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P. de Benedictis
1964
June24 Deep Springs, Inyo Co., Calif.
and mottled blue on the top of the head, the back,
chest, belly, and tail, the wing coverts blue with
brown edges. Silent. - 30 House Finch, 125 House
Sparrows. The King birds were spaced as:
SCHOOL
Tennis
court
3-5 pair Western
1 pair
Western
1 pair
Cassin's
ALEALFA
FIELD
N
1 pair
Cassai
10/2
pairs
Western
They were in the trees along the road and ranged
out over the alfalfa fields, which had just been
mowed. The North pair seemed to be just finishing
the nest, and were hen June 10-11. The other pair
looked like they were feeding young, but this was hard
to tell; this was the next guy saw being built on June 11.
(He saw a bird incubating on June 14.) The pair of
Westerns at the tennis court (*) has apparently replaced
one of the pairs of Cassin's which were there on June
10-11. Never saw an odd bird with the Cassins but
of the 3-7 Westerns were to gether. At Oasis we
went to the spot where the nestings were but they had