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Longhurst
1939
Itinerary
Nov. 12 Huichica Cr.
evening. 19 Thomomys bottae was caught
107 Loxium borealis was also shot
along the Cr. in the evening.
Nov. 17 Huichica Cr.
Dr. S. B. Benson and I spent intend
to collect some birds on the marshes
this weekend. He plans to come up
on the 19th.
Nov. 19 Huichica Cr.
Benson arrived on the 19th and we
collected 4 Tadarida Mexicana under
the eves of an old stone winery. There
appeared to be about 15-20
individuals in this colony. When
observed again that night at 8:00 P.M.
they had all left. On the morning
of the 19th we # left for the marshes
along the lower part of the Napa
River about 5:00 A.M. During the day
we collected several birds: green winged
teal, dunlin sandpiper, coot. We also
observed 3 white tailed herte mallards,
snintail, avocet dowitcher least sandpiper,
black-bellied plover marbled godwit, clepper
rail and great blue heron and black-crowned
night heron.