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the way down the road passed
a large pond, a reservoir within
high banks on one side. Some
75 or 100 ducks were on the
surface, mallards & scaup
ducks + one gray goose.
They were shy. I've shot
only one as mallard, 2
geese/ducks were seen
in the flooded rice fields near by. I shot 2 jack snipes
in ricefields + one of the
white crowned red headed
water may-tail. Below
this cave on a good sized stream.
A water ratted from a
smaller lower walled cave.
This water was fairly pure.
[27] Collected birds today as
mammal trapping failed.
A blackbird, 2 species of warblers,
stone-crusts + Molmer bird. Crimson
vented bullbul + a wagtail were
green kingfishers were skinned.
[28] Continued the birdwork &
added a purple thrush fly?
rze the common blackwhite
muskies piglet finch, a sealy