Galapagos field notes, v579
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x Benedicts 1464 10 June Deep Springs, Inyo Co., Calif. Bl. Bluebird, Cowbird; Cassin Finch; Pine Siskin; Rill. Quail. We arrived at Deep Springs School about 3 P.M.; the first thing to study my mind [illegible] how few Kingbirds were about - the second was how many Pewees - The kingbirds were found to be sitting on the ground out in the mowed Alfalfa fields, and although not as common as July, 1962 - still they were not uncommon. Heard at least 1 pair of Cassins near the school. It was obvious there was a big flycatcher migration. There were 2 or 3 Pewees in every tree, polio-birds scattered along the fences and out in the alfalfa fields, picked on the ground - at least a hundred, perhaps 200, birds here. With them were 20-30 Empidonax flycatchers [10 or 20 of which were yellow-eugates for westerns, (+ cell notes), actually, sang a Tract: "fitz bew "); also here were about 10 sidesided Flycatchers, which were silent. The Pewees were quite noisy. First inspection revealed only a few (breeding) Yellow Warblers, 4-6 Wilson Warblers, and one Oporonis (tolmei). Western Tamaugas were also fairly numerous but little else was about at first inspection. However, as we worked around the central alfalfa field, a flock of sparrows and Bluebirds flushed leaving a lone bird which I glanced at. Much to my surprise the expected House