Field notes, v668
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October 30, 1958, American R. S of Arden park, Sacto.Co.Calif. 8:15-9a.m.PST Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Horned Larks Audubon Warbler - 15 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Scrub Jay - 2 Meadowlarks Sparrow Hawk - 2 Yellow-billed Magpie - 4 Brewer Blackbirds Ring-necked Pheasant - 5 M Bush Tits - 75-100 House Finches - 50 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Plain Titmouse - 3 Common Goldfinches - 250-300 Killdeer - 2 Bewick Wren - 6-8 Lesser Goldfinches - 50 Mourning Dove - 2 Robin - 1 Spotted Towhee - 3 Kingfisher - 2 Western Bluebirds - 6 Vesper Sparrows 11 Red-shafted Flicker - 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 75-100 Oregon Junco - 2 Acorn Woodpecker- 1 Pipits - 15-20 White-crowned Sparrow - 150-200 November 3, 1958, Argante's Cabin, Tahoe Valley, Eldorado Co.Calif. 30 minutes. Stellar Jay - 2 Mountain Chickadee - 5 Oregon Junco - 6 November 3, 1958, Pope Beach picnic area, Lake Tahoe, Eldorado Co.Calif. 11-1 p.m. Clear. Horned Grebe - 1 persistently perched on sandy beach after flushing into water. Coots - 3 in marsh Audubon Warbler - 2 Calif. Gull - 3 on lake waters Brewer Blackbird - 1 F or imm. Mountain Chickadees - 5 Pine Siskins - 30 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4 Killdeer - 22 in flock heading SE over marsh. November 3, 1958, Tahoe Island Park Penin. part of Pope Beach,L.Tahoe, Calif. 11:15-1:35pm. Eared Grebes - 6 Coots - 35-40 Pied-billed Grebe - 2 Pigeon - probably Band-tailed? Ruddy Duck - 1 dull plumage Marsh Wren - 1 in cattail. Marsh Hawk - 1 F adult November 3, 1958, Echo Lake Chalet, Eldorado Co. Calif. 930-10a.m.PST. Clear, breezy,cool. Stellar Jay - 4 Evening Grosbeak - 12-18 (frozen water on road) Robins - 4 Pine Grosbeak - 2 Pipit - 3 on rocks at outlet Oregon Junco - 2 November 3, 1958, Washoe Lake, north end beside U.S.395, Washoe Co.Nevada Eared and ? Grebes and 100's of Coots November 3, 1958, small lake at U.S.50 Spooner Summit Jct. Douglas Co.Nevada. 3h45p.m.PST. 300-350 or 400 Grebes (sp?) and Coots over much of lake surface. November 12, 1958, Southside Park, Sacramento, Sacto. Co: Calif. 11-1l10a.m. Cool,clear. Pied-billed Gebe - 3 Flicker - 2 Snow Goose - 1 cripple Scrub Jay - 8 Mallard - 12 Robin - 3 Ring-necked Duck - 19 full M & 12 F or imm. Golden-crowned Kinglet - 8 or 9 in elm tops Lesser Scaup - 2 F or ? Audubon Warbler - 12's Coot - 15 Brewer Blackbirds - few November 14, 1958, Land Park,N of Zoo, Sacramento, Calif. 1:10-1:20 p.m. PST. OVC cool. Red-shafted Flicker - 15 or 20 Scrub Jay Robins - few Ruby-crowned Kinglets Audubon Warblers House Sparrow Spotted Towhee Oregon Juncos Gold & Wh-crm. Sps. November 14, 1958, Sacramento- Crane Road. SW of Thornton, S.Joaquin Co.Calif.1:30:3:10PST Pied-billed Grebe - 11 pair (via Hood-Frkln38 road miles in 1 hr.40 min. RW- cool,W8-9 Blue Heron - 2 Gallinule - 18-20 Mallard, Baldpate,Pintail, Grn-wng.Teal-2500 Coots - 3000-3500 Turkey Vulture - 7 near river bottom trees Killdeer - 250-300 White-tailed Kite - 1 SW of Thornton Wilson Snipe - 7 singles Red-tailed Hawk - 3 W & Least Sandpipers Marsh Hawk - 2 Calif. Gulls - 175-200 Sparrow Hawk - 12's - during wind and rain, several perched on wires or road and held wings outspread as if exposing as much feather as possible to water & wind. Pheasant - 2 Mourning Dove - 6 Calif. Quail - 18 Red-shafted Flicker OVER for passeres:::::: Sandhill Crane - 300-350