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1991 M. Stanback
Species Accounts
1087 6? B
1795 6? H
1796 6? H
1798 6? H
1799 6? H.
(28 May) 4 nests at 4. lewis chicks (8 kids) + 1 set of ACW's. Saw lots of everything. Phainopeplas,
ravens, W. kingbirds, baby woodbucks, etc.
An incredible day. My First horned lark!
8 June Turkey nest at Ll'ay - 12 eggs. Flushed ?
13 June Matilla poppies Finally start blooming at Griffins.
9 July 0830 Cooper's hawk (? ) rumaging through locust at barn
upsetting Brewers blackbirds. I flushed him - he
left carrying a small item (Bbb chick ?).
- Red house W. Flycatchers lay 1st egg of 2nd clutch
0436 As I leave the barn area I hear a baby ACW
screaming. Cooper's hawk flew off with it (see Y notes)
* As I leave again, I notice ground squirrels going
nuts. Badger! He trots about 50 m uphill toward
the lone oak N of the barn. At the oak he
disappears. When I first noticed, there were >6
ground squirrels standing together meerkat style
under that oak. They all went under on his
approach. After badger disappeared, I scanned the
area (bordered by road, Fence, orchard) + counted
48 squirrels. All very still, standing tall, in