Field notes, v1513
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Palma 1936 January June 8. contd. Line SE summit San Benits Mtn. (contd) The locality for the birds collected was given as: Summit San Benits Mtn, 5250 ft, San Benito Co, Calif. At camp, in the evening about 7:35 saw a small wosl fly over. I chased after it but lost it in the pines. On the way back, in an opening between the conifers, I shot 2 Poorwells, one of them too badly to save. June 19. In the late afternoon caught a Scapanus latiwenus in 1 of the 3 mole traps. The mole was still alive and was kept under observation for about 1/2hr. In the evening, heard a Sparrow Hawk making a racket. I stepped out of the tent & saw it pursuing a Swainson Hawk. Got a snap shot at it over the trees, but the 10s wouldn't kill it. Johnson reported the hawk farther down the canyon. He also reports seeing a Black Phoebe going up the canyon. It would fly a ways then light a moment, then fly on. Apparent- ly it was just passing through. Went hunting about 7 P.M. Hunted up the road along the creek that joins the creek that runs by camp. Saw a Bushy Rabbit at the edge of the road. It