Mallard notes, v4295
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Journal 39. Mayhew 1950 May 3/ Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. Mourning Dove-4 Ring-billed Gull-2 Pintail-4 Kingbird-4 This makes a total of 26 species seen today. 1952 Mar. 8 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. The class in Zoölogy 134 took a field trip to the ranch today. The sky had scattered clouds, there was a brisk north wind blowing. Most of the area was rather muddy from the recent rains. The major portion of the morning was spent along the drainage ditch that forms the southern boundary of the ranch. The species of birds seen today were: Tree Swallow-2 Cinnamon Teal-3 Marsh Hawk-3 Bittern - 4 Mallard - 2 Meadowlark-2 Pintail - 4 Shrike - 4 Coot - 1 Black-crowned Night Heron-4 Pheasant - 3 American Egret-3 Marsh Wren - 3 Red-tailed Hawk-4 Song Sparrow - 3 Florida Gallinule-4 Red-winged Blackbird-3 Great Blue Heron-4 Brewer's Blackbird-4 Ring-billed Gull-4 Killdeer - 4 Green Heron-4 Cliff Swallow-4 Sparrow Hawk-4 Violet-green Swallow-4 Black Phoebe - 4 Savannah Sparrow-1 Western Crow - 4 American Pipit - 3 (29 species today).