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Sept. 18, 1955, Swanston Ranch, Amer. R. below H.St. Bridge, Sacramento co. Cal if.
Cool, clear, breezy, heavy rain and T& yesterday, and storm earlier in week.
9:30-1030 a.m. PDST.
Green Heron - 1
Sparrow Hawk - 2
Pheasant - 1M
Calif. Quail - 28 in cover
Killdeer - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Red-shafted Flicker - 1
Nuttall Woodpecker - 2
Black Phoebe - 1
Cliff Swallow - 16 over river
Calif Jay - 15-20
Bewick Wren - 2
Robins - 25-30, calling
Audubon Warbler - 1M
Meadowlark - 3 or 4
Brewer Blackbird - 10-15
Western Tanager - 1F feeding on larva in elder
Purple Finch - 2
House Finch - 15-20
Spotted Towhee - 10-15
Brown Towhee - 6
Song Sparrow - 3
Golden-crown Sparrows - 15-20 imm.
Sept. 23, 1955, Just S of Woodland, US 99W, Noon, Yolo Co. Calif.
Killdeer - 150-175 in one flock in cut alfalfa with
Long-billed Curlews - 50-75.
Brewer Blackbirds - 200 or more.
Sept. 23, 1955, Zamora to Dunnigan. 1250-1:15 p.m.
Vultures - 28 or so, circling south
Redtail-Hawk
Sparrow Hawk - 2
Sept. 23, 1955, Williams-Willows, US99W, Colusa Co. Calif.
Common Egret- 35-50 on refuge
Snowy Egret - 3 on refuge
Mallards
Pintails
Vulture- 25 or more
Marsh Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 3
W. Crow
Redwings
Brewer Blackbirds
Sept. 24, 1955, Martins, 308 N 8th St, Corvallis, Benton Co. Oregon
Red-shafted Flicker
Robins
Cedar Waxwings
House Sparrow
Purple Finches
Western Tanager - 1F
Sept. 25, 1955, Avery Park, Corvallis, Benton Co. Oregon. 920-10 a.m.
Calif. Quail
Red-shafted Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Stellar Jay
Scrub Jay
Oregon Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick Wren
Robin
Pine Siskins
Green-backed Goldfinh
Spotted Towhees
Juncos
Song Sparrows
Sept. 25, 1955, US99W, Corvallis-Bruce Station (10 miles)
Red-tailed Hawk
Vulture - 11 totl
Pheasant
Ravens
House Finch
Common Goldfinch
Green-backed Goldfinch
Purple Finch BBB
Sept. 25, 1955, 12-mile Swamp, Bruce Station, Benton Co. Oregon. 1030-1045 a.m.
Blue Heron at 1 muddy pool in area, rest dry and was grazed by cattle.
Vulture
Pheasants - 3 weeks old
Killdeer
Green-backed Goldfinch
Song Sparrow