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near a large Tree on the edge.) The lake
several warblers, bright yellow below, greenish
yellow on back and tail, some showed buffy
edges in wing coverts. Yellow Warblers?,
Note a sharp chip. Tule Wrens and a Vigor
Wren were in the Tules and I heard the call
note of a Yellowthroat. Several Gulls (Cally.
or Ringbills) on the lake and one Black on right.) Grey
In the marshes near Valli's were many
Black-billed Plover, only one in full plumage;
a number of Willets and a few groups of
Western and Least Sandpipers. Before we
reached the Terrain of the hunting clubs we
saw two White-tailed Kites perched on
fence posts at some distance from the
road. Two of us walked up toward
them, and as they flew the black areas
on the forward bend of the wings were very
startling. When they alighted on other fence
posts they tilted their tails upward several times -
(When we came back later they were still there.)
Several Marsh Harriers were seen, two of them
very grey underneath and almost black above
as my Long-tailed Ducks flew over.
When I reached the ponds we found:
Brisfield Grebes, 6-8. (No Feltland); many W. Blue
Heron; one Bittern (very near); many (1000+);
Brittles (coljese plumage); Bluebill (1); Buddies (2.5±),
Redbreasted Merganser (1 female); Turkey Buzzard (2),
Coots (1000), Black-billed Plover, several flocks flying
over); Killdeer; Willets 4st.; a few Sandpipers,
(No redstarts, dowitchers or godwits); Arrelets