Field notes, v1470
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Marshall, 1939 General Comment 1 mi. N Meteor Crater, Coconino Co., Aug. June 24 Camp on lee of S.M. Butte in middle flat, open prairie. Overgrazed - almost no grass, only a few low shrubs. Nighthawks common, 1 mocker, a Say's Phoebe, several Horned Larks, and a few Buteos are total for birds (except one large owl which alighted at camp one night - about the size of Alsis. mammals: Porkey near -> 2 pronghorns on near Butte at least one pr. Coyotes, several antelopes, several wood rats (in camp - just one as ate potatoe - had bushy tail). Many Collared & other lizards. Went swimming in a Canyon Diablo, stream, in the bottom of a deep canyon 2 mi. SW of Crater. Lined with willows - eroded cliffs with nest niches for Black & Say's Phoebes, large flock cliff swallows. On large poplar - 3 young horned owls able to fly (Kildeers) Also saw: Bewick Wrens Ash-throated Flycatchers pr. Coyotes here (on mezz above tracks along stream)