used - got this finished tonight Aug 1 probably forgot and left out a lot of semi-important ones as havin't kept any field notes. TULE LAKE AND LOWER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGES, NORTHERN, CALIFORNIA August 27 to September 1, 1949 inc. Eared Grebe - several on Tule on Aug. 27 Western Grebe - Tule on Aug. 27 White Pelican - one seen on ditch on state line highway on Aug. 29 and 30. Farallon Cormorant - Tule lake flock on island Aug. 27. One dead probably from botulism on Lower Klamath on Sep. 1. Blue Heron - Lower Klamath - individuals seen occasionally from Aug. 27 to sep. 1. American Egret - Seen on Lower Klamath in small flocks from August 27 to Sep. 1. More numerous than the Snowy Egret - In small flocks or individuus on Lower Klamath Black-crowned Night Heron - Lower Klamth Aug. 27 and 30. Canada Goose - Numbers in the thousands. 5 in duck hospital. Mallard - Numbers in the thousands. Next to pintails most common patient in duck hospital for botulism. Many more males than females. Males just beginning to gain back some of full plumage Some show touches of green on their heads. Gadwall - Numers on the hundreds on the area. Occasional individuals come into the hospital. Baldteate - Numb ers in the ******* probably over a thousand on Lower Klamath. Duck hospital ********* had only two or three a day from August 27 to 30 after which they became more numerous until around 10 come in now. Pintail - Numbers in the thousands on the area. Most common patient in the hospital. Probably 75% of the patients are pintails. Stage in moult about same as mallards. Green-winged Teal - Most common patient in hospital next to mallards and pintails. ********* Over a thousand in the area. Cinnamon Teal - Not quite as many in hospital as green-wings. Shoveller - Around 8 come into hospital per day during last part of this period. Not so numerous August 27, 28, and 29. Shovellers tend to peck the other birds in the cages and **** fight more. Redhead - Havn't seen any other than what has come into the hospital although there are supposed to be quite a few in the area. About 4 have come into the hospital. Lesser Scaup - One young one arrived at the hospital on August 31. Sargeant says some next on the area. The young one was Class III. Turkey Vulture - A few on Lower Klamath feeding on the duck carcasses. Western Red-tail - 2 seen on south side of Lower Klamath on Aug. 27. Marsh Hawk - A few over area. Sparrow Hawk - 4 on south side of Lower Klamath on Aug. 30. Valley Quail - Covey at refuge headquarters. Chukar Partridge - 5 or 6 home around the house here at refuge headquarters They are quite tame. They are from the steep rocky hill above here. Ring-necked Pheasant - Lots of them on the dikes in the weeds and around refuge headquarters. Coot - Some seen on Lower Klamath and Tule. 2 have come into the hospital. ********* Semi-alolated Floever - Saw one on Lower Klamath with a flock of western sandpipers on August 30. Killdeer - a few around. Greater Yellow-legs - Flock of 5 on Lowe Klamath on Augst 30. Least Sandier - Flocks on Lower Klamath every day. Don't seem to be as numerous as western sandipers. Picked up 3 botulism victims. Western Sandpipers - Thousands on the area. Have picked up 6 botulism vic tims. continued on back