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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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November 2, 1950, Proposed Folsom South Canal Service Area - covered
27 road miles southeast of Elk Grove and NE of Lodi. 0815-0915 PST.
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Swainson Hawk - 1
Marsh Hawk - 1 M
Duck Hawk - 1
Sparrow Hawk - 4
Killdeer - 5
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-shafted Flicker - 15
Horned Larks - 75-100
California Jay - 3
Yellow-billed Magpies - 7, but saw dozens in open oak area between Clements
and Wallace on C.S.H.88
Western Crow - 30
Western Mockingbird - 10
Western Bluebirds - 75
Phainopepla - 1 on willow near blue oak N of Clements
Calif. Shrike - 3
W. Meadowlark - 1,500
Calif. Bicolor Redwings - 150
Brewer Blackbird - 50
Calif. Purple Finch - 250
Green-backed Goldfinches - 650, in large flocks
Savannah Sparrows - 150
Lark Sparrows - about 400 along the fence rows and roads
Grasshopper Sparrows - 40
Gambel White-crowned Sparrows - 50
Nov. 2, 1950, Pardee Reservoir, Calaveras & Amador Cos., Calif. 945-1015 PST.
Eared Grebes - 18 in winter plumage, scattered
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Hooded Mergansers - 70 at N end.
Coot - 65
Killdeer
Road-runner - 1 at edge of chamisal N of dam, about 150 yards from place
seen last year.
Belted Kingfisher
Red-shafted Flicker
California Woodpeckers
California Jays
Plain Titmice
Rock Wren perched on top sill of main dam.
Western Robins in blue-oak woodland
Western Bluebirds
Phainopepla in blue-oak area near Camp Pardee
Purple Finches - very ruddy.
Green-backed Goldfinches
Brown Towhees
Lark Sparrows
Oregon Juncos - quite ruddy.