Field notes, v666
Page 515
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June 22, 1949, Deeth-Wells, Elka Co., Nevada. 1430-1445 Snowy Egrets Vulture Prairie Falcon on telephone pole Coots Sagehen - very large adult Western Kingbirds Barn Swallows Cliff Swallows W. Meadowlark Nevada Shrike June 22, 1949, Metropolis or Bishop Creek Reservoir, N of Wells, Elko Co. Nevada. 1530-1600 Blue Heron - 1 Black-crowned Night Heron - 4 on log just above dam. Ring-billed Gulls - 15 Mourning Doves - several pairs Black-billed Magpies Rock Wren W. Robin Brewer Blackbirds June 23, 1949, North Fork, Humboldt River, 26 miles up, near Devil's Gate. 0830-1245. Elko Co., Nevada Blue Heron Snowy Egret W. Red-tailed Hawk Spotted Sandpipers Killdeer Mourning Doves - 2 Pacific Nighthawk Nuttall's Poorwills on fence posts Duck Hawk - nest at 200& feet on east-facing cliff, above river. Nest in crevice, and I couldn't see into it, or reach it. adults nearby. 2 old nest sites found nearby. Horned Lark Cliff Swallows - 100's of nests on cliffs at Devil's Gate. Black-billed Magpie Raven Rock Wren W. Robin Nevada Shrike W Robin Yellowthroat Chat Pileolated Warbler W. Meadowlark Bullock Oriole Brewer Blackbird Lazuli Bunting- pair in willow scrub along creek. Lark Sparrow Mountain Song Sparrow. June 23, 1949, South Fork, Humboldt t R., at Bullion Mine Bridge, Elko Co. Nevada. Mallards Barn Swallows Brewer Blackbirds Mourning Doves Nevada Cowbirds This reservoir site are is 10% pasture and 90% desert scrub. June 24, 1949, Battle Mountain - Austin, Lander Co. Nevada. 0545-0630 Killdeer Rock Wren Nevada Redwing Desert Horned Lark W Robin Brewer Blackbird Cliff Swallows Nevada Shrike W. Crows W. Meadowlark