Mayhew 1950 April 28 Conway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. Cliff Swallow -1 Yellow-headed Blackbird-4 Brewer's Blackbird-2 Black-necked Stilt-3 Long-billed Dowitcher-1 Tricolored Redwing-2 Florida Gallinule-4 Mourning Dove-4 Least Sandpiper-3 Long-billed Curlew-4 Western Sandpiper-3 Ring-billed Gull-2 Canadian Goose-4 Black-bellied Plover-4 Pintail-4 Savannah Sparrow-3 Black-crowned Night Heron-4 This makes a total of 31 species seen today. The weather was clear, but a strong wind was blowing out of the north. May 7 I spent several hours in the middle of the day walking through wheat fields looking for Mallard nests, but I found none. I saw only 3 Mallards flying over the grain fields the entire time. The day was clear, but a strong north wind was blowing. I found the first Avocet nest of the season & also another Killdeer nest. The species of birds seen today were: Red-winged Blackbird-1 Marsh Hawk-4 Mallard-3 Great Blue Heron-3 Coot-3 Meadowlark-4 Pheasant-4 American Egret-4 Bittern-4 Avocet-2 Cinnamon Teal-3 Killdeer-3 Anthony Green Heron-4 Forster's Tern-4 Red-backed Sandpiper-4 Black Tern-2 Cliff Swallow-1 Brewer's Blackbird-2