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P. DeBenedictis
1964
June 5 Lower Colorado River, Imperial Co., Calif.
another road just above [illegible] Dams. Here
in dense, reed (10-30') near quite willows
we found birds becoming active for the evening.
There was a Pair of [illegible] Thrashers here
(silent), many Veckins, 2 or 3 pairs of Gilded
Flickers (nesting in old Cottonwoods), several
pairs of Gila Woodpeckers, a few haddu backs,
many Ahet's Towhees, and dozens of White
Winggeel Doves. There was a fairly vociferous
Wiedt's Cerclid Flycatcher here (which only Guy
saw) and Guy spotted a silent Red-Eyeed
Vireo, which I saw fairly well. The black line
over the eye was very marked, and the
white belly was in good contrast to the greenish
wings and back. There were also a few
Empidonax flycatchers here, either Trail or Dusky
by the