Galapagos field notes, v579
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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