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June 3, 1950, Sacramento to Antioch, down the Sacramento R. 715-815 a.m. PDST
Sparrow Hawk
Killdeer
California Gulls
-redshafted STILLWATER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, CHURCHILL CO., NEVADA
Western Kingbird
June 2, 1950 10:am to 1:00pm
With LeRoy Giles
Western Crow
Walk on Islands Between Leadd Lake and Millsn's Channel
Red-winged Blackbird
Bicolored Redwing
Snowy Egrets
Oxbirds
Night Herons
White-faced Glossy Ibis
Cinnamon Teal - several pairs was all
Redhead - 6 pairs in p nd that fence runs across. one other pairs also.
Coots
Long-billed Curley - Pairs scolding along Palute Drain mouth on south side
Sahamah Sparrow - Found nest in saltgrass with 4 almost naked young.
Boat Trip on Stillwater Point Reservoir
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Western Grebe - 25
Eared Grebe - 5
White Pelican - 30
Blue Heron - several
Black-crowned Night Herons
Canada Goose - Saw four sneaking away into cattails at considerable distance.
Mallard - 40, mostly small flocks of males. Also saw a female or two.
Gadwall - 12, XXXXX pairs or small flocks.
Pintail - 5. Saw one pair. Others males
Cinnamon Teal - 3 pairs at southwest corner
Redhead - 27 pairs plus female with 6 Class I. Y. ungt
Ruddy Duck - 10 at southwest corner
Coot - 445
Avocet - 75
California Gull - Found 13 nests on Island. Nests a depression lined with small sticks
One nest empty. 3 nests with 1 egg, 4 nests with 2 eggs, 5 nests with 3 eggs.
Caspian Tern - Found 107 nests present on the island. Nests a depression but not
lined. 23 nests had 1 egg, 76 nests had 2 eggs, 8 nests had 3 eggs.