Table 4.--Sandhill Crane Food Analysis 
Gizzards collected in New Mexico (Pecos Valley) during Jan 1961 
. All wts. expressed in grams--food materials air-dried 
‘Speci- Gizzard (Sorghum Grains) i ye 
men # Area Collected Wt. Grit Alfalfa Milo Cane Mise. Total 
1 §.Edge Bitter Lake Ref. 95 9 - 3 - 1 13 
a> won " " " 106 11 a h B - 15 
3 " ua ” " " 9h. 21 Be h e | 7P * 26 
be " " a 115 18 a act 5 = 23 
5 noon 9 " " 103 19 3 Y. _ t 202 
6 a) ” Ty i 105 15 4 h zs 1: 20 
7 1Mi. S. Dexter 105 18 8 - - - 26 
8 tl wT o i} | 110 eal 7 a = i 28 
9 ft on on 1 108 19 7 2 s ro 28 
10 ? 75 14 4 - - - 18 
11 rd 80 12 4 - - - 16 
12 9 Mi. W. Roswell 150 20 - 16 - = 36 
13 Salt Lakes 128 30 - - 4 - | 34 
i) ae 105 22 3 - 2 7 e7 
15 38Mi. N. Roswell 115 ek 6 - - - 30 
16 tn | a | " 15 8 3 3 a i 14 
17 Salt Lakes 90 14 - - 3 - 17 
18 W. Bitter Lake 2 16 - 4 “ - 20 
19 3 Mi. S.E. Roswell 112 15 - 3 - - 18 
20 i 68 " " 122 25 8 in 1 33 
21 3 Mi. S. Dexter 106 20 h 2 - - 26 
eo Pag ae; " 115 18 1 4 - 1 2h 
23 Salt Lakes 112 15 - 6 - - 21 
eh 3Mi. EB. Artesia 121 19 - 7 = - 26 
pe ty ip 105 17 - 4 - - 21 
26 | Uo " 127 19 a 10 5 1 30 
27 Dexter Hatchery 114 20 5 - - 1 26 
28 Bottomless Lakes 106 18 - Empty ~ - 18 
29 uw +H 50 7 3 a, J 7 10 
30 . i 93 1h - - 1 18 
31 W. Bitter Lake 81 20 - Empty - - — 20 
32 a1 "1 s 103 13 2 3 al * 16 
33 1 11 rT 102 13 3 _ oF im, 16 
34 Orchard Park 85 23 6 1 - - 30 
35 : ‘ 108 18 - 5 - = 23 
36 : : 104 17 \ - - - 21 
sf. . 82 15 4 - - - 19 
38 ? 112 10 - 12 = - 22 
39 S. Roswell 90 11 - Enpty - ~ 11 
LO Salt Lakes 717 12 . h - - 16 
4h] 3 Mi. W. Roswell 109 14 - 22 - - 36 
42 Salt Lakes 100 19 - 1 5 - 25 
43 2 Mi. W. Dexter 102 11 7 - - - 18 
hk Salt Lakes 93 14 - - 6 - 20 
4S Bitter Lake 82 20 - h ~ - ok 
46 5 Mi. W. Bitter Lake 115 22 - 7 - 1 30 
L7 4 Mi. N. Dexter 90 25 6 - - - 31 
Lge Tae is 200 36 14 2 - - 52 
Loy ts fom ae 100 16 8 ~ - 1 25 
50 uu ” "i ty 132 15 9 = it xs oh 
51 5 Mi. S.W. Roswell 102 18 - - 7 - 25 
Totals 5211 880 io] 140 35 9 1188 
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