Mayhew 1950 Journal 26. Feb. 26 Conway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. Baldpate - 3 Audubon's Warbler - 4 Canvasback - 4 American Merganser - 4 Mockingbird - 4 This made a total of 35 species seen today; March 6 I spent this afternoon on the southern end of the ranch, looking primarily for evidence of territories being established by the Mallard population. The sky was partly overcast with occasional sprinkles & a strong north wind was blowing. Although a fair number of Mallards were seen, no birds were seen with definite territories as yet. A fairly large number appeared to be paired already, however. An enormous flock of Canadian, Hutchins & Cackling Geese was seen near some ponds formed from rain water in low spots. These ponds are in the middle of former grain fields, so there is no cover whatever for more than 2 miles in any direction. As a result, it awfully hard to approach them too closely. I would judge there were over 5,000 geese in this one flock that I saw. The birds seen, with their relative abundance, on the ranch today, were as follows: American Pipit - 3 House Finch - 3