Field notes, v666
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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.