Field notes, v667
Page 537
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October 8, 1951, Donner Lake, Nevada Co. Calif. 920 a.m.PST. Coots - 4 seen - no other water birds. October 8, 1951, Stampede Res area, Little Truckee R., Sierra Co. Calif. Red-shafted Flickers - pairs scattered over area. Horned Larks Mountain Bluebirds - adults and immatures - many Oregon Juncos. October 8, 1951, Wingfield Park, Truckee R., Reno Nevada. 1140-1200PST. Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Canada Goose - 8 flew over Mallard - 6 pairs and 8M and 6 F or imm; California Quail Kingfisher Brewer Blackbird October 8, 1951, Virginia Lake, Reno, Nevada - 1210-1230PST. Canada Goose - 125-150 Mallards Baldpates Redhead - 4 Coots Kingfisher October 8, 1951, N. of Sparks, 8 miles, Washoe Co. Nevada - Burrowing Owl - 1 on roadside marker near culvert. Open range lands. October 8, 1951, Pyramid Lake, Washoe Co. Nevada. 1600-1630PST. Western Grebes White Pelicans - just /? 12 seen at one small mouth of Truckee River. California Gulls Red-shafted Flickers - few pairs. October 8, 1951, Fernley Sinks, Lyon Co. Nevada, 1650-1700PST. Mallards - 11 Western or Least Sandpipers - 21 Avocets - 208 Raven - 3 October 9, 1951, Upper Lovelock Valley, Pershing Co. Nevada - 645-730PST. 13 road miles Pied-billed Grebe - 2 Farallon Cormorant - 1 Blue Heron - 1 Mallards - 10M, 7F and 9 unclassified.On small drains. Cooper Hawk - 1 Marsh Hawk - 1M and 3F or imm. Sparrow Hawk - 4 California Quail - 10& Pheasant - 3 Coots - 19 Red-shafted Flicker - 6pairs and 1 single. Barn Swallow - 2 on wire line over Humboldt River. Black-billed Magpie - 60 W. Crow - 4 Pipits Nevada Shrike - 5 Meadowlark - 32 Brewer Blackbird - 29 Bell's(Sage) Sparrow - 3 Lark Sparrows Brewer Sparrows White-crown Sparrows - 650 10-15 immatures to 1 adult.