Sept. 25th, Grey Lodge, continued: Redtail Hawks - quite a few in the area, mostly immatures. John shot one last week that was preying on pheasants. We flushed an immature that had just killed a hen of the year (bursa still prominent). Talon puncture in thich and back. It had begun to feed on the neck, just behind the head. Golden-Eagle - 2 immatures (windows in wings, and with basal 2/3 of tail white, and prominent black band near tip). They soared over fairly low, one held onto the tail of the other for a moment. These are the first for the year, says John. Marsh Hawks - many immatures and few adult females seen. Only 1 adult male seen. Duck Hawk - 1 flew over as we flushed some pintails. It made a fast pass$ at them, but they veered, and he didn't pursue further. His flight was very swift. Sparrow Hawk - common in area. Valley Quail - flushed one covey of about 10 birds. Pheasants - 100's present, in areas near flooded ponds, as well as in dry fields, of pasture, and of grain. Mostly immature birds, comparatively few adults seen. In the a.m. they were gathering grit from the gravel roads, and as the day warmed we would see them on the roads only in the shelter of willows, etc., or in the shade along fence rows, not out in the open. Jack Rabbits with them. Virginia Rail - 1 flushed - several heard. N.A. Black Gallinule - just a few seen. Coots - very common - over 1000 on area, I'd say. Killdeer - over 25 seen, scattered. Wilson Snipe - flushed one Greater Yellowlegs - just 4 seen with 2 stilts Dowitchers - a very few seen. Black-necked Stilts - 5 or 10 seen. Avocets - 3 seen. Mourning Dove - a few, usually flushed from dirt roads thru the marshes. Red-shafted Flitter (Monterey) - several seen. Western Kingbird - one perched on well-pump housing near headquarters. Black Phoebe - several seen. 1 in John's yard - perched on fence and on faucet. Horned Larks - 3 seen at edge of dirt road running thru quite open, dry field area. Violet-green Swallows - 2-300 perched on wire line on way in. Few over area during day Rough-winged Swallow - a couple seen. Barn Swallows - 100's over the area, feeding, and calling constantly. One groups of about 200 seen perched on Cyperus at edge of large open-water pond this p.m. California Jay - just 2 seen in willow thicket at NW corner of refuge. Western C rows - a few flying over area. 1 perched in willow with Kite. San Joaquin Bewick Wren - several heard scolding - saw 2 - 1 in willows and 1 in Scirpus Suisun Long-billed Marsh Wren - common - singing and scolding all hours. California Shrike - about 5 different ones seen in area. Usually close to dirt roads. Lutescent Warblers - 3 or 4 seen. Western Yellow throat - 2 seen in willow thicket over water. Gave 1-note alarm note. Pileolated Warblers - 2 or 3 seen in willows over, or near water. W. Meadowlarks - few on area, except in dry fields. English Sparrows - few around the headquarters area. Yellow-headed Blackbirds - about 50 seen. Many not seen, but heard with their peculiar notes in the Scirpus. Few full adult maeles seen. California Bicolor Redwing - comme n, and there has been quite an influx the past week according to John. In the fefuge they tend to congregate in large groups in spots of tules, putting forth a loud chatter. Brewer Blackbirds - seen mostly in the dry field areas. Common American Goldfinches Green-backed Goldfinches - most abundant of the two. Lincoln Sparrows - 2 in dirt road running thru fields that are mostly dry. Puget Sound White-crowned Sparrows - several seen in willow thickets by canals. 68 species total