October 4, 1960, Matthaie Ranch, SE of Sonoma, Sonoma Co. Calif. 9-10 a.m. PST. Vulture Sparrow Hawk Calif. Quail Red-shafted Flicker WhiteBreasted Nuthatch House Finch Stellar Jays Scrub Jays Bush Tits Wren-tits Bewick Wren Meadowlarks Spotted Towhee White-crn Sparrows Band-tailed Pigeons -15- 2649 October 15, 1960, Camp Pollock, American River, Sacramento Calif. 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST. 80-85°F, W and SW at 10-30 mph. California Gulls Red-shafted Flickers W. Crows Ruby-crowned Kinglets - 2 Cedar Waxwings - 25-35 Audubon Warblers - 12's working on oaks Brewer Blackbirds Oregon Juncos White-crowned Sparrows Golden-crowned Sparrows 2650 October 16, 1960, Sacramento Bypass, near Bryte, Yolo Co. Calif. 8:30-9:45 PST Vulture - 2 Cooper Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Marsh Hawk - 2 Sparrow Hawk - 1 Pheasants - 20 Florida Gallinule Coot Killecer Barn Owl - one in woods Red-shafted Flicker Nuttall Woodpecker Lewis Woodpecker - 1 Tree Swallow Scrub Jays Yellow-billed Magpies - 20 W. Crows - 50 House Wren - 2 Bewick Wren - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Audubon Warblers - 12's W. Meadowlarks Bicolor Redwings Brewer Blackbirds House Finches Common Goldfinches Lesser Goldfinches Spotted Towhees Savannah Sparrow - 2 Oregon Juncos Golden-crowned Sparrows White-crowned Sparrows 2651 October 16, 1960, Woodland and Davis Sugar and Sewer Ponds, Yolo Co. Calif. 10-1:30 p.m. PST Eared Grebes - 12's White-Pelican - 27 Common Egret - 10 Snowy Egret - 2 Mallard -7 Gadwall 9 1 Shoveller - 5 Ruddy Duck - 20-25 Vultures Red-tailed Hawk Marsh Hawk Sparrow Hawk Pheasants Coots Gallinule Killdeer Wilson Snipe Greater Yellow-legs -8 Long-billed Dowitcher - 100's Dunlin - 5 Least Sandpiper - 100's Avocets without "red"- 12's. Black Phoebe - 1 Marsh Wrens Starlings - 22 Loggerhead Shrike W. Meadowlark Bicolor Redwings Brewer Blackbirds Common Goldfinch Lesser Goldfinch House Finches Savannah Sparrows 2652 October 16, 1960, Davis Sewer Pond, Road 102, Yolo Co. Calif. 1-1:30 PST. Eared Grebe - 12's Lesser Scaup - 4 Canvasback - 2 Surf Scoter - 2 immatures - basically shades of brown, with head profile similar to that of Canvasback, and with two large buffy-white areas on sides of head, fore and aft. Alice Williams saw one on Saturday. 30X scope used today. Ruddy Ducks - 100's Coots - 12's Gallinule - 2 Killdeer Long-billed Dowitchers Starlings - 1000 or more bathing in irrigated alfalfa field just north of ponds. 2653