Field notes, v1500
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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