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smith, j
1984
journal
36
Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley co. New Mexico [400ft.
16 Decem
Awoke 6:40am Breakfast at Humble
and Peet's Bartender, al as E.T. Charles
Place is ~ 10 mile N of Zuni toward
Gallup. Two children Ronald and Lee
and a new one expected soon.
First stop this AM ~ 8:00 am was for
5 sage Sparrows (sage flats along Rio
Pescado) a drainage area actually
outside of circle, no luck try again later
2nd step was canyon below the dam
Had jumper and much Sage. Smelled
wonderful. Weather was crisp (~ 10-30?)
light wind from East but upper atmosphere
blowing to East from West. Canyon is Basalt
rock with cattail marsh at the bottom
we heard and saw many rock dwelling
sparrows, wrens and juncoes. Jalisco thornworts
line the edge of marsh with alromay
Rosita Olive (~15'). South on old 36
(Reservation B) to Pie Mesa. Past Conday
11:00 am ran into A.L.S. coming up out of the
Mellon Canyon he had seen a yellow-bellied Sapsucker &
W. G.Wike. We walked back down the canyon
with him to see if we could see the Sapsucker.
The canyon was sandstone with Grey Fir.
May Serbi and psssy nut hatches. Heard
sodolane (sp. acet.) and saw it too.