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January 28, 1949, Mission San Luis Rey, San Diego Co. 945 a.m. Clear & calm
Western Crows
W.Mockingbirds - 6 or 8 in area - 2 chasing each other. Robin dominated another.
Robins - few
Western Bluebirds
Monarch Butterfly
Cedar Waxwings - 20-25 in eucalyptus
Audubon Warblers - several in "
English Sparrows
House Finches perched on ledges of mission building
San Diego Brown Towhees - pair with territory fighting on the ground.
Nuttall's White-crowned Sparrows
San Diego Song Sparrows
January 28, 1949, Laguna Beach, Orange Co. 1130 a.m.
Brown Pelicans
White-throated Swifts - 100's in vicinity
California Shrikes
Striped skunk
FORESTER'S Tern
January 28, 1949, Santa Monica to Ventura, Ventura Co., 1430-1500. Clear E10-25
Western Grebes
Farallon Cormorants
Redtail Hawk
Sparrow Hawks
Killdeer
Surfbird - 2 feeding in surf
Marbled Godwits - 25-30 feeding in surf
Willetts - 10-15 feeding in surf
Western Gull
California Gulls
Herring Gulls
White-throated Swifts - dozens
Black Phoebes
V. Crows
January 28, 1949, Ventura-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co. 1530-1630, Clear E 10-25
Pintails
Redheads
Sparrow Hawks
Coots
Godwits
Willetts
Western Sandpipers
Western Gulls
Herring Gulls
Ring-billed Gulls
Black Phoebes
Western Mockingbirds
House Finches
January 28, 1949, Santa Barbara-Gaviota, Santa Barbara Co. 1630-1700, Clear, calm.
Western Grebes
Blue Heron on kep beds about 500 yards offshore
Vultures
Sparrow Hawks
Roadrunner - 1 run over on road ??
Black Phoebe
Western Bluebirds
W. Meadowlarks
Jan. 28, 1949, 5 mi. S of Santa Maria, on U.S. 101, 6pm Pacific Horned Owl