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E.V. Miller
1940
2.
General Account
shipments to the Museum at Berkeley. In the afternoon Mr.
Dille drove us to Hathaway's Ranch to see if we could get the
skin of the lion. We did not succeed as Mr. Hathaway was not
home. At his house, 7 miles NE of Nogales we saw numerous
birds, including Palmer Thrasher, Gambel White-crowned Sparrow,
Vermillion Flycatcher, Pyrsoalopix, Canyon Towhee, Gila
Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Morning Dove, Green-
tailed Towhee, Bewick Wren, Chipping Sparrows and
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. At Mr. Dille's home in Nogales I
saw Inca Doves and Lawrence Goldfinches. The latter occur
there about once in every 5 years according to Dille. In
the late afternoon we left, stopping at (near) Elgin, Ariz.
for the night, camping along the road. We took with
us Margarito Velgadillo from Nogales, Mexico. He
assisted with the trapping and did most of the cooking.
Mar. 15. We passed through Sunnyside, Ariz. and camped
at Peterson's Ranch, 2 miles from Sunnyside, 6100' elevation,
in the Huachuca Mts. This region is a game preserve and
game hunting is not permitted. At Sunnyside we met
a lion hunter, however, who hunted lions here. He claimed
to have taken Bobcats, Coati-mundi, Mountain Lions, and
Ring-tailed Cats. Sunnyside is nothing but a small
ranch, there being no store. Near camp I saw Arizona
Jays, Red-backed Junco, Chipping Sparrows, and Bewick
Wrens - also Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Busch-tits, and Benson
took a Bridled Titmouse. According to him the Pygmy
Owl call attracts small birds here. In the afternoon