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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)