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Dec. 29, Grey Lodge, continued:
White-tailed Kite - a single one seen.
Cooper Hawk
Western Redtail Hawk - 3 or 4 seen.
Golden Eagle - a pair feeding in weed field
Marsh Hawks - very common
Sparrow Hawks - several seen, a couple carrying shrews or Microtus as they flew away.
Pheasants -
Sandhill Crane - 3 seen.
American Coots - 1000's on the refuge.
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe - just 2 seen.
Least Sandpiper - 1
Avocets - about 30 seen, and John Cowan reports others are present.
California Gull-1
Mourning Doves - a few
W. Burrowing Owl in plowed field just east of refuge headquarters. Iris bright yellow.
Montana R-a. Flickers common
W. Crows
Ravens Western Mockingbird at headquarters defends Pyracantha for itself.
Suisun Long-billed Marsh Wrens - one heard.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets in locust trees about headquarters.
American Pipits - very common
California Shrike on wire lines and isolated tall shrubs.
Audubon Warbler- several
Western Meadowlark
California Bicolor Redwing s - about 750,000 in the refuge area.
Brewer Blackbirds -
California Purple Finches - small flock
American Goldfinches - flocks here and there.
Green-backed Goldfinches - not too common
Balding'sSavannah Sparrows very common in stubble fields.-L. S. Baldingi
W. Lark Sparrows - a fe
Northwest Oregon Juncos common in brush and trees.
SouthboundWhite-crowned Sparrows - in brush along fence rows.
59 species.