Field notes, v1601
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R.K. Selander, 1952 Journal June 26 Area bordering U.S. Highway #40, 1 to 10 mi. W Salt Lake City, 4300 ft., Salt Lake Co., Utah. been cut so that water has inundated large areas of scrub land bordering the highway. Algae and other aquatic vegetation has appeared. Many marsh birds have also appeared. Noted +/- 12 white pelicans feeding in two flocks. Coots, cinnamon teal, avocet, great-blue heron, snowy egret, white-fored glossy ibis, red-winged black-bird, cliff swallows, barn swallows, and California gulls also noted. July 5 Beaver Creek, 7300 ft., 10 mi. E Kamas, Summit Co., Utah Left Salt Lake City with Bonnie in truck at 2:00 P.M.; drove via Kimball's Junction, Wanship, Oakley, and Kamas to the above locality. Hunted for about 1 1/2 hours in the yellow pine, lodge pole pine, aspen, white fir forest near Beaver Creek. Sky overcast and slight rain around 4:00 P.M. Birds extremely quiet and inactive. Collected 1 Olive-backed thrush, 1 gray-headed junco. Observed Cassin purple finch, pine siskin, Western tanager (1 pair). Collected 1 or western tanager in stand of yellow pine. Ruby-crowned Kinglet fairly common. Flushed a gray-headed junco from nest on ground in a clearing near aspen. 4 eggs in nest. At