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Journal
30 June 1969 (5 mi. S. of San Lorenzo)
Rio Santa Clara, 5400', Chihuahua, Mexico.
But no habit problems. Large entertain with owl voice recordings. No habitations
within 4 miles, but occasional house or car traffic. River drinkable. We looked app-
arantly for catching fish. Mesa del Apache dominated eastern skyline, appar-
ently since atop that mountain.
1 July 1969. Much moving bird activity. Saw 2 pairs Bronzed Cowbirds
on rocky shore, displaying. Killdeer. Pair Orchard Oriole: Bellbird's Warbler (1).
Perches on low bare branches of trees. Mockingbird singing. In mesquite
patch, saw 2 prs. Seeded Quail. White-breasted Nuthatch on big limbs of
oaks. House Sparrow, House Finch (flock 20+ feeding lawn ground), Barn
Swallow. Many Lake Sparrows near with House Sparrows. Soil smell
gre. Bankswallows Pigeons in trees. Brown-headed Cowbird (1). In a 25' tall
cottonwood, saw a Tomcat Scanning apacal which allowed approach to 20'. It
appeared freshly, healthy, & much excited by my speaker. (Came down for water
to feed on the Papadrian? -the white-taw 2 cm. drain + edible). On a
branch over river, 4 junc. Barn Swallows (old fled). 7 Mexican Ducks flew 100'over.
Blue Grosbeak in mesquite meadow. 2 Ash-throated Flycatcher fought in mesquite.
A Best Blue Heron flewover, low. Acorn Woodpecker in cottonwood-walnut area. A
Cree. killed Thrush called inside top, walnut. Found Hog-nosed Snake season.
Brown Towhee - foraged at edge water, on gravel w/100 cover. | I saw a few
Snow Deer in willows + heard others in cottonwoods. White-throated swift flew
over river cotton trees. Red-breasted Woodpecker (2) in cottonwood. Saw
juice Black Hawk, perched, being disheveled by C. Kingfisher. D.P. said he saw
a cornman (E.C. also saw it, and)
murmer
Skunk
and
two young men rode up agitatedly & asked if we had an "arrow." I said, "no." Then he said that he had seen
an animal "way fro" in a cow a short distance spectrum; a "get money." We
followed them; they rode us some more on their horses 2-3 x. Finally we
came to 20' streambeds red cliff with some small caves. In one, about
Sciurus
Bobcat