Field notes, v667
Page 467
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April 18, 1951, Salinas River Valley, San Ardo-Kings City, Calif. 0915-1400PST. Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Marsh Hawk Sparrow Hawk Valley Quail Killdeer California Woodpecker Western Kingbird - common Black Phoebe Horned Lark Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow California Woodpecker W. Crow Bush-tit Robin Western Bluebird Cassin Vireo Yellow Warbler Pileolated Warbler W. Meadowlark Brewer Blackbird Purple Finch House Finch Brown Towhee Lark Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrow 1891 April 18, 1951, San Ardo-Long Valley, via Pine Creek, Monterey Co. Calif. Dry, barren hills - 1405-1420PST. Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Sparrow Hawk Mourning Dove - clocked at 30 mph. Western Kingbird Say Phoebe Horned Lark Rough-winged Swallow - nests in 8' banks along gully. Calif. Shrike W. Meadowlark Brewer Blackbird Bullock Oriole - 2 males seen - one near abandoned barn and water tower, the other near the only ranch along the road. Clocked one flitting from fence post to post ahead of the car at 30 mph. Appeared to be as small as the Lark sparrow which was flying with it. House Finches Lark Sparrows 1892 April 18, 1951, Peachtree Valley, CSH 198 to Lone Oak, Monterey Co. Calif. A NW-SE valley with scattered white oaks on floor. 1425-1450PST. Blue oaks on sidesm,mostly west. E lslopes bare. Floor mostly range, grain, with some alfalfa. Some juniper on east slopes. Vulture Sparrow Hawk Western Kingbird Yellow-billed Magpie W. Bluebird W. Meadowlark English Sparrow Bicolor Redwings Tricolor Redwings - all near alfalfa field. Brewer Blackbird Lark Sparrow 1893