Field notes, v1724
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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