Field notes, v1429
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8.0 January 1952 Journal 52 Sept 4 16mi NE Pojoaque, 8750 ft Santa Fe Co New Mexico could not have been sadder than a couple of days old. Its eyes were closed and it sucked at the milk I fed it from a spoon. Maybe I dropped it mammary and it was starving. Didn't turn. I did a little shooting in the field below camp, that is to the North West. I shot principally Audubon's warblers : I took 3 which had only faintly yellow throats. I assumed of course, that they were all juveniles, but to my astonishment the one with the subvent throat, which has just faint yellow washings, had a completely doubled skull and must be an adult. Is that a hybrid with the Myrtle Warbler ? The tail seems to be typically Audubon warbler. I made a steel trap set at the mouth of a large burm in which I found fresh earth. I shot a Ruby Crowned Kinglet in good plumage. Took down one of yesterday's larks. I am still getting the wings turned around on some of them. I left the trap out in the same place, hoping for the best. I got a claymole in the line during the day. Oh well. It is getting ready to rain like hell tonight. Sept 12 No rain to speak of. Picked up trap. 1 definite Perogyan maniculates and 2 funny - looking things, much smaller with somewhat different tails. Put up all 3. I hunted the woods along the ridge and got