Mayhew 1952 April 26 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. Southern edge of the ranch. A stretch of ditch 1 mile long was walked, & the number of singing birds was counted. In the 1 mile portion of ditch, 37 birds were counted. This is an average of 142 feet of ditch per bird. April 29 Most of the day was spent looking for Mallard nests, but was unsuccessful in that respect. The day was clear, but a fairly strong S.E. breeze was blowing. The birds seen today were: Turkey Vulture-4 Mourning Dove-4 Cliff Swallow-2 Red-winged Blackbird-2 Marsh Hawk-3 Great Blue Heron-3 Crow-4 White Pelican-3 Killdeer-3 Snowy Egret-4 Meadowlark-3 Horned Lark-4 Shrike-4 Coot-2 Black-necked Stilt-4 Pheasant-3 Brewer's Blackbird-3 Calif. Quail-4 Song Sparrow-4 Bittern-4 Marsh Wren-3 Western Grebe-4 Yellow-headed Blackbird-1 Forster's Tern-4 Black Gallinule-3 American Egret-4 Cinnamon Teal-4 Pied-billed Grebe-4 Mallard-2 Golden-crowned Sparrow-4 Barn Swallow-3 Black-crowned Night Heron-4 Black Tern-4 Least Sandpiper-4 Calif. Gull-3 Savanna Sparrow-2 This is a total of 36 species seen today. Journal 43.