Field notes, v1409
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C. Koford 35 Journal! 22 November 1968. R. Providencia, Chihuahua, Mexico more lots (other cover up Pajaito Canyon). Camped lower Pajaito. 23 November 1968. No frost; clay colm. Drawn to road to C. de la Madre, about 1.5 mi. from Pajaito entrance. Then 3.3 mi. thru Rincon del Alamo to locked gate, and 1/2 mile farther up C. de la Madre (road much washed last year). Then walked up road. Fleached coyey 10+ Martenquas guild in can-yon upper dry streambed. At "pila," see 1/2" there. Walked up canyon to W. for back about 1 mile; saw spots water near; no new bear signs. Then back to pila, 1/2 mile 6-4 lead N. to can. Again fleached 10+ guild, about some spot. Then out locked gate, and drove 7.6 mi to higher of Rincon del Socorro Rivas Alamo. Talked w. Capaldi; then on side road about 2 mile to a ranch. Roberto (?) are mine when - meeting Conceicao walked. (His family, with several kids, living in stone hut with roof made of old garden's cane & thatch.) He still thought there were some "oso plateador," though last he saw was in 1961 - in upper C. Negiera. He thought this the same one that had killed Zea cattle. He also mentioned seeing one in C. Los Varas, just before fence (edge of Ej. Los Varas). He said that about 15 days ago he saw a bear in upper Monto, and that he had seen my (distinctive) tracks in streambed there (near upper sidehill). He also said many "cornos" on ranch of David Prieto. He said that in 1957, with AS Leopold, they camped in Arroyo del Alamo. I arranged for boy to show me road to Terrenotas tomorrow. Drive about a mile N. and Terrenotas camped near edge wash. Saw 2 coyote 10+ Collipepla. Mosquitoes latina here, & much like Aristida. Probably good Dipodamys I caught 2 Dipodomys; put up one. area. Set 15 traps. Cool clear calm evening; moon fairly new. /12pm. 10+ Mexican jays, still, mostly w. kill yellow towed loose. /22 Nov. collected longspur, and saw flock 30+ over "pinto," when they dipped low and some mostly landed in dry weeds in water. Some bird flocks to 200+, possibly