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Mayhew
1950
Cliff Swallow
15.
May 26 Pole/line Bridge, 3 mi. N.E. of Davis, Yolo Co., Calif.
Banded
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May 27 This afternoon while unloading my banding
equipment, I found that we had overlooked
a Cliff Swallow in the gathering cage
used May 25th 4 miles west of Davis.
The bird was a youngster of this year,
& although it couldn't possibly have
saten for a minimum of 40 hours,
the bird flew off with no apparent
difficulty. I turned it loose at the
poleline bridge, 3 miles N.E. of Davis. It
immediately joined the flock that was
feeding around the bridge & was soon
lost in the crowd. The bird was
released at 4:45 Standard Time.
June 8 Tonight, with the aid of drop nets, we
caught 80 birds. Of this number, 14 had to
be released without bands because we
ran out of bands.