October 3, 1948. South of Placerville, El Dorado Co. Noon, Clear and warm. Vultures - 60-70 circling in two groups, moving south. Few solitaries seen. October 3, 1948. Osgood Swamp, NE of Echo Lake, 3:30 p.m. Echo Summit 7382' Mallards - 15 feeding on the marsh area. only 2 full males. Stellar Jay Mountain Chickadees Red-breasted Nuthatch Robin Audubon Warblers Red Crossbills Oregon Junco. October 3, 1948, West side of Lake Tahoe, California, entire length of lake. 4-6 p.m. 6400' Common Canada Geese - 3 flew over American Mergansers - a pair and a single seen. No full males seen. Osprey over the lake area. Coots - 11 in one group at outlet of Truckee River. Rigged-billed Bulls - several seen. Forester Terns - 2 flying above coots at outlet of Truckee River. Stellar Jay Mountain Chickadees. October 4, 1948, 1 miles N of Cave Rock, Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. before sunup 42°F. Red-shafted Flickers - seven seen Stellar Jay Clarke Nutcrackers feeding in tops of Jeffery Pines Mountain Chickadees Robin Audubon Warblers in tree tops Pine Siskins - a couple flew over. Oregon Junco October 4, 1948. Hiway 50 and 395 Junction, north to Carson City, Nevada. 8:45 a.m. Magpies - 2 Meadowlarks - 8 October 4, 1948. Virginia City, Nevada - 10 a.m. Black-billed Magpie Meadowlark House Finches - several seen. October 4, 1948. Lahontan Reservoir, Lyon Co. Nevada, 11-11:45 a.m. 40' drawdown Horned Grebes - a couple 25& Killdeer Snowy Egret - 1 4 Dowitchers Western Grebes - common 1 Avocet 4 ducks ??? 1 Spotted Sandpiper Coots 1 Flicker in dwarf cottonwoods near reservoir.