March 19, 1951, Hogan Reservoir Area, Calaveras Co. Calif. 1100-11:30PST. Reservoir way down, but filling gradually. Stockton had planned to close the holes March 1, but flow was so strong that holes could not be shut off, and they are still open. Reservoir slopes inundated last year are mainly bare dirt, with silt covering everything. Some plants, non-aquatics are coming in. Conditions are much worse than previous years. Waterfowl were few. Blue Heron - 3 Farallon Cormorants - 5-6 (Band-tailed Pigeons) stayed around 2-3 weeks according to Mr. Ballard (see previous notes) Red-shafted Flicker California Woodpeckers Lewis Woodpecker Nuttall Woodpecker Black Phoebe Violet-green Swallows Cliff Swallows - first vanguard on March 13, and most arrived on March 18. California Jay Plain Titmouse Bush-tits Slender-billed Nuthatches Pallid Green-tits calling Robins W. Meadowlark Purple Finches House Finches Brown Towhees Lark Sparrows Oregon Juncos Modesto Song Sparrows Mar. 19, 1951, Camp Seco Pond, nearly full, Calaveras Co. Calif. 1500-15:15PST. Pied-billed Grebe - 3 pairs - watched neck-hooking courtship antics of one pair. Mallard - 2 pair Ruddies - 16 - no full males seen. Killdeer Black Phoebe Cliff Swallows Robin Brewer Blackbird Cowbird House Finch Marhh 19, 1951, Pardee Reservoir, Calaveras-Amador Cos. Calif. 15:15-15:35PST. Vulture Coot - 10 Barn Swallow Cliff Swallows at north saddle dam, but not at spillway yet this year. Robins Western Bluebirds Phainopepla perches (M) in blue oak heavy with mistletoe. March 19, 1951, Potholes in open grassed hills west of Carbondale, Amador Co. 4 p.m. Mallards - 2 pairs Cinnamon Teal - 1 pr. Lesser Scaups - 6M & 4F Coots Yellow-legs.