September 8, 1948. Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, Willows, Calif. 10 a.m. - 3 pm PDST (10,000 acres) Pied-billed Grebes - 15 or so adults seen. 2 pairs with young less than a week old. Young were good divers, too. Farallon Cormorants - perhaps a dozen scattered individuals seen. Few immatures. White pelicans - at least 200 seen on the area. Most in small, scattered groups, but one compact flock of 60-75 birds, 1/2 adults. The immatures were more alert than the adults, and had more pinkish bills, and fuzz-downy heads. No horns. Blue herons - adults and immatures common. Solitarily or in association with egrets. Anthony's Green Herons very common along the "Logan River" or ditch, few being in the true marsh areas. This may because of the short willow growth, etc. avail- able along the river or canal. No evident immatures seen. Black-crowned Night Herons exceedingly common, both adults and immatures. These birds were commonly seen perched in trees, wherever available. Immatures were a quite uniform gray color, with a buffy curved line running out the wing, but no other distinctive markings. Bitterns - a dozen or so adults, and 5 or 6 immatures seen. W. Least Bittern - a new life-lister for me! Brownish, with rusty wings, and not over 10" or so high. Would alight in tules, when flushed. Ixobrychus exilis legeria Canada Geese - probably Cacklers - about 30-50 in area in small scattered groups, and a few solitary. Heard calls only once, so I can't be too sure. They appear much to small for the lessers, however. Mallards - few seen in the morning round, but we saw several hundred in the p.m. Males, females, and immatures. Baldpates - flocks of 25 to 30 seen in two different areas. Pintails - 1000's of them in the marsh areas in huge flocks. A sight to see tem as they are flushed. Gadwalls - not over 10 or 15 seen altogether. Cinnamon Teal - perhaps a total of 750 or so seen over the area. Few full males, many molting. About equal M & F. Green-winged Teal - few seen in a.m., but we found about 1000 total in p.m. Vultures - several circling over the area. Redtail Hawks - 2 pairs seen, usually in vicinity of tall Eucalyptus, etc. Marsh Hawk - a F and a M seen at different times. Pheasants very abundant in refuge - both M & F. Virginia Rails calling occasionally. One found freshly dead along the road. Near adult plumage. Base of lower bill deeply notched or widespread. Coots common - some small young seen. Florida Gallinules - purple black and gray color with reddish feet and bill. Gallinula chloropus Falcipennis cachinnans Killdeer - a couple of pairs seen. Dowitchers - scattered pairs flying around. Small flocks of 5-20 birds seen, and we saw one huge flock of 300-350& birds, containing few avocets & stilts. Avocets - small flocks of 5-15 seen. Not over 75 seen in area. Black-necked Stilts - very common perhaps 150-200 seen in area. Mourning Doves - not over 10 pairs seen in area - mostly in dry ground areas. Barn Swallows - one seen flying. Barn Swallows - this was the only species seen. Perhaps 2000& in area. Long-billed Marsh Wren - just 2 seen flying into tules. California Shrikes common - perhaps 5 to 6 seen every mile of road. They would drop down and fly low as we approached, swooping upward at the end. Yellow Warblers - just two seen in trees around headquarters. English Sparrows - few seen ditto. Meadowlarks - about 50 seen all day. Bicolored Redwings common in tule areas (appear all red). Yellowheaded Blackbirds - adults and immatures quite common. Calling, too. Brewer Blackbirds seen only in headquarters area on dry ground. Sept. 10, 1948 - Jamestown, Tulare County 1030 a.m. Sally Woodpecker Brewer Blackbirds 947 947 948