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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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November 2, 1950, Woodward Reservoir, Stanislaus Co. Calif. 1200-1230 PST.
Blue Heron - 2
American Egret - 10
Vultures - 4
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Swainson Hawk - 1
Golden Eagle - 2 feeding on carcass on ground at SE end.
Marsh Hawk - 2
Sparrow Hawk - 3
Coots - 12
Killdeer
Red-shafted Flickers
Black Phoebe
Horned Larks
Pipits
Calif. Shrikes
W. Meadowlarks
Calif. Bicolor Redwings
Brewer Blackbirds
Calif. Purple Finches
House Finches
Savannah Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrows
Lark Sparrows common
November 10, 1950, Feather R., from Gridley to Oroville, Butte Co. 10-1315 PST
Western Grebes - 2 in eddy area.
Pied-billed Grebe - 4 swimming in eddy area
Hooded Merganser - 4 near E. Biggs
Cooper Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - several
Sparrow Hawk - 2
Valley Quail -
Pheasants - quite a few near river in irrigated crop areas.
Coot - 2 in main river
Killdeer
Willett - 1 flew down river and lit in shallow water at river's edge.
California Gulls
Mourning Doves - a few in croplands, and found 15-20 on sunny south exposure among dredged rock piles in mined area near river.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 in river-bottom tangle.
W. Belted Kingfisher - 1
Flickers very common everywhere, calling and flying around
California Woodpecker - a few
Nuttall Woodpecker - 1
Black Phoebe - 1 at edge or river
Horned Larks
California Jays common
Yellow-billed Magpies - a few
Western Crows - several small groups
Plain Titmice
San Joaquin Bewick Wrens singing in river bottom tangles.
Rock Wrens - several pairs seen in rock piles left after dredging. Some songs.
Robins - a few
Western Bluebirds
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Pipits
Augubon Warblers
Western Meadowlarks
Brewer Blackbirds
Green-backed Goldfinches
Sacto. Spotted Towhees
Calif. Brown Towhees
White-crowned Sparrows
Juncos Golden-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrows