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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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October 26, 1950, 85 miles of road in the rolling and flat agricultural
lands between Sacramento, Trowbridge, Lincoln, and Roseville,
0930-1600 PST, RW-, S and SW winds at 25-30 mph with 60& gusts.
Sacramento Co., with parts of Sutter and Placer touched.
Sparrow Hawks - about 1/mile
Pheasant - 1F and 1 F, each seen alone
Killdeer - common - 150-200
Mourning Dove - only 2 seen
Red-shafted Flicker - uncommon, 10-12
California Woodpecker - 4-5 in south half.
Horned Larks
Yellow-billed Magpies - several groups of 2-6, and one of 45-50 in field
Pipits
California Shrike
Meadowlarks - 450-500
Calif. Bicolor Redwings - 35-40
Brewer Blackbirds - 15,000
Purple Finches- dozens
Green-backed Goldfinches, Common Goldfinches and Lawrence Goldfinches
all in one huge flock of about 400 in star thistle patch.