Field notes, v1502
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Munday 1948 Journal July 10 10 mi SE Mesquital, 400 ft H., Baja Caliy. Birds seen here were: Cactus wren- common in wash Costa hummingbird- very abundant, feeding on ocotillo. Turkey vulture- several appeared only after we put out animal bodies. Caracara - the same American raven- several of the same one flew over every day. Sometimes in pairs. Brown towhee - saw several times, usually pairs. Plumbeous grosbeak- often seen California quail- Several pair in two sandy wash localities. Most had 2 or 3 small chicks. Ash-throated flycatcher - common Sparrowhawk - One became excited daily near camp. Verdin - numerous Violet-green swallow- several flying daily. Nighthawk - one at dusk, another in morning Purple martin - seen several times in pairs. Caly. Jay - saw two or three Black-throated gray warbler - saw a few Desert sparrow - saw one group of several tila woodpeckers were mostly in the wash, ladderbacks in yuccas, also saw San Lucas thrasher.