Field notes, v1603
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R. K. Selander, 1955 2 mi. NE Tarlidge Peak, 8500ft, Elko Co., Nevada June 26 Sage-brush adjacent to meadow. Rain fell lightly for about 1/2 hour in late afternoon but sky had completely cleared by 9:00 P.M. June 27 Caught one Microtus longicaudus in sage brush about 30 yards from aspen grove. Also caught a Vesper Sparrow and a subadult Peromyscus maniculatus, Did not prepare the Peromyscus, left traps out through the day but caught nothing more. Hunted in morning through meadow area. Wounded a Goshawk which we flushed three times later in the day -- but failed to get at for a specimen. Took a lone Troglodytes aëdon which was singing in a small stand of aspen near the northern (lower) limit of the meadow area, Collected a Fox Sparrow singing about 30 feet up in a fir tree near a clump of willows. This was probably the last individual of this species present in the area. Saw two Parusiga ludovicianana in aspens. Noted no new birds today other than the Troglodytes aëdon. --Flushed a Red-tailed Hawk from aspen-fir stand near camp.