Blue-winged Teal Mayhew 1949 June 30 Conaway Ranch, 2 mi. east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. Today I saw the first bird of this species that I have ever seen alive. It was a lone ♂, swimming with some Cinnamon Teal in the large drainage ditch that forms the southern boundary of the ranch. July 10 Today a lone ♂, which I assume to be the same one I have seen in the area for the past few days, was seen about ½ mile north of the pumping station at the south end of the ranch. He was seen in the mud flats just east of the main canal in company with several species of shore birds & some Cinnamon Teal. 1950 May 20 At 10:30 A.M. I saw a lone ♂ swimming in a field newly flooded for rice. He quacked a few times in a rather subdued manner. When I returned from the car with my binoculars, he was seen swimming with a ♀ that was apparently his mate. They alternately ate & preened themselves the 20 minutes that I watched them. At one time I was within 100 feet of them without disturbing them in the least. I don't know if the ♀ is a Cinnamon Teal with which he has paired, or if she also is a Blue-winged Teal. June 15 A pair was seen swimming in the drainage ditch forming the south boundary of the ranch. They were 2.3 miles east of the ranch's west