October 9, 1950, Donner Lake, Nevada Co. Calif. 1010 a.m. Eared Grebe - 2 Coot - 1 October 9, 1950, Boca Reservoir, Nevada Co. Calif. 1025 a.m. (30' drawdown) No waterfowl. October 9, 1950, Wingfield Park, Truckee R., Reno, Nevada. 1230-1300 PST. Pied-billed Grebe Mallard - 48M and 19F or immatures - I watched one pair "neck bobbing" while a second female or immature was swimming nearby. All 3 were just above spill. Cedar Waxwings - flocks in park trees. Audubon Warblers English Sparrows Brewer Blackbirds October 9, 1950, Sparks-Wadsworth, Washoe Co. Nevada. 1330-1405 PST. Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Along Truckee River. Parallon Cormorant - 1 Black-billed Magpies - 5 Ravens - 2 October 9, 1950, Fernley Sinks, Lyon Co. Nevada. 1415-1425 PST. Ducks - 450-500 Mallards - 7 Pintail - 5 Green-winged Teal - 2 Marsh Hawk - 1F Killdeer - 10 Willets - 3 Avocets - 1,400 Horned Larks - 25 Nevada Redwings - 3 Brewer Blackbirds - 2 October 9, 1950, Humboldt Lake Outlet, Pershing Co., Nevada. 1500-1515 PST. Mallards and Pintails - 9 Horned Larks Nevada Redwings Channel almost entirely choked with vegetation. Very little open water. Scummed over. 100's of 1/2" to 1 1/2" small fish. Churchill October 9, 1950, Toulon Sink, Pershing Co. Nevada. 1530-1640 PST. White Pelican - 45 Blue Herons - 1 Snowy Egrets - 7 White-faced Glossy Ibis - 23 Canada Goose - 145 A total of about 12,000 ducks seen (5,000 at N end of sink, near drain outlet, and perhaps another 10,000 not seen in heavily vegetated waters) species were: Mallard Baldpate Pintail Cinnamon Teal Ruddy Duck Red-tailed Hawk Marsh Hawk - 2 OVER