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Apr. 26 - Texas
grass and vegetation. Gardens and farm crops, corn, etc., young and green, but no signs of irrigation! Pasture green.
First birds recognized:
7 Mourning Doves and 3 Mockingbirds;
Country nearly level, dark soil, no rocks or gravel in sight; ravines or draws with some standing water, but no streams.
8:30 a.m. - Same sort of country but more open prairie. Cotton an increasing crop. Have seen: a Red-headed Woodpecker flying parallel with the train close by, showing all chief characters; 2 crows in field with corn; several pairs and flocks of Grackles; 10 turkey Vultures around a shed tree; and fully 50 Mourning Doves.
Stopped a few minutes at town of Eagle Lake. A Red-headed Woodpecker has