Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1936 Itinerary Panoche Cr, 2 mi. SE Panoche (cont'd) June 29 contd. Shot 2 Bewick Wrens. Birds seen along the creek in decreasing order of abundance were: Mourning Doves, Cliff Swallow, Bush-tit, Barn Owl, Killdeer, Bewick Wren, Bullock Oriole, House Wren, Western Bluebird. Hunted back on S side of this creek up on the level valley floor. Saw a colony of Cliff Swallows with nests attached to the steep cut bank of the creek. The valley has been very heavily 'sheeped' and the fields are hard above with only small wisps of grass here and there. The only birds seen there were Cliff Swallow and Texas Nighthawks and a few Mourning Doves. At dusk, shot a Pipistrellus in an open spot near the creek. Tried to spot Scutch Owls but didn't see any although several were heard. June 30. Hunted from 4:30-7:11. Started out N from camp across the fields. Three Doves Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark and Lark Sparrow - The latter more common around the edges near the cottonwoods. Hoped to find Horned Larks but saw none. Johnson reports seeing them farther N. Saw young Red-tailed Hawk, English Sparrows and Linnet in the large isolated cottonwoods in the field. In the late afternoon, again N in the open