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[[underline]] May 19, 1932 [[/underline]] various commissioners on rodent problem.  They were meeting on alfalfa weevil works.  Then to see Raymond S. Speers a very pompous sort of a devil but very friendly & good natured. 
   Coming up the coast in Late afternoon we saw numbers of [[underline]] Western Grebes [[/underline]] flying north over the water also a few [[underline]] Hudsonian Curlews, Long billed curlews & Scoters [[/underline]] & numbers of [[underline]] Brown Pelicans.[[/underline]]
   Arr. San Luis Obispo at 11:30 pm.
[[underline]] May 20, 1932 [[/underline]]
   Left San Luis Obispo at 7:00 AM met Richards & Olsen & Hunt at King City & went immediately out on the plague area near King City.
   In 44 miles coming up highway from San Miguel to King City, [[underline]] counted 10 Mourning Doves [[/underline]] along road. 
   Took a 38 mile circle from 10:00am-11:30am through Bitterwater plague foci.  Squirrels very scarce.  Counted following birds from car
   [[underline]] 27 Doves [[/underline]] 18 of which were near a pond on fences
   [[underline]] 10 Turkey [[/underline]] Buzzards
   [[underline]] 1 pair Cal. [[/underline]] quail with covey of young. Saw 3 of these

   After lunch at King City joined by Leo K. Wilson & checked over Long Valley area & Peach Tree Ranch
Milage 25780 to 25820 total of 40 miles.
Saw from car following.
   Cal Ground Squirrels  12
   [[underline]] Meadowlark [[/underline]]  41
   [[underline]] Horned Lark [[/underline]]  29. No young all adults
   [[underline]] Mourning Dove [[/underline]]  7
   This all grain & open land country. Treated with strychnine in 1931 and Thallium ending in mid April 1932.  No quail cover & not a good dove country except little on peach tree