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Mayhew
1955
Jan. 23 Lake Norco, U.S. Naval Hospital, Riverside Co., Calif.
Journal
This morning was spent looking at
the waterfowl on the lake (from
10 A.M. to 1 P.M.). There were several
thousand birds on the water, the
majority being Baldpate. The day was
clear and calm, with a temperature in
the 60's.
The species seen on or near the
lake were:
Baldpate - several thousand
Shoveller -
Mallard - several hundred
Coot -
Green-winged Teal -
Pintail - about 100
Canvasback -
Ruddy Duck -
Black-crowned Night Heron - about 20
Tri-colored Redwing - about 15
Audubon Warbler - about 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
American Meganser - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Buffle-head - 3
White-crowned Sparrow - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Chinese Spotted Dove - 2
California Gull - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Redhead - 2