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Aye - 1933.
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THOMPSON CANYON WALKER BASIN
OCT. 20, 1933.
We would probably many other new birds.
Almost every trip to the creek produced
new specimens. Basin Creek is dry above
a point directly north of here. A big open
space between here and the creek has
several hot springs in it. It is the
water from these springs which starts
the water in the creek. There is also
a large spring about 75 yards above
our camp which flows into Basin
Creek about a mile below. Pigger
pines and willows are the chief vegetation
of the creek bottom, while occasional
Ponder pines, yellow pines and cotton-
woods fill in. The spaces on either
side are characterized by a blue oak,
rabbitbrush association.
We have taken a pretty fair
representation of mammals from here, as
the census sheet shows. Dipods are
more common than than pronghorns.
Proc. m. sordidus is the most common of
the three species of pronghorns here. We
took 10 specimens of Proc. truei, which, I
believe, is rather good. We only got one or two
Cimictus, if that is so they are Cimictus.
Prognathus are scarce, and were found in
almost every vegetative association.