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Mayhew
1950 Journal 37.
May 20 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif.
Pheasant-3 American Egret-3
Bittern-4 Snowy Egret-4
Avocet-3 Cinnamon Teal-4
Killdeer-3 Horned Lark-4
Forster's Tern-4 Black Tern-3
Cliff Swallow-1 Brewer's Blackbird-2
Turkey Vulture-4 Yellow-headed Blackbird-2
Song Sparrow-4 Black-necked Stilt-3
Barn Swallow-3 Tri-colored Redwing-2
White Pelican-4 Florida Gallinule-4
Mourning Dove-3 Black Phoebe-4
Calif. Shrike-4 Ring-billed Gull-2
Pintail-3 Black-crowned Night Heron-4
Double-crested Cormorant-4 Mockingbird-4
Ruddy Duck-3 Kingbird-4
Blue-winged Teal-4
This makes a total of 143 species seen today.
May 30 Today I checked all the nests I have marked, then went to find some Mallard nests in the evening, going on the assumption that the I would then be on the nest for the night. However, I found them going to the water when I arrived at the wheat fields, so I found no nests. The birds seen today were:
Red-tailed Hawk-4 Coot-3
Greater Yellow-legs-4 Marsh Hawk-4
Red-winged Blackbird-1 Great Blue Heron-3
House Finch-3 Meadowlark-3
Mallard-3 Marsh Wren-3