Bird Notes: Aviary birds of the San Francisco Bay Region, v4289
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conditions:- clear; cold; light wind. On the south side of the railroad bridge, Retired up a large flock of ducks. In the plough I saw the following birds:- Gulls. (large). Quite a few in flight. Mergus serrator. One. Nettion carolinensis. A few. Blangula (Blangula ?). A few. Cristatura parva?censia. Common. 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (near Damon's Slough.) conditions:- Moderate temp., rather overcast; no wind We went up on the flats between Damon's and Melrose Sloughs, where last night we had seen many ducks light. The following birds were seen and some shot:- Larus (large). A few. Sternaforsteri ?). A few. Larus philadelphia. A few. Aythya valisineria. Very common. Females decey easier than males. Aythya [illegible] affinis. One.