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Murray
1948
Journal
June 10 Sa Laguna, 6200 ft. Sierra de la Laguna, Baja Calif.
nighthawks began to fly. I heard two different
kinds of owls hoot. Throughout the evening
several kideers were flying and calling
in the open space.
June 11 Same location
Did catch 13 sorey ornatus lagunae in a
space hollowed out of the stream bank beside
the water. The spot was partially covered
by overhanging plants and had many dried
leaves around. This was in one of the
densely wooded parts of the stream, shaded
by overhanging oaks. Also caught 1? Peromyscus
cremicus and another Peromyscus with
its head chewed off.
A little later I went out to look at the
birds, going first up the stream quite a
distance, then across the hill SE and up
another canyon which has some water.
Most striking are the band-tailed pigeons,
flying with noisy wing beats and crashing
in the trees. A little less common are
mourning doves and white-winged doves.
Saw several Xantus hummingbirds which
are exceedingly tame. They would come
within a foot or two of my head, and fairly
close even when I was moving. They feed
on red flowers which grow along the stream.