Bird notes, v4391
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Los Banos A few Farallone Cormorants flew over. Several miniature Black-crowned Night herons flushed from the tules. We returned about 11 a.m. to machine and drove on past a Large deep marsh on the right where there were many Glossy Ibis. Saw also an Anthony Green Heron and more it. Blue Herons, some W. Crows, Coots, more Meadow Larks, Orioles, Blackbirds, Song Sparrow Art. Kingbirds, Shrikes. At noon we reached the San Joaquin River where we had picnic lunch. Mosquitoes were terrible! At this stop we found Cliff Swallows nesting under the bridge, five Double nests, two of them in clumps of reedtules, a W. Crow nest and a Marsh Hawk's nest in alve in the water. A pair of Shrikes were feeding green birds in the trees, Kingbirds were everywhere. Two or three Longtails Chats could be heard at our tree. Also Quail, Mourning Doves, Nuttall Woodpecker, Linnets, Willows Goldfinch, Bushtits, Doug Sparrow, Sacramento Towhee, Warbling Vireo (heard only), Yellow Warbler, W. Yellowthroat. San Joaquin Wren, Green-b. Goldfinch in Tulocks Total for 2 days 54. In a meadow found 16 Black-crowned NC.N. A pair of Cinnamon Teal - Note 10:30 p.m.