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Cliff Swallow
14.
Mayhew
1950
May 16 Poleline Bridge, 3 mi. N.E. of Davis, Yolo Co., Calif.
Nests 1-1, 1-2, + 1-3 have fallen off, as has
2-11. The nest between 2-32 + 2-33 (2-105)
has now been completed. It was still unfinished
May 10th when I was banding under this
bridge. The remains of several eggs + one
young bird were seen beneath the nests
on the south side of section 2. The young
bird hadn't been dead very long because
decay had not yet set in. It was
completely naked.
May 25 Bridge, 4 miles west of Davis, Yolo Co., Calif.
Tonight we caught 97 birds under this
bridge with the use of the fish nets
enclosing the ends of the bridge. Of
this number, 40 were adults, 37 were young
of the year that have just started to fly.
The throat + forehead of these young are
dark brown, speckled with white in the
more mature youngsters. Thus, 77 birds were
newly banded; the remainder were already
banded (20 birds).
May 26 Poleline Bridge, 3 mi. N.E. of Davis, Yolo Co., Calif.
Tonight 20 birds were caught, 5 of which
had already been banded. All the birds were
adults. The results were as follows:
repeats returns
49-25645 - sec. 2.
44-54403 - sec. 2
49-25679 - 2-53
49-25634 - sec. 2
49-25671 - sec. 2