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June 11, 1951, Derby Dam, 6 mi. W. of Wadsworth, Truckee R., Washoe-Storey Co.Nevada
2005-2035PDST.
Canada Goose - 2 pairs of adults with 4 yng, 2/3-grown, and with ? 6 young.
Mallard - about 12 seen - 8 were M.
Cinnamon Teal - 2
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Red-shafted Flicker
Western Kingbirds - nest at 8' in old cottonwood in Derby Forebay
Cliff Swallow
Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Red-wings
Bullock Oriole M
Br. Blackbirds
June 12, 1951, 5 mi. W. of Wadsworth, daybreak-0630PDST., Washoe Co. Nevada.
Mourning Dove
Rock Wren - 2 with 5 young
Robins
Bullock Oriole
Brewer Blackbird
Cassin Purple Finch
Desert Sparrow - one of 1st singers this a.m.
June 12, 1951, Pyramid Lake, Washoe Co. Nevada - 0800-1050 PDST. & Paiute Indian Lands.
Western Grebes - 450-500 off mouth of Truckee R.
White Pelicans - about 1100-1200 on edge of lake near Truckee R. mouth.
Double-crested Cormorant - 85 -100 near mouth of river.
American Merganser - 1F with 6 young.
Vultures
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson Hawk
Luck Hawk
Killdeer
California Gulls most common
Ring-billed Gulls also present
Caspian Tern - 1?
Mourning Doves - 6 pairs seen this a.m.
Red-shafted Flicker -
Western Kingbirds
Horned Larks
Rough-winged Swallows
Barn Swallows
Cliff Swallows
Black-billed Magpies common
Slender-billed Nuthatch in cottonwoods along river.
Robins
Yellow Warbler
Meadowlarks
Redwings
Bullock Oriole M and F scattered
Brewer Blackbirds