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Prostoren
1944.
Annotated list of Vertebrates
164.
Aug 6-12. 1mi SE San Benito Peaks, 4400', San Benito Co., Calif.
1. Turkey Vulture. [illegible] seen 1mi NE San Benito Peaks, & I seen from Road near Camp.
2. Red-tailed Hawk. Pair Seen 1mi NE San Benito Peaks. I seen over Camp.
3. Cooper Hawks. 1 coll. near camp & I seen on E slope San Benito Peaks.
4. Sharp-shin Hawk. 1 seen 1mi E San Benito Peaks on Aug 11.
sul. indet. Accipiters also seen.
5. Golden Eagle 1 seen 1mi NE San Benito Peak & two on way down Camp on Aug 12.
6. Cal. Mail 1 seen 1mi NE San Benito Peaks on Aug 9.
apparently scarce.
7. Mourning Dove widely distributed, seen every day & everywhere we collected, but not very numerous.
8. Screech Owl Dr Miller collected one August 8 along the road near Camp. I picked up a
Owl secondary in the trail just
downstream from camp.
9. Horned Owl heard calling on two occasions
& one seen once.
10. White-throated Swift. several seen 1mi NE San Benito
Peaks & in canyon down stream from Camp.
11. Anna Hummer seen 1mi E San Benito Peaks and
in the meadow near Camp on August 11.
12. Rufous Hummer Selasphorus hummers were common along the streams & on hillsides where red thistles grow. Dr Miller collected two - Both Rufous.