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LIDICKER
1974
Dec 15 cont.
calling (from: US Angle) from a truck mile ~15 ft. down, on a slope, a small pond. This was ed room.
While investigating this brook pile we noticed four mist the leaf and saw a Dave Bradford shortly found a Batrachops, This started a frantic search for about 25 min. throughout the area. Eschrick & Glancy each found an old trail specimen for a total of three. There were all in moist areas under nothing large rocks. Birds seen were Oak Pheasant at Oak Crossing:
Second day
Song Sparrow (Eschrick)
W.L. ca. Sparrow
Mt. Cl: chicken
Red h. Hawk
worm - tit
Oryza juncus.
w. B[illegible] Bluebird
Ruby cr: Kinglet - 1 (Eschick)
Lots of September holes
in the & apple trees
Then we continued down the mountain to Melody Ranch.
km under 28 = 0.3 mi/s from Oak Crossing. The Melody Ranch is about 14 mi. land from Oak Crossing. About 1 1/2 mi. past Melody Ranch we turned N on the road to Mike's Sky Rancho. We stopped briefly at Mike's Sky & filled our water tank. Then we continued N. toward Valle de la Trinidad. It is ~18 1/2 mi. from the turnoff to Mike's. S 1/2 mi. W of the Sky Ranch we saw a lookout from the road in front of us - it was an excellent view.
The road is quite passable, after Rancho San Antonio (~12.5 mi. from Mike's) the country opens up a bit +