Field notes, v667
Page 665
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February 13, 1953, Phoenix, Maricopa Co. Arizona.7-8 a.m. MST. Pintails - 500 flushed from small reservoir. Sparrow Hawk Mourning Dove Inca Doves Rock Doves flying east. Gilded Flicker Verdin Cactus Wren Rock Wren Mockingbirds Long-billed Thrasher Phainopeplas House Sparrows Cardinals - full M singing House Finch 2212 Feb. 13, 1953, 6 mi. SW of Miami, Gila Co., near Sleepy Hollow Arizona - 1010 a.m. Snow on ground and snowing Tambel Quail - on rocks covered with show. Ladder-backed Woodpeckers Cassin Purple Finches White-crowned Sparrows. Juniper-oak-yucca area. 2213 Feb. 13, 1953, 9 mi. SW of Show Low, Navajo Co. Arizona. 1145 a.m.MST. Acorn Woodpecker in pine oak area. Stellar Jay - 2 or 3 near Pinyon Jays - flock of 45-50 moving thru pine-oak area, and feeding on ground. 2214 Feb. 13, 1953, W. Wall of Salt River Canyon, on U.S.60, Gila Co. Arizona. Bush Tits Spotted Towhee Ladder-backed Woodpecker. 2215 Feb. 14, 1953, Anson, JonesCo.-Albany, Shackleford Co. Texas. 38 road miles. 210-3 p.m. CST. Strong N winds. Red-shafted Flicker White-necked Ravens Starlings 5, and flock of 350 10 miles W of Albany feeding on dry grasslands with scattered shrubs. Also seen in Albany. Eastern Meadowlarks House Finches Chipping Sparrows. 2216 Feb. 14, 1953, Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto Co. Texas. 115-120 p.m.CST. Turkey Vulture Golden-fronted Woodpecker Eastern Mockingbird Eastern Meadowlark House Sparrow Cardinal - males and females common White-crowned Sparrows. 2217 Feb. 14, 1953, Weatherford, Parker Co. Texas. 5:10 p.m. Robin - only one seen all day. 2218