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ELEOWE
1956
JOURNAL
FEB. 11 (cont) WILOCAT CANYON, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF.
(paint)
SMALL LIVE OAKS & CUT BRUSH. HAD A QUICK LOOK AT TWO HAWKS (PERCORS?) MAYBE COOPERS. FLOCKS OF LARGE WHITE BIRDS SEEN FLYING OVER - SOME IN "V'S" - THOUGHT MAYBE GEESSE BUT NOTICE SAW ANOTHER FLOCK OF SAME BIRDS JOIN OTHERS (MIGHT BE 100+) CIRCLING ABOVE - PRETTY SURELY OWLS AT JEWEL LAKE A QUICK LOOK GAVE: CANVASBACKS, COOT & RUBY DUCK. COOT & RUBY DIVING. CANVASBACK'S (?) QUEER? REGULAR BARNYARD VARIETY OF "QUACK"
BIRDS: RUBY - 1
CANVASBACKS - 20+* GREEN JUNCO - 10
COOPER HAWK - 2(?) SONG SPARROW - 5
ECO TAILED HAWK - 2 (12 SWANMA)
CALIF. QUAIL "(coyot)st"
DUCK (?) - 100+
MOUSENING DOVE - 1 (also 2 COMMON)
3
(ANNA ?) HUMMINGBIRD - 2
RED SHAFIC FLICKER - 5
STONEBRAY - 6
SCRUB JAY - 2
CNES: BK CHICKADEE - 3
BUSH TIT - 15 (MOSTLY FLOCK)
GREEN TIT - 6
ROBIN - 2
VARIED THRUSH - 1
RUBY CRAWNED KINGFISHER - 1
RUDOLPH WARDLICE - 3
ARIZANS GOLOPUNCH - 15+ (2 FLOCKS & SINGLE)
SPOTTED TOWNSE - 1
BROWN TOWHEE - 10