Field notes, v667
Page 579
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March 12, 1952, North Fork, Dam, Pacheco Creek, Santa Clara Co. Calif.(N of C.S.H. 152). Vulture Red-tailed Hawk - 5 Sparrow Hawk Killdeer Red-shafted Flicker California Woodpeckers Violet-green Swallows over reservoir California Jays Yellow-billed Magpies Plain Titmouse W. Bluebirds Orange-crowned Warblers - 3 Audubon Warbler Brown Towhees Oregon Juncos. 2067 March 12, 1952, Moss Landing, Monterey Co. Calif. 1745-1800PST. Pacific Loon - 1 Eared Grebe - 3 Western Grebe - 250 Brandt's Cormorant - 10 Blue Heron - 1 Snowy Egret - 2 Black Brant - sooty brown, which neck ring incomplete, very white belly behind the legs. Pintail - 5 Lesser Scaup - 40 American Scoter - 1 F or imm. Surf Scoter - 40 White-winged Scoter - 6 Ruddy Duck - 75 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 pair Coots - 800 Long-billed Curlew - 8 Willett - 75 Godwit - 30 Sanderlings - 25 Least Sandpipers - 250 Western Gull - 25 Herring Gull - 50 Ring-billed Gull - 60 2068 March 13, 1952, Calero Reservoir, 450' elev., S of San Jose, Santa Clara Co. Calif. 920-945PST. Pacific Loon Mallards - 8 Lesser Scaup - 6250 Ruddy Duck - 100 Sparrow Hawk Coots - 50 Killdeer Say Phoebe Redwings 2069 According to rancher Kelley, on the north, this is the first year the reservoir has filled - built a few years ago. On weekends when boats are on reservoir ducks leave, but return after quiet has resumed. Water delivered from Almaden Res to the SW, and talk of water from Italian Slough (BR project).