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May 18, 1958, Carson Valley, Stewart-Genoa and return, Nevada. 11-1215 noon PDST.
Canada Goose - 2
Cinnamon Teal - 1 pair
Vulture - 12
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper - 2
Willet - 8
Red-shafted Flicker -
Lewis Woodpecker - in cottonwoods, Genoa
Rough-winged Swallows
Barn Swallows
Cliff Swallows.
Black-billed Magpies common
W. Crow
Robin
Starling - 2 pair
Yellow Warblers
House Sparrow
Meadowlarks
Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Redwings
Brewer Blackbirds
Bullock Orioles
Brown-headed Cowbirds
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lark Sparrows
May 18, 1958, Spooner Summit, U.S. 50, Nevada. 1230-1 p.m. Clear, calm, warm. 7138' el.
Vulture - 2
Wood Pewees common
Mountain Chickadees common
House Wren - 3 pair
Robins
Yellow-Warbbers - 4-6
Wilson Warbler
Western Tanager
Aspen just leafing.
Black-headed Grosbeaks
Cassin Finches were very common
Green-tailed Towhee
Oregon Junco
Lincoln Sparrow
Song Sparrow
May 19, 1958, Echo Lake Chalet, Eldorado Co. Calif. 4:15-4:35 p.m. PDST. Clear, calm.
Blue Grouse - hooting near cabins. Wood Pewees Oregon Juncos - only birds.
May 24, 1958, Sacramento Bypass, Yolo Co. Calif. 7:15-8:15 a.m. PDST. Clear, calm.
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Green Heron - 1
Blk-crnd Night Heron - 8
Mallard - 25-30 pair
Wood Duck - 2
Sparrow Hawk - 1
Pheasant - 2
Calif. Quail - 4
Coot - 18@20
Killdeer - 4
Calif. Gulls - 150
Mourning Dove - 6 - 2 nests w/o eggs
Flickers in willows.
Nuttall Woodpeckers
Tree Swallow w/ feather for nest
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Ash-throated Flycatcher - 4
Black Phoebe
Scrub Jay - 2
Yellow-bill Magpies - 11
W. Crow - 4
Marsh Wren - 1
Cassin Vireo - 1
Pileolated Warbler
House Sparrow
Meadowlarks -20
Redwings - 25 Bicolor, and 100 other sp.
Tricolor Blackbird - 250-300
Br. Blkbd. M & F with nest material
Cowbird - 16M and ? F
Bullock Oriole - 2
Blue Grosbeak - 2M (5) - 3
Brown Towhee - 1
Spotted Towhee - 2
Common Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Grasshopper Sparrow - 3 - 12½ sp.
In addition - the following were seen elsewhere along Woodland Hiway in Yolo Bypass and sugar pond area 8:15-8:35 a.m. PDST.
Gadwall - 3
Cinnamon Teal - 1 pair
Shoveller - 2 pair
Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Hawk
Avocets
Stilts
Common Tern - 3 imm. - out of season????
Acorn Woodpecker
Western Woodbird
Calif. Shrike.
X -- species above so marked were also seen on the Sacto. River from Knights Landing to Meridian, 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., and return, 1:45-4:30 p.m. PDST.