western Kingbird 5 Sayls Phoebe 1 Western Flycatcher 3 Com. Raven 20 Verdin 5 Bushtit 2 Bewick's Wren 1 Rock Wren 2 N. Mockingbird 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Chainopepla 3 Eur. Starling 5 Solitary Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Nashville Warbler 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 3 House Sparrow 20 Bullock's Oriole 2 West. Tanager 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Lazuli Bunting 2 House Finch 20 Lesser Goldfinch 10 Lawrence's Goldfinch 5 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Lark Sparrow 2 Black-throated Sparrow 5 Brewer's Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 + Scissors Crossing area: Calif. Quail, Scott's Oriole, W. Meadowlark, Ladder-backed Woodpecker. + Banner Grade: Sharp-shinned Hawk 2, Mountain Quail, Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Scrub Jay, Plain Titmouse, Wrentit, Calif. Thrasher, Hutton's Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Rufous-sided Towhee, Black-chinned Sparrow, (Black-chinned Hummingbird-1-KG, JD) Cuyamaca Lake, San Diego Co., Calif Time: 15 mins. obs. Wind: 10-20 Obs: same Species: Common Loon 6 Eared Grebe 2 [dabbling ducks ignored] Ring-necked Duck 30 Canvasback 2 Lesser Scaup 3 Surf Scotr 10 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Golden Eagle 1 Mountain Quail 2 Am. Coot 100 N. Phalarope 200+ Belted Kingfisher 1 Com. Flicker 1 Horned Lark 5 Violet-green Swallow 10 Cliff Swallow 10 Purple Martin 4 Steller's Jay 2 Com. Crow 5 Oregon Junco 1 [Chipping Sparrow-JD, KG, RW] Brewer's Blackbird 10

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Apr. 29 [cont] Caso Picacho, Cuyamaca Mtns, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: walk around outskirts of campground Time: ~1 hr. Obs: same Wind: 5-10 SKy: p.c. Species: Red-tailed Hawk Band-tailed Pigeon Acorn Woodpecker Nutalls Woodpecker Ash-throated Flycatcher White-headed Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Steller's Jay Mountain Chickadee Plain Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Brown Creeper 1 5 5 4 1 1 1 10 3 2 2 3 1 Andrubons Warbler Townsend's Warbler Hermit Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Purple Finch Rufous-sided Towhee Oregon Junco 5 2 1 1 2 1 2 Comments: Although time of day and weather conditions were nearly identical to those of 25 Apr., bird numbers were much reduced, almost certainly due to abundance of campers using the campground. +elsewhere Hwy 79: Turkey Vulture 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (15 mins) + Santee Lakes, San Diego Co.: Cassin's Kingbird, Black Phoebe, Tricolored Blackbird (1 hr.) + Mission Dam: White-tailed Kite 1, Canyon Wren 1, Yellow-breasted Chat 2, Bells Vireo 2, Rufous-crowned Sparrow 2, Am. Goldfinch 2, Grasshopper Sparrow Brown Towhee 2. Point Loma, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: coast from Coast Guard lighthouse to nearly parking lot next to marine lab Time: 1610-1645 Tide: High Species: Arctic Loon Red-throated Loon Brown Pelican Black Storm-Petrel Brandt's Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant Surf Scoter Black Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Ruddy Turnstone Spotted Sandpiper Wandering Tattler 10 1 6 100 10 2 25 1 1 2 1 2 Parasitic Jaeger Western Gull Heermann's Gull Elegant Tern tern (sp) White-throated Swift Barn Swallow Cam. Baren Red-breasted Nuthatch Wrentit Hermit Thrush Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cedar Waxwing Townsend's Warbler Wilson's Warbler Hammond's Flycatcher West. Flycatcher 2 15 1 1 50 1 10 1 1 2 1 50 1 2 1 +brief stops @ Pt. Loma College, Cabritto Nat. Mon. +San Diego Rivermouth: Royal Tern 25, Least Tern 25, Caspian Tern 50, Caspian Tern 10 La Jolla, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: scanned ocean + rocks from Pt. La Jolla Time: ~30 min Tide: high Wind: 0-5 SKy: sunny, p.c. Observers: same Species: Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Brandt's Cormorant Black Turnstone Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger 1 3 2 1 10 20+ tern (sp) Western Gull Heermann's Gull 200 23 8

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Apr. 29 + San Diego Bay nr. Coronado bridge: Greater Scaup 4 [cont] Playa del Rey, Los Angeles Co. Calif. Area: walked along rock jetty + along creek inland ~ 1/4 mile Obs: sun Time: 2200-2300 (by flashlight) species: Com. Loon 1 Black Oystercatcher 1 Arctic Loon 4 Wandering Tither 2 Black Brant 1 surf Scoter 25 Black Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 1 May 19 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co. Calif. Area: Mendoza Ranch (to look for possible White-eyed Vireo reported there today) Time: 1800-1910 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 5-15 W Sky: clear, but dense fog rolled in at 1900 Temp: 55-60 species: surf Scoter 15 House Sparrow 20 Red-tailed Hawk 1 White-eyed Vireo 1 Com. Raven 5 Northern Parula 1 male Horned Lark 1 House Finch 2 Tree Swallow 2 Pine Siskin 2 Barn Swallow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Eur. Starling 15 May 29 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza, Alameda Co. Calif. Time: 1200-1300 Observers: Linda Hale Tide: very low - most terns too far away to J.D. Wind: 5 W Sky: clear Temp: 75 species: Brown Pelican 25 Western Gull 100 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Calif. Gull 7 Great Egret 1 Caspian Tern 10 Snowy Egret 5 Forster's Tern 175 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Mourning Dove 1 surf Scoter 5 House Finch 8 Hilldeer Black-bellied Plover 5 Am. Goldfinch 3 Long-billed Curlew 1 Song Sparrow 5 Whimbrel 1 Marbled Godwit 9 June 2 Point Reyes, Marin Co. Calif. Area: Outer Pt. Reyes from Schooner Bay to Lighthouse; Mendoza Ranch; lighthouse; Fish Docks + willows in draw to the north; Nunez Ranch + first weedy gully to SW; Drakes Beach. Time: 0720-1330 Observers: Linda Hale, Kent Van Vuren Wind: 0-5 E Sky: thick high overcast until ~ 10AM; then clearing to sunny skies; Overcast in AM from Berkeley to Pt. Reyes but clear on return trip Temp: 60-70 species: Common Loon 10 Great Blue Heron 1 Arctic Loon 150 Surf Scoter 100 Red-throated Loon 1 Turkey Vulture 10 Western Grebe 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Horned Grebe (bred plum) 1 Northern Harrier 2 Sooty Shearwater 1 Am. Kestrel 1 Brandt's Cormorant 300 Calif. Quail (Nunez Ranch) 1 Pelagic Cormorant 25 Hilldeer 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Pt. Reyes [cont] June 2 West. Gull 30 Com. Murre 1000+ Pigeon Guillemot 20 Mourning Dove 2 [illegible] - Ill. Allen's Hummingbird 5 Black Phoebe 1 Empidonax (sp) 1 W. Wood Pewee 4 (Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1-KVV) Horned Lark 2 Rough-winged Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 30 Cliff Swallow 5 Com. Raven 5 Mountain Chickadee 1 Winter Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 3 N. Mockingbird 1 Am. Robin 1 Swainson's Thrush 2 Western Bluebird Eur. Starling 50 Black-and-white Warbler 2 (♂,♀) Tennessee Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 1 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 ♂ Com. Yellowthroat 2 Am. Redstart 1 ♀ House Sparrow 50 Red-winged Blackbird 10 ? Tricolored Blackbird 1 Cheared. Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Brewer's Blackbird 15 House Finch 10 Am. Goldfinch 10 Pine Siskin 15 Savannah Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 30 Song Sparrow 3 [cont] June 3 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif Area: Carmel Rivermouth - strictly from Carmel River beach - and looked virtually only at the White-rumped Sandpiper found yesterday by Jeri Langham. Time: 0600-0730 Observers: Linda Hale, Garth Alton, Chris Carpenter, Jeri Langham, Ron Branson, + many members of Sacramento Aud. Society. Wind: 0 Sky: thick high overcast Temp: 60 Wth: fairly large exposed mudflat. Species: Mallard 10 Swainson's Thrush 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Eur. Starling 10 Killdeer 2 Com. Yellowthroat 4 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 House Sparrow 5 Wilson's Phalarope 1♀ Red-winged Blackbird 15 Western Gull 10 Brewer's Blackbird 10 Mourning Dove 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 House Finch 16 Black Phoebe 1 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Violet-green Swallow 5 Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 15 Cliff Swallow 20 Rough-winged Swallow 2 Scrub Jay 2 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Area 2: Cypress groves at Crespi Pond and Esplanade - no migrants seen despite dead calm and thick, high overcast June 18 Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., Calif Area: walked all the way around the lake, but concentrated on the island at N. end, looking for Great-tailed Grackle reported here earlier. Time: 1900-1945 Wind: 5-15 W Sky: clear Temp: 60 Observers: Linda Hale, Don Roberson, Laurie Binford, Joe Nolan, Jolaine Munch, Bud Fry

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Palace of Fine Arts [cont] June 18 greasy Mallards 10 Brewer's Blackbird 25 Bufflehead 18 Great-tailed Grackle 18 [cont] Black-crowned Night Heron 1 House Finch 2 Am. Coot 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Rock Dove 10 Song Sparrow 1 Violet-green Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 4 Cliff Swallow 8 House Sparrow 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 July 4 Tufted Puffin (1-BE) - Et-Reyos Lighthouse, with 75+ Surf Scoters July 12 San Francisco Bay, Berkeley flying to Golden Gate Bridge, Calif Time: 0630-0745, 1830-1945 Observes: Linda Hale, Charlie Sellers, Carolyn Merchant Species: Ashy Storm Petrel 1 Western Gull 200 Brown Pelican 10 Heermann's Gull 10 Brandt's Cormorant 15 Forster's Tern 30 Mallard 1 Caspian Tern 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Common Tern (near Angel. Is.) 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Common Murre 300 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Boat trip to Farallons San Francisco Co. Calif. Area: From 1 mi. offshore from Golden Gate to within 1 mi. of Farallons Time: 200-0800-1300, 1400-1730 Wind: 10-15 NW sky: mostly high overcast, except for 1 hr. in afternoon. Observers: same Species: Black-footed Albatross 1 Western Gull 25 Sooty Shearwater 7 Heermann's Gull 2 Brown Pelican 3 Com. Murre 2000+ Brandt's Cormorant 50 [many flying from S.F. Bay to Pelagic Cormorant 3 Farallons carry my fish] Farallon Islands Calif Area: brief look around island from sailboat - went around SE. Farallons once. Time: 1800-1400 Observes: same Species: Brown Pelican 1 Pigeon Guillemot 200 Brandt's Cormorant 200+ Tufted Puffin 8 Pelagic Cormorant 50+ Cassin's Auklet 1 Black Oystercatcher 2 Western Gull 2000+ Com Murre 10,000+ July 17 Tilden Park Contra Costa Co. Calif Area: walk around Jewel Lake (1 hr) plus rest of time spent in dense thickets upstream from Jewel Lake opposite Nature Center looking for worm-eating Warbler which has been there a week Time: 0930-1130 Observers: Linda Hale Temp: 75-80 Wind: 0-10 Sky: clean Species: feral Mallard 25 Anna's Hummingbird 4 feral (?) Pintail (very tame) 1 Allen's Hummingbird (ID assumed) 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 ad. Belted Kingfisher 1 California Quail 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Am. Coot 6(5juvs.) Nuttall's Woodpecker 1 Mourning Dove 3 Black Phoebe 2

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Tilden Park [cont] July 17 Western Flycatcher 1 W. Wood Pewee 3 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Barn Swallow 2 Scrub Jay 1 Steller's Jay 5 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 16 Plain Titmouse 3 Bushtit 2 Wrentit 5 Bewick's Wren 3 Swainson's Thrush 12 Warbling Vireo 6 Warm-eating Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 2 House Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Western Tanager 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Purple Finch 5 House Finch 2 Am. Goldfinch 8 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 5 Brown Towhee 5 Oregon Junco 4 Song Sparrow 3 [cont] July 20 Alvarado Salt Ponds, Alameda Co., Calif. Area: Leslie Salt Co. ponds and marshes due W. of Alvarado to see Black Skimmer Dick Erickson had just found Observers: Don Robinson, R. L. Time: 1700-1830 Wind: 5-10 Sky: clear Temp: 75 Species: White Pelican 400 Double-crested Cormorant 200 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 3 Snowy Egret 25 Black-crowned Night Heron 15 Gadwall 10 ads + 25 juvs. Cinnamon Teal 2 Mallard 2 Greater Scaup 30 Ruddy Duck 10 Northern Harrier 2 Am. Avocet 20+ Black-necked Stilt 30+ Wilson's Phalarope 50+ Long-billed Curlew 10 Marbled Godwit 200+ Willett 20+ Short-billed Dowitcher 20+ Peep (sp) 200+ Black Skimmer 1 gull (sp) 3 Caspian Tern 30 + 10 juvs Forster's Tern 25 Least Tern 2 ads + 1 juv Com. Yellowthroat 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Aug.6 Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co., Calif. Area: fresh-water pond at entrance to Doran Park; brief look around edge of bay and at ocean from Bodega Head. Time: 0945-1230 (mostly looking for Semipalmated Sandpiper), Wind: 0 Temp: 75-80 SKY Observers: Linda Hale, Joe Morlan Tide: low Species: Common Loon 2 Arctic Loon 5 Red-throated Loon 1 Brown Pelican 5 Brandt's Cormorant 20 Great Blue Heron 2 Mallard 15 Greater Scaup 1 White-winged Scoter 5 Surf Scoter 15 Turkey Vulture 4 Osprey 1 Semipalmated Plover 26 Killdeer 5 Am. Golden Plover 1 Black-bellied Plover 4 Wilson's Phalarope 20 Willett 10 Marbled Godwit 20 Whimbrel 2

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Bodega Bay [cont] Aug.6 Western Sandpiper 75 Mourning Dove 5 Least Sandpiper 25 Belted Kingfisher 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Barn Swallow 10 [cont] Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 West. Gull 25 Am. Goldfinch 8 Calif. Gull 10 Pine Siskin 1 Rings-billed Gull 10 Savannah Sparrow (feeding ygs!) 8 Heermann's Gull 3 Chipping Sparrow (rare locally) 1 Com. Murie 10 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Pigeon Guillemot 15 Aug.17 14 mi. N. Blythe, Riverside Co., Calif.: Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1- on nest Clark Ranch Aug.19 Ft. Stockton to Ozong on I-10, Texas Turkey Vulture 34 N. Mockingbird 4 Swainson's Hawk 1 ? Lark Bunting 100 Mourning Dove 10 Gr. Roadrunner 1 Roadside rest E. of Sheffield (on I-10), Pecos Co., Texas (20 min): Mourning Dove 2 Black-throated Sparrow 4 (1 feeding cowbird) Verdin 1 Lark Sparrow 1 Bewick's Wren 1 Hooded Oriole 2 Canyon Wren 1 Scotts Oriole 2 House Finch 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1-juv. Lesser Goldfinch 1 Brown Towhee 4 Aug.27 Highland Park E. Baton Rouge Par. Louisiana Area: mostly tall second-growth adjacent to archery range Time: 0825-0945 Observers: Linda Hale, Bill Eley Temp: 80 Sky: pc Wind: 0-5 Species: Red-shouldered Hawk 1 White-eyed Vireo 6 hummingbird (sp) 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Worm-eating Warbler 1 Acadian Flycatcher • 3 Canada Warbler 1 ? Yellow-bellied Flycatcher-2 Summer Tanager 1 Blue Jay 5 Red Cardinal 4 Com. Crow 2 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Fish Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 2 Carolina Wren 3 Brown Thrasher 1 Sept.4 Highland Park Time: 0850-1010 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 0-5 Temp: 80 Sky: clear Species: Great Egret 1 Blue Jay 2 Mourning Dove 1 Com. Crow 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Fish Crow 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Eastern Wood Pewee 1 (Ho) Tufted Titmouse 2 Acadian Flycatcher 6 Carolina Wren 4

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Highland Park [cont] N. Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Eur. Starling 4 White-eyed Vireo 6 Canada Warbler 1 Red Cardinal 5 Sept. 4 [cont] Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Oct. 28 Cameron Parish Louisiana Area: Sabine NWR hdqts and areas along Hwy 27; Fabedoux Beach Woods; Johnson's Bayou Woods; Smith's Woods; Cameron jetty and adjacent shoreline Time: 0800-1830 Temp: 50-80 Sky: clear, some high clouds Wind: 2-15 N Observers: Linda Hale Ted Parker, Bill Eley, Doug Pratt. Species: (Olivaceous Cormorant - 2-DE) Great Blue Heron 10 Little Blue Heron 3 Cattle Egret 10 Reddish Egret 1 Great Egret 25 Snowy Egret 100 Louisiana Heron 5 Plegadis (sp) 100 White Ibis 10 White-fronted Goose 100 Blue Goose 20 (Mottled Duck - 100 TP) Gadwall 50 N. Pintail 25 Blue-winged Teal 15 N. Shoveler 50 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Northern Harrier 6 Merlin 2 Am. Mestrel 15 Virginia Rail 2 Com. Gallinule 46 Am. Coot 10 Am. Avocet 150 Semipalmated Plover- 2 Killdeer 15 Piping Plover- 3 Black-bellied Plover- 30 Long-billed Curlew 2 Greater Yellowlegs 15 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Willet 20 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Com. Snipe 5 Long-billed Dowitcher 50 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Sandpiper 25 Semipalmated Sandpiper- 200 Western Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 15 Dunlin 50 Herring Gull 20 Ring-billed Gull 75 Laughing Gull 2000 Bonaparte's Gull 5 Forstels Tern 108 Royal Tern 100 Sandwich Tern 1 Caspian Tern 5 Black Skimmer- 15 White-winged Dove 1 Mourning Dove 15 Inca Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Barn Owl 3 Belted Kingfisher 2 Yellow-shafted Flicker 3 Yellowbellied Sapsucker 4 Eastern Phoebe 1 Tree Swallow 25 Rough-winged Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 5 Blue Jay 15 Fish Crow 10 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 House Wren 40 Marsh Wren 2 Sedge Wren 1 N. Mockingbird 10 Gray Catbird 1 Brown Thrasher 8 Herm t Thrush 5 Mountain Bluebird 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 40 Water Pipit 2 Loggerhead Shrike 25 Eur. Starling 60

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Cameron Parish [cont] Oct.28 White-eyed Vireo (Solitary Vireo-1-LH) Red-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Black-and-white Warbler (Tennessee Warbler-1-Tp) Orange-crowned Warbler- Nashville Warbler (C.N. Parula-1-Tp) (Pine Warbler-1-Tp) Black-throated Green Warbler-1 (Magnolia Warbler-1-Tp) Myrtle Warbler 10 (Am. Redstart-2-DP,Tp) Com. Yellowthroat 3 E. Meadowlark 20 Red-winged Blackbird 2000 Boat-tailed Grackle 200 Brownheaded Cowbird 100 [Phaeuctus (sp)-(prob Black-headed)-1-Tp] Blue Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 25 Painted Bunting 1♀ Savannah Sparrow 20 Seaside Sparrow 5 Chipping Sparrow 15 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 2 [White Pelican-Tp] Oct.29 Gum Cove, Cameron Parish, Louisiana Area: Gum Cove Ranch: most time spent checking trees around main ranch bldgs; roads north and west of ranch Time: 0900-1500 Wind: 0-5 N Sky: clear Temp: 65-80 Observed: same Species: 2 Neotropic Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Little Blue Heron 2 Cattle Egret 10 Great Egret 15 Snowy Egret 50 Louisiana Heron 4 Least Bittern 1 Plegadis (sp) 20 White Ibis 20 White-fronted Goose 20 Snow Goose 2 Blue Goose 10 Mallard 6 Gadwall 50 N. Pintail 15 Green-winged Teal 50 Blue-winged Teal 75 N. Shoveler 2 Am. Wigeon 16 Turkey Vulture 25 Black Vulture 20 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 8 N. Harrier 3 Merlin 1 Am. Kestrel 10 Com Bobwhite 10 Pied-billed Grebe Com Gallinule Am. Coot Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs 1 Com Snipe 1 Laughing Gull 1 Mourning Dove 100 Barn Owl 1 Com Screech-Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Com Flicker 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker-1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Ba. Phoebe 2 E Wood Pewee 1 Tree Swallow 10 Blue Jay 10 Fish Crow 75 Carolina Chickadee 1 (Cred-breasted Nuthatch-2-Tp) Brown Creeper 2 House Wren 5 Winter Wren 2 N. Mockingbird 5 Gray Catbird 7 Browns Thrasher 4 (Am. Robin-1-LH) Wood Thrush 1 Hormir To rush 5

Remsen, J.V 1978 Journal Gum Cove [cont] Oct. 29 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling (White-eyed Vireo- 1- DP) Solitary Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler (N. Parula- 1- TP) (Yellow Warbler- 1- TP) Black-throated Blue Warbler 28 Pine Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler- 2 (Magnolia Warbler- 1- TP) Myrtle Warbler Palm Warbler E. Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird 500 Baltimore Oriole Brewer's Blackbird Boat-tailed Grackle Great-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Savannah Sparrow Slate-colored Junco Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Nov. 23 Cameron Parish, Louisiana Area: Sabine NWR. hdqts; east Jetty of Cameron; roads in between Time: 1530- 1730 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 2-5 S Sky: cloudy, some sprinkles Temp: 70-75 Species: Neotropic Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret White Ibis Snow-Blue Goose duck (sp) Sharp-shinned Hawk Am. Kestrel Clapper Rail Am. Avocet Killdeer Black-bellied Plover Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Willett Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Dunlin Herring Gull Kings-billed Gull Laughing Gull Forster's Tern Royal Tern Caspian Tern Black Skimmer Belted Kingfisher Tree Swallow N. Mockingbird 2 10 50 10 50 2 3 1 1 15 1 15 3 Neotropic Cormorant 10 Water Pipit Great Blue Heron 4 Loggerhead Shrike Great Egret 15 Eur. Starling Snowy Egret 8 Com. Yellowthroat White Ibis 1 House Sparrow Snow-Blue Goose 100 E. Meadowlark duck (sp) 300 Red-winged Blackbird 16 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Brewer's Blackbird Am. Kestrel 3 Boat-tailed Grackle Clapper Rail 1 Seaside Sparrow Am. Avocet 200 Swamp Sparrow Killdeer 1 Black-bellied Plover 15 Whimbrel 2 Long-billed Curlew 1 Willett 10 Ruddy Turnstone 25 Sanderling 20 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 5 Dunlin 5 Herring Gull 15 Kings-billed Gull 200 Laughing Gull 1000 Forster's Tern 200 Royal Tern 100t Caspian Tern 10 Black Skimmer 500 Belted Kingfisher 4 Tree Swallow 1 N. Mockingbird 2 1 10 400 1 2 2 16 1 100 2 1 15 200 1000 200 100t 10 500 4 1 2

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Cameron Parish Nov. 24 Area: Cameron East Jetty; Peveto Beach Woods; "Smiths" Woods (just east of Johnsons Bayou Rec. Center); marshes west of Smiths Woods; Johnsons Bayou Woods; roads Time: 0650-1730 Observes: Linda Hale Wind: O Temp: 70-75 Sky: overcast Species: Pied-billed Grebe 14 Caspian Tern 10 White Pelican 15 Black Skimmer 50 Neotropic Cormorant 10 Mourning Dove 10 Great Blue Heron 30 Belted Kingfisher 7 Little Blue Heron 3 Common Flicker 6 Cattle Egret 10 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Great Egret 85 Eastern Phoebe 2 Snowy Egret 50 Tree Swallow 10 Louisiana Heron 4 Blue Jay 4 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Brown Creeper 1 Plegadis (Sp) 500 House Wren 10 White Ibis 3 N. Mockingbird 3 White-fronted Goose 20 Brown Thrasher 8 Snow/Blue Goose 200 Am. Robin 1 Mallard 2 Hermit Thrush 1 Mottled Duck 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13 Gadwall 2 Water Pipit 5 N. Pintail 1 Loggerhead Shrike 12 Green-winged Teal 5 Eur. Starling 150 N. Shoveler 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 5 Am. Wigeon 10 Myrtle Warbler 2 Scaup (Sp) 500 Am. Redstart 10 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Con. Yellowthroat 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 House Sparrow 25 No. Harrier 6 E. Meadowlark 75 Am. Kestrel 9 Red-winged Blackbird 606 Am. Coot 10 Bullocks Oriole 1ad.8 Black-necked Stilt 5 Boat-tailed Grackle 350 Am. Avocet 5 Red Cardinal 6 Semipalmated Plover 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10 Killdeer 15 Indigo Bunting 10 Black-bellied Plover 30 Savannah Sparrow 5 Long-billed Curlew 1 Lincolns Sparrow 2 Greater Yellowlegs 8 Swamp Sparrow 7 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Song Sparrow 1 Willet 20 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Common Snipe 50 American Woodcock 3 short-billed Dowitcher 5 Long-billed Dowitcher 150 Sanderling 100 Western Sandpiper 5 Least Sandpiper 5 Dunlin 100 Herring Gull 10 Ring-billed Gull 150 Laughing Gull 1000 Forsters Tern 100 Royal Tern 100

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Nov. 25 Journal Cameron Parish Area: Cameron East Jetty; Rutherford Beach area; Rockefeller NWR; roads Time: 0700 - 1200 Observer: Linda Hale Wind: 0-5 S Sky: low overcast Temp: 65 75 Species: Eared Grebe 2 Pied-billed Grebe 10 Am. White Pelican 100 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Neotropic Cormorant 100 Great Blue Heron 45 Green Heron 1 Little Blue Heron 1 Cattle Egret 2 Reddish Egret 2 Great Egret 130 Snowy Egret 50 Louisiana Heron 2 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Am. Bittern 2 Egadis (sp) 2 White Ibis 8 Roseate Spoonbill 1 Canada Goose ('Feral') 100 White-fronted Goose 2 Snow/Blue Goose 40 Mallard 200 Mottled Duck 6 Gadwall 200 N. Pintail 1000 Green-winged Teal 400 Blue-winged Teal 4 N. Shoveler 500 Am. Wigeon 5 Canvasback 2 Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 5 Bufflehead 3 Ruddy Duck 10 Red-breasted Merganser 9 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Am. Harrier 2 Am. Kestrel 2 Clapper Rail 7 Sora 1 Am. Coot 15 Black-necked Stilt 7 Am. Avocet 30 Killdeer 5 Piping Plover 10 Black-bellied Plover 20 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Willet 40 Common Snipe 150 Long-billed Dowitcher 200 Red Knot 25 Sanderling 30 West. Sandpiper 300 Least Sandpiper 5 Dunlin 225 Herring Gull 30 Ring-billed Gull 200 Laughing Gull 1300 Forster's Tern 150 Royal Tern 30 Caspian Tern 60 Black Skimmer 175 Belted Kingfisher 3 Fish Crow 9 Sedge Wren 3 Loggerhead Shrike 8 Eur. Starling 200 E. Meadowlark 15 Red-winged Blackbird 350 Great-tailed Grackle 1 Boat-tailed Grackle 225 Savannah Sparrow 12 Sharp-tailed Sparrow 5 Water Pipit 4 Cardinal 1 Blue Jay 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Avery Island, Iberia Par. Nov. 25 Area: walked over much of the "Jungle Gardens" and spent 45 minutes at the Bird Island lookout tower Time: 1345-1630 Observer: Lindy Hale Wind: O Temp: 70 Sky: overcast [cont] Species: Little Blue Heron 15 Common Crow 30 Snowy Egret 30 Fish Crow 100 Cattle Egret 1 House Wren 2 Louisiana Heron 2 Brown Thrasher 2 Blue-winged Teal 50 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Turkey Vulture 15 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Black Vulture 2 Myrtle Warbler 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Corn. Gallinule 50 Wilson's Warbler 1 Am. Coot 15 Boat-tailed Grackle 5 Killdeer 2 White-throated Sparrow 2 Yellow-shafted Flicker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Cardinal 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Blue Jay 2 Cedar Waxwing 2 Comments: The Jungle Garden area looks good for wintering vagrants - huge live oaks and dense thickets, numerous ponds, exotic plants - but birds were strikingly scarce. Nov. 26 Denham Springs, Livingston Par Area: walked down an overgrown old road NE of Denham Spgs in a mixed woods - meadow -thicket situation Time: 0950-1145 Observer: Linda Hale Wind: 10-15 S Sky: p.c. Temp: 65-70 Species: Killdeer 1 (over) Com. Yellowthroat 2 Yellow-shafted Flicker 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Com. Crow 5 White-throated Sparrow 5 Cardinal Chickadee 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 Winter Wren 1 House Wren 3 N. Mockingbird 1 Am. Robin 1 Myrtle Warbler 2 Dec. 14 4815 Kendall, New Orleans, Louisiana (Robert Raether home): Buff-bellied Hummingbird 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 (1 im.?, 1♀) Rufous Hummingbird 16 (ident. assumed) 45th St. New Orleans : (Nancy Nevfield home): Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 im.♂ Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 Rufous Hummingbird 2 im.♂ Dec. 16 Cameron Area, Cameron Parish, Louisiana (Sabine CBC) Area: East Jetty (walked out to within 200 yds of tip 0700-1000); East Jetty Beach r East Jetty Rd (1000-1200); Mrs. Kossyn's house in Cameron (1300-1400); Broussard Beach area (1400-1530); East Jetty Woods (15:30-1645); East Jetty (1700-1745). Observer: Linda Hale ; PM - Ron Stein, Melvin Weber. Temp: 60-75 Wind: 0-5 Sky: low overcast, fog, intermittent rain until noon; clear in afternoon Tide: Low at 0900

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Cameron area [cont] Species: Eared Grebe 1 White Pelican 130 Great Blue Heron 30 Great Egret 7 Snowy Egret 12 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Gr. White-fronted Goose 2 Snow Goose 250 Green-winged Teal 12 N. Shoveler 15 Am. Wigeon 1 Ring-necked Duck 2 Lesser Scaup 7 Ruddy Duck 4 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 ad. Red-tailed Hawk 6 Marsh Hawk 5 Am. Kestrel 5 Com. Bobwhite 20 Clapper Rail 8 Bipin Plover 6 Killdeer 9 Black-bellied Plover 40 Long-billed Curlew 50 Willett 50 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Ruddy Turnstone 20 Dunlin 700 Western Sandpiper 25 Least Sandpiper 35 Sanderling 75 Common Snipe 3 Am. Avocet 50 Herring Gull 14 Ring-billed Gull 175 Laughing Gull 2000 Bonaparte's Gull 60 Caspian Tern 10 Royal Tern 10 Forster's Tern 225 Common Tern 1 Groote-billed Ani 13 Belted Kingfisher 0 Yellow-shafted Flicker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 10 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 5 N. Mockingbird 10 Brown Thrasher 6 Am. Robin 15 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10 Water Pipit 10 Loggerhead Shrike 8 Eur. Starling 1000 Solitary Vireo 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Myrtle Warbler 30 House Sparrow 15 E. Meadowlark 10 Red-winged Blackbird 500 Boat-tailed Grackle 35 Red Cardinal 6 Savannah Sparrow 35 Grasshopper Sparrow 2 Seaside Sparrow 7 Field Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 30 Harris' Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 10 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 1 Dec.16 [cont] Comments: low overcast and rain made the walk out the jolly extremely unproductive Dec.17 St. Marys Parish, Louisiana Area: length of parish on Hwy 90; side trips to Creement et and (Not really birding - mostly looking from road) Time: 0920-1330 Observers: Linda Hafe Wild [10-30] N Sky: clear Temp: 45-60 Species: Lesser Scaup 500 Marsh Hawk 2 Bufflehead 1 Am. Kestrel 8 Turkey Vulture 2 Am. Coot 2 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Great Egret 1 Snowy Egret 1 Cattle Egret 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal St. Mary's Parish [cont] Dec.17 Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull [cont] Caspian Tern Forstels Tern Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow crow (sp) Cardina Chickadee House Wren N. Mockingbird Am. Robin Blue-gray Gratecatcher Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Myrtle Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Red Cardinal Savannah Sparrow Slate-colored Junco White-throated Sparrow Boat-tailed Grackle Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red-breasted Nuthatch Am. Goldfinch Am. Woodcock Red-shouldered Hawk 1 20 1 30 2 1 1 1 1 1 60 5 2 1 2 10 5 7 100 1 8 100 3 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 University Lake E.Baton Rouge Par, Louisiana Time: 1600-1640 Observers: Linda Hale Species: Pied-billed Grebe 50 Great Egret Redhead Rings-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Canvasback Ruddy Duck Mourning Dove Red-headed Woodpecker Tree Swallow Blue Jay Com. Grackle 4 18 40 240 3 500 3 1 10 1 1 Dec. 21 Denver Sloan's Lake Jefferson Co. Colo. Time: 1530-1600 Water: 99% frozen Observers: Linda Hale Species: Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall N. Shoveler Com Goldeneye Am. Coot Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove 400 200 15 430 37 1 25 10 Barr Lake State Park, Adams Co. Colo. Area: walled in from south side and walled as far north as the herony on S. shore Time: 1030-1230 Wind: 0-5S Temp: 40-50 Sky: clear Observers: Linda Hale Species: Pied-billed Grebe Canada Goose Mallard N. Pintail Am. Wigeon Com. Goldeneye Com. Merganser Red-tailed Hawk Bald Eagle N. Harrier Am. Nestrel Ring-necked Pheasant Herring Gull Great Horned Owl Com. Flicker Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Horned Lark Black-billed Magpie Black-capped Chickadee Brown Creeper Tim. Eur. Starling W. Meadowlark House Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird House Finch 1 400 10,005 500 2 5 3 1 7im. 3 2 1 2 1 25 4 1 10 10 50 700 20

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Barr Lake [cont] Dec.21 [cont] Am. Goldfinch Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco White-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrow + Buckley - Tower Rd Ferruginous Hawk 2 60 10 1 6 1 Dec. 27 Wet Mountain Valley Custer Co. Colo (Westcliffe CBC) Areg: towns of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff; farmlands; ranchlands of the valley; conifer - aspen woodlands around periphery of valley. Time: 0700-1500; 1530-1700 wind: 0-5 Sky: clear Temp: -10 to +10 Observers: Laurence C. Binford, Bob Andrew Species: Mallard N. Goshawk Rough-legged Hawk (Bald Eagle - 1- LCB) Prairie Falcon Am. Mestrel Belted Kingfisher (Rom. Flichter - 1- LCB) Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker N. Three-toed Woodpecker Horned Lark Steller's Jay Black-billed Magpie Com. Raven Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Eysmy Nuthatch Northern Shrike 16 1 im. 2 # 1 391 3 2 1 35 7 64 29 <- Com Crow 4 16 # 7 # 7 1 im. Eur. Starling House Sparrow W. Meadowlark Common Grackle Pine Grosbeak Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Black Rosy Finch Brown-capped Rosy Finch 115 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Lapland Longspur 1 90 # 550 1 1 2 4 1 115 3 1 Dec. 30 Boulder area, Boulder Co. Colo Areg: CU campus; w. side suburbs - Chatagua; Valmont Res.(visibility reduced due to steam) Time: 0720-1000 Observers: Steve Larson wind: 0 Sky: clear Temp: -10 to -5 Species: Canada Goose Mallard Com. Goldeneye Am. Coot Belted Kingfisher Com. Flichter Hairy Woodpecker Horned Lark Blue Jay Steller's Jay Black-billed Magpie Black-capped Chickadee Am. Dipper Am. Robin Golden-crowned Kinglet Bohemian Waxwing Eur. Starling House Sparrow Cassin's Finch 3006 50 4 1 1 1 1 200 1 4 6 4 2 6 <- Townsend's Solitaire 1 2 20 30 50 20 House Finch Dark-eyed Junco Gray-headed Junco White-throated Sparrow 30 4 6 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Journal Pueblo West Pueblo Co, Colo Area: Pueblo Reservoir; pinjun-juniper woods nr. reservoir; roads Time: 0730-0900; 1530-1600 Observers: L.C. Binford Jack Reddall, Van Truan Wind: 0-10 Sky: dr&cast Temp: 0-10° Water: 25% open Species: Mallard Am. Wigeon Ring-necked Duck Com. Goldeneye Am. Coot Herring Gull gull (sp) Great Horned Owl Scrub Jay Plain Titmouse Dec.31 1 2 40 6 25 3 40 1 1 1 Com.Raven Black-billed Magpie Horned Lark Am. Goldfinch Pine Siskin Slate-colored Junco Oregon Junco White-winged Junco Tree Sparrow 1 5 50 4 100 1 25 2 5 Pueblo to Rocky Ford, Colorado Area: Hwy 50 to Rocky Ford, Sugar City; Cherasaw - birding from road; walk for ~2 hrs around Rocky Ford Game Area Time: 0900-1500 Weather: same Observers: same Species: Canada Goose Mallard Com. Merganser Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk buteo (sp) Rough-legged Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Northern Harrier Prairie Falcon Am. Kestrel Am. Coot Killdeer Rock Dove Mourning Dove Com. Flicker Levis' Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Horned Lark Blue Jay Scrub Jay Black-billed Magpie Com. Crow Black-capped Chickadee 100 30 1 2 2 13 5 9 2 11 3 33 1 1 81 2 25 1 1 110 4 4 64 3 6 Mountain Chickadee Brown Thrasher Am. Robin Northern Shrike Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling House Sparrow W. Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird House Finch Am. Goldfinch Rufous-sided Towhee (spotted) Oregon Junco Slate-colored Junco Tree Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow (Swamp Sparrow-1-LCB) Song Sparrow 3 1 2 4 1 450 385 92 125 2 45 3 25 7 62 34 12 Denver Sloan's Lake, Jefferson Co, Colo Dec.29 Canada Goose Mallard N. Shoveler- Com. Goldeneye Am. Coot Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Dove 350 250 400 24 4 48 1 40

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Feb.12 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co., Calif.: I seen within 1 mile of shore between Hopkins Marine Station and Lovers Point. I was going over loon identification with a beginner when the bird appeared conveniently next to a Common Loon just studied. It was the basic size and shape of a Common Loon but seemed larger, longer-billed, and thicker-necked. The bill was distinctly yellow, not pale grayish as in pale-billed Commons; the distal 1/4 of the upper mandible seemed particularly yellow; the culmen was clearly seen to be pale for at least the distal 1/2 (S.F. Bailey from the bridge was able to see that it was pale for its entire length); the rest of the bill was dull yellowish except for some dusky on the sides of the basal 1/3 of the upper mandible; the upper mandible was very straight except for a slight droop at the tip; there was a noticeable gap between the two mandibles when viewed from the side. The rest of the plumage did not appear to differ noticeably from Common Loon (perhaps closer study without pouring rain and wind would have yielded further differences), except that there was a dark smudge in the quiccular area which contrasted with a paler brown facial area. The bill was also held at a slightly upward angle. When flushed, the bird seemed very ponderous - very slow, labored wingbeats and large body. It dove and came up hundreds of yards from the original spot, repeated this 2-3 times, and finally eluded us completely; it was able to stay underwater for very long intervals. The bird was studied from as close as 40 yards (but more often 50-100 yds) for at least 3-4 minutes

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Monterey Bay boat trip [cont] Feb.12 of critical observation, but soon after became decidedly [cont] uncooperative. The only other large-billed loon, the Common, has an all dark culmen, lacks the auricular patch, when the bill is pale it is grayish not yellow, etc.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Apr.25 Cuyamaca Lake, San Diego Co., Calif: 1 - very unusual locality. Small loon with pale back and crown, eye in white of face, small bill upturned.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus June 2 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif: 1 in full breeding plumage with Surf Scoters at Fish Docks. Very late or summering

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black-footed Albatross Diomedea nigripes March 31 Pigeon Point, San Mateo Co., Calif.: 6 seen behind Freighters (3 + 1 w/o albatrosses) going north along coast July 12 Boat trip to Farallon Islands, San Francisco Co., Calif: 1 flew past our sailboat ~ 4 mi. E of Farallons.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Jan.14 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co., Calif.: 3 - extremely unusual in winter, but there have been several reports recently on Christmas Counts. Flying with Manx for direct comparison. March 31 Pigeon Point, San Mateo Co., Calif: 1 -> 5

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Jan.5 Monterey area, Monterey Co. Calif.: 2 - moving west past Pt. Pinos - small shearwater with rapid wingbeat, very dark above, pale below. Jan.14 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co. Calif: 6 - amazing for winter in Monterey Bay, but numbers were extraordinary last 2 months of '76. March 31 Pigeon Point, San Mateo Co., Calif : 1 -> 5, fairly close to shore; rapid wingbeat, small size

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanadromus homochroa July 12 San Francisco Bay, Alameda Co. Calif.: I seen < 20 ft. from boat about 1 mile outside Berkeley marina. Flushed off the water, whence it flew off in the direction of the abandoned pier. Clearly a medium-sized all dark petrel - all dark rump and forked tail - gestalt of Ashy, not Leach's. Amazing record inside S.F. Bay.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melanig Apr. 29 Pt. Loma, San Diego Co., Calif: 100 <1 mi from shore - unusual so close to land,

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Apr.25 San Diego area, San Diego Co., Calif: 1 at mouth of San Diego river - present here since Oct. 1977.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Cattle Egret Bubulcys ibis Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif.: 10 in Arcata Bottoms

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Roseate Spoonbill Ajaja ajaja Jan. 14 Castroville, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1 imm/sub.-ad. in flooded artichoke fields between Molera Rd. and Castroville where it has been for 2 weeks: Obvious spoon-tipped broad bill, wings mostly pink with hint of dark tip; head seemed mostly white. Castroville Molera Rd spoonbill area dirt road

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans Apr. 27 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif: 3 - rare but regular at Salton Sea in spring. Apr. 29 North End Salton Sea: 6

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Reinsen, J.V. 1978 Emperor Goose Branta canagica Jan.1 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.; 3 in ad. plumage at E. end of Limantour Estero. Watched for 20 minutes through telescopes from edge of parking area. Head and neck white; throat solid black, breaking up into black and gray barring on neck; bill pinkish, short, very triangular; underparts black and gray barred; upperpart similar but greater distance between black bars; legs bright orange-yellow; tail white.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Snow Goose Chen caeruleusens Apr.27 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif.: 11 - extremely late. All birds apparently can fly. Apr.29 North End Salton Sea : 10 (1 of the birds on 27 Apr. was almost certainly a Ross')

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Ross' Goose Chen rossii Apr. 29 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif.: 1 with 10 Snow Geese at mouth of Whitewater River - late, and few records for Riverside Co.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Jan.3 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Co., Calif.: 1♂ - Elk Glen Lalle

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Wood Duck Aix sponsa Jan.3 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco C., Calif.: 17

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jan. 2 La Jolla Merritt, Alameda Co., Calif: 1 ♂ at eastern end of lajla where it has been for 2+ months. Tuft is much less prominent now than when I saw the bird in late October Jan.3 LaJolla Merritt: 1 ♂ (same bird) Feb.8 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif: 1 imm. ♂ in freshwater pond next to road just S. of parking lot. In addition to a very small tuft, the entire bill tip was black and the back was a very uniform blackish-brown, probably darker than most scaup. [this combination eliminating scaup]. The head was more or less scaup-shaped [eliminating Ring-necked Duck]. The bird was thought to be an imm. ♂ due to the presence of some patches of white feathers along flanks. iris pale (looked gold) bill blue-gray with solid black tip short tuft (no triangular nail) <trace of sketch made during observation> sides varying shades of brown - some areas looked nearly pure white, especially towards rear. The bird was studied for 15 minutes with a scope, but high winds made precise accuracy of details hard to note. The bird looked about the same size as a nearby Lesser Scaup, although this bird's bill looked proportionately larger. This is almost certainly the same bird found here early in January by Rich Stallcup and at that time showed no traces of male plumage.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Greater Scaup Aythya marila Apr.25 San Diego area, San Diego Co., Calif.: 3♂ + 1♀ on San Diego bay just N. of e. end of Coronado Bridge, where they were discovered weeks ago. large bill nail, rounded heads. Apr.29 San Diego area: 4 (same birds)

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Jan.2 Lalle Merritt, Alameda Co., Calif.: 1? Jan.3 Pacific Maring, Alameda, Alameda Co., Calif.: 4??

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola June 18 Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, San Francisco Co. Calif.: 1 on the lake - a ratty-looking ♂, apparently summering

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Jan. 14 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1♂ at rocks at Hopkins Marine Station — few records for Monterey Co. We watched it both from the boat inshore and for 5-10 minutes from shore at close range at Hopkins.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Apr. 25 Cuyamaca Lake, San Diego Co., Calif; 1♀ ; very rare inland, especially away from Salton Sea. Apr. 29 Cuyamaca Lake : 10

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Jan. 14 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1♂ - Hopkins Marine Station Jan. 21 Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co., Calif.: 1♀ Apr. 29 Playa del Rey, Los Angeles Co., Calif.: 1 imm. ♂

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Hooded Merganser Mergus cucullatus Jan.21 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 1♂ + 3♀ - Five Brooks Stables Mar.18 Pt. Reyes: 1♂ + 3♀ (same birds, same place)

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Apr.29 Banner Grade, San Diego Co. Calif.: 2 soaring together above riparian. Very late for migrants - nesting? Oct.29 Gum Cove, Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 1 Nov.23 Cameron Par. Louisiana: 1 Dec.16 Cameron area, Cameron Par., Louis.: 1 ad Dec.29 7160 W. 9th Pl., LaVlewood, Jefferson Co. Colo: 1 ad. Dec.31 Pueblo to Rocky Ford, Colo: 2

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Apr.29 Borrego Valley, San Diego Co., Calif.: 3 - late migrants.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Jan.1 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 1 - Limantour Estero Jan.14 Castroville, Monterey Co., Calif.: 7 counted in air at once between Molera Rd. and Castroville in artichoke fields. Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif.: 5 in Arcata Bottoms - (1 dark phase)

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Jan.19 Three Rivers, Tulare Co., Calif.: 2 ad. Apr.25 LaMe Cuyamaca, San Diego Co., Calif: 1 Apr.29 Banner Grade, San Diego Co.: 2 LaMe Cuyamaca: 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Jan. 19 Bravo Lake, Woodlake, Tylare Co., Calif.: 1 ad. Dec. 21 Barr Lake St. Park, Adams Co., Colo.: 7 im.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif.: 1 imm. at mouth of Jacob Creek. Apr.25 San Diego area, San Diego Co., Calif.: 1 - San Diego R. channel

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Merlin Falco columbarius Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co. Calif.: 1 at mouth of Jacoby Creek. Oct.28 Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 1 at Sabine NWR, 1 nr. Holly Beach Oct.29 Gum Cove, Cameron Parish, Louis.: 1

Remsen, J.V 1978 California Quail Lophortyx californica June 2 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif: I heard calling (definitely not a starling) in draw W. of Nunes Ranch - this is much further out on Pt. Reyes than I've ever seen this species. Perhaps this year's heavy rains and consequent lush growth encouraged the expansion of the quail.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Apr.29 Pt. Loma, San Diego Co., Calif.: 1 - very few records for San Diego Co.. This bird has been seen off and on for a couple of months Playa del Rey, Los Angeles Co., Calif.: 1 - heard at night on outer breakwater.

Aguilar St. Room 240, Office 1 - new form received for San Diego Co. This bird has been seen off and on for a couple of months. 619-543-8071 (San Diego Co. Cell): I heard it night of June 18th = 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Apr. 29 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif : 10 - very rare inland. All in full breeding plumage Salton City, Imperial Co., Calif : 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Feb. 12 Castroville Sewage Pond, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1 Apr. 25 San Diego area, San Diego Co., Calif.: 1 - Silver Strand

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Red Knot Calidris canutus Apr. 27 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif: 3 breeding plumage Salton City, Imperial Co., Calif: 50 -[45 breeding plumage] Apr. 29 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co.: 50 - unusual inland Salton City: 30

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Jan. 21 Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co., Calif.: 2 - Bodega Head parking lot

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis June 3 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif.: I at the mouth of the Carmel River where found yesterday evening by Jeri Langham. We arrived at dawn and watched the bird feeding on the small mudflat for an hour and a half through scopes from 50 to 200 ft. In overall size and shape, the bird seemed identical to a Baird's Sandpiper: a large peep with noticeably long wings and a seemingly long body. This bird also seemed very fat when viewed head-on - almost turtle-like in shape: head-on view to show "squat" profile The above sketches were traced from sketches made while watching the bird through the scope. The bill, legs, and iris were blackish. A dark long area and dark, striped crown set

Remsen, J.V. 1978 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Monterey area [cont] June 3 off a white eyebrow. The face was a pale grayish with the palest area in the lower cheek area. The breast brownish gray was strongly striped, little a Pectoral Sandpiper except that the background color between the stripes was white, not buff. The breast stripes ended abruptly and the remainder of the underparts where white, except for disintegrating stripes and spots along the sides to the upper flanks. The back was striped dark brown with some buffiness between stripes. The wings were brownish with many of the coverts dark-centered and pale-edged; the folded primaries appeared a solid dark brownish. In flight, the rump/uppertail covert area was white and the tail was dark. That the rump was completely white was clearly seen twice in flight and also once when preening the rump area. The white rump eliminates any other small shorebird except 3 species which have longer legs and bills and are larger in body size (plus many other major and minor differences): Curlew Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Stilt Sandpiper. The only species remotely similar in shape, Curlew Sandpiper, lacks conspicuous breast streaks and has a decurved bill. The call note of the Curlew Sandpiper is not unlike other Calidris whereas the distinctive call of the White-rumped is unique among shorebirds - I'm familiar with both. The Carmel bird gave a call totally unlike that given by any shorebird I've ever heard - a very high-pitched squeal similar to call note of Costa's Hummingbird.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Ruff Philomachus pugnax Jan.5 Monterey area, Monterey Co. Calif.: 1? in rocky intertidal ~1/2 mile S of Pt. Pinos off Sunset Dr. - a large, chunky shorebird with very long, bright orange legs. Oval white patches on sides of base of tail very conspicuous in flight; bill dull, size and shape of Greater Yellowlegs more or less; upperparts grayish-brown with each feather on the back thinly margined with pale buffy; front part of face whitish; indistinct eye-line; underparts grayish-white. Present here for 1+ week - Found on Monterey CBC by Parmeters. Ruff 5 January 1978 nr. Pt. Pinos, Monterey Co, Calif.

Ruff 5 January 1978 nr. Pt. Pinos, Monterey Co., Calif.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black Skimmer Rynchops nigra July 20 Alvarado salt ponds, Alameda Co., Calif.: 1 with Caspian Tern colony; found here this afternoon by Dick Erickson. Mobbed us, with the Caspian Terns, as if it were defending the colony. Fantastic views as close as 30 ft. Photographs should obviate necessity of further description;

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Apr.29 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif: 1 first-yr. - very rare in land. Winstips pale brown,

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Apr.23 Cuyamaca Lake, San Diego Co., Calif.: 1 first-yr. bird - very unusual locality

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Apr.29 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif.: 1 ad. in full breeding plumage [small tinge on belly, full blackish head] at mouth of Whitewater River

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif.: 1 ad. at Mad River Slough bridge in the Arcata Bottoms. This bird has been present for a week, but had been identified previously as a Franklin's Gull. Mike and John Parmeter found the bird last weekend and although they had identified it as a Franklin's at the time, they realized that evening that it was not a Franklin's after consulting literature. However several other people subsequently looked at the bird and had concluded it was a Franklin's. When we arrived at the spot, Jon Dunn took one look at the bird sitting on the mud several hundred yards away in miserable, glare-plagued light and instantly called it a Black-headed Gull. Lacking Jon's recent extensive experience with this species in Europe (and Jon's field I.D. skills), I couldn't say it was a Black-headed for sure, but offered to swim across Mad River Slough if the bird was a Franklin's (or any other N. American gull). It was sitting on the mud with 3 Ring-billed Gulls and 3 Mew Gulls. It seemed to be smaller than a Ring-billed but larger than a Mew. The mantle color was virtually identical to that of the Ring-billed Gulls (pale gray), and definitely darker than the Mew Gulls; and so it could not be a Franklin's Gull, which has a very dark gray mantle, and should appear smaller than Mew. While Jon went to find the other carloads of birders in the area, I stayed and studied the bird in much better light and at a closer distance (~200 yds) through the scope as it was swimming on the water. The shape of the bird

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Arcata [coit] Feb.25 was not right for Franklin's - the head was too [coit] small and pointed and the wings too long ; the neck was too long and skinny - the whole bird just looked too long and tapering for Franklin's- which to me looks short-necked, round-headed, and stocky. The head was mostly blackish gray, especially on the crown where it was darkest; the forehead and an area below the eye were still whitish - breeding plumage not yet complete. There was a white eye-ring, but I couldn't tell if it was complete. The bill was dark-tipped [illegible], basally dark orange-brown to reddish- brown depending on the light. When everyone arrived, the bird was flushed and we were able to see the wing pattern from above and below. It was difficult to ascertain the exact pattern in the primaries in flight and so what follows should not be interpreted as 100% accurate - we never had what I consider a truly satisfactory study of the primary pattern. The wing pattern description also

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Feb.25 includes details seen when we returned late in the [coit] afternoon and watched the bird flying around the slough for 20 minutes, but never closer than 200 yds. Uppervwing leading edge of wing white. This edge in the primaries was not as conspicuous as on Bonaparte's Gull or field guide pictures of Black-headed at least 5 outmost primaries were black-tipped Underwings: wing-tings whitish; test of underwings dusly grayish. This contrast was not always apparent- only in good light at least 5 outermost primaries were black-tipped; These primaries were also darker basally, darker than the rest of the dusly underwing Also, when the bird was sitting on the water, the underside of the outermost primary could be seen when the bird was facing away from me, and it seemed to have a black border characteristic of ridibundus: U

Remsen, XV. 1976 [illegible] headed Gall whambiv extensus ridibundus Arzola [real] [illegible] for this, the head is mostly bluish gray, especially on the crown where it was darkest. The forehead and an area behind the eye were dark but - broadly plumy and not complete - there was a white patch which I could tell if it was complete. The bill was shining tomaceous first to off which shined slightly with sheen of chestnut-brown to reddish brown depending on the light. shining off, otherwise quite smooth and polished and you had all male subadults in my opinion, adults and birds of both sexes, tilting it was great for the moment, if you could not see the white patch behind which should not be interpreted as a sex feature - we never had one. It would certainly satisfy any study of the...

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Little Gull Larus minutus Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif: I ad. was seen at the north edge of Eureka at the wood-scrap "sculpture" area along the shore of Humboldt Bay. It was watched as it fed at a distance out over Humboldt Bay for 1/2 hour and was studied as it perched on the shoreline for 3-4 minutes. It was almost always seen with 4 Bonapartes Gulls, providing good comparisons. While resting with Bonapartels, it slightly smaller and shorter-legged and the nape was duskier. In flight, the blackish underwings were conspicuous, even as far as 1/2 mile away feeding out over Humboldt Bay. The underwings looked all blackish except for a narrow white border and a white tip. The upperwings were uniform gray with white tip. The wings appeared shorter and blunter in flight than Bonapartes Gull. It foraged by flying 15-30 feet above the water, flying in a straight line, and suddenly wheeling and banking downward to the water surface, where it would alight momentarily and then resume cruising. The small size and black underwings eliminate all other gulls in the world

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Xantus' Murrelet Endomychura hypoleuca Jan. 14 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co. Calif.: 2 - white below, uniform dark above (no contrasting gray back) - obviously Craveri's / Xantus' types, but not seen well enough to eliminate Craveri's with 100% certainty - but no dark projection into breast as in Craveri's and Mike Parmeter said they had lots of white on underwings. Xantus' very rare in winter, but no records for Craveri's.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Cameron Parish, Louisiana Oct. 28 1 at Peke dayx Beach woods - watched for 5-10 minutes before flushed.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Inca Dove Scardafella inca Cameron Parish, Louisiana Oct.28 Two at Pebedaux Beach Woods where studied for several minutes at 30 ft,

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Dec. 16 Cameron area, Cameron Par., Louisiana: 13 - E. Jetty Woods

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca Feb. 25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif: I [illegible] was studied for 20 minutes perched near the top of a spindly, tall conifer in a clump of trees in Manily bordering the coastal sand dunes. An enormous white owl with brown barring over the entire lower breast and belly, and blackish-brown rows of markings over the entire wing surface and back. There were also a few dark flecks on the head above the eyes on the crown. The iris was yellow. The feet and toes were feathered white - no claws visible. The bird was sitting in the sun and fluttered its gular area at regular intervals; the wings were also slightly drooped and held outward from the body; the ventral feathers seemed slightly compressed -- the bird seemed to be having a hard time in the torrid, windless 60° weather. A brief study of skins at MUZ indicated our bird could have been an imm.♂, ad.♀, or perhaps imm.♀. Fall imm. ♀s are more heavily barred - barring is broader and extends into breast.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus March 11 Coyote Hills Reg. Park, Alameda Co., Calif.: I sitting in small, dense ornamental tree on lawn at visitor center where it was found earlier this morning. It was approached to within a foot, as it slept on a small horizontal branch at the lower edge of the tree about 7 ft off the ground. It was perched about 2 feet in from the outer shell of the foliage. The tree had fairly dense foliage. This is almost certainly a migrant at this locality, which has only small patches of low trees and a few tall planted pines. March 29 Coyote Hills: 2 birds in separate trees- same area. Apr. 29 Mt. Palomar St. Park, San Diego Co., Calif.: I at entrance to Fry Creek Campground; responded vigorously to imitations- it dove at me 3 times, coming within inches of my face - but we could never get a light on the perched bird.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae Jan. 19 Three Rivers, Tulare Co. Calif.: 1♀ at a feeder on Heidi Rd where it has been present since Christmas. We saw the bird as soon as we arrived and saw it 20+ times in the hour we were there. Description: upper-parts shining green, becoming bronzy on lower back and rump; wings blackish; face dark grayish with very well-defined white superciliary arching downwards posterior to the eye and another white streak below the eye from near the bill to below the eye - this lower streak was not as broad and in between the two stripes, the face was a dusky, dark grayish conspicuously; the underparts seemed a very uniform grey; vent area white, surrounded by greenish grey; upperside of tail shining dark blue-green, hue changing according to angle of light; the outer tail feathers were conspicuously tipped white; when perched, all of the tail feathers visible from the upperside were narrowly tipped white; the underside face pattern: dark grayish mask bordered by white stripes above and below iridescent olive-green underparts uniform grey bronze tinge on lower back and rump tail dull but shining dark blue-green of the tail was mostly white with a dark base →. The bill was blackish. The overall size was much, much larger than any hummer normally occurring in California;

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae Three Rivers [cont] Jan.19 it seemed to be nearly twice the length of a nearby [cont] Annals Hummingbird and at least as long as a nearby Oregon Junco. In flight the tail seemed proportionally longer than that of other hummers in Calif. The rapid opening and closing of the tail feathers highlighted the white tail tips on the outer tail feathers. The call note, heard about every 10 minutes, was a series of very high-pitched "peeek!" 's, a whistle with a slight upward inflection, usually 2-4 given in a series with intervals of about 1 second. Also given was a lower-pitched "phew!" whistle when chasing other birds from the feeder. It chased all other birds from the hummingbird feeder, including a sapsucker and a Nuttall's Woodpecker. The ♀ Rivoli's Hummingbird is the only other species with which the Blue-throated could be confused; Rivoli's has a green tail (less extensively spotted), lacks the pair of white facial stripes, and is not an even gray underneath.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Mar. 18 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co. Calif.: A male was watched displaying directly to a female in some open undergrowth adjacent to the stream next to the Pt. Reyes hdqts. area. The male had given one complete pendulum display and then flew to within a foot of a female (which we had not seen) carrying some white fluff. The female retreated a foot or so and the male began darting back and forth at her with tail cockled and spread and gorget extended: tail cockled, spreard vertical --> gorget extended spread held out from throat The hovering zigzagged back and forth in front of the female, moving directly at her and then back, then at her again, etc., all in rapid succession. Presumably the female's view would look something like this: The male is maximizing the area of rufouse exposed to the female - the tail spread display reminiscent of Sase Group. Perhaps the moving back and forth in front of the female maximizes the flashing effect of the iridescent gorget.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute July 20, 1978 Dear Professor Smith, I am writing to express my interest in your upcoming summer program at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The opportunity to engage with such a distinguished group of scholars and researchers is truly appealing. During my time at [University Name], I have developed a strong foundation in [Your Field of Study]. My academic achievements include [mention any relevant coursework, projects, or awards]. Additionally, I have gained practical experience through internships and research projects, which has honed my skills in [specific skills relevant to the program]. I am particularly drawn to your program because of its focus on [specific aspect of the program that interests you]. The curriculum seems well-aligned with my career goals, and I am eager to contribute to and learn from the collaborative environment. Enclosed please find my resume and transcripts for your review. I would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss how my background and aspirations align with the objectives of your summer program. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the possibility of contributing to your esteemed institution. Sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Contact Information]

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Feb.25 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif.: I was seen in the Fieldbrook area near Arcata where it has been present for weeks. We watched it for 10 minutes sitting in a tree and coming once to a backyard feeder. We saw it from as close as 50 feet in good sunlight. It was obviously a Jay, seemingly smaller than Stella's. It was crested, but much less obviously than Stella's. The crown was blue, as was the nape, back, wings, and tail; the deepest blue was in the primaries and the dingiest was on the back; the face was white with a black post-ocular line; a conspicuous black collar separated the head from the body; the underparts were a dingy whitish. The wings had conspicuous white areas (details of placement not noted) and the outer tail feathers were white as were the tips of the rest of the tail feathers. Both the wings and tail were conspicuously barred black. The bird was silent the entire time we were there, although it had given typical Blue Jay calls just prior to our arrival according to P. Lehman.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli June 2 Point Reyes, Marin Co. Calif.: I at the Fish Docks where I had been since at least yesterday. This would be an extremely good record for Marin Co., at any time of year, but early June is particularly bizarre in that this should be the middle of the breeding season for Mtn Chickadee, not a period of movement. There was a Winter Wren at the same spot - also a rather northern sp. out of place at this time of year (presumably the Marin Co. breeding population is sedentary). The bird was recognized by its husky, hoarse, "che-de-day" before it was seen. The underparts were all whitish with the throat backlish; the back and wings were gray; the crown was black as was a black postocular eyeline setting off a white eyebrow. On three occasions, the bird flew out away from the trees heading west, but each time returned to the trees after successively longer flights, the last at least 1/4 mile.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Dec.16 Cameron area, Cameron Par., Louisiana: 2 in orchard e. side Cameron - one of the only records ever for Sabine NWR CBC Dec.17 St. Mary's Parish, Louis: 1

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Cameron Parish, Louisiana Oct. 28 I near Holly Beach - probably an imm. ♂. Similar in size and shape to Western Bluebird but sleeker, slimmer, longer wings + shorter tail. Plumage description: wings and tail striking sky blue; crown blue but paler than wings and tail; nape and upper back grayish; face blueish contrasting with grayish throat and breast; flanks and undertail coverts very white, striking at a distance; uppertail coverts and rump very blue contrasting strongly with pale grayish flanks and undertail coverts. We watched the bird for 15+ minutes in good light at 100 yds. through telescope as it sallied to the ground from wooden fence posts bordering a power-station. It occasionally hovered briefly over the ground before dipping to the ground. Unlike any plumage of either Eastern or Western Bluebird, there was absolutely no trace of any rusty or brown tones. The hue of blue was paler, more towards turquoise than either Eastern or Western.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polygthos June 2 Et. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: I singing at Lighthouse - very unusual at Et. Reyes. Imitated Steller's Jay, Scrub Jay, Rufous-sided Towhee.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufa Dec. 31 Pueblo to Rocky Ford, Colo : 1 at Rocky Ford Wildlife Area. [illegible]

Remsen, J.V. 1978 White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus May 19 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: I seen in the exact same row of trees at Mendoza Ranch as the bird last year in early June. It had been found yesterday by the Ghiorso's (Al + Wilma), but because Don Roberson thought their description wasn't good [iris dark, body size too large but they saw yellow spectacles, 2 white wing bars, throat white yellowish breast and flanks, white center to belly, etc.], the bird was "poo-poos'd". When we found out about it this afternoon after someone else saw the bird again today and saw that the iris was white, we rushed out to try to find it. Once we located it, we saw it off and on for a half-hour or so with lengthy observations of the underparts of the bird but poor looks at the upperparts, reminiscent of last year's bird. The most conspicuous mark on the bird was the bright green-yellow "spectacle" - a bar extending across the forehead to the loral area on either side. There appeared to be a thin pale eye-ring but it was hard to see, especially since the iris was also pale [strikingly so in bright light on outer edge of trees, hard to see inside the dark canopy [dark pupil enlarges ??]]. The rest of the face was pale grayish. The throat was grayish-white, contrasting strongly with the yellowish wash across the breast and bright yellow sides and flanks. The center of the lower breast through the belly to at least as far back as between the legs was whitish. The bill was moderately large for the body size and was definitely hooked and all blackish. We saw little of the upperparts except that there were 2 strong

Remsen, J.V. 1978 White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Pt. Reyes [cont] May 19 while wingbars on darker wings and grayish on the back, at least at the neck region [I know the back is supposed to be greenish, but I couldn't see this on last year's bird under similar, poor observation and shape conditions]. The overall size of the bird was about that of Hutton's Vireo. - small, chunky, and round-headed with large, hooked bill. I know of no other bird in western hemisphere with a conspicuous yellow forehead, 2 white wingbars, whitish throat, yellow breast+sides+flanks, and white center of belly

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia June 2 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif : 2 (1♀ at Fish Docks + 1 im.♂ singing at Lighthouse and then the same bird at Nunes Ranch - the im.♂ had an incomplete black throat and was not at Nunes early and then present later when it was no longer being seen at Lighthouse)

Ramesan, JN. 1918 St. Rames [contd] old-mew slender-br[illegible]-eyed Vinea rimu altit: Africa griseus 27/1/ [munms]A Vt 31/1/ From the 8th of December, 1907 to the 1st of March, 1908, I was in the field. The birds were very scarce and it is difficult to know the number of species seen. The overall size of the bird was about that of a Haliaeetus Vinea - small, slender, and round-headed with large headed bill. A few of no other bird is mentioned hereafter - with a conspicuous yellow forehead, white wingbars, whitish throat, yellow breast/ridger feathers, and white under of belly.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus July 17 Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif.: I seen in dense willow-dogwood thickets about 200 yds. s. of Jewel Lake opposite Nature Center where found on July 11 by Phil Gordon. Today, Linda Hale saw it at about 1030 about 20-30 yds into the thicket from the road at a spot where it had been seen most often the last three days; she came out to get me, and meanwhile Nancy Conzett, after being there for only 5 minutes, had the bird at close range in the same area at ~1045. Then we went back into the thickets and at about 1115, I heard a warbler chip note, about 20 yds. N. of the spot where Linda had seen it, which sounded like a weak or soft Yellow Warbler note, and glimpsed the bird low in the undergrowth. After 10 minutes or so, the Worm-eating Warbler came into view, and we watched it intermittently for about 20 seconds at about 30 ft.' Then we lost it, but it re-appeared a few minutes later, higher in the foliage, and we saw it again for about 10 seconds in fairly bright light. This warbler was very long-billed and short-tailed relative to other warblers. The wings and back were a dull brown without streaks or wingbars. The head was conspicuously marked - a blackish streak through eye and along side of crown - thus the center of the crown had a broad, pale streak bordered on either side by a well-defined blackish streak. The underparts appeared to be a pale buffy, looking almost dull golden yellow when in the sunny foliage.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Northern Parula Parula americana May 19 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 1 ♂ (full brooding plumage) at Mendoza Ranch. - bluish upperparts (couldn't see back due to poor viewing conditions), 2 white wingbars, broken white eye-ring, yellow lower mandible, yellow throat bordered by blue + reddish chest band, white belly, small size, short tail.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Jan.5 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif : 1 in Greenwood Park where present 1st week. Bright green back, most of underparts including undertail coverts white - some yellowish on throat ; eyeline very conspicuous June 2 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif : 2 at Lighthouse (obviously different plumages - 1 with typical breed.plum, 1with considerable yellow on chest ) + 1 at willows N. of Fish Docks (breed.plum.).

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae Apr.29 North End Salton Sea, Riverside Co., Calif.: 1 in mesquite thicket along Lincoln Av. K.Garrett saw that the bird was carrying food.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Black-throated Blue Warbler- Dendroica caeruleascens Oct.29 Gum Cove, Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 2♂♂ - full ♂ plumage - both studied for 5-10+ minutes each.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Jan. 21 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif: 2 Pt. Reyes Hdqts. - 1 ad. ♂ in full "breeding" plumage, 1 imm.♂ with dusky throat (not solid black) and head not completely yellow

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Remsen, J.N. 1978 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea June 2 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif: 1 ♂ at lighthouse (where present since at least yesterday). The flanks weren't as dark bay as the breast and crown and weren't solidly-colored - probably a first-yr bird. All field marks seen well at close range as the bird foraged in bushes at eye-level in good light.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 American Redstart Setophaga ruficilla June 2 St. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 1♀ - Nunes Ranch

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Dec 2 Wet Mountain Valley, Custer Co, Colo: 1 in the town of Westcliffe. Rare in mountains at any time of year. - unheard of in winter. Good study, close range. Identified as a grackle by call before seen size and tail shape seemed to indicate ?. Larger than Red-winged Blackbird; glossy purple-blue head contrasting with bronzy-olive-blackish body; heavy, curved billed; iris dark

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Great-tailed Grackle Cassidix mexicanus June 18 Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., Calif.: 1 ♂ on the island in the north end of the lagoon and adjacent "mainland" shoreline where it had been found earlier in the day for the first record for northern California. The bird spent most of the time hidden from view in the foliage of the trees on the island, occasionally giving loud whistled notes which sounded similar to those given by this species at Imperial Dam, Furnace Creek Ranch, Ramer Lake etc. - an explosive, rising whistle, sometimes followed by a similar, higher-pitched whistle. Twice I heard it give a burst of 4 quick, inflected, rising whistles. I have never heard Common Grackle give these calls, and I grew up with the bird in Colorado. We watched the bird perched in the open at about 100 feet for 5-10 minutes. Most of the upperparts and underparts were an iridescent blackish with blue tones around the head; the wingcoverts were dark brown and looked The primaries looked dull blackish. worn. The iris was gleaming white. The tail was long and vaulted in flight. The bill was long, blackish, slightly decurved, and hooked; it seemed longer and thinner proportionally than Common Grackle. The body size was 2-3 x as long as a Brewer's Blackbird, much too large for Common Grackle. This bird lacked the bronzy-greenish and violet iridescence which is conspicuous on Common Grackle. Boat-tailed Grackle has a dark iris and would be highly unlikely to even occur in California.

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Remsen, J.V. 1978 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Jan. 5 Moss Landing, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1 ad.♂ in fields next to Zmudowski St. Beach. - very rare on coast.

Remsen, J.V. 1978 Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Nov.24 Cameron Parish, Louisiana : 1 ad.♂ in "Smith's Woods" nr Johnson's Bayou - watched for 10 minutes as it sat motionless in trees 20 ft. up, 30 ft. away. Orange eyebrow, black eyeline, extensively white shoulders, orange face all seen clearly ; no visible traces of hybridization. The black of the back was somewhat scalloped with paler color, indicating some degree of immaturity (?).

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Reimsen, J.V. 1978 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Dec.16 Cameron area, Cameron Par., Louisiang : 2 in field e. side Cameron . Rare in winter.

Reimsen, J.V. 1978 Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Dec. 16 Cameron area, Cameron Par., Louis: 1 - E. Jetty Woods - great views. Very rare on coast

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