Mayhew 1950 Journal 36. May 7 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. Song Sparrow - 3 Barn Swallow - 3 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 3 White Pelican - 1 Black-necked Stilt - 2 Tricolored Redwing - 2 Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Florida Gallinule - 4 Mourning Dove - 4 Least Sandpiper - 2 Ring-billed Gull - 3 Pintail - 4 Western Sandpiper - 2 Canvasback - 4 Double-crested Cormorant - 4 Shoveller - 4 This made a total of 34 species seen today. May 20 I spent the morning looking for Mallard nests without success. The afternoon was spent along the main canal & drainage ditch looking for any kind of nest. In one stretch of drainage ditch about 100 yards long, I found 2 coot nests, 2 Marsh Wren nests, 1 Redwing Blackbird nest with 3 young, 4 old Redwing nests, 1 Redwing nest with 4 eggs, 2 Blackbird sp. nests under construction, + 4 Yellow-headed Blackbird nests with eggs in them, for a total of 16 nests. 3 of the Yellowheaded Blackbird nests contained 3 eggs, the 4th contained 2 eggs. The species seen today were: Brown Towhee - 4 Mallard - 2 English Sparrow - 4 Coot - 3 Sudewall - 4 Marsh Hawk - 4 Sparrow Hawk - 4 Great Blue Heron - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 1 Meadowlark - 3 House Finch - 3 Marsh Wren - 3