Mallard notes, v4295
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Journal 19. Mayhew 1948 April 18 Jawbone Ridge, Stanislaus Not'l Forest, Toulumne Co., Calif, them, tagging, clipping the ears & tail of the old doe, they were turned loose. Several hundred deer were seen in the course of the day. One specimen of Oreides fugubris was collected, as well as several specimens of Ensatina eachscholtzii. These were all found under logs. Two lizards (Sceloporus) were found under a rock. About 25 bats of the genus Myotis were collected from the wall of a cave. The birds seen during the trip were: Hairy Woodpecker, California Woodpecker, Western Lark Sparrow, California Jay, Stellar's Jay, Junco, Robin, Great Horned Owl, Purple Finch, Bald Eagle, Black Phoebe, Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Wren-tit, Bush- tit, Red-shafted Flicker, Chipping Sparrow, Mountain Snail, Violet-green Swallow, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Killdeer, White- crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow. 1949 May 7 Conway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. The weather today was warm, with very few clouds, but the wind was blowing quite hard from the north. Although the greater part of the time was spent in looking for Mallards, a number of