April 17, 1951, Gustine to Los Banos-Gilroy Jct on C.S.H.33, Merced Co. Calif. 0955-1020PST Vulture Sparrow Hawk - 2 Pheasant - 2 mens Killdeer - 6 Avocet - 14 Western Kingbird - 1 Also many in foothills east of Pecheco summit on CSH152 Black Phoebe - 1 Horned Lark Yellow-billed Magpie - 15 W. Crow Calif. Shrike - 2 Bicolor Redwings - 23 Brewer Blackbird - 65 House Finch - 7 April 17, 1951, Bell Station to Hollister, Ban Benito Co. Calif. 1035-1110PST Vulture Red-tailed Hawk- 2 Mourning Dove - 4 Western Kingbird Violet-green Swallow Yellow-billed Magpies Meadowlark Bicolor Redwings Brewer Blackbirds Purple Finches April 17, 1951, Tres Pinos - Pacines, San Benito Co. Calif. 1115-1140PST. Vulture With stop at creek bottom. Sparrow Hawk Valley Quail Killdeer Mourning Dove Costa Hummingbird Nuttall Woodpecker Western Kingbirds Black Phoebe Little ? Flycatcher Rough-winged Swallow J. California Jay Coast Bush-tit w/ browning forehead Wren-tit W. Bluebirds - several pairs - one with nest hole 1 1/2-1 3/4" dia. on underside of horizontal 5-6" dia. Fremont cottonwood limb at 22', on the SW side of the tree, facing open field. Calif. Shrike Meadowlark Bicolor Redwings Brewer Blackbirds House Finch Green-backed Goldfinches S.F Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Sparrows - few still working river bottom underbrush.