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Palmer
1936
June 10
(miss SE summit San Benito Mtn. (cont'd)
and shot 2 Plain Titmouses and
a Hairy Woodpecker. Heard one White-
breasted Nuthatch. Birds were scarce in
the conifers. Hunted back into the canyon
where I was this A.M. Not birds seen here
this evening were California Jay and
Red-shafted Flicker.
June 11 Nothing in 3 mole traps this A.M. New
camp in brush and scrubby conifers,
shot 2 Plain Titmouses, 1 Linnet (?),
1 Western Gnatcatcher and saw the usual
other birds. Shot one chipmunk as it was
climbing up the trunk of a small Pinyon
Pine. It was about 2 ft. above the ground
when I shot it. In the evening hunted up
the road (E) along the creek. Shot 1 Quail
then in the brush saw Spotted Towhees,
Western Gnatcatchers, Plain Titmouses,
mourning Doves, Calif. Jay and 1
White-breasted Nuthatch. Birds were rather
scarce.
Found a Sceloporus in my sleeping bag
when I went to bed.
June 12 In the A.M. (5-7:30) hunted up the
till just back of camp (E) in mixed
conifers and chaparral. Shot 1 Junco