March 20th, Colo. R. Indian Reserv. Duck Slough continued: Gambel Quail - a few here and there. Coots Killdeer - 10 to 15 around the edges. Wilson Snipe - 15-20 Least Sandpipers - 30-35 Dowitcher - about 12 were seen. Gave single "tweet" notes. Mourning Doves - plentiful - cooing everywhere, and feeding on the ground. Gila Woodpecker - 3 or 4 seen Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 1 seen. Ash-throated Flycatcher - a few in the mesquite area. Black Phoebe - acouple seen. Vermilion Flycatcher - 4 pair were seen. Females brownish with pink salmon on the sides. Males brilliant, younger ones not as much developed. Male can fly regularly, or in its singing flight it can use a "butterfly" hovering type of flight that is quite distinctive. Rough-winged Swallow - 1 House Wren - one seen and heard Verdin Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 in mesquite brush Phainopeplas - quite a few in the area. Bell Vireo - one heard singing Audubon Warbler - a couple in the mesquite. Lucy Warbler - seen and heard - a few. Pacific Yellowthroat - 1 male seen - the first for the year.in this area. Sonora Redwings Song Sparrows. March 20, 1947, Cienega Springs, 5 miles NE of Parker, Arizona, 1455-1710 MST. Vulture - 2 over rim-rock Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 seen Gambel Quail - several small flocks of 3-6 in this area. Mourning Doves - many pairs in the area. Cooing continually Red-shafted Flicker - 2 Gila Woodpecker - 2 Red-naped Sapsucker - Winter resident. Feeding on dates of the date palm. Hung on line pole, motionless for at least 5 minutes. Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 1 male. Nest in Palo Verde stub in a live thicket. Say's Phoebe - one on rocky, open area, near mesquite. Rough-winged Swallow - 8-10 in the area. Verdin - several heard and seen in the area. One nest in mesquite at 6' on the SE side. Entrance hole on underside of nest. Nest of dry grass stems. Lined with many types of feathers (one a Gambel Quail chest feather). One was seen feeding on dates, or the insects around the date clusters. Cactus Wrens - 3 heard in the area. W. Mockingbird - a few heard and seen. Robin - 2 in the area. Mesquite and palm habitat. Plumbeous Gnatcatcher - 8 or 10 seen. Male and female about equal. Phainopeplas - M & Females together. About 25 pairs seen at the ranch. Flushed one F off a nest located in an Ironwood, at 8 feet height, on a horizontal limb on the NE side. There were 2 young in the nest. Each 2½" long. Tail and flight feathers just breaking out of "pins" and developing. Skin black. Eyes reddish-brown. Bill dark with pale yellow gape. Age between 10 days and 2 weeks. Handled young out of nest while measuring them, and parents kept over 20 feet away and made continual annoyed chirps while we were there. The nest was of short pieces of dry grass stems held together by cottony plant fibers. It was lined with pieces of string, cotton, etc., and outside had Ironwood leaves on it. A very compact and well-made nest. Outside diameter was 3½". Inside dia. was 2¾"; depth at center - 1 3/4". Excreta of the young birds contained just mistletoe berry remains.