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March 16, 1947 - Keene-Tehachapi, on U.S. 466, 1130-1150 PST. East of summit
of the Tehachapi Mtn.s Juniper and sage come in. Granite with quartz veins
Coots in a marsh - Ravens east of the summit.
March 16, 1947 - Monolith to Mojave 1155-1300 PST.
Coots on marsh along with
Florida Gallinules - wading in shallow water not too far from the hiway.
March 16, 1947 - Mojave to Barstow, 1330 - 1800 PST.
Owl sp.
Horned Larks seen occasionally along the way.
Ravens here and there.
March 17, 1947, Parker, Arizona - 0800-0930 MST
Say's Phoebes - calling each other earlier in the a.m.
English Sparrows in town.
Brown-headed Cowbirds (Dwarf) Molothrus ater obscurus, A few with the
Brewer Blackbirds
1830-1900 MST at Parker, Ariz.
Say's Phoebe
W. Mockingbird - one on wire pole near Monson's.
Brewer's Blackbirds - large flocks heading SW.
March 17, 1947 - Colorado River, Indian Reservation Agency, SW of Parker, Ariz.
1015-1030 MST
4 Vulture s Sparrow Hawk along the irrigation ditch Coot
Rough-winged Swallows
2 Ravens
2 Audubon Warblers in Pepper trees.
Lincoln Sparrows - 2 near ranchhouse
Gambell's Sparrows - common near
the buildings.
2 Oregon Juncos.
March 17, 1947, Earp to Vidal Junction, California, 1040-1110MST.
Red-tail Hawks - bright white below.
Hummingbird, Costa -
Phainopepla - M & F (brown-gray). Both crested and with white windows in wings.
4 Loggerhead Shrikes.
California.
March 17, 1947, Needles Landing Junction to Needles Landing/- 1200-1240 MST.
Vultures Loggerhead Shrike
2 Ravens Desert Sparrows - 6 or more.
2 Rock Wrens
March 17, 1947, Needles Landing, Havasu Lake, California 1240-1500 MST
Double-crested Cormorants
Red-breasted Merganser male at edge of small bay.
3 Coots
Wilson Snipe
Killdeer
15 Least Sandpipers
Costa Hummingbird - male
Black Phoebé - M glossy, F sooty.
Rough-winged Swallows
Ravens 2 & 2
Rock Wren heard
Plumbeous Gnatcatchers - several
Pipits - on flats at edge of lake
Loggerhead Shrike
2 Audubon Warblers - have a very
pale blue tinge.
Nevada Savannah Sparrows - pair
Gambell's Sparrows - 9