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June 18
Journal
Prosser Creek 3.3 mi S of Sagehen Creek Field Station.
28 June
tail. Cut thru pygostyle. Do not peel
cut thru humerus pull it out and cut at
radius and ulna, Now go to head gently work out
ears. Release skin from eyes cut thru transparent
membrane. Take skin down to base of bill. Flip tongue
out, cut thru jaw, clean muscle out of arms and tail
leave some but not a lot of muscle around tail.
29 June
Sagehen Creek Field Station, Sierra Co., Calif.
We awoke at 4:50 am (late). The alarm
did not go off. For breakfast had toasted
rice cakes and jam with Fleet's Arabica
Mocha (mmm... ) 5:42 On the S side of
the dining commons where Red Crossbills
caused on top of Jeff Both's truck, wild
Red Crossbills coming in and land on truck
singing and calling: "It's ok it's Jeff thinks it
is a broody aggregation?" He his type 2
Song Sparrows at Am. Robin calls near creek.
Walking along a steep N bank of Prosser
creek S of the station a complectule
I flushed a Townsend's Solitaire. It was
sitting on 4 eggs. The nest was under the
edge of a forida on to ground. Woven
with grasses about 4" wide. The eggs were
differ than sparrow eggs but similar color and
pattern: grey blue with rust flecks. I picked