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LIDICKER
1959
(April 5 cont.)
3.7 mi. S end of Kettleman Hills we stopped to
look in a series of ponds along the west side
of the road. Birds seen includes:
Meadowlark - +
Cinnamon Teal - 3 pair
Cost - 2
Avocet - 15-
W. Sandpiper - 60+
Least Sandpiper - 30+
Dovitcher - 1
Killdeer - 4
Wh. cr. Sparrow - abud.
Gr. cr. Sparrow - 2+
Savannah Sp. - abud.
Raven - 2+
Red-t. Hawk - 1
Just before the end of the hills we saw a C. breeding.
Continued on 33 to get with Calif. 152. Just N
of Firebaugh we saw:
Blk. wk. Stilt - 5
Mallard - 3
Dovitcher - 6
Forster's Tern - 1
Meadowlark - +
Brewer Blackbird - +
Red-wing - +
Killdeer - 1+
Just E of Dos Palos (at rd. x bird land) we
saw just bel the Maggie of trip. Many seen
afterwards. Calif. 152 to 10 mi beyond Los Banos
& back on to Calif 33; to Tracy. 3.7 mi. E Los
Banos: Snowy Egrets - sev.
3.3 mi. E Los Banos:
Blk wk. Stilts - sev., & 1 Br. Snoveller.
2.0 mi. E Los
Banos: Dovitcher - 4 (all +) some coming into spring plumage
Blk wk. Stilt - 5+
Ruddy Duck - 12