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Orr
1932
Triconin Ok., 7000 ft, Nye Co, Nev.
June 2, 1932
on account of shale slope. Trail met 3/4 mi up. Snow
coming up & down canyon found one on ridge to
camp. Some tall sage & good stands of aspen
up this canyon. On ridge the Pinyons are quite
large and there is a certain amount of mountain
Mahogany. I placed about 10 traps along the creek
near camp tonight, particularly for Gapes.
June 3, 1932
This a.m. it seemed a little clearer. The 10 traps
placed out last night contained 4 Peromyscus
maniculatus & two Zapus princeps. This morning
I went up creek 1/2 mile to where trail goes over ridge
to the south towards Ophir canyon, up on top of
the ridge I spent a considerable amount of time in
Pinyon & Mountain Mahogany. Found young
Woodhouse Jay & rust. Saw following birds I
(see notes under species): Red-Tailed Hawk, Bread-
tailed Hummingbird, White-Throated Swift, Red-
shafted Flicker, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Virginia
Warbler, Audubon Warbler, Black-capped Chickadee,
Hermit Thrush, Spotted Towhee, Green-tailed Towhee,
Clark Nutcracker, Woodhouse Jay.
Impending storm forced me home at 2p.m.
Rain came down heavily this p.m. A cessation in
bird song during this period was noticeable. My
impression during the morning walk was that
birds and chipmunks were most abundant