Field notes, 1440
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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