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May 12, 1963, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, CSH 4, Calaveras Co. Calif. 9:45-11:15 PDST.
Clear and cool, little breeze, with 4&" snow on ground, fallen since 4:30 p.m. 5/10.
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Hairy Woodpecker Moular Jays Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatches Brown Creeper Golden-crown Kinglets Black-headed Grosbeaks
Evening Grosbeaks Spotted Towhees Oregon Juncos
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May 26, 1963, Death Valley National Monument, Inyo Co. Calif. 10a.m.-5 p.m.PDST.
Badwater north to Stovepipe Wells: Raven, Horned Lark, Lucy Warbler, Wilson Warbler and House Sparrow.
Mahogany Flat Road - Violet-green Swallow
Desert Sparrow and Chipping Sparrows.
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May 27, 1963, Lone Pine to Whitney Portal, Inyo Co. Calif. 6:30-7:30 round-trip. a.m.PDST
Poorwills and Nighthawks over motel on US 395 8-9 p.m. May 26th.
White-throated Swift - 1g-20 Black Swift - 2 Gray? Flycatcher Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Barn Swallow Raven Black-billed Magpie Stellar Jays
Mountain Chickadee Rock Wrens Canyon Wren Starlings Yellow Warbler House Sparrow House Finch Western Tanager Desert Sparrows
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May 27, 1963 - BigPine to Westgard Pass, 7,271' el. Inyo Co. Calif. 9:30-10 a.m.PDST
Gambel Quail Black-billed Magpie Raven Rock Wren Starling Redwings House Finch
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May 27, 1963 - Westgard Pass to Ed Schulman Grove, Bristlecone Pine, White Mtns.Inyo Co.Cali
7271-11,000' elev. Brkn to Overcast. occasnl sprinkles. 10-12:45 p.m.PDS?
White-headed Woodpecker Pinon Jays - 15 Clarke Nutcracker - 2 Mountain Chickadee Pigmy Nuthatch Red-breasted Nuthatch Mountain Bluebird AudubonWarblers Western Tanager Pine Grosbeak Oregon Junco Chipping Sparrows
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May 27, 1963 Big Pine,Inyo Co. to Bishop, Mono Co. Calif. 1:15-1:30 p.m.PDST.
Marsh Hawk Sparrow Hawk Calif. Gulls Mounring Dove Cassing Kingbird Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Crows Black-billed Magpie Meadowlark and Redwings
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May 27, 1963 - Mono Lake, Mono Co. Calif. 3:10-3:30 p.m. PDST. TStms. Strong winds.
Eared Grebes - 12's in breeding plumage.
Calif. Gulls - 50-100 Brewer Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbirds.
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June 10, 1963, Ariz-Sonora Desert Museum to Old Tucson, Pima Co. Arizona.7-7:30p.m.MST
Vultures White-winged Doves common Inca Doves - few pair Lesser Nighthawk Poorwills Gilded Flicker Gila Woodpeckers Couch Kingbirds Verdin Cactus Wren Crissal Thrasher Bendire Thrasher Phainopepla House Finches Thru saguaro, creosote bush, Lycium, opuntia, Echinocactus,
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