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R. J. Raitt
1956
8
Journal
Jarbridge, 6100 ft., Elko Co., Nevada
June 3
catcher from a cottonwood, one Tolmie Warbler,
from a willow and a Fox Sparrow from Amelanchier
thicket. Later at about 6 PM I shot a singing male
Fox Sparrow from the willow thicket a few feet
from camp. In the evening when the sun left
the valley there was a great deal of song activity
by Fox Sparrows, Warbling Vireos, Yellow Warblers,
Swainson Thrushes and the Veery. The Veery was
singing quite frequently from both above and below
camp. We pursued it at length without success
and finally Dr. Miller shot it in the willows very close
to camp. The weather during the day was
very changeable. Early in the morning it was
cloudy and rained a few drops, then it cleared, then
it clouded over again and rained a little, cleared again,
clouded again and rained and hailed for a short
time in mid afternoon and then cleared for the
rest of the evening.
Jarbridge area, Elko Co., Nevada
June 4
Arose at the same time again this morning. Dr.
Miller and I took the truck up the road to where
the bridge is out near the turn off of the Con Creek
Road. We had trouble getting the truck past a
mudhole where part of the river runs down the road;
so we didn't leave the truck until 7 AM.