February 17, 1951, Barstow - Needles, San Bernardino Co. Calif. 0700-0945 PST Red-tailed Hawk - 1 near Needles Say's Phoebe - 3, each at bridge crossing Horned Larks - 7 Ravens - 3 pairs. Feb. 17, 1951, Havasu Refuge at Topock, Arizona. 1050-1120PST. White-Pelican - 8 circling over area upstream from Topock. Farallon Cormorant - 2 flying under bridge. Blue Heron - 2 American Egret - 1 Snowy Egret - 1 Mallard - 8-10, all F or imm. Green-winged Teal - 3 Ruddy Duck - 7 American Merganser - all F or imm. 14 Cooper Hawk Harris Hawk- 3 circling over area, finally rising very high and heading N. Marsh Hawk - 1F Coots - 15-20 seen Black Phoebe in areas of crowned trees on east side. Tree Swallows - 100's Verdins common in Pale Verde and Ironwood back from reservoir Gnatcatchers - most likely plumbeous (they are at present most common in area). Phainopeplas - few POLIOPHILA MELANURA Audubon Warblers Sage Sparrow AMPHIPRIZA NEVADENSIS Gambel White-crowned Sparrows dozens Golden-crowned Sparrow - 1 heard right in Topock Desert Song Sparrow at edge of lake in brush. M.m. SALTONIS Feb. 17, 1951, Vidal Jct.-Earp, San Bernardino Co. Calif. 1345-1355PST. Duck Hawk - 1 on fence post near Boulder Aqueduct. Costa Hummingbird - 2 seen enroute, and Gale states they would have to be this species, the he has not seen any yet this spring. First records. CALYPTO COSTAE Horned Larks White-rumped Shrikes - 2 on wire lines south of road. Feb. 17, 1951, Colorado River Indian Agency, & Vicinity, N end, Parker, Arizona. 1700-1815MST. Riparian & fencerow brush & agric. lands and weed patches. With Gale Monson. Vulture - 1 Sparrow Hawk - 2 Gambel Quail 40-45 Mourning Dove - 12-15 Inca Dove - Scarfadella inca - new life lister ! !8 seen in figs and pecans on the residence group of buildings. Chestnut wings in flight. Have distinct 2-syllable note. Roadrunner - 1 Red-shafted Flickers - 25-30 - COLAPTES CHRYSOIDES MEARNSI Gila Woodpecker - 2 on fence post adjacent to irrigated pasture. Lewis Woodpecker Ladder-backed Woodpecker-feeding inside base of dense bush in poor light, at base of SW slope hill. Calling all the time. Back & wing barring distinct. Black Phoebe - several along canal Say Phoebe - just 2 Verdin - several Mockingbird - 5-6 Crissal Thrasher - 2 or 3 singing in area. TOXOSTOMA DORSALE DORSALE OVER OVER