Field notes, v1670

Strong, William D.

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91. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY

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General Index for specific localities, see page headings Strong, W.D. 1921, 1935 vicinity of Hazelton, British Columbia Section 1 San Pedro Martin region, Lower Calif., Mexico Section 2

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1 vicinity of Hazelton, British Columbia 1921

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Vicinity of Hazelton, British Columbia May 16 - Sept. 19, 1921 pp. 41-160 Nos. 83-386 Specimens collected belong to Accession #2003, and are included in Mammal Catalog #32526-32790 Bird Catalog #41986-42672 Rept. & Amph. Catalog # 8446-8495 Eggs and Nests Catalog # 1852-1857 Published report:- Birds and mammals of the Skeena River region of northern British Columbia by Harry S. Swarth Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 315-394; Jan. 24, 1924

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Field Notes of Wm. Duncan Stron o'. from May 6, 1921. until Sept. 19, 1921. At, and in the vicinity of, Hazelton, British- Columbia. p. 41*-160 Specimen nos. 83-386 (*Pages previous to 41=personal notebook) Lower California San Pedro Martir Section (San Jose Rancho, Ensenada, La Corona, Vallecitos, Encanteda, La Grulla, Diablo Picacho, Santa Rosa Flats, Cajon Canon, San Felipe Valley, San Tomas, San Pedro Martir Mission, Santa Cruz, San Domingo Mission, San Antonio del Rey May 18-June 13, 1925 pp. 161-199 nos. 700-746

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Shung - 1921, Berkeley, Cal. 41. Note: Jan. 31. 1921. Below Grizzly Peak, Berkeley Cal., I found a dead bob-cat - Slynx c. californicus, he was on the edge of some brush at the bottom of a canyon leading from Hagedorn's farm, whether he had been poisoned or shot I could not tell, as the body was at least a week old. I skinned him; it was a young male. Not a pleasant job. Its skin is now at home, the color is pale, and the fur is not theirs. ~~~ o ~~~ May 6. 1921. - Left Berkeley for Portland on the Shasta Limited. Saw very little of interest on trip. Then the Sacramento Valley the Red-winged Black- birds were abundant, and the gorgeous epaulets of the male, chiefly Bi-colored, were very striking. Runnning Owls and Great Blue Herons were also seen in considerable numbers. A few Sparrow Hawks (Falco sparverius phalcaena), were seen the next day, but little of interest - appeared the Willamette Valley where a good many Ring Necked Pheasants, chiefly males, were observed. Spent two uneventful weeks in Portland, and put in some time out in the hills. Saw very few birds in comparison with the numbers to be found in California at present. There were Northwestern Grouse (Cyrnus Oeackhyrhenchus hupens) in the tall firs near the hotel, calling much

Shong 1921, Portland Ore. 42, commutin', hunting eggs, and generally using the trees as a resting place in flying over town. The (G)reat Blue or Northwest Coast Herons were seen as usual flying over town from the Germantown herony to (the Northwestern fishing grounds on the Willamette or Oswego Falls. Violet Green Swallows were common all over town, altho none appeared to be resting near the house. Western Robins (P.M. popemquus) are all over town nesting with their usual abandon in all sorts of conspicuous and odd sights (sites). One has nested directly over my sister's driveway on Willamette Heights, with street cars and autos passing constantly, and many people coming and going. Altho there is an endless amount of open country right next door the robin seems to value the human association. Saw many yarnspters, early in the season as it is. North- western Thrillers (Calyptes cafer saturnius) are here, altho apparently not as abundant as usual, no nest seen. Juncoes, probably Oregon and Shufeldt are fairly abundant on the hills, all being paired, and probably nesting. One pair of Oregon Towhees were observed. Many Buety Saps Sparrows (M.M. rufescens) (?) and Nuttal's Sparrows also, are singing wherever they are brief. piles. Saw one fully plumaged male Golden

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Shong - 1921, Portland Ore. 43. Crowned Sparrow west of the city, Saw one flock of Penthestes refregens refrengens (Cheetnut-backed Chickadee) In the young firs west of the city. Except for their "two-ip"ing note they were quite silent. Saw a few Ruby Jats at the same place, probably "californicus." Saw one Western House or Periells When nesting in a large bird box, altho the box had the hole at the bottom, for only a wren or an English Sparrow would use such a house. Saw about four Ruffed Grouse, three in one flock in the brush, my sister said that a year ago she found a family up on the Ridge Trail. They were probably Bonasa umbellus salvini, as there was considerable red in their plumage. Occasionally you see a very gray bird on the hills, I suppose they are either umbellides (gray) or lugata (canada). Must get specimen next year. (These gray and red birds are all of one sub-species merely of two color phases like the Scrub Owls, probably salini.) Note - no two sub-species are ever found together or their breeding ground. Saw one small gray Scrub Owl in a cheetnut tree on Willamette Hts. He was causing much excitement among the Pulis, June, and Song Sparrows, Probably - Otus asio. Met Mr. Elliot on Mt. View teaching a crew of Scout Masters ornithology, he said he had seen all nine Oregon Warblers, saw the Yellow-breasted Chat, and we saw and heard a Hermit Warbler. I am very ignorant on the subject of Oregon Warblers and must

String 1921, Portland to Prince Rupert. 47. learn more, Willow Goldfinches in dark plumage were abundant there were also Green-backed Goldfinches in all probability. Russet-backed Thrushes, were abundant and heard often. Heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch out at Stewarts Orchard, also saw several Band-tailed Pigeons. Sun May 23, 8 a.m. left Union Depot for Seattle. Dull uneventful trip. Saw a few unusual birds I took to be Hungarian Partridges. Spent all afternoon and evening in Seattle with Mr Swarth, left on board the G.Y.P. Steamer "Prince Rupert" at eleven thirty. Spent the next day at Vancouver B.C., getting under weigh that evening. thru Capt. Proberton I met a Mr. Green, a friend of Allan Brooks who is going up to Portland Island to look for Marbled Murrelets nests, as well as those of Jaundiced Warblers and Plarrnigan. A most interesting (Mr.Green.) May 24. Mr. and unusual man, and between him and Mr. Swarth no time hung heavily on my hands, for both have been all over this country and have much to tell. To Prince Rupert. Swarth saw b Mt. Garbo on mainland) The boat and service were excellent, and altho the latter part of the trip was rainy and cold, it passed quickly. Had a choppy crossing of Queen Charlotte Sound and the decks were deserted for a while, but the calm water farther on restored health and appetites. The only touch lacking to the romance of Queen Charlotte Sound is the fact

Strang 1921. Prince Rupert, B.C. 45. that there are no Haida War Canoes in evidence, the environment of these people explaining much of their involved traditions and unique customs. Saw a few gulls which followed the ship, chiefly Glaucous Winged and Short Billed, saw one rather shy flocks of Barau's Gulls, a dozen in the flock only two of which had black heads. Saw only one Bald Eagle, saw many Cormorants, a few Jaons, Red-throated chiefly, lots of Scoters, White-Winged and American, Phalacrocorax and Cassin Auklets, Marbled Murrelets and some ducks Golden Eyes, etc. and a few which Mr. Green said were Eiders. Saw two [illegible] gulls below the dam at Ocean Falls, a large pulp mill where we shipped to unload freight. Saw other Bald Eagles. Prince Rupert. Weeks. May 25. Arrived at Prince Rupert about one o'clock, spent all afternoon getting our luggage checked thru, in a misty drizzling rain. Started up the Grand Trunk R.R. about three o'clock. It was a glorious trip along the river with huge pebbles towering on both sides. The bottomlands are covered with cottonwoods, alder, birch etc and the higher slopes with spruce, cedar, and hemlock. Saw American and White Winged Scoters (Clamaria Americana, and C. americana,) Golden Eye Duell, Eared Grebe, Raven, Cur (N.W.), Bald Eagle ('1) Lesser Yellow Legs (Totanus flavipes) (1) Spotted Sandpipers (Actitis macularius) (common) America Marsh-hens (in pairs) (Mergus americanus) White-cheeked

Strong. 1921. Hazelton, British Columbia, 46. Geese, (Branta canadensis occidentalis.) several pairs, and two flocks seen on the river, heads very black, white throat patch not noticeable. Many gulls seen on lower river, species not determined. Several hahins seen, from amt. of white on outer tips of tail they were probably P. m. nigripennis. One Coast Jay (C. stelleri) was seen about fifty miles up the river. From north arrived at New or South Hazelton about ten thirty p.m. It was light until about 9:30. Spent the next three days getting settled, staying at the hotel, and then moved down to our base camp in a cabin cut Bern's place at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena rivers, the latter flows right in front of the cabin and the former is between us and the main town of old Hazelton. A fringe of cotton woods separates us from the river, there is a young out field behind us, and lush- (Poplar not woods) beyond that. The creek is the (?) Birch) commonest tree of the Hazelton flats. Mosquitoes are just arriving. Spent considerable time working around, as we cannot work until our equipment comes from Rupert. Birds seem quite abundant and the weather is fair, warm, and sunny by day, with frequent short showers, and very cold at night. The vegetation is just coming out, and the migration is on, and probably just rearing its end. Saw one pair of Evening Grosbeaks, (Hesperiphona vespertina (B.C. subspecies.) One flock of

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Slings - 1921. Haqleton, British Columbia: 47, about sixty pipits in full plumage, many Silvidated Warblers are going thru - and both the latter are apparently migrating. Saw many Myrtle Warblers (Vendronica coricata) and thought I saw an Audubon Warbler (Id a auduboni) Found a Junco's nest, in a level, mead of grass and containing eggs and newly hatched young. (J. hyemalis oreganus) (?) Salsophorus Rufus - very common, especially around Indian gardens. Meting in full swing, saw one courting flight close to, the male shooting up in the air about sixty feet, clearing the tops of the tineshes and down twice, buzzing like a bullet as he darted up and down at a slant. They seem to like the gooseberry and saplery blossoms especially! Song Sparrows, M. M., are here but not overly abundant. Gambeli's are common, their song being easily distinguished, as it does not have the rising and falling cadence of the Nuttali who is also her, altho no positive identification has been made. Chipping Sparrows, (Spigella p. passerine) the Eastern form are also here. Purple Finches (Carpodacus p. purpureus) are in small flocks. Red-breasted Sapsuckers, at least two are here, drumming constantly on the telephone poles. (Sphyrapicus r. ruber.) usually in the same place. Violet Green and Tree Swallows (Iridopomene bicolor) V.G. = (Tachycineta thalassina bipida) are both quite common, the latter being by far most abundant. No thrushes other than the common American Robin - Warbling Vireos (Vireolyha giba giba, or q. swainsoni was One pair of crows are here, and have been seen several

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Strong, 1921. Hazelton, British Columbia, 48. (C. hachyrhynchus hesperio) Mr. Swarth has heard the Setophaga ruthenica Predent ringing but we have not seen it yet. Have seen (Yellow-staffed) several Stellers, but have not been able to note subspecific characters, other warblessers have been heard, Wood Pewee, Blue-circled flycatcher, Harrimond and Wright Flycatchers have all been seen. Several small Harlows have been observed chiefly Accipiter velox. Saw one pair (fong-tailed) of Chelladees, (Pantestres atigrandis) very large and gray with black head madding, lined with distinct white, partly meeting, but could not find where. One pair of Kingfishers seem to use this part of the swift, yellow rivers but are not often seen, saw one American Merquise (M.amer cianus,) flying over the bridge. Saw an Andulus (?) Walker gathering nesting material. Red Squirrels are common and are very much like the pine squirrel except in color and chatter (Sciurus hudsonicus) grayer than true Hudsonicus at Telegraph Creek, lighter than coast forms. May 28. 1921. Saw a Great Horned Owl in the poplar thicket near the ranch. He was rather wild, but I got a shot at him with the pistol on the wing, missing however. He was quite dark and very large. Also saw a strange Water-Thrush bird down by the river, probably a Savannah Sparrow, ? about the size of a Nuttels, gray below, darker above. Streaking on the breast, nearest in the center. Dark stripes on head with two dark cheek patches or Mustaches. Our express arrived tonight, will get to work tomorrow, May 29. 1921. Way sultry, slightly overcast. Very dull?

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Strong, 1921. Hazelton, British Columbia . 49. in the afternoon and rained, Mr. Swarth was not feeling well so I went out alone, hunted thru poplar groves and over big burn above the R.R. track. The country is dry with only a few creeks and all burned over, every damp place supporting a few alders or other deciduous trees. Secured fourteen specimens, found a Merlin and 0 Alt.- Thiebler's nest. The altitude here is 959 ft. 83. Robin J May 29, 1921. Hazelton B.C. 959ft. Alt. Tastes very large. Scientific name - Platesteus Migratorius - 78.4 gmos. 84. J Mt. Bluechiel. Sialia currosiciles May 29, 1921. Hazelton B.C. 959 alt; 29gmo. 85: J Olir Siebel Thypatker, Vuttalornio borealis May 29, 1921. Hazelton B.C. 34.1 gmo. Alt. 959ft; 86. J Song Sparrow. M.M., rufescens (?) May 29, 1921. Hazelton B.C. 23.4 gmos. Alt. 959 ft, May 30, 1921 Hot and sultry, silly overcast. Hunted this morning up the Bullley River to the R.R. bridge. The river goes thru a deep, precipitous fox-canyon where the vixtians spear salmon, saw one Indian dregent. All the hunting was done in the typical low poplar country which is marshy in places. There is very little life, saw one purple-hawl? and one Snow Shoe Rabbit which answered my squeeling coming directly to me and surprising me so I missed him! Shot one of the two ?

Imm. ♂ Goshawk No. 91. 5/30/21.

Slung. 1921, Hazeltin, British Columbia. 50. Crows near the cabin today. Found a juneo's nest completed annextens but without eggs, on the trail. Seneed a crested Jay a "steleri" with the white eye-patch of the Rocky Mt. species. Also seened two light-colored Saramnah Sparrow. Saw and seened my first male Red Start, a beautiful, brilliant, little bird. Came back to camp via the wagon-road and G.R. trails. Besides the Redstart I seened a Pileolated and Audubon Warbler, same altitude as Hazeltin, 959 ft. 87. ♀ Gambel's Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli May 29. 1921. Hazeltin B.C. 27.9. gms. 88. ♂ Gambel's Sparrow " " May 29. 1921. Hazeltin D.C. 27.7. gms. Alt. 959 ft. Alt. 959 ft. 89. ♂ Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos (?) May 30. 1921. Hazeltin B.C. 4.88 gms. Alt. 959 ft. 90. ♀ Robin Pleurtenius migratoris May 30. 1921. Hazeltin D.C. 81.2 gms. Alt. 959 ft. 91. & Goshawell? (bird of the year) Astus athacajullins May 30. 1921. Alt. 957 ? 1209.5 - 150.4 (crop and belly.) Hazeltin B.C. Stom. cont. rabbits fur, ear, meat. Crop full of meat (rabbit) with whole heart. Just changing into adult plumage, two blue feathers on wing, several new feathers. Eyes, yellowiris, black pupil. Feet, greenish-yellow. Legs same as feet. Mouth, oliv-green, bill, dark gray-blue. The above bird (91) was shot this evening after he had perched in a poplar back of the cabin. He was gorged by his latest meal, a Snowshoe rabbit evidently.

Balinguines Pole which rabbit up into when catch or is released Slipknot (String either put lightly over sleek part of tree so it will pull off tied around tree and payed no slight jerk will break it.) (String or Carle.) Twigs stuck in ground to make rabbit use the trail. Trail (Noose may be twocopper wire, horse or twine.) Rabbit Snare 5/30/21 Skeena River B.C.

Strong, 1921. Hazelton, B.C. 51. A crow chased him across the river and flew over the poplars even after I shot the hawk so I secured her too. A small bird (Coast crow?) evidently mating and probably the mate of the one I killed yesterday. (Corvus caurinus) May 31, 1921. Hunted bottom lands, and then made a trip into the burnt-over country beyond the B.C. station Sawed two warbling vireos, a Hammond Flycatcher, and and Audubon Warbler (Mr. Sneath) in the former place. In the burnt-over country I shot a Mt. Tselinid 8, a female Chipmunk, and a Sharp Shinned Hawk, a very pale bird in full plumage. He was trying to kill a robin and was being attacked by two other robins when I came up, as he disengaged himself and flew off I squealed, and he came close enough for me to get him with a no. 6. Saw a Blackbird either Brewer or rusty, from the look of it I should judge the latter; also saw a flock of Sparrows which appeared to be Veeries Sparrows with white outer tail feathers. Saw a Red-Crested Squirrel's nest in a tall stalk. A snake, Garter, with bright yellow sides rustled off the trail but I could not get it, (about two feet long.) Pine Siskins are in flocks around here now, like the Swallows I have hard time getting them. Put out two snares for rabbits yesterday, an old trapper, packing for Mr. Beins rigged them for us. Caught a few White-footed Mice and one gray Skunk in the traps. The Olive

String. 1921. Hazelton, B.C. 52. Barred Thrushes are singing in the swamp now. 92. ? Bluebird. Sialia curruculus 27.8. May. 31. 1921, Hazelton, B.C. Alt. 959ft. 93. x Crow Corvus brachyrhynchus. 415.1 gms. May. 30. 1921, Hazelton, B.C. Alt. 959ft. 94. Road. May. 30. 1921. Hazelton B.C. Alt. 959'.

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Strong, 1921. Hazeltin, B.C. 53, Alders, Poplar, Vine Maple, etc. There are several creeks but aside from a Squirreler and a Red Squirrel draw no particular life. Just around the lake are lodge-pole pines with twills undergrowth, and the lake is shallow and sedgey with points spring out covered with reeds, there are usually qualling-bogs and I went into one over my waist. Saw one small dark duck and a flock of Golden Ego which I could not kill. There was a Heron on the lake and a Northern (?) frog, which gave his weird, howling, chuckling "laugh". Saw a Muskrat or some similar animal swimming, as well as what appeared to be muskrats in the reeds. Had the look of a long, hard walls home. Hotter than Blue Blazes! 99. & Sparrow Hawk Falco sparusinus 165.8 gms May 31, 1921. Hazeltin B.C. Elev. 959ft. 98. Joad (small) June 2, 1921. Hazeltin, B.C. Alt. 959ft. 99. & Red Squirrel, 270-90.2-10.2-40.5. 183.7 gms... Alt: 959 ft. June 2, 1921. Hazeltin, B.C. 100 Garter Snake. June 2, 1921, Hazeltin BC Alt. 959 ft. 101. & Tree Squirrel (Scioporus lievior) 20.7 gms. Alt. 959 ft. Hazeltin B.C. June 4, 1921.

Shung. 1921, Hazeltom, B.C. 54. 102. & Red Breastel Sapucker (Sphrapieus ruter) 55.9 gms June 2, 1921, alt: 959 ft. Hazelton, P.C. Thurs. June 2. Hot and sultry. Went for a long hunt North of town along the telegraph line road, (Yellow Telegraph) it is dry poplar country with a few clearings and no life at all. Altogether I got two red squirrels, a chipmunk, a caster snake, Juneo, and Redstart. Saw Barn, Cave, V.G. and Tree Swallows over the tour. Also saw Lance Swifts (ro) near a tie dead cottonwood. Sleamed all afternoon I put up about four specimens while Mr. Smith put up sixteen! The river is still rising. Got a smudge to drive the Mosquitos out of th cabin tonight & cheerful ones as to what is coming! 103. Frog. June 3, 1921, Hazelton, B.C. alt: 959. 104. ? Red Breastel Sapucker: 65. gms (Breast bare altioa male.) June 7, 1921, Hazelton B.C. alt: 959. 105. & White Fasted Miner, Panmypeus 180.3-100.2-20.1-1.5) June 3, 1921, ~23.7gms. Hazelton B.C. alt: 959. 106. ? Song Sparrow 24.2 gms. June 3, 1921, 107. & Redstart 8.8 gms (Setophaganuticella) June 3, 1921. 108. Joed (very small) June 4, 1921, 109 Joed (large.) June 4, 1921,

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Stong 1921 Hazelton, B.C. Alt. 950 ft. 55. In June 3, 1921.- Hot and overcast. Went out Wease alias "Push-of-the-hill", fable with Mr. Suerth. No luck? thens, only saw the fern, two Golden Eyes, and a pair of Sparrow-Hawks. Found one Song Sparrows nest with called newly-hatched young. Heard Night Hawk? today turns. Also saw Western Tanagers, Canadian- Nuthatch, and secured a beautiful pair of Magnolia Warblers, beautiful little birds. Got two snakes and Mice a frog. So far we have gotten White-footed Mice - Permy. cous. (Long) Steller's jumping Mouse - Zapus, Red-Backset Mouse - Engtump? - and a couple of small gray Shrews - Sours. No voles - microlas yet. The Piledated Warblers have vanished, and the Magnolia Warblers have taken their place. Secured a Red-Crested Sparrowlee, of which there are great numbers and a Golden-Curued Kniglet. Sule several bunches of nuts and twigs in the Spruce trees which appeared to be Red-Squirrel nests. Found a Weas building her nest. Mosquitos bad! ~~~ 110. & Steller Jay, 112.6 qms - cares very small. June 4, 1921, (Cyanuritta stelleri canectens) 111. & Western Tanager, 293qms (Piranga ludoviciana)June 4, 1921 112. & West Wood Pewee 14. 6 qms. [Machanes n. veludum] June 4, 1921. Sat. June 4. Hard hunt across R.R. tracks. The day was overcast with light rain. Found a muskdog today and considerable standing timber on the edge of the hig

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Strong, 1921. Hazelton, B.C. Alt. 954 ft, Sun. Got a S & x Rusty Blackbird after a hard hunt. Also got a Northern Hairy Woodpeckers. Heard Evening Gros- beaks but saw none. Mosquitoes terrible. Also got a x Purple Finch (Eastern) and saw others. Two Night-hawks (Eastern) were in the barn and I wounded but lost one. Got two Cooted Jays and wounded another out of a flock of three down by the R.R. tracks near the bridge. Went to the movies in Hazelton, and coming back about ten, saw a Horned Owl near the cabin. 113. Tree Toad 114. & Swm. Horned Owl, 1273.2 gms. June 5, 1921 (approx.) June 5, 1921. Alt. 959 ft. (approx.) June 5, 1921. (959 ft. alt.) Stom. cont. remains - bones and hairs of one red squirrel. Sun. [illegible] June 5. - Hunted up in musklog, and in timber back of it. Saw little or way up, got one S Redstart. On the edge of the swamp we got a S Rusty Black- birds, and farther a beautiful Cock?-Bufflel Sparow, which was strutting under a Cedar tree. I went into the swamp, or rather into its thick woods back of it and snaked into where some Pishins were making a lot of fuss over something. Up on the mossy branch of a big Spruce I saw a fuzzy young Great Horned Owl within elow at me. I shot him and another Owl flew off ahead of me which I got with my

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Stung. 1921, Hagelim, B.C. Alt: 954 ft., 57. other barrel, then the old bird flew and naturally I couldnt shoot her. Got both young birds and the mother hung around out of sight making the most horrible racket, hooting. I went off on a hard hunt for her but couldnt locate her. Saw a strange little bird a little Water-Thrush smaller and daintier than a Song Sparrow, speckled black and white, so I put in the 'aux' and carefully fired a load of buck-shot at it; it disappeared entirely, so whether I pulverized or missed it I will never thow Moral: dont pull the wrong trigger! Between the 'aux' and the mixed loads my shooting has been terrible. Got a pair of Evening Grosbeaks out of a small flock which were in the tree tops. Their call at this time of the year is much softer and less clearly enunciated than it is when they flock in the fall, and they are shy and hard to locate. The mosquitoes in the swamp are terrible, the birds are there alright but it certainly is the devil of a place to try and get them. This certainly is the hell of a country for mosquitoes. Saw a Golden Eagle circling around the base of the mountain or our way up. Also from another B.C. Sparrows nest, there birds are everywhere. (Saw young Smooches Rabbit in fallen timber near mudlago.)

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Shung. 1921, Hazelton, B.C. 959 ft. 58. 115. Joad (Berara) 116. ♀ Ruffed Grouse (Undellus undellae) June. 6. 1921, 655.4 gms. (11 caterpillar, some green leaves in crop.) 117. ♀ Rusty Blackbird, (67.3) June. 5. 1921. (Euphaeus carolinus) 118 ♀ Redstart, 9 gms. June. 5. 1921. (Setophaga arcicolla 119 ♂ Redstart 8.5gms. June. 5. 1921. " " Mon. June. 6. Put specimens most day, put out new line of 23 traps along creek in woods. Mosquitoes Was! Shot another Olive-backed Thrush. Saw Yellow Warblers this morning in the brush. Got a young white-bellied Snowshoe Rabbit in a snare today. Caught a Magillwency Warbler in mouse-trap. Also found a Microtus (vole) in potato pit. 120. ♀ Olive-backed Thrush, 29.4gms. June. 6. 1921. Hylocichla ustalata 121. ♀ Rusty Blackbird. 55.4 gms. (nesting bird) June. 7. 1921. Euphaeus carolinus 122 ♀ Evening Grosbeak, 58.3gms. Heporirhynchus neopotantior 'Brocklei' 123♂ Peromyscus, 25.4 gms. - 18°7-9.2-2.1-10.5 June. 7. 1921. Tues. June. 7. Put in first part of morning going around my trap line, after hunting for a Voice possibly the Red-Eyed Vix. Smooth heard, and I missed with the aux. My traps (23) are set along about 100 yards of marshy creek in the willows, most of the traps were unspringing or sprung by the rain, but I secured two shrews, (sour.) And three Peromyscus. Mosquitoes are terrible. Went on a hunt up near the muskeg in the burn. Sawmed a Wood Peewee, several seen. A Female Evening Grosbeak (3 seen) A male Puckly Mt. Harry Weedhacks

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June, 1921 Hazelton, B.C. 959 ft. 59, (only one seen today) a male Purple Finch, a resting X Purty Blackbird (one male seen), a Nighthawk (only one seen, on the limb of a dead tree.) Saw a pair of Sparrow Hawks, and called over a flock of Crows, fleeing me. Saw a Sapeweller (rubber) swelling sap on a young hemlock tree, he had several new worms food and was not after insects. Mr. Smith heard and saw the Alder Flycatcher today. Saw a young junco this evening. 124. Tree Lined 125. ? Crow 433.4 gms 126. X Crow 385.2 " (varies small, non-breeding) Note: (The stomach of 125 contained a mass of caterpillars. Most of 126 seed-eats and insect eaters.) 127. ? Red-breasted Sapsucker. June, 8, 1921, June, 8, 1921, June, 8, 1921, June, 8, 1921. Weds June 8 -- Sultry and overcast, rather windy. It grows very threatening around her, rains a few drops, and then clears off. The moment the sun disappears it is cold but at other times is very hot. The rivers are rising still, and are away up, nearly as a level with my cabin. Hunted up thru the muskeg area, there are several others near there, but I got very little, got about seven specimens including a Crow, which I called to me. Came back an old grass-covered road to the R.R. track.

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Stung. 1921. Hazelton, B.C. 959 ft. 60. Saw a Hawk between a Sharpshin and a Red-Tail in size, dark colored and heavy in flight—possibly a Goshawk. Could not get him. Spent afternoon skinning as usual. This morning Mr. Swarth shot two Red-Eyed Vireo, we saw several others. They are a handsome bird, larger than the Warbling Vireo and with a different note. Their bright-red eyes are a clear identification mark. My traps yielded one Sorex (a new subspecies for us here) and two Peromyscus. It was very cold last night. 128.5 Olive Backed Thrush, 29.6, June 8, 1921. (Hylocichla ustulata) 129.5 Lincoln Finch, 18.3 a.m. June 8, 1921. (Shot in mudley, out spr.) 130.9x Magpie Gray Warbler, 10.4. June 8, 1921. (Caught in mouse trap) 131.5 Red-Eyed Vireo, 17.1 June 9, 1921. (Vireolga olivacea) Thurs June 9.—Worked on yesterday's specimens all morning. My trap line only yielded one Peromyscus and one Sorex. Shot a Red-Eyed Vireo this morning in the poplars. Went out over to town in the afternoon for more coal; stopped to gossip with the fur-buyer and his wife. Saw a pair of beautiful little slate totting poles for which he wanted $125.00. About sixty Indians are leaving town for Port Edward on the coast where they fish. The town is in a decided slump, ever since the B.-R. work stopped and the mines shut down, there has been little going on. Hazelton, B.C.

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Shung. 1921. Hazleton, O.C. 459 ft. alt. 61. Added to this they had a fire last winter which burnt the heart right out of the town, and none of it has been rebuilt since. Aside from the various govt. agencies such as the forestry, police (mounted) and telegraph offices, the whole town is dependent on the Indians who are here in some abundance. The Indians According to hearsay evidence they are not increasing due to premature deaths, and not to a lowered birth rate. Aside from the name "Sinealy" commonly applied to all Indians in the territory it is hard to find out what tribes they really represent. They are a well built, rather heavy people as a rule. The women are prematurely aged, but the men are often fine looking and beautifully-built. The children, as a rule are fat, heavy, phlegmatic in mind and body, and the babies look exactly Totem-poles like Japanese or Chinese infants. There are a few old Totem Poles down by the Sleezer, evidently at the old canne landing and there are several dug-outs, well built, and often well preserved, some are kept in sheltered places and are camas covered, evidently to be used when the rivers are lower. Along the Fox- canyon of the Bullsey a short distance above here their fishing camps and drying rafts are abundant, and one can see their spawning stations along the river.

Shang . 1921 Hazelton, B.C. 68. ? According to the game-warden here, a Mr. Franklin, the original home-camps of these interior Indians was the floor of Please Falls, a shallow swampy hole directly under the south spur of Rocherelle (Rochereau Belleisle) Bonlder Mt. I would not be surprised however if he had [illegible] gotten it mixed up with the big Please Falls North-east of here. Grave- Yard. There are graves, small houses without walls, and wickerwork fences, scattered all thru' the country. And their grave yard along the turn is a strange mixture of the old and the new -- marble [and] granite tombstones, with grotesque family totems carved by the stone- cutters. Tombstones with pictures on them of the deceased. Houses with sewing machines, and turners in them, with mirrors instead of windows. Intricately carved and festooned fences with unlight graves within. All manner of blends of Christianity and Totemism. Most of the totems are the bear. There is however one frog, altho as Mr. Mennie told us they hold the frog and toad in horror as the personification of all evil and bad luck. The little Indian girl of the family living near us on Parry's place, was in our cabin, when a live toad I was keeping in a can putted his head up so she could see it. She fled in horror, and has not been in since, altho she never hesitates to ask ```</think>Based on the image provided, here is the transcription:```json{

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"two-lbts", "grum" or "candy". I am observing this particular family, and the others casually as we meet them, I would say they are an industrious quiet and friendly people, with no immediate prospects of extinction, or extreme want. They receive little help from the govt. and live by farming hunting, fishing, and trading. Mr. Swarth killed an Alder Flycatcher this morning down by the river. 132. ♂ Red Squirrel 209.4 gms., 300 mm - 128-42-19. June 10, 1921. 133. ♂ Olive-backed Thrush 27.8 gms. (Hylocichla ustalata swainsoni) June 10, 1921. 134 ♀ Rocky Mt. Hairy Woodpecker. (venesuanus) 135 ♂ Purple Finch 26.3 gms. (Carpodacus p. purpureus) June 10, 1921. Fri. June 10. - Overcast and cloudy. Alternate cold and sultry. Went on a long hunt this morning. Near the R.R. station we heard a strange note, or rather a Catbird: medley of singing and warbling like a Thrasher, Swarth ♂ 11762. Identified the bird as a Catbird, and I shot him. He was in thick brush near an old deserted garden. According to Mr. Swarth this is the Northwestern record of the Catbird, and the first ever taken by a Museum expedition. Further on I got an Alder Flycatcher. Went then to Gunn and the Muskeep, where I got a male Purple Finch in immature plumage, altho he is a breeding bird.

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Strong. 1921. Hazelton, B.C. 64. ? Saw what I thought was a Downy Woodpecker on a dead tree but was unable to secure it. Shot a Busky Mt. Hairy Woodpecker, and farther on heard, and saw a Pileated Woodpecker, quite a ways off in the dead timber.. Saw Vanx and Black? Swifts, the latter in a flock of about six. Too high to hit. Heard Red-Eyed Vireos singing , and heard a strange continued high-pitched note which Mr. S warth thinks was a Chelidotes . Saw one Puffed Goose, and two Snowshoe Rabbits, one of which Mr. Swarth secured. My traps only had one Screech ( same trap ), and one Peromyscus. Saw several Sparrow Hawks today, and one small flock of Rusty Blackbirds. ~~~ Sat. June 11. Started early in the morning with the best of intentions to climb Poucher Wleburds Mt. Arrived at the sanddust pile, shooting one fincheln Sparrow en route. Followed the creek from here, Lost my way in a typical coast-belt forest of cedars, spruces, deer's club and salmon-berry brush, alive with flies and mosquitoes. Head right up the Mt., shooting two Steller Jayp en route; had the hell of a climb up to a spur where I could get no farther worked my way thru alder brush, down the burned slides to the creek, at lunch and finally got my way out thru the timber and brush. Next time I'll hit the trail or not go. There is no life whatsoever up in the slides and burned timber.

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Sung. 1921. Hagelton, B.C. 459 ft. alt. 65. 136. Snowshoe Rabbit - 1274.5gms. Lepus americanus (Junio hyemalis regimus (1)) (400.5-50-130.5-100.6) June 12, 1921. 137. Junco (killed by snake, (garter) - No. I Posterior parts in snakes mouth. Bird was still alive when snake was killed. [illegible] June 12, 1921. 138. Garter Snake. - June 12, 1921. Shot while trying to swallow young Junco. Sunday, June 12. - Clear and hot. My trap line (23) yielded one Peromyscus and one shrew, yesterday and this morning both. Saw a Q.B.Thrush and a X Reedstart near the time spent some time watching the S Red Start flitting about and singing. They are beautiful, active little birds, Went after Xiris nest with Mr Swarth, got the nest, but I lost the egg(s) from my violent method of getting the nest. Went for a hunt over the burn, then the muskegs, and back via the old, grassy road. Saw little in burn or muskegs, altho I got a X Chip-munk in the former. Hunted hard for nests but found none. Near the old road I saw several young Rabbits, Snowshoe presumably, in the burned brush, and fireweed, etc. Could not get them due to my slowness, for they only show themselves a second and are gone. On the old road I got a X Night-hawk omer saw two broods of Buffeal geese, both beautiful sights, the little chicks lagging into hiding and the mother flopping along the trail, falling down as the mortally hurt just ahead of me.

Strong, 1921. Hazelton, B.S., Oct. 954 ft. 6b. first adult bird was beautifully marked with crest ruffs and broad tail, but the second was very plainly marked, light colored around head and neck with no noticeable ruffs. The latter stopped down the road about thirty or forty feet before she sneaked off in the brush and began to mew like a cat. I saw approximately a dozen young in each cover. Farther on I shot a Gunn & Snowshoe Rabbit, altogether I saw two Gunn rabbits and about five young ones, ranging in size from a Red Squirrel to a Brush-rabbit. Coming home I heard a lot of little birds freezing around a burned stump, on coming up found about four Juncoes and a couple of Chipping Sparrows wildly excited about a little Junco under a root, which was flapping and seemed to be caught. Suspecting a weasel I went around and found a small garter snake trying to swallow the little bird, he had its posterior down his throat and was working on the rest. The parent birds flew down with a few wishes of his head but seemed helpless. I backed off and shot him, killing the little bird also, and had some trouble disengaging the two. Farther on I shot a Thriller, a typical Golden-shafted except for dark reddish cheek patches. Spent all afternoon putting up our two rabbits, as Mr. Swarth got one this morning.

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Strong 1921, Hazelton, B.C. 959 ft. 67. (Entamias crealis canerensis) 139. & Chupimuell. - 73qmo. (210-80.4-30.7-10.4.) June. 12. 1921, 140 ♂ Zapus, 20.5qms, (23.5-14.6-33-1.4) June. 13. 1921. 141 ♂ Parompeus 19.5qmo (169-80.5-19-13) Mr. Swarth, June. 13. 1921 142 ♂ Plueled Mt. 23.7, (Sialia curricele) June. 12. 1921. 143 & Buckly Mt. Hairy Woodpeeller. 78.6qmo. - Cherries small. June. 12. 1921. 144 & Olive tailed Thrush, 33.7qmos(Hyleichla rutilata ruvina) June. 12. 1921. Mon. June 13. 1921. - Put out new line of traps (18) in swampy meadow back of barn. It is among the poplars, largely next to old trap and stumps. Nothing in my old trap-lines, hence I moved it. There were several Chickadees in the woods this morning. Spent the rest of the day putting up specimens. Got a good bath in the stream this evening - Wow! what ice-water. The two Kingfishers and (Merquises) flew over the clearing this evening, these and a very occasional Spotted Sandpiper seems to constitute all the river-life there is around here. Cloudy and very light rain today, clouds here mean nothing as it rarely rains and then only lightly, the clouds I evidently being due to our proximity to the Coast rain-belt, 145. ♂ Red-Eyed Vireo. 17.8qmo. Vireosyla olivacea June. 14. 1921, 146 ♂ Parompeus, 18.6 qms. (190.1-90.-203-105) June. 14. 1921. 147 & Parompeus, 24.4g. (180-80.4-10.9-10.5) June. 15.1921, 148 ♂ Pine Sullen, 13.1 g. Sprinos pimus, June. 15. 1921. 149. ♂ Hammond Flycatcher, 10 qmos Exfendorax hammardi. June. 15. 1921,

W.D.Shung. 1921. Hazelton, B.C. 959 ft. 68. / 150. Red-Eyed Vireo, Vireolynia olivacea June 15, 1921. Tues. June 14. Cold drizzling rain. Tended to my traps, nothing in them, save three young Peromyscus in the grey pole. Worked on mice and specimens secured -- yesterday off and on all day. It is grey and chilly and cold enough to make a fire in the cabin grateful. Weeks. June 15. Slight rain. Grey and cold. Went on long hunt down R.R. tracks, up old road, and through bals. Saw very little -- a few Sparrow Hawks, one of which alighted on a big willow-rubin, the robin seemed more surprised than scared, and with his mate proceeded to chase the hawk off. Got a few Junceos and Song Sparrows, etc. and one Yellow Warbler, the first I have seen. Also secured one Warbling and one Red-Eyed Vireo. Spent some time watching the courtship antics of some Junceos, and a two of Reed-Starts, two brilliant males and one female. The males were darting after one another, and showing their plumage to its best advantage before the unimpressed females. The flirting and posing, mixed in with frequent solos reminded me of Grand Opera. The Junceos sole accomplishment is to spread his tail and chip monotonously, following his dance one from perch to perch; and apparently he

Strung. 1921. Hazeltin B.C., 954 ft. 69, makes up in devotion what he lacks in brilliancy or tonal quality, for his mate seemed quite as respond- ing as did the female Redstart. There are a good many young Juncoes around now as well as young Song Sparrows and Robins. Late in the after- noon I shot a beautiful male flicker, chiefly aurantus but with red-tipped moustaches showing a trace of caler. His crown patch is brilliant. From the river I saw a big Red-Tail Hawk? which flew very near to me, but as he was over the river I couldn't shoot him. He seemed very similar in color to our Western bird (Calif.) but was slightly darker. A flock of six Vaux's Swifts flew over the clearing this evening, and this morning Mr. Swarth saw a flock of Crowbills fly over. 151.? Red Squirrel, 214.2 gms. (305-136-48-17.) June. 16. 1921 152.? Chipping Sparrow 14 gms. Spizella passerina ( )? June. 16. 1921. 153.? " " 11.3 gms. June. 16. 1921, 154. Frog (found in small pond.) June 17. 1921, 155 " " " " " " 156 " " " " " " 157 " " " " " " 158 Tree Frog. " " 159? Red Squirrel, 217 grams (252-108-48-17) June 17. 1921 160. Tree Frog. June 18. 1921 (over.)

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Shung 1921, Hagglin B.C. 959 ft. 70 161. ♂ Sunshoe Rabbit, 1291.2qms (388-51-127-88) June 18'21, 162 ♀ Chipmunk?, 69.6qms, Eutamias 223-95-33-12) June 18, 1921, 163 ♀ Red Squirrel 205qms 315-132-48-17 " " " 164 ♂ Microtus, 29.2 qms 146-43-21-9 June 19. 1921. 165 ♂ " 24.3 " 130-35-19-8 " " " 166 ♀ Zapus, 23.3 " 229-158-32-11 " " " 167 ♂ Sorex, 8.2qms 122-54-12 " " " 168 ♂ Peromyscus 19.2 " 175-91-21-15 colonies curatus luteus. " " " 169, ♀ Yellow-shafted Flicker, 143.9qms June, 18, 1921 (ovaries small, but bare bellies noticeable.) Thurs. June 16: Three young Peromyscus in traps. Went on line and uninteresting hunt thru the muskeep and burned timber. Found one Chipping Sparrow nest in small spruce in muske- eg. Four eggs, seemed neat and parent-bird, but the eggs were well advanced in incubation and trills. Found one other nest, with 2eggs, but tho I waited half an hour in the damn swamp being eaten up by mosquitoes, I could only suspect a Redstart, which I turned out to be a young male. I imagine the nest is that of the Hammond Flycatcher. Shot a ♀ Downy Woodpecker-(fully Mt.) from a dead stub over the small muskeg. Got two good Audubus Warblers. The young Pishino I found (May 29.) were just ready to leave the nest today, for June 17, when I looked they had left- The day was cold and grey. Nest: Over muskeg, water and grass beneath. Fifteen feet off ground in forks of bending Alder branch. Yohage over and around it, folded like lickered prominences on branch. Two small white eggs,

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Shong. 1921 Hazelton B.C. - 959 ft. Fri. June, 17. Hot and clear. Clambered up later in the day. Went on a big circle from the town out to the high-tension bridge, suspended 200-ft. above the Bulkeley River, then New (?) Hazelton, hence turned via South Hazel ton. The deadliness of one of these towns is only excelled by the deathly stillness of the next. Coaxed a Chinaman at New-Hazelton into giving me a meal for 35¢, my sole fortune, which he did eventually. It was better than the clams, and I saw very little. Sounded three Wood Peewees at different places, two Red Squirrels, one one male Theller, Yellow Shatked went off his red moustaches. Saw on Sparrow Hawk?, one Kingfisher, and a Paleated Woodpecker, which flapped across the burned timber far ahead of me. Their call is exactly like a Theller especially when well-weet by distance. On a small Swamp-bake near Hazelton I saw and shot at, two Great Northern Jours, an old bird with a smaller one, but my only response was to have her stand on her tail, flap her wing, and laugh derisively, after they had swum under water out of range. No. 6's evidently don't phase them. My six traps in the woods yielded three Peromyscus and two Sorex. Those in back of the barn, seven Peromyscus, mostly young. Took a bath (?) and worked in the cabin all afternoon. Saw about seven broods of Pinjfeet Goose, which few time in trying to decoy me away.

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Shang. 1921 Hazelton, B.C., 957 ft. 72. Sat. June 18.- Grey but sultry, sun came out in afternoon, rained hard during supper, and cleared up before dark? This gives an idea of the type of weather we have here on the edge of the rain-belt. Went on a hunt with Mr. Swarth around old road, thence home across the burnt-timber. Secured a female Theltes, typical auratus, a & Chipmunk and two Young Marmos. On the dead timber I shot Three-toed Woodpecker. a rabbit, and later two Three-toed Woodpeckers, the first we have seen here, and also the first either of us have ever seen. They were foraging low down in dead, burnt trees, a & &, evidently of two distinct sub-species: Piculus anteno-(Black Back?) Arctic; and Piculus americanus- (White or Call) American. They act much like a Sapuckers but can be told at a distance by their darker heads. Their feet with only three digits look out of place on a woodpecker. Both had evidently finished breeding, so it seems a probable hypothesis that they breed in higher altitudes (coming down once their procreative duties are over). Low-ermer records them commonly in July. We should see young birds in our higher camps, coming back? I shot an Alder Flycatcher. Had 5 Peromyscus (young) in my wood's traps, and one Shrew in my other trap. Walked all afternoon, mostly shooting Rabbit. We saw Larks and Black Swifts today, the latter mating on the

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Strong. 1921 Hagelton, B.C. 659 ft. 73. wing. Found tracks, very old, of mule-deer in old ashies near smallee. Saw a brood of young grouse, and several young rabbits in denseish brush and dead-falls. June 17. I saw a brood of young prouze with two adult birds, both of which tried to lure me away whining like a dog or meowing like a cat, as they sprawled ahead or to one side of me. There are lots of Puffed or

Strong 1921 Hazelton, B.C. 74. Kispiox. At the crossing there is a sizable Indian village with many totem-poles along the river. According to Mr. Beins the last totem poles, according to the Indians, ever to be raised, were put up about six or seven years ago. They had elaborate ritualistic ceremonies; the young women, "Blooches" according to Beins, pulled them up gradually with much chanting. Baell is the brush he says, it is a house where they put their witch-doctors thru a three years training course. Saw a very light porcupine hung up in one garden. An old woman with a paella and two dogs likewise burdened, came by loaded down with spruce ears. There are many stripped trees along all the roads. Saw one male Purle Quibbeals?, a few rabbits, two Zapus, some rats, and one great Blue Heron. Also several Spanow Hawlis. The scenery is beautiful - large Cottonwoods, Poplars and Alders, mingled with patches of spruce and pine, beautiful rivers, and the glorious jagged peaks rising on all sides. The highest ones entirely snow covered, the others growing brown above timber line. One could read his watch at 11.15 P.M. tonight, and day light did not fade entirely till after 12. Two hours later dawn began to break. Had a cold, long, and hard ride getting in about twelve. Had tea and went to bed to let the mosquitoes and gnats eat us. Several hard showers today.

(Diagram of an Indian Gill net, put across the mouth of a small slough where it joins the main rivers. Will catch salmon, trout and whitefish.) (about 2 in square, not ten feet long.) Rope Pole (dug-in) Wooden floats. 1 line to pull out or let in the net.) Rock.

Swung:1921, Kurpuk=23mi Hazellin, B.C. 75. Tues June 21. Was forced to get up at 4:30 because flies were so bad. Shining with a rainbow in the sky and the brush damnably wet. Went for a short hunt saw many Pheas, many Harels, secured one two badly shot, a & with traces of a mustache on each side. Saw two rabbits and one Blackbird, Dusty probably. Many Robin and Tree Swallows with Song. Nuttall Chipping and Lincoln Sparrow as well as Juncoes. Heard a new note and secured a White-throated Sparrow, one of a pair who seemed to have a nest near from their actions, chipping from the top of various bushes. Secured one but could not get the other or find the nest tho I got soaking wet. Spent all morning cleaning up and moving into the cabin. A hard dirty job, but we are now more comfortably fixed then we were near Hazellin. In the afternoon I went down to the river with an Indian chief about 14 who is herding cattle for Geo. Beins. He had a net out. I and while we waited we caught one beautiful big trout about 2 1/2 ft long light silvers with red spots very faint. Caught one Whitefish. The river is muddy very swift and the banks are all brushy so you cannot get near the water save in a very few places.

Shung, 1921. Knaptox, 23 mi N. Hazelton. 76, Melospiza lincolnii / 170 & Friedly Sparrow, 15.3gms. / 171 & Rusty Blackbird (white eyes) / 172 & Hairy Woodpecker (imm.) quite small. Weds. June 22.- Gray and rainy. Went on a long and nearly unsuccessful hunt, but in among the tall cotton- woods near the river bank, amid a wild tangle of young alder, salmon-bery brush and nettles, I found a family of Varied Thrushes (Turdus varius). I shot the male, and watched the female trying to locate the nest but found one young bird perched on a live spruce. Shot him but he fell then the tangle into the river. Could not get any of the others. There was a big Red Tail Hawk screeching over the cotton woods, but I wasted four buck shots on him in vain. The small birds, especially Robins, around here take especial delight in chasing hawks, especially Sparrow- Hawks. Yesterday I saw a flock of Robins chase an Owl, presumably a Great Horned across the shrubs and into the heavy timber. The archim fry caught a beautiful Spring Salmon in his net, as well as several large trout, are of which we caught. Near at the mouth of the shrubs I saw a female Merganser swimming out into the river with eight baby ducks, four on each side. Saw a Spotted Sandpiper on a log. late in the afternoon I went out to a small lake about three miles from here. It was shallow.

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Shung - 1921, Kuspiux, 23 mi. N. of Hazleton, B.C., '77. and the shores typical muskeg, nearly waist deep. It has many yellow pond-lilies and the borders are lined with dead poles, backed by straight Emerced Spruce (?) covered with grey moss. Pools of these are the larger live Spruce, and then the everlastings Poplar and Alder. The Muskegs are covered with Moss, Swamp grass and several kinds of very attractive flowers. Saw one lone Scaup Duck, presumably a male Lesser Scaup. There were several Tree Swallows, one Sparrow Hawk, and a few pairs of Purple Blackbird, one female of which I secured. This was all the visible life save one other bird which I secured, a typical Eastern Kingbird, which I shot while perched on a dead-pole near the water. He was beautiful, white below, clear grey above, and had striking white tail tips. This is another N.W. Record in all probability. Saw a male Purple Blackbird feeding over the Lily-pads like a Jacana, hopping from one pad to the next evidently eating insects. Coming back the Indians showed me how these Muskeg Spruces burn, by striking a match to the moss on one, it went up like powder and burned at very quickly. Saw where Beaver had cut willows and lily pads, as well as several canals thru the grass. Shot a Hairy Woodpecker coming home, which made three today, two beautifully clean-plumaged young and one adult!

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Strong, 1921. Kiepiw, 23 mi. N. of Hazleton, B.C. 78. 173.- Jug. (talk) June. 22, 1921, 174 " ( " ) " " " 175 " (wordo) " " " 176 " (creek) June. 23, 1921 177. " ( creek.) " " 178 & Hairy Woodpecker, (Shapates villous montivola) " " June. 22. 1921. 179. " " " " 180 & Yellow Shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus luteus. " 23 " 181. & " " " 182. Garter Snake (lug? in stomach.) June. 23, 1921. 183 " " " " " 184. & Mierothys, (121-28-19-11) " 24 " 185 & Horned Owl (imm.) Storm: remains floated. June. 24. 1921. Thurs. June 23.- Went up some old roads west of here and Mr. Swarth and I saw several broods of Ruffed Grouse, and one lone Junn. Warbler {cock bird. Shot two female Flickers, both typical Water Thrush auratus, and apparently breeding birds. Saw one very Slate Colored Junco gray, male Marsh Hawk, which soared or rather flapped over meadow before the house, this is the second time I have seen him. Worked on specimens all afternoon, and later went down the road with the Indian girl to get a snake he had killed, on an old corduroy bridge we saw several and I caught another. According to Mr. Swarth this snakes. is the most Northern record for taking any snakes. They are reported as Wash Island which may be slightly North of here, but no specimens have been taken

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Strong. 1921, Kuspine Valley, 23 mi. N. of Hazelton, B.C. 79. Mr. Beirne Langh has seen them 100 mi. north of here. This evening as we were hunting mainly for loon a flock of eight big Canada Geese flew over apparently heading for the lake. They made a beautiful sight as they flew in a long line across the sunset sky, with the gray mountains in the background. Shot one young Slate: Colonel Juneo. Fri. June 24. Mr. Swarth saw a Yamend Solitaire this morning, and shot a male Purple Finch and two Cedar Waxwings, while taking a picture of a Juneo's nest. Yesterday he saw a female Mallard drum in the marsh. I hunted thru the field and boggy ground to the north, and came out on a small slough near Four Horned Owls. the edge of the big cottonwoods when an owl flew up, I shot him, and another flew up in a fence about thirty feet off. I shot him with the aux. when another flew up and I killed him at long range with P.P. shot. Hearing hoots off toward the river and got another Owl at long range. All four were young but and I only caught a glimpse of what may have been the adult in the distance. They are large dark birds, and probably have no mature feathers for identification. This is a very large brood, two being usual. Evidently,

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Strong. 1921. Kispicx Valley, 23 mi. N. of Hazelton B.C. the place was a usual nursery for there were used perches and remains of rabbits scattered around. There was a big nest in a nearly hemlock but I did not examine it. Two of the birds fell into the water, the others in the brush. Of the Horned Owl was not such a killer of grouse and rabbits I would not have had the heart to take them all, but under the circumstances six Horned Owls the loss means many, many grouse and rabbits. Mr. Swarth's face when I brought them in, reminded of the proud father when presented with triplets; and I felt even more so after skinning two of them. Saw three geese this morning heading south, and several unidentified hawks. Worked hard on Owls all afternoon, saved this evening and the flies were very bad. Our trapper friend from below arrived here last night with the first of the Telegraph line supplies. Beavers came up tonight (?) Yellow Warbler Nest: June 23. Found Yellow Warblers nest in a dead snag, twelve feet off ground. It was near brush but was absolutely exposed, tho so securely fitted in a crotch as to make it unsuspected. Secured both birds, and four of the five eggs it contained. They were too well incubated to save,

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Strong -1921. Kippenoy Valley, 23 mi. N. of Hazelton, B.C. 81. /186. & Horned Owl, (unm.) Storm, remains of rabbit. June 24. 1921. /187. & " " ( " ) " " " " /188 ♀ " " ( " ) " " " " /189 ♂ Snowshoe Rabbit (caught mistakenly by Mr. Swarth) June 26. 1921, + (493-43-) (83-65.) /190 ♀ Red Breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber rube, June 26. 1921. Sat. June 25. Hard pouring rain all day. Worked on owls all morning. Went into lull in afternoon, was swatted from head to feet. Saw Northern Fox and Scamp Muck. Coming back we got lost in the brush but finally got out. Saw many birds of Prey, and caught one young bird, let him go again. They all looked wet and disreputable. Our neighbor to the South dropped in, stayed to dinner, and all evening. Yesterday the two-man from the first cabin dropped in. Sun. June 26. Brush very wet. Shot two Sapsuckers, a Magnolia Warbler and a female Thrasher, typical curatus with salmon-pink wings and tail! Found a Sparrow Hawk's nest in a tall stub, also shot a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet. Heard a coyote barking below us yesterday evening and waited a long time hoping to get a shot if he crossed the flat. There are big tracks along the road which Mr. Swarth say are the coyote, and the Indian did say are those of a big wild-dog.

Strong. 1926. Kinspiny Valley, 23 mi. n. of Hazeltin D.C. 82. that hunts around here, he is a monster whichever he is. Mosquitoes and gnats are bad here, especially as the cabin is unscreened, and the door sticks like the devil, Mr Swarth shot one big Snowshoe Rabbit, and caught another in a steel-trap. This evening we chopped open a Thriller's nest back of the cabin and secured four baby Thrillers, two male and two female, apparently typical arratus. Two flew away and were apparently the same. 4 Young Flickers, 191. ♂ Olive-backed Thrush. Hylocichla ustulata June 26. 1921. 192. ♂ Red-breasted Sapsucker, S. ruber ruber. " " a 192. ♂ " " " " " b 192. ♂ " " " " " ?/193 ♂ Wright (?) Flycatcher, Empidonax wrighti. June 27 " 194. ♀ Song Sparrow, caught in mouse trap. Egg in air duct. " " " 195 ♂ Gambel's Sparrow, Z. S. Nuttali. " " " 196. ♂ Audubon Warbler (imm.) Vermivora auduboni. " " " 197. Toad. (490-44-143-78) 198 ♀ Snowshoe Rabbit (caught in steel trap). Lepus June. 28. " 199 ♂ " " (imm.) (303-42-62-50) " " Mon. June 27.—This morning as I was looking out the cabin window I saw a female Merganser swimming up the creek surrounded by about eleven young ones, the size of Walchicks, for all the world like an old monster conveying a fleet of submarines. The young birds were swimming back and forth thru the swift water.

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Strung. 1921. Kripping Valley 33 mi. N. Hazellin, B.C., 83. with the old bird placidly bringing up the rears. I have seen them several times on the rivers at the mouth of the elong, but on this very small, swift creek they were unusually attractive. The female Mallard lit up in the creek this morning also, thinking she was a whale in eclipse plumage, I fired at her but fortunately missed. Watched her for some time down in the little marshy shrubs, where she has her young ones, or at least so I guess from her quacking and persistence in staying there. I went on a long hunt during the road with Beirnes and then back again, went into a small beautiful little lake, occupied solely by a couple of fawns. Saw a big Black Hawk there, but could not get a shot. Come up thru our English neighbor's sheep ranch minus Redstarts the sheep - . this pioneering spirit is inexplicable to me! Nest (lurk) by the marsh I found and took a Redstart's nest with four eggs. It was about four feet up in the crotch of a willow bush. The female was quite excited but the male while standing in the offing seemed quite calm.) Saw a Yellowthroat male, with food in his beak?, bright yellow below, green above, with large, vivid black mask. This afternoon I spent in the marsh, watched the finchy Blackbirds but could not find their nests. About a dozen was around them, watched a Water Thrush for some time. Saw a Hammond Flycatcher building her nest in a corner of the swamp. Saw other Yellow-throats. Shot a female Henny Woodpecker and a young one.

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Thurs. 1921. Kuspinox Valley, 23 mi. N. Hazeltin, B.C. 84. Our camp is now becoming the hub of Burr's packing activities, the outfit is over at Paline Falls now and will be here very soon. Our Indian lad herding cattle, and three teamsters, -- Frankl and Matt. are herding, and the latter clearing ground. Mosquitos and

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Strong. 1921. Kispix Valley, 23 mi N. Haggin, B.C. 85. Thurs June 30. Rainy as usual. Went for a short hunt, and shot a male Purple Finch, and a young Robin. There are any number of Cedar Waxwings around here now, mostly in pairs or small flocks. Mennie has been here cheeling precipit all day, slept in the cabin last night. Caught a rabbit in one of my steel traps, which we ate, he was too bedraggled to sell. 200, 8 Purple Finch, Carpalacus purpureus purpureus. June 30. 1921. 201. [illegible] 8 Robin (imm.) Plancterus migratorius. " " " 202. 8 Kingfisher. (Testes small.) Ceryle aleyn July 1. 1921. 203. Frog. " " " 204 8 Phebe, July 2. 1921. 205 8 Black-headed (Oregan) Junco. Junachymalis oreganus" " " Fri June 30. Still raining, brush wet as the devil. Went on a long and only partially successful hunt to the earth. Got soaking wet, but secured a fine male King- fisher, evidently non-breeding, and a well-plumaged male Sparrow Hawk, the latter had just caught a Wright Flycatcher in the brush and was sitting on a fence post tearing out its tail feathers when I shot him. Shot an Andulou Waddle, thinking it was a Jaytle, none of which have been taken, alto! Mr. Seault thinks he saw one, when we first came her.

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String. 1921, Kuipine Valley, 23 mi. u. Hazelton, B.C. &6- Sat. July 2- Fairly decent, altho very cloudy. Went over to Girlishun's (?) place, near by the river today, he was not there so I had the place to myself; imagine he was attending the festivities at Hazelton. Found an Arctic Three-toed Wren's nest in a tall black snag, about eighty feet from the ground. The sole occupant of the nest, is very noisy, and the old bird, female, makes frequent trips with quids. I imagine that I may have killed the male, June No! 29. Over in a small muskeg I got a ♀ B.C. Kinglet. One of a pair. Along the fence, made of large poplar leaves on top of each other ———— with heavy cross pieces, I shot a Parkman or Western House Parkman House-Wren. Wren, which was acting very much like a Down Creeper going up the big cottonwoods, and then hunting thru the brush. Also shot a Canadian Nuthatch, and a pair of Ruby Throated. Coming each I shot a male Thrush, with only a trace of red in his moustaches, the bar-sinister show in nearly all these. Worked skimming most of the afternoon, after missing a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Found a Thrush's nest this afternoon, nailed it up, and went back for them this evening, there were eight mostly aureatus slightly tipped with collaris, in a haw stub, three feet off the ground, the hole being about a foot deep. Mr. Swarth is taking care of the birds. We had the devil our time securing them, especially as the

Strong. 1921. Vesipioe Valley, 23 mi. n. Hagelton, B.C. 87. quats were bad. Coming back we each shot a big Sunshoe Rabbit, saw several other as it was a clear evening and they were out in force. Shot a pack-rat on the front porch this aft. Built a bridge, and put up a screen door this evening. Sun. July 3. - Started out nice and clear this morning, but as usual clouded up by ten o'clock. Went over Arctic Three-toed's Nest, and chopped down the snag with the Three-toed; Three-toed's Nest, and after much labor, got one young bird, ready ready to leave the nest. The nest was about a foot deep chiselled in hard wood, and there was a dead bird in the nest, evidently about a week dead, with no means of ascertaining the cause of its demise. Went to get Mr. Swarth's Wright Flycatcher's nest, the old bird Flycatcher's Notes: distinguishable by her "whit, whit" very soft, the Hummerd J - "chebee, che-bee" and the Alder - "whit-tu, whit-tu", in comparison. One egg was so near ready to hatch that it broke as being touched, so we left the two eggs and single old bird. Worked all afternoon putting up the two rabbits, while Mr. Swarth put up all the flailers etc. Hunted for the stray "wild-dog" around camp this evening, and after a long hunt came back to find him in camp, but I was unable to shoot on account of all the horses, etc. He stole fifty pounds,

Strong. 1921 Kuspiux Valley, 23 mi. m. Hazelton, B.C. 88. 206. [illegible] (caught along road in weeds.) July 2, 1921. 207. " " " " " 208. [illegible] (along road. very damp.) July 3, " 209. " " " " " 210 ♀ Snowshoe Rabbit, 461-52-134-69 July 2. 1921 211 ♂ Sepio a. macdaneii (H.S.S.) 432-43-136-75 " " — of been last night. The pack train is getting organized, they spent yesterday man-hauling a bunch of wild horses [illegible] up that have to carry packs. One died and another was badly strained by a rope. Rained per usual this afternoon and evening, it gets dark by ten o'clock now. Mon. July 4th The glorious Fourth! Wet and dripping, and nothing to do but work. The pack-train lined up this morning, each horse opposite its pack-raddle about fifty strong, each tied to its neigh-bor's halter. They probably will not start till to-morrow, waiting for a few more horses and one more man. Watched them feed horses all day, after a vain hunt for specimens. Spared on the Mt. today whitening up the bare ridges, rained here off and on all day. Got close views of Pine Siskins, Bluebirds, Juncos (one slate colored with dark head) and Chipping Sparrows feeding around the cabins.

"(about millican pilot triplan) " (quali-sport, three props) 1939..s pluf PD-PCL-22-10H: Larkins woman's 5 015 24-28-28-28 (2EH), Sandborn & wife. H2. — "putty in a small story at Japan last month is the first time I've had a problem with my propeller tips yet. I know they'll be there to take off and land, but I'm not sure about the altitude. We have been told by our friends that we will never see them again. We don't want to get stuck up. "H pluf, well know, pumpkin brother! I almost came to it— "bound to start story in" Wasn't too hot of a question Then it changed into "Where's your wife?" Now that last does sound like trip to Cuba. Abbae or the taste for their wedding night, a piled over a few seconds wondering if I'd know my own way. "Who owned Grand Hotel?" "No, no, no, and I'm not sure what it was about." "Just as I said, a sort of a game. But then again, you remember what this carried on the roof. The sun came up all day. I'd say that's what they were after in the end. "So, the hotel is now closed?" "And Chippings Sarnes has opened for business."

Strong 1921. Kuspirs Valley, 23 mi. N. Hazelton, B.C., '89. 212 ? Rusty Blackbird, (imm.) H.S.S. Euphagus carolinus July. 5. 1921. 213 ? Ceromyces, 205- 146-22-19. " " " Tue. July 5.— Rain! Damn such weather! Heated water and washed all my clothes this morning, some job! Bohemian Waxwings Mr. Swarth went out and among other things got two beautiful Bohemian Waxwings from a flock of four, the male apparently a breeding bird, tho' the female appeared to have already raised her brood. We have seen nothing of them around here before. Ho also got a Merictus that had been killed by a Weasel. The pack-train, 54 horses, got out today at about four thirty, after a hard job packing, wild horses included. Heard and saw two Jaro fly over today. 214 ? Sciurus, July. 6. 1921. 215 ? Lepus, (309-34-121-79.) July. 6, 1921 216. ? Miqretorus (one of primaries pure white.) " ."" 217. ? Barbivilla garula (Warneled July 5 by H.S.S.) July. 6 " 218. ? Melopyza linestri. H.S.S. " 7 " 219 ? Euphagus carolinus " " " 220 ? Ruber, (imm.) " " ." 221. ? Loxia leucophera (orange small) H.S.S. " " " 222 ? Ruber, (imm.) ." ." ."

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Strong, 1921. Kwiqwix Valley, 23 mi. n. Hazelton, B.C., 90. Wedo July 6.—Altho rainy, a heavenly calm has settled over this place, in spite of the dead horses, colts etc. they left adorning our front yard. Being came up two morning with a small amt. of mail. Two Swedish (Jaklimo) Packos from Telegraph Creek was with him, and they started north with a string of horses and colts, they will get to Telegraph Creek in about seven days fast travelling. They were Hudson Bay Packers, and one of them “Danny” is a first class Squiolo, and quite a white cap when only sixteen years old, went with Stare into the interior after sheep resulting in the new species are storei. Their outfits were exceptionally good. I wish we was going with them. Adult ♂ Dobo Virginian this evening I went out and shut a rabbit and a little later a beautiful Horned Owl adult ♀, it is richly colored having just finished its moult, with much white on the breast, and dark on the back. Mr. Swarth put it up. (Swarth. No. 11938.) Thurs. July 7.—For a wonder it was good weather today, clear and sunny, and it certainly felt great. Went over to the river and hunted around the Swedo’s place but got little, shut a young Hairy Woodpecker and a young Parer, these two families were together I on the hillside with an adult Parer in attendance, Called in the

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W. D. Stung .1921 Krepix Valley, 23 mi. n. Hazelton, B.C. 91. saw out on a rock in the river, and watched the king-fishers diving from the tops of the big cottonwoods down into the river, regular high dives. A few Spotted Sandpipers flew up and down the current, lighting on logs or rocky bars to feed. A merganser, chiefly reddish-brown, came down the current right past me, and when I rose up it flew. Had large white-patches on wings, was probably a female or possibly a male in eclipse plumage. (?) Worked on rabbit and other specimens all afternoon. (Yesterday I shot a Bohemian Waxwing down the road, which was evidently the one Mr. Swarth removed the day before.) This evening after going down to Ed Jathon's to see about my new rifle, I saw a Horned Owl quite away off the road; it flew on approach and I went down into the lower field and got a shot but it flapped off some distance and if I did hit it I couldn't find it. My supply of rabbits seems to bring many owls, for all we have killed have had remains of rabbits in their stomachs. Scared up a covey of Buffed Partridge which were roosting in a big spruce where I thought my owl fell. They acted as this they were drumming till I got clear Note: and then flew off whining. The owl when I shot at it was raising itself up and down as tho trying

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Strong 1924. Kipin's Valley, 23 mi. n. Hazeltin, B.C. 92, in rain to hoot. It was a pumping, gasping sort of motion, consisting of squatting down on leg then stretching up and raising head forward. Another owl was hooting off in the woods.) Fri. July 8. Started raining last night to our disgust and today is a steady grey mass of clouds with flurries of rain, and the brush feeling wet. Hunted in rain for my owl, got soaked to the waist. Spent some time watching a pair of Wood Peewees who had a nest about thirty feet up in a dead alder. They were feeding young and made a trip about every three minutes, both parents catching insects from nearly perches. Walked down the road and shot a new bird to me, it was feeding in the grass alongside the road and flew showing two white tail feathers. I secured it and found out from Mr. Swarth that it was a Chestnut Collared Longspur, a bird of the prairies, breeding commonly around the middle states. This is an unusual place for it to be in. Mr. Swarth put it up (H.S. Swarth No. 11943) Also secured a female Western Yellowthroat, heard several singing. Watched the Red Tail Hawk, screaming over the tall cottonwood, and lay for quite a while on the river bank. A big Bald Eagle flew very close over my head. Worked putting up specimens all afternoon. This morning a flock of

Shong. 1921. Kipnux Valley, 23 mi.n. Hazeltin, B.C. 95. White winged Crossbills, lit in the trees over camp and Mr. S warth shot two. They are interesting little Parakeet- like birds . He also shut an American Three-toed woodpecker out of a little dead spruce back of the cabin. Nest. Hammond Flycatcher, Thurs. July. 7 '21. Three eggs, one broken in seeing it. Nest about twenty feet up in willow partly dead, standing on edge of swamp, & bird secured (H. S. Swarth - 11939) Female bird quite concerned during operation of seeing nest and eggs. 223. ? Nestonia cinerea , (290-128-41-27.) July 9. 1921 . 224. Thamanophis , (Garter Snake) July 10 " 225. ? Sepius americanus, 425-37-130-71, July 10. 1921. -5 embryos, Sat. July 9.- Rained per usual, little doing. Went up and down the road but got practically nothing. Cut some wood this afternoon and in falling a big snag a cat flew out and lit near me, crawling into a crevice of a nearly stump. Mr. Swarth secured him with the aug. Evidently these cats spend the day up in the burnt timber.

Strong . 1921. Kinspux Valley, 23 mi. n. Hagellin, B.C. 94. 226. ♀ Sciurus, 298-110-46-18, July. 11, 1921. 227 ♀ Peromyscus, 190-93-22-14. " " " 228. Frog,- caught in cottonwood belt near river July. 11 " 229. Tharaniophis " " " 230. ♂ Lepus, 435-40-124-65. " " " 231 ♀ Peromyscus, 202-112-25-19, July. 12. 1921. 232 ♂ " 199-104-24-20 " " " Sun. July. 10.- Put out 22 mouse traps, 3 steel traps, and 7 rat traps today, N.W. of here on the flat. The mouse traps are mostly set along a marshy little creek, bordering the fields; three in an old hay sheet, and two in the cottonwoods. Two steel traps along a nondescript runway on the banks of the slough, and one along side a-mouse trap in the barn. The seven rat traps are set in the river belt of cottonwoods in hope of flying squirrels, did a little fishing and caught three huge fish, two Molly Carriers and my 22 inch Rainbow + Joams came up today. Good weather. Fishing: Mon. July. 11.- My trap line yielded four meowtus and one peromyscus along the marshy creek; one more also. Caught in a Lepus, very large, in my steel trap along the slough. A weasel ate up a young Peromyscan in my barn trap. Tried fishing and thanks to my old rotten line lost my only two spoons. Water is rising, and it is very cloudy.

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Shang. 1921. Kaspirix Valley, 23 mi. n. Hagelton, B.C. 95. Saw the Bald Eagle on the river again - worked all after- noon putting up rabbit. Tued. July. 12. Trap line, 5 snares along creek and in cotton- woods. 8 peramuseus in rat traps, 2 on lawn, and under bridge. Fished again with no results due to poor home-made equipment, the fish broke all my tackle. Heard owls last night, the regular deep, "who-who" of the Horned Owl and a strange "whee-u", "whee-u" like a young Red Tail, which we have since found out to be young owl, for this evening about seven hearing an owl. Two more shooting up the road I went in pursuit, heard Bubo's a robin scolding off in the brush and after some difficulty located a Horned Owl very close. Scared it off its perch, and traveled it down with a load of sticks, and another owl I hadn't seen flew straight at me nearly hitting me in the head. Got it with the other hand. This makes nine Horned Owls in all, they are young almost in full plumage. Heard the old Owls hooting far about a quarter of a mile all evening but could not locate them. William shot at one tonight. Hot and sultry today. Wed. July. 13. Good weather. Went around my traps.

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Strong - 1921. Kuspine Valley, 23 mi. n. Hazelton B.C. 96. Had two miewtus in my creel traps, and one eaten up by ants. Caught two errex, one along the creels and one in cottonwoods. In the Carr Weasel caught the Weasel in a steel trap across the head smashing the skull. The rat traps were mostly sprunks, a peromyscus young, a toad, an Olive-backed Thrush, but nothing else. Fished in rain as usual. Tried to get in to Red Forked Harlis neet but couldn't make it, wow! what brush! Mr. Swarth shot a beautiful adult Sharp Shinned Hawk from a cottonwood over the river. Yesterday I shot a young Savannah Sparrow, to get there fellows you have to tramp carefully thru the grass till one is flushed, and then shoot it on the wing, because once started they fly for three quarters of a mile. Worked on Culs all afternoon. 233 Stun. Contents of Great Horned Owl. Sex? July 12. 1921. ✓ 234. ? Bulbo Vairminius. (Sex not determinable) " " " ✓ 235 ♀ " " . (Stor rabbit fur, small bones) " " " ✓ 236 ♂ Weasel 286-82-40-14 July 13. 1921. ✓ 237 ♀ Zapus 242-145-32-" " " " ✓ 238 ♂ Carpodacus purpureus. " " " ✓ 239 ♂ sylpates pubescens, " " #

Thurs. July 14.- Good weather. Went around and took up my trap-line. Two meadowlarks and two sorex along swamp, three lewiscous in woods and one sorex, one zapnis along creek next to field. Wesad: Caught a weasel in my steel trap on runway next to slough was using mouse for bait between two traps. Shot an adult thrush woodpeeler, and Purple Finch. Spent afternoon packing and putting up specimens as Mr. Swarth ran a stick into his eye and was laid up. Tomorrow we go into Hazelton with Ed Patton, starting at eight and getting in supposedly at five. 240. S Aetna atricapillus (second or third year) Hazelton, B.C., July 16, 1921. Crop cont. all meat of young ruffed grouse, stomach remains of field mice. Eyes: red-brown. Feet: light yellow 241. S Zalea sparverius (imm.) 242. S " " Fri. July 15.- Rode in with Ed's. Rained hard all day, walking us and our outfit. This climate is so much worse than Oregon's that the two don't compare. Spent the night in the Omicene Hotel. Chute a pile of mail. Listened to many wild yarns about grizzlies and their ills, told by the village valentour, Mr. Swarth said he had been talking for two hours before I came and he was going strong two hours later when I went to bed.

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Strong. 1921, Hazelton, B.C. 98, Sat. July 16. Worked moving into Charlie Clifford's shack all morning. Fished with no results all afternoon. There are many night hawks here now, also occasional flights of Vaux and Black Swifts fly over. Went out in the woods just at dusk this evening and via the Berlin route found and killed a male Gos- hawk? in intermediate plumage. He had evidently just killed a Grouse and was apparently perched for the night, as was the other one I killed here. His pouch was much distended, and proved to be filled with bits of Grouse meat. A cavity of young Grouse were nearly under him but he was stupidly sitting as a hind not moving. He was very small, and had eaten a Thistle earlier in the day, as I found both feet in his stomach. (Strong 240.) Cloudy today. Sun. July 17. Worked around the house and fished this morning, went fishing with Frank this afternoon. Caught enough for one meal. Fair weather today. Mon. July 18. Cloudy. Went hunting this morning but secured nothing save a pair of young Sparrow Hawks. Mr. Swarth packed boxes for shipping all day. Put up my hawks in the afternoon and did some odd jobs. Surfaced around the beach all evening

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Strong .1921. Hazelton, B.C. 77, Eagles: Mr. Sward saw a Golden Eagle very close to, on the beach. Tonight, probably the same one I shot at night before last; and Frank saw and shot at a Bald Eagle there three nights ago. Yesterday afternoon a Raven: Crow Raven was in the cottonwoods near camp but flew across the river when I went down. Tues. July 19. Found a junco's nest (Black-headed) near camp in grass under small wild rose bush, it had just been completed and had no eggs in it. This is very late for the junco to be nesting. This afternoon a Kingbird (Eastern) flew into a fence post near the cabin and I shot it. Mr. Sward put up the skin, it was a ♀. Cloudy all day, with wind and showers. Saw three Bald Eagles on a sand bar up the Bulkley River, one adult and two young. They fish for salmon here as many are wounded by the spearing in the box canner above here and the eagles get the cripples. Saw the Golden Eagle fishing today. He is unusually tame. Wed. July 20. Should have left for the Mt. today but Ben's failed to show up. Cloudy with slight rain. Wasted all day doing nothing, except this morning I hunted the Golden Eagle for some time. He was on the beach at first, flew across the

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Shrug 1921 Three Mile Mt. N.W. Hazelton, B.C., 4500 ft. (100.) 100. 243, & Eothison epizanthum ~~ (majestam) ?): 835-330-73-18. July 23, 1921, 244 & Marmota caligata -- 642-213-133-16. July 22. 1921, (oscytuna?) river, where I missed two ring shots, and they flew up into the bluff over the Bulkeley River. Sneaked up very close to him and watched him for some time, he is a beautiful dark bird with very yellow cere and feet. Did not shoot him as I was afraid he would fall into the river. Shot a Vaux Swift this evening from a bluff that was circling low over the river beach. Saw several Bald Eagles, they seems to spend most of their time sitting on some dead tree, I watched one nearly all afternoon and he only flew three times, each time to a new perch. Probably if they catch one Salmon in the morning their need for further hunting is gone. Thurs July 21 - Rainning, off and on all day. Started for "Nine Mile" ride. Granill and the wagons about ten o'clock. I rode one pack horse (?) and led another. We got out to a cabin in the -spruce and cedar country, about nine. Had lunch and then packed our four ill matched pack- horses. Some job! While eating we saw a flock?

101, 1921. "Nine Mile" Mt., N.E., Hazelton, B.C. 101, Strong of noisy Canada Jays, Heard Crosshills, and Frank said he saw a good many Spruce Grouse her yesterday. Had a long eight (1) mile pack trip over a rough road and rim-well trail passing thru large spruce and cedar country into moss- draped hemlock, then into Balsam Fir (species?) which goes up the side of the Mt. in the form of a shrub- even on top of Mt. Finally in a cold drizzle, we came to a huge slide leading up the Mt. funnel-wise with the small end at the top. The bare yellow mt. top with huge patches of snow hang over the slide, with trees growing on both sides and one patch half way up in the middle. Several small Mt. creeks flow down from the melting snow banks and the whole is grown over with dwarf Balsam and Beretum, Wild Rhubarb, Juniper etc. growing between the slides. It looks like a wonderful game country and we saw several fresh deer tracks coming up.) Wet and tired we finally located the cabin half way up the steep slope in the middle of the centre patch of trees. File here seems very scarce except in the cabin for I had to chase Wood Rats and I suspect Porcupines out of the filthy mess before I came in. Had a hard job unpacking and clearing out living north in the shed, which serendipitously had been used as a Pack Rat and Porcupine Club for some time. Finally

Shang 1921 "Nine Mile" Mt, N. E. Hazellin, B.C. 102. got dinner cooked, dried out and went to bed. The Wood Rats came in as soon as we lay down, and made every noise to wake the dead. In spite of the big yellow pack-dog who had adopted us and was sleeping in the cabin. Aside from eating the crotch out of Frank's pants and cutting his shoe laces they did little damage, but they made sleep next to impossible. Fri July 22. Frank and the dog left this morning. Spent most of day making the cabin fit to live in. It rained off and on all day. Went on a short hunt this evening and killed a Hoary Marmot, in fine condition with very black head and fore quarters. There were several other running thru the slide well but he was the only one to give us a shot as he lay sprawled out on top of a big boulder. Whenever a Golden Eagle comes in sight all the marmots on the hillside begin whistling and keep it up till he disappears. In spite of catering from wood-rats, two very large adults, the skunkier made a big fuss tonight. Sat July 23 Went for short hunt this morning as the weather was good. Mr Swartz climbed the Mt. Shot a ? Richardsons or "Hemmingi" Goose, female

"Thurs. 21. "Nine Mile Mt., U.E. Hazelton, B.C., 103. Varied Thrush, a young Canada Jay, and a finch Finch. Saw a Hermit Thrush, quite light, Several Warblers, apparently Paledated, and a flock of Canada Jays which were very shy. Pine Siskins and Goldfinches headed Junecors I are the only birds at all common here. Spent a pleasant afternoon putting up the Porcupine a very big one, which came into the cabin last night, I climbed up on top of our quirt, and resisted all attempts to dislodge him until I got him out with pole and a spile hatch. I'd hate to collect many "Porkies". Shot another Porcupine with the .38 tonight, but he crawled off after I shot him dead. Sun. July 24.- Put up the Marmot this morning, another nice job. Chased off after some fabulous Grass Chicklings in the lunch, but could not flush them. Went up the Mt. this afternoon with Mr. Swarth. The top is like a huge park with dark patches of scrub balsam and heather, there are snow banks in places, and pools of melted snow, but on the whole the resemblance to the northern California hills is striking. Mr. Swarth put out some traps along some warbling, under the moss, there were depositories of droppings the size of mice, and a few grass nests the size of a person's cupped hands. He thinks they may be Lemmings. No sign of Cones here. Found

Shing, 1921. "Nine Mile" Mt. N.E. Hazeltin, D.C. 104. a good deal of slightly larger signs around the rocks but none was fresh, and we could not identify it. Also found some sign midway between sheep and rabbit cut in a snow bank. It was surround (deer.) ed by round holes in the snow resembling rabbit tracks but without any general formations. I was scouting around a bunch of sand-taken, when a bird flew up cackling briefly like a pheasant. I got a long wing shot [illegible] and killed it clean. Found it easily, in spite of the thick brush. It was a beautiful color (Platymus probably a Rock Platymus,) with red crest, velvety brown eyes, speckled rich brown back and head mottled with black; outer tail feathers faintly tipped with white, and the center three feather the same as the backs. The wing primaries are pure white with black quills. The lesser-coverts pure white, the medium and greater-coverts the same as the back?, The under-praries from a muddy brown on the dark chin to a lighter brown on the neck, with a very dark speckled breast. The legs and extreme under parts are white with a few brown and black feathers. The legs are feathered to the toes, and the toes are black. The vent is a dirty gray. Inverted coverts are black, brown and white. Also shot two adult Golden Pheon Spanors, and a Pipit. There is very little life Lagopus

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Shang, "Nine Mile Mt." n.e. Hazelton, B.C. 1921. (5,500 ft.) On the Mt. all the country seems admirably suited to end life. Got a wonderful view from the top. This evening I spent an hour watching the rock slide. There are a good many Bushy Tails and while I watched a big Poreupine came out of a hole and after thoughtfully scratching his stomach with both fore and hind feet started off to forage. He went to the edge of the slab, selected a smooth welt and squirmed around till he was comfortable and then gathered in a bunch of leaves with both front paws, without biting off the leaves. The distance was too great to distinguish what the shrub was. I left him still browsing. Shot another Poreupine in front of the cabin; thought, there seems to be no end to the supply or to the membership of our "cabin-club." Saw another "Porky" over in the other sheds today as well. 245. ♂ lagopus (3) July 24, 1921. eyelids - white. Eyes Brown, Feet Black. Caml - red. 246 ♀ Migeratoria (a very small) July, 25, 1921. 247 ♂ Secretete typocotis littoralis July, 26, 1921 248 ♀ " " " " " 4 249 ♂ " " " " " " 250 ♂ " " " " " " 251 ♂ " " " " " "

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Strong. 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 106. 252.5 jugopus (min.) July 26, 1921, Mon. July 25, - Climbed the Mt. this morning, put out two steel traps in the fox? burrow I found in the scrub Balsam. Saw the Golden Eagle again a very dark bird with patches on both wings (lesser wing coverts) which are light and quite conspicuous. He is too wild to get a shot at. We both got a Juvenile Golden Chinned Sparrow, they are quite hard to get as they stay in the thick brush, but the old birds are a good deal in evidence. Up on a bare ridge covered with low heather I found a female Plain-tanager (probably Buck?) and five chicks. The old bird refused to fly, and paid little attention to us in her efforts to keep her family together. She chattered and whined occasionally, panting like a hen on a hot day. Mrs. J Swartz took several pictures of her and we let her go in peace. Shot a Searawak Sparrow and a very pale Robin. We formed old Wolf tracks and fresh deer tracks! It looks like an admiral country for the latter, as the mountain is in the shape of a U and the center part is a sloping valley with clumps of trees, growing in size as the altitude decreases. Between these patches are parts of open grass

Shing, 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 107. with patches of high weeds and heather. There are several creeks and ponds formed by the melting snow. Worked on specimens all afternoon. This evening another "Portly" called on us, but when Mr. Swarth hit him with several rocks and pieces of firewood he indignantly left, complaining in a querulous tone at our inhospitality. Doubtless he'll be back tonight with his whole family. (Tues.) Tues. July 26. Some fog, but on the whole a good day. There were flocks of Juncoes, Sierras, and Golden Crowned Kinglets in the trees around the cabin this morning. Climbed the Mt. this morning but found nothing in any of our traps. Went on a long hunt, at first to the Balsam thickets, and I sawed a Young Golden Crowned Sparrow, a young Fox Sparrow, several Savannah Sparrows and a couple of old Pipits. Saw one flock of apparently pale colored Plovers. Saw many adult Golden Crowns. Saw the Golden Eagle as usual, also one Sparrow Hawk. Worked back along the ridges and found a flock of Junco-thickets with young. At first they seemed wild but finally I got six of them, finding them very tame. They were feeding on seeds among the rocks

Strung 1924, Nine Mile Mt. 108. from which the snow had just melted. The old birds would gather seeds and they fly to the rocks where the young birds were perched and feed them. While hunting the latter I flushed a White-tailed Ptarmigan and killed her as she flew over a snow field. When I went to pick her up a young one flew off down the valley or set wings, and another followed which I shot. The two young were about the size of Old-White Quail and could fly very well; those yesterday were very young and could not fly at all. It seems a marvel to me that the Ptarmigan raise any young at all haunting the bare ridges the way they do. Found old Caribou tracks in a wet place, about two weeks old I should judge. They were about the size of a hiker with snowshoes on, and so deep I figured they must have been made just after the snow left the spot. Put up specimens all afternoon. My boots have gone to pieces so I'll have to hike 20 miles to town and buy a new pair. Damn!! Had Porepine meat for dinner and it was quite good, with no disagreeable or distinctive taste at all.

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Thurs. 1921. Nine Mile Mnt. 109, 252 ♀ Passerculus sandtirohensis alacrimus, H.S.S. July 29 '21 253 ♂ 254 Imm. Vianus h. pacificus 255 ♂ " Junco o. shuffelti 17-5-5 256 ♀ " Vianus h. pacifcus 257 ♀ Bulo Virginianus 258 ♂ Peromyscus 202-113-22-15 July 30 1941 259 ♂ " 214-121-23-16. 260 ♀ imm. Marmota 380-120-71-13 July. 30 261 ♂ " Janus Brachyryncbus, 262 ♀ " Neotoma cinerea (314-143-45-23) 263 ♂ " " (321-145-47-24) Weeds. July 27 - Trained off and on all day. Too wet to hunt. The cabin leaked in various jets and it was generally raw, cold, and miserable. Hid a little, work a little, and slept. God! What a hole when it rains! Thurs. July 28 - Went to turn this morning started at 8:30 and got in about 12:30 after a hard steely mornings walk. Aside from some Cutie Three Toed Woodpeckers, and a Red-Tail Hawk I saw practically nothing. Bought shoes, hat, etc. in Gunn and got the mail. Stayed at Chneecca Hotel. Pete' Nelson told me about troops of small rat-like animals he had

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Strong . 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 110. seen up in these Mt. just above timber line around the snow-water pools. He said they moved in bands and were very pernacious. Were about the size of a small rat and short-tailed, and when I told about our hill-top runways and suggested Lemmings, he agreed at once saying he had been told of such animals with these habits in northern Sweden, if they were lemmings moving after the snow melted where did they go? Fri. July 29. - Came out to the lower cabin with Bears in "the democrat." Shot a big Horned Owl near the cabin, the bird was sitting in a spruce tree and flew as I got out of the buggy giving me a good wing-shot however. Started from town about 5:30, got to the cabin at 7:30, but did not get out to our camp till eleven o'clock. Had the devil of a pull up the hill with one my packages, the Owl, and a bad boil on my posterior. Mr. Swarth came down from the Mt. soon after I got in. Worked on some of his and my specimens all afternoon, I shot a Ptarmigan (Lecelia, probably) and three Winter Wrens (one adult and two young ones. There were a family of the latter, the two parents and about six or seven

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Strong. 1921. White Mule Mt. 23 min. n. Hegelton D. III. youngsters, all very buzzy and noisy, working thru th windfalls in the balsam woods. Also shot a young Brown Creeper. Identified the Hermit Thrush and his song today, a beautiful full warbling song, continuing for sometimes two minutes, full of trills and harmony, like a caged canary in places, but fuller and free. Spent a pleasant night with very little sleep due to my girl. Sat. July 30. - My boil continues worse, spent most of the day moping around the cabin. Shot two young Marmots this afternoon, but lost one down a burrow. Several rock slides on Mt. this aft, and later I saw an animal faintly silhouetted on crest, possibly a Marmot, altho seeing one at such a distance seems improbable. My traps up on the summit yielded nothing. Having seen several Marmots in the brush in such situations, I believe these holes belong to the same species. Sun. July 31. - Considerable wind but sunny. Went for a long walk up on the Mt. today. We hunted along the West ridge for a long ways, seeing practically nothing. The country is ideal for hawks, especially Swainson's but there are very few of these. As to smaller birds it is a

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Strong. 1921, Three Mile Mt., n.e. Hazeltyn, B.C. regular graveyard. Shot two adult Horned Falls (Mt. subspecies, winter in Wyoming or Mont.) very much larger than our southern species. Mr. Swarth I shot at a male Puell Ptarmigan, but the range was too great. Marked the bird down but on trying to flush him could not find him. I imagine he ducked and ran like a pheasant. While on a steep slope I saw a queer bird flying near me, it seemed to be a Sea gull so I shot it. It was a young Short-billed Gull, very soft gray plumage with beautiful markings. Of all the places to find a Sea gull this stills me as the most unusual. Incidentally fell down a well- slide in getting the bird and lit square on my knee. Wow! Got two bad dents in my gun case and in general crippled myself up generally. Hence the bump opened the knee, so while slightly worse treatment it was effacing. Worked on specimens all afternoon. Slept well tonight for the first time in three nights. Ward hats and mice but no Borkies tonight. Mon. Aug. 1.— Cold and windy. I went up east ridge and Mr. Swarth went down the west ridge of the Mt. Hunted thru beautiful Ptarmigan country and scared up two family of White Tailed Ptarmigan three in one family, size of Mt. Gail. And about twelve

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"Strong" 1921 "Nine Mile Mountains" 113. other fairly size of small Bob White Quail. Shot are young bird in first covey and the adult in the second as the young birds I were old enough to care for themselves. The Partridge families seem to like the rocky, wet borders of the little melted snow lakes, as I have found three of the four families seen on such places. Have seen nothing but White-Tailed Ptarmigan on this ridge, and Owl Ptarmigan on the other. Shot Two Pigs, and a Horned Lark, spent about an hour trying to locate some scattered young of the two species but did no succeed. Found much fresh deer sign, in melted snow levels, surrounded by trees. Also found two cast off Caribou horns, but neither were perfect. There must I have been quite a few of the latter on the Mt. at one time. Began to rain this afternoon so we worked in the cabin. It was cold and rainy all afternoon, and continued the same thing the night. The cabin feels like a sieve and is damp and moldy as the tomb. Tues. Aug. 2 Cold, wet, drizzly rains steadily all day. Outside of cabin soaked. Could I do nothing but read and try to sleep. This is the — damndest, most miserably rotten country I ever saw. The only time the gnats, flies and mosquitoes let you alone is when it is pouring rain with the thermometer about zero.

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Strong 1921, "Nine Mile" Mt. 114. / 264 & Fagopus lucens, Aug. 1. 1921, / 265 & imm. ", (diff. word form 264.) " " , / 266 ? Nestoma cinerea (382-168-47-28.) " " / 267 & Canachites franklini, (no white tail band) Aug. 2. 1921, (850-240) 268 & Eretizon epuzantthum, 810-240 Aug. 5. 1921, (stlin and skeleton.) Wed. Aug. 3. - Rained and drizzled all morning. Cleared off this afternoon just enuf to bring all the fleas and Franklin mosquitoes out again. Great!!! Went for a short Grouse hunt down the road. Shot one Red Squirrel, and then a short distance farther on a very Spruce Goose (Franklin's) which was lying in a sheltered part of the road. A beautiful dark bird with no terminal tail band, but with spotted outer tail coverts. While putting up the goose I heard a lot of strange loud notes and finally located their author, a Canada Jay which I scared. Started to rain again soon after I got back. Thurs. Aug. 4. - Not raining, but drily and cold. Cut a lot of wood and did various odd jobs. Skinned my goose. Mr. Swarth laid up with headache. Went for a long hunt up and down the trail seeing practically nothing at all. Beautiful bird country and as deserted as a graveyard. This is beyond a doubt the most utterly admirable, worthless country God ever made. Saw a few Mt. Chellades

Strong 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 115. three Canada Muthatches, two Bufino Humming Birds, two Black-headed Gumeol, and a small flock of White Winged Gosdills, Our gemely neighbor across th slide came in this afternoon. Fri. Aug. 5. Good day at last, blue sky!!! Went for a long hunt up west slope of Mt. Saw and secured a female Blue Grize which fluehed from a bunch of rembr-taleam. She had been fleeing cut on a small flat but flew when it was a long way off. Found a family of Pucke Plarmiglan, a female and five well grown young, the size of owll-Ornisl. Secured the adult. The young birds are old enuf to care for themselves, and I rather believe that chicks left alone fall in with other families, for the families are very often composed of chicks of quite different degrees of development. It seems as tho the Puckle Plannmiglan were all on the west ridge while the White Tailed were on the east for we have seen them only on these respective ridges. The cold Pucke Plarmigian was midway between and we have seen no cold White Tails, last night we had the dance of a turine with Boreynur three called at hour intervals, and gnawed so loudly and viciously I had to crawl out in the cold and shoot them with the 38.

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Shing, 1921 Three Mile Mt. 115. Nothing short of shooting them will convince them they are not wanted. Two of them got away, but the third one after rolling in and out of the cabin between my bare leg, succumbed to a bullet thru the heart so I had the unmitigated joy of slimming him this afternoon. It is a whole afternoon's job putting up one of these turkeys. Only one Poreupine tonight, quite peaceful. Shot a young Tannered Walker over the cabin tonight. The juvenile plumage of this bird has never been described. Sat. Aug. 6. After one day of good weather it began to rain again. I can't say what I think of such a country without using more profanity than the law allows. It has achieved the marvellous blend it has striven for, of being cold and rainy, and still warm enough for the mosquitoes to swarm. God! What a place! Forgot to mention in yesterday's notes that I found a flock of eight Sandpipers around one of the Mt. Lakes, finally shot one but by some piece of carelessness lost it on the way down. They were feeding on the marshy border of a melted snow pond and were very wild, wheeling off in compact flocks when I approached, the bird which left the

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Shang - 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 316, well, and which I secured was the size of a Semi-Palmate Plover, white belly, reddish grey upper-parts, white throat, black bill about an inch long, and slightly curved, and black feet. This morning I went back to look for him but the clouds hung right over the Mt. and you could not see more than forty feet thru the rains and mist. Would have gotten badly mixed up save for my compass. But in most of the more-hops from on top, The day is cold, gray, and cloudy with occasional showers. Spent rest of the day in cabin. Rain. 269. ♀ Passerella i. altirostris (min.) Aug. 7. 1921. Sun. Aug. 7. Cold rains off and on all day. Went for short hunt but saw nothing save one Dred Squirrel. Saw and secured a young Fox Sparrow near the cabin. Found later: A ♀ Blue House with one chick was on the trail and I got a long wing shot which only resulted in a few feathers. The birds evidently feed along the trails over the rocks when the weeds are too wet to forage in. This bird looked very dry and comfortable altho it was pouring rain with the country sprawling wet. There were a family of about five Canada Nutatchesy around the cabin with the juncoes, also several

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Strong - 1921, Nine Mile Mt. 117. Winter Wrens. Saw the Golden Eagle flying over the bluff to the accompaniment of the usual Marmot chorus. The Marmots from all the well slides seem to congregate always in a big patch of short weeds, for when I laboriously climbed up they scattered in all directions, their bolting run and strange coloration giving them a most unusual aspect. Could do little or nothing today as the rain kept us close to the cabin, badly and mildly, as it is. Mon. Aug. 8,- Usual drizzling rain, among the clouds as I we were yesterday. Read and studied the check-list (1910) all day. Tues. Aug. 9,- Cloudy with occasional showers, could do nothing but fort around camp. Read and froze to death all day. Drew map of Mt. (oppo. p. 118.) Wed. Aug. 10.- Still wet, but we had a little sunshine as we did yesterday. Wiped out when the sun came over the rim. Yesterday I shot two Marmots, on adult at long range with the .32 special, and a young female with the 16 ga. They were in the slide to the east of the cabin. Also saw a family of Hermit Thrushes. This morning (Weds.) I skinned my hen Blue Goose which I found about ten feet from where I hooted Aug. 7. Tues. notes:

N E S W Rough Map of Nine Mile Mt and vicinity. Creek Creek Timber, Heavy Timber, Trail s- Slide Steep cliffs!! Heavy slide Trail Cabin Trails Highest peak approx. 5,500ft. Snowgreens East-Slope Highgrass Heather, Scrub-balsam, etc. Timber West-Slope Approx. 5,000ft. alt. Trail Cabin Snowshoes Cabin Timber Road Nine Mile Trail Hazeldon Heavy Timber. Kraev Creek Clumps of timber. Cabin Flat Lake Nine-Mile Creek Slope ? ? Summer Trail Note 1: All Gold Plumeagons were seen on West ridge, save one male seen in pass. All White-tailed (moose with didlers) were seen on the East Slope. 2: The slope down the center of the Mt. along Nine Mile Creek is gentle and changes from heather and Ed Balsam to he clumps and finally into heavy spruce Timber.

Strong 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 118. 270. & Marmota Caligata, 570-165-165-22 Aug. 9. 1921, 271. ? Lemchipagus Oremus, Aug. 8. 1921, 272. & imm Marmota Caligata, 460-144-128-18 Aug. 9. 1921 273. & Japinus ' Aug. 10. 1921, 274. ? " (mate of 273) " " " Imm Pipit. - Thanks to the cold, raw weather she was in good cond, and made a fair skin (No. 271.) Also skinned my young Marmot. Mr. Swarth went up the trail and shot a beautiful female Spruce Goose (Franklin), and three young birds. This with my male, makes a good family group. This after- oon being warm and sunny, with a light south wind, I climbed the Mt. going out the West Ridge. Saw a female Pipit, and after quite a search located a young bird sitting among some rocks. The mother flew off and I shot the youngster. Why these young birds should be so hard to find I don't understand, for the adults are quite common, if you can call any species common on this Mt. Working along the lee side of the ridge and saw a Ptarmigan looking at me from the heather, on walking closer I was surprised to see a white family group, male, female, and three well-grown young. They watched me, all with their necks stretched seeming ready to fly, so I pulled

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Strong - 1921 Nine Mile Mt. 119, out the male and fired at him but the range was evidently too great, the three youngsters whirled off into their cedar balsam, and as I came closer the male rose and flew and I got him. The female flew off about one hundred yards and strutted back and forth on the edge of a balsam thicket, having secured the male, I went over and got her. I tried to find the young ends but could not locate them. Evidently the chicks were lying on this knoll covered with short heather basking in the sun. About half a mile further on I in the same sort of a place, a well grown chick flew up and dropped into the heather, on looking closer I saw a female Plannigan lying down in a slight indentation. I walked up within thirty feet and she rose up with crest raised "chukking" loudly. To my surprise a cock bird stepped up from a nearby hollow and stood with her chukking as well, both birds standing still with crests raised. I shot the male with the .40x. and five young chicks, this size of Valley Chirial, rose hard and flew off for about a hundred yards. The female merely strutted off, about twelve feet and continued her scolding. I watched her as she circled me, for about five minutes and then went on, having two cocks.

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Shang . 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 120. and a hen. These birds seem larger than our other pair, but are similarly marked. Before, the hens and chicks (5 families), and the cocks (2), have always been separated; as seems to be the case with the White- tailed on the other ridge, so this finding two complete family groups seems unusual. Could there possibly be Willow Ptarmigan? Going up I found the same flock of eight Sandpipers on the same little lakes, but after some miserable shooting and bad luck, failed to secure any. They are very shy. I did, however, find one bird I lost Aug. 5, and Mr. Swarth identified it as a Baird Sandpiper, identical with the feast, except in size. Coming back I saw the young Ptarmigans (3) of the first family they were as large as quince and seemed adequately able to take care of themselves. Aside from one Golden-Crowned Sparrow adult and four Carolina Partridges I saw no other birds. But down the mouse traps from the top, there was a Synaptomys in one of the traps quite far gone, but Mr. Swarth saved him. One Porcupine came to cabin tonight but he got his nose in a rat trap and left early. Thurs. Aug. 11. Another bright, clear day. Put up birds all morning. This afternoon I met Mr. Swarth

Strong .1921 Nine Mile Mt. 121. 275 ♀ Camachites franklinii, Aug. 11.1921. 276 ♀ Microtus (steel trap) "12" , 192-90-20-7 went up on the Mt. and secured another male Ptarmigan (Rock) very similar to my first bird but with the heavily feathered, white snowshoes of last winters plumage. The moults of these birds are unusual in that they are continues tim the year , the winter coat alow being absolutely complete. This bird was with a family and Mr. Swarth took some (2) pictures of the female. I went down the well slide to the creek, found much interesting sign at the bottom of the slide, all the rocks have dens under them, Porcupine, Marmot, and Wrechot chiefly, I imagine. The grass is much trampled as the deer had been feeding there lately. Under the alders and high Cuphie and veratum clumps there are well worn runways, some six inches wide and running under cover from hole to hole, some holes the size of Ground Squirrel burrows, the others smaller. Some of the well looked slightly like Appalachian (Mt.Beaver), but my two steel traps which I set in the runways canught one young Wrechot and one large Microtus. Saw several Marmots as usual, but at too great a range for the shotgun. Their heavy white

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Shing. 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 123. shoulders and black faces make them look like tadpoles as they run. Every so often they throw their tails up in a stiff rolling motion as they run. They are more active in the mornings and evenings than during the heat of the day, when there is such a thing here. Another Polly tried, rather than invite him in by opening the door I made a lot of noise and for a wonder he took the hint and departed. Such wisdom on the part of a Porgy's seems incredible! ~ ~ ~ ~ Fri. Aug. 12. Another clear, beautiful day. Very warm. Went and got my traps (Wood rat, and mice), and stepped on the way back to watch a large hen Blue Grouse which was on the trail. She was lying in the sun as I came up the trail, and I was within ten feet before she stood up chucking deep in her throat, and strutting off with her crest raised. She had a very black face and throat patch set off by a gray border, her under tail coverts where were heavily marked with black and white. When I got too close she flew about are hundred yards and lit in a big spruce about thirty feet up and continued her chucking. Went in to watch her, she stood horizontally on the branches creptched very low chuckling softly, and when

Strung. 1921. Nine Mile Mt. 123. Blue Grouse with family. I hasted in imitation of a cock grouse, she got very excited stood straight up walking nervously up and down the branch, then hopping to a lower branch she sidled back to the original place I scared her from, and on being closely pressed there flew back to the trees. After a period of quiet - she evidently flew to the ground in the bush for soon in response to very two clucks from the brush a small youngster rose from above me and flew to the old bird. This is evidently the bird I saw yesterday near the same spot. Put up specimens the rest of the morning, and unsuccessfully watched for marmots most of the afternoon. It was evidently too hot for there was no movement in the slide, and I only saw one Marmot asleep top of a big well, two far off for a sure shot, so I left him to his slumber and took a nap myself. We are expecting bears any time now, the sooner the better! This evening I took the 32 down to the bottom of the slide and got several long and unsuccessful shots at Marmots. Finally are I shoot his head and neck out between two rocks about fifty yards off and I plugged him square, it was a very big adult male weighing I should judge between 15 and 20 pounds. Black face, grey white forequarters, dark

Strong 1921 Nine Mile Mt 124 277 Marmota caligata (740-240-160-34) Aug 12. 1921. hired quarters, and rusty brown tail. The self-nosed bullet tore a hole the size of a man's fist. This is the only big marmot we secured. (277.) Sat. Aug 13. Skinned out my marmot this morning, he was very fat. His testicles were internal and encased in fat, making sex determination difficult. Did some packing and spent rest of day waiting for Breans, hearing the ecstatic sound of the lead-horse bell about six o'clock. It is too late to move now so we get out punto tomorrow morning. Thank God! Sun Aug 14. Packled down to the "blenocrat" with four horses. It was beautiful and clear early this morning, but soon clouded over and began to rain. Our usual travelling weather. The "blenocrat" was too heavily loaded for the rotten, muddy road, and went all to pieces. The collapse of the "one hors Shay" was trifling in comparison. After much work as Brein's part and some help from us, to the accompaniment of numerous drenching thunder-showers, we finally pulled into Hazeltus in time for dinner. The rain letting up as soon as we arrived. Saw practically no birds enroute. All this while country reeds is the undertaker.

Strong .1921. Kriajiox Valley, 23 mi. n. Hazelton, D.C. 125. 278.♀ Tuleo sparverius (imm.) Aug. 17. 1921. 279 ♀ imm. Bombycilla cedronum " " " 280.♂ Bartrania longicauda, Aug. 17 " ", 281 ♀ Adult. Bulo Virgimanus, (shot by Geo. Beirnes) Aug. 19. 1921. 282 ♂ imm. Actitis macularia . Aug. 18. " , Mon. Aug. 15 College opens - "Oh, to be in Berkeley now -" ! Sprint day rearranging and drying our outfit. Saw some Black Swifts, ♀ and a flocr of Baird Sandpipers which lit around a puddle in the main street. Watched the Humplack Salmon swimming up the Slicena and Bulleley rives , every so often they surge to the surface breaking water with their hump, for all the world like a Shakes-fir. I prefer humplacks, however. Saw Gambels Sparrows, Rufous Hummer, but little else. Many Immigrants seem to have left here, and but few arrived. Had to listen to many long-winded and pointless stories at the hands of the Hotel bench-warmers club. Should a man try to trace down all these stories - "Arctic ducks" ; Reel, saw-dust eating, birds; "wild canaries" etc. he'd grow violently insane instantly. Tues. Aug. 16. Cloudy all day, but marvel of marvels ! it didn't rain.) We moved to Geo Beirnes ranch on the Kriapiox (23 mi. n. where we were), and arrived in time to get settled for the night. All day !!! Saw Mallard, Horn, Goshowl?, Wood Peewee, Pine Siskin, and Song Sparrow - some list !

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Strong. 1920. Knojoix Valley. 126. Weeds Aug. 17. Got the cabin arranged in good shape. Compared to Nine Mile it is paradise personified, dry, warm, and with a good stove. The day was chiefly with hurries of rain, saw Nine Mile surrounded by clouds with heartfelt appreciation that we were anywhere Bartram's but there. Walked down the road and met Geo. Benne Sandpiper picking up with an Upland Plover which had flown against the telegraph wire. It was alive when he found it. This is an unusual bird to find at such a N.W. point. Shot a Sparrow Hawk, and a young Cedar Waxwing. Things in the bird line are greatly changed here. The vales of the Catlins and Purdeces have departed, leaving only a few straggles, albeit berries of all kinds offer abundance of food to the former. Audubon Warblers have disappeared leaving Pileated, Magpiebrown and Magnolia Warblers in some numbers. Cedar and Plumonian Wax- wings are wandering around in small mixed flocks. Pine Siskins are numerous and in large flocks. Song Sparrows and Lincoln Finches are still here but deep hidden in the tall weeds. Redstarts are plainly migrating. There are mixed, wandering flocks of Chickadees, Ruby-throated Kneiflets and Warblers. There are many Sparrow Hawks, a few Sharpshins, about four Red Tails, one probable Rough Leg, a few Bald Eagles and a great number of Horned Owls. Saw several ducks apparently Mallards. On the bottom lands are many Savannah Sparrows and Maryland Yellowthroats; also saw two Upland Plover on the

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Shung .1921. Krepiix Valley. 127. new cut hayfield, both of which I scoured. They stally thy the stubble like miniature cranes and as rising show their white tail markings and give their very distinctive whistle. Did some rotten shooting but luckily the birds stayed near enough in the field for me to retrieve my errors. I was going supposedly bear hunting along the river bars but these birds were too rare to pass up. Thanks to William I had both guns. Did Some fishing this afternoon and caught three twelve inch cutthroats, also one huge male humback salmon which I hooked by the hump, and one slender female which took the spoon. Had very hard time landing both of them. The male I must have weighed twenty odd pounds and I trembled for my tackle more than once. The river is teeming with salmon and they are forcing their way up all the streams in great numbers, surimming often with their whole backs out of water. This evening being but us a beautiful big Horned Owl and a badly shot-up Solitary Sandpiper, both of which he shot up the road where they are haying. Thurs. Aug. 18. The brush was walking wet this morning and it was overcast all day. Went over to the S weed's place at the river this morn-

Shing 1921 Kiggins Valley 128. ing. Shot a Magnolia Warbler and a Spotted Sandpiper. Birds are very scarce there now. Did some fishing and caught a big Holly Varden and a cutthroat. Saw three large gulls evidently Herring Gulls, and a flock of shore birds feeding on the gravel bars that resembled fussy yellow legs. There had been some G.P. Herons there recently. Spent some time watching the Hummies on their spawning ground, in the shallow waters the females scoop out large hollows in the gravel where they lay their eggs; there are hundreds of these "nests" off one island, each covered by a slender spotted female. Behind each of these hovers one, and sometimes two, lattered males, and when the female drops back they take her place and fertilize the eggs. They are constantly fighting and every now and then a big Holly Varden sweeps in evidently egg hunting, to be attacked by all the salmons. It is a very lively scene and well worth watching. Spent afternoon putting up specimens. This evening I went after a 1-Horned Owl. I heard hooting up the road. Sneaked up on him thru the brush, he was up in a big cottonwood about fifty feet and I watched him for sometime prior to shooting him. There were two other owls hooting and he was answering. Prior to hooting he would move up and down the branch

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Shung 1921. Thepix Valley, 129. then raising himself on his leaps and flattermg his body he would prump out his deep grunting word! hoom! apparently with much effort. From a crouch (see dotted line) he reares himsel to an upright position at the clso of each root, moving up and down the links between roots. This was a this years bird in full plumage. Fri. Aug. 19.. Cloudy with shwvers. Stayed near calin, all morning, I shot a Magnuba Warbler and a Sharp Shinned Hawer. Write up my notes. Mr. Svarth shot a very pale intern? Goshaul?, a beautiful bird. Spent all day in or near the calin, saw one floc of mixed! Chielades, Juncoes, 283 imm. ? Nordioica magnuba Aug. 19. 1921. 284. " ? Accipiter velox " " " 285. " ? Bulo Virginianus Aug. 15. " and Magnitia Warbler, also one flock of Juncoes. Worked on specimens all afternoon. Rained off and on all day. A very cheerful climate. ```>~o~~<```

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Strong. 1921. Kispin's Valley, 130. 286. ♂ [illegible] magnolia, Aug. 20. 1921. 257 [illegible]. Geothlypis trichas occidentalis, " " 288 ♀ Gypaetes nigra borealis, " " 289 ♀ Astur attencapillus H.S.S. " 18 " Sat. Aug. 20. – Cloudy and overcast as usual, clearing slightly toward evening. Went hunting all morning down the river thru the brush, fierce going and practically nothing to make it worth while. Shot two Sparrow Hawks and an adult Rusty Blackbird, the latter with much red in his plumage. Also secured a young Yellowthroat and a Magnolia Warbler. Down near the river there was a large flock of about fifty Black and Vaux Swift circling low over the newly cut hay fields and I secured one female Black Swift, mottled with white near the vent. Saw and shot at an Osprey which flew over me, escorted by several Swifts, but failed to land. He was screaming shrilly as we circled. This is the first one I have seen. Also saw two birds in the distance I was almost sure were Mourning Doves, but could not get close enough to make sure. Saw several young Geese coming home. Put up specimens all afternoon. This evening Mr. Swarth shot a Horned Lark which sat on the top of a fir tree in front of the cabin just as we were going to bed. Went on an unsuccessful hunt this evening. Mr. Swarth shot a Wilson's Snipe from a pair that flew over today.

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Strong. 1920 Kiepersol Valley 131. Sun Aug 21 Cloudy Went down to the Swede's place on the river collecting a Song Sparrow, Junco, Chiseladee, and young R.B. Sprueller [illegible]. Heard Nuthatch, many Cheladees, Wood Peewees, and finchy Finches as well. There was a large flock of Pine Siskins below the cabin. Saw nothing but Salmon in the river, had no luck fishing. Went up stream along the badly overgrown trail about a mile to the next place which is entirely over- grown with high weeds and brush. There are two small patches of cabbage and potatoes, but all else is overgrown. Greated the big pile between the two houses the Swede told me about but could see nothing. After squalling for several minutes I walked closer and was surprised to see a big, Black Woodchuck head sticking out between two legs with wildly agitated whiskers. Shot it, and found it to be an long sought "black grunnelbug", the black phase of the Woodchuck. An adult female, with thick black fur tinged with red on the tips. A very solid (probalhyalnts?) heavy animal weighing around fifteen pounds I should imagine(?) It was the fattest animal I ever saw and was entirely coated with at least an inch of fat, owl: which made it hard to plan. The Owl hooted off and on all afternoon as it was dark and cloudy, so I finally hunted one down near the cabin in a thick spruce tree and shot it, an immature male in complete adult plumage.

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Aug. 1921. Kinnix Valley - 132, ✓ 290. ♀ Marmota (223-46-60-25) Aug. 21. 1921. 291. J 28q 292. " Aug. 22 " Aug. 22 " ✓ 293. ♀ Sphyrapicus ruber, imm. Aug. 21. " ✓ 294. ♀ Jaleco sparrowimo, " 22. " ✓ 295. ♂ Bulo Virginianus, " 21 " ✓ 296. ♀ Ondatra, ~~~~ H.S.S. (544-250-75-17) Aug. 23. " ✓ 297. ♂ imm. Buteo Sagittarius, H.S.S. (Eyes feet greyish) Aug. 24. " ✓ 298 ♂ Picicles arthius Aug. 23 " ✓ 299. ♂ Z. f. Nuttali imm. " 24 " Mon. Aug. 22.- Cloudy as usual, some rain. Went on hunt then the bottomlands, ended up by fishing for a couple of hours. Caught one large Molly Haddock. Shot a male Sparrow Hawk in the way home. Mr. Suarthy saw an American Bittern in the marshy ground today. He did shoot a beautiful young Baldy Hawk or probably a Black Merlin as it was quite dark and had only a few bars on its tail. My luck has gone where the deal crabs go lately for I cant seem to get any birds. Tues. Aug. 23., - Hunted all our usual places but got only a few common birds, Song Sparrow 4, Magnolia Warbler, 1 , Piedated Warbler 1. and 1 male Antic Three Toed Woodpecker the first we has seen since we got back. Squealing on the edges of the tall firmed immediately brings many Song Sparrows, finches Finches and Warblers to view.

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Strong. 1921. Krieger Valley, 133. The Magnolia Warbler seem especially curious and almost light of one arm or hat. Saw many Chidracles in the poplars, Caught one spawning Molly Garden over by the Swedes, the river greedingly supplying us with Jay's meal to eat. Mr. S worth shot a Muskrat today, Phoebe and a Say Choole, the latter being the first we have seen here altho found North on the Stillins commonly. The Chules were very musical tonight altho the young owls like the young Red Tails have very shrill and immature voices! The deep Hoo-o! hoo-o! of the call being occasionally replaced by a shriller, Horned Owls tu-who! Who-tu-who! Whether this hooting is due to the individual, or is a regular part of the call I am not certain. We watched one Owl, fairly close on the top of a Spruce, hooting and as usual he ducked away low, threw his tail high in the air like a Winter Wren, and got out his call, without pumping as some of them do. For so solemn and dignified a bird, such a clumsious and absurd method of calling seems uncongenius to say the least. Got a whig shot at one but in the chock lost the bird, whether he was badly hit I could not tell. Put up a small pole with a no. 1 trap on it in the field today. Weds. Aug. 29. Cloudy. Went on long hunt down the river and into the talle below here. Saw practically

Thurs. 1921 Kingsx Valley. 134. nothing save Wanderers, Chickadees and Nuthatches. Shot one adult male Robin and a female Sparrowhawk? Mr. Swart (wing feathers) shot a Swainson's Hawk? and a Chestnut-backed Chickadee notched in The former is much smaller than a Red Tail , size of Swainson's Cooper's Hawk?, fluffy below and dark above. It is a 4 in Red Tail) peaceful, insect-eating hawk as evidenced by the track in this one crop. Put up specimens this afternoon. the little Englishman from below dropping in for a call, he got drunk?, fell out of his wagon and broke an elbow and has just recovered. a label Thurs. Aug. 25.- I forgot to note for Tues. Aug. 23 that I saw a weasel near the cabin when fishing in our little creek, he squealed at me in a shrill chird-like voice standing up on his hind feet to see me. Dashed into a brush pile before I could go to the cabin and get a gun. The reddish back and white belly were very noticeable. Pained hard today, but we did a little hunting with almost no results. Mr. Swarth shot two baby mule deer this evening. Wiggins, Dave Jorie and the "kid" arrived here with half the pack train today. They are starting out in a couple of days for another two weeks trip. Have two hinds on my neck. Great! Fri. Aug. 26. Warm and clear, all day !! Hunted the usual places this morning but aside from a lone female Green Winged Teal I shot with

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Strong . 1920. Krapinsx Valley 135. the aux. I got little, one Sap Phoebe and a finchly Finch. The teal was swimming around in a pool among the tules about ten feet l square and did not get up on my approach. My favorite fishing beach has been ruined by the vast quantities of dead, drying and spawning Humplback Salmon, caught two big Humplacks but nothing else. My girl allowed little sleep and makes life a joy, especially in this earthly paradise! Shot a Herred twit tonight, found it thru its hooting. ✓ 300. ♀ imm. Ondata , (425-190-68-21.) H.S.S. Aug. 25. 1921. ✓ 301 " " " (420-212-73-17) " " ✓ 302 ♂ Murela migratoria Aug. 25. 1921. ✓ 303 ♀ imm. Falco sparverius, Aug. 25 ✓ 304 ♀ Methon carolinense, Aug. 26. 1921. ✓ 305. ♀ ad. Buteo Verapimamus Aug. 26. ✓ 306. ♂ imm. Buteo borealis H.S.S. Aug. 27. 1921. ✓ 309, ♀ Picthá minutella Aug. 27. 310. Snake, frog, Aug. 28. 1921. 311. Toad, "" 312. Frog, "" 314. Snake "" ✓ 315 imm. ♀ Falco columbarius . ✓ 316 (indisting.) M. Melvzlia "" ✓ 317. Juaco hyemalis. (sex undeterminable.) ""

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Sturg. 1920. Leopix Valley 136. Sat. Aug. 27. Cloudy and occasional showers, needless to say. Got little after much hard hunting. Went thru bad brush to the river and shot two Least and one Western Sandpiper which were along the valley can in flocks mixed with Swampan Spotted Sandpipers. Coming back I shot one wailing Chestnut Warbling out of a tall dead tree. These birds are in small flocks now, evidently living on the sedalton and other berries. You hear a Thriller calling about twice a day, but they do not linger and pass right thru. Other signs of migration are scarce, the Warblers - Maraudia, Townsend's, Orange-Crowned, Pileated, MacGillvary and Peck Starts usually move along with the flocks of Chiffadees and Nuthatches. There are a very few Woodpeckers in the vicinity, I shot an adult male Little Three Toed today, but they are quiet and rarely seen. Redwing in small flocks fly over or linger in the tall trees, I shot one adult male in winter plumage. Intermediate Sparrows in their fall plumage (are here in small numbers, constantly stirring. Rufous Hummers are also quite common for this fielded district at least. The Pine Siskins are the only common bird here, they are in huge flocks and whether hunting thru the brush or all perched in a dead tree they make a constant fuss. There are a good many Water Snipes in their usual haunts,

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Sung, 1921 Kuspion Valley, 137. Song Sparrows and friendly Finches with a few Juncos can be found along the roads in the tall weeds. Savannah Sparrows and Yellow Thrush are in the wet fields, and Mr. Swarth shot one Smith's Foregoing in the willows, this latter bird resembles a Pipit, which is also here, in flight. The Ruffed Grouse are in large cover, the young birds full-tailed but full grown, and the cover are hard to find. We have seen a few more Upland Plover and a few Wilson's Snipe in the meadow but they are rare. American Mergansers, Mallards, and one Green Winged Teal are the only ducks we are sure of, they also, are very rare. One family of Red Tails, a few Swainson Hawks, possibly a couple of Rough Legs, an occasional Cooper, many migrating young Goshawks (2 secured so far), a few dark Nigged Hables or Ploeff Merlins, a good many Sharp Shinned Hables, all young apparently and many Sparrow Hawls represent that group. Of Owls we have only seen or heard the Great-Horned Owl but these are in great numbers. This would fill a goodly number of birds but they are very wild and scarce, and the country as a whole is pitifully lacking in life. Sun Aug 28.- Shot one Pigeon Hawk today, after a long hard hunt. Saw little else. What a place! A wasted day, nothing to do, or to hunt. Watched

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Stang. 1921. Kuopio Valley 188. the river this afternoon and evening but saw nothing but deer and drying salmon, and one quill, possibly a Glaucous Winged? Oulo gave us their usual chorus tonight, in most places the alder swamps make the birds of the road imperturbable. Paell train, minus a cook, left today, telling Um. along as general helper. Mon. Aug. 29. Another dull, dead day. Shot a foolish young Goshawk down the road, as he sat listening to a Red-Squirrel swearing at him from under a brush pile; those young hawks are very easy to approach. To the north of the cabin I shot a few birds, Nuttall's Sparrow, Lincoln Finch, Slate Colored Junco, and a Fox Sparrow, "(5 in one? Mr. Swarth thinks)?" This latter was one of a flock of about six in very thick brush. Worked on specimens all afternoon. Mr. Swarth shot a Horned Lark just at dusk?, it was nesting on a dead tree, with the usual bowing, wing opening, tail raising preliminaries 318. & imm. Cistus atricapillus (Eyes and feet yellow) (Stg.-1 space) Aug. 29. 1921, 319. & " Zonotrichia P. nuttali, " " 320 & Passerella i. " " 321 & M. lincolni. " " 322 & imm. Cistus atricapillus, Aug. 30.-" 323 & Oulo Vigmanus, H.S.S. " 29." 324 f imm. Ondrata " 30. 428-192-70-18.

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Strong, 1921, Kootenay Valley, 139. Jued. Aug. 30. - Rain. My traps (4) down in the meadow had one young Muskrat and one gnawed off leg in them. The marsh grasses is about two feet high and there are patches of willow brush all along the marshy creek. The rats have well marked runways and canals running over toward the oat field and it is in these, usually under several inches of water, I set my traps. I'm afraid I'll have to catch most of these springsters before I get any adults. Coming back I shot a finicky tinch, and was squealling when a weasel answered me and came right up to me in the brush, darting in and out of the brush pile, standing up straight like a squirrel. I shot him with the aux, which tore quite a hole but did not totally run him. Shot an adult male flicker, typical auditing, with no apparent tan sinister in his pedigree. There were many chickadees, Hammond Flycatcher, Song Sparrow and finicky finches in the willows. This morning we shot two young Western Tamaraws near the cabin. Put up speckners all afternoon. Saw a rabbit, two teal, and a few Sandpipers while watching the river for mythical bear this evening. Saw one Night Hawk over the river. Wedo. Aug. 31. - Had a little sun today. Caught two young Muskrats in my traps. A Goose-hawk tried to land the chicken yard while I was watching but flew into the chicken wire, sat disquietedly on a post nearly

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July 1921 Kispiox Valley 140. while the chellens safe inside the house made much fuss, then flew away just as I was getting in range. Got little else all morning, Mr. Swarth shot a beautiful Black Headed Jay, intermediate between Crest Steller (blue mark on forehead) and Buckley Mt. Jay with white patch over the eyes. This bird has both. The Red Squirrels are busy cutting the many cones off the spruce trees, they seem to start at the top and work around and down, the vicinity under the tree is pelleted with cones as the squirrel works. There are many Hazel nut bushes, Saolation, High Cranberry (red), Blue berry, Thimbleberry and Raspberries in this vicinity. Squirrels should have an easy time foraging. While working this afternoon the Owl concert began and I went after them. Finally located one about fifty feet up in cottonwood tree. The position was much exposed as the weeds were very park like but he was hooting seemingly careless of his position. I shot him, but this did not disturb two other owls in the close vicinity who went on hooting until I located one high up in the Poplar Tree sitting next to the trunk, after some difficulty I got close and for a shot but altho fairly I hit the Owl flapped off so far thru the brush I could not find it. The owls do not seem to assume as ludicrous attitude while hooting from branches as they do when swaying

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Strong. 1921. Kuspiux Valley, 141. 325. July Aug. 31, 1921. 326. " " 327. " " 328. Joel. " 329. ? imm. Quadrata 415-198-70-16. " 330. ♀ imm. " 425-210-72-21. "- on the top of a spruce tree, the sweeping top enables them to throw their tail high up in the air, open their wings, and duel? their heads in an absurd bobbing fashion. Saw nothing this evening but the usual single bee, these last are very scarce and do not come out till quite late. ~ ~ ~ Thurs. Sept. 1. Gloomy and rainy. My muskrat traps had two young Muskrats and two Vees in them. I certainly would like to get a few adults. Saw several Wilson's Snipe in the marsh, also some Golden Gained Sparrows? Saw, but lost, a Varied Thrush, the first one I have seen for some time. This evening I went down to set my traps in hopes of getting an adult. Saw a flock of Ripts and a strange Flyer which I was unable to seeme, it was the size and general shape of a JaellSnipe and flew from the edge of the oatfield finally going into the marsh. Shot two Teal on one of the small ponds, and watched another near my traps. All

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Sting · 1921. Kuspixx Valley, 147. ✓ 331. ♀ Ad. Bulo Virginias Aug. 31. 1921. ✓ 332. ♂ imm. Oucheta, 428-220-74-19 Sept. 1. 1921, ✓ 333. ♂ " " , 450-222-75-22 " " " " ✓ 334. ♂ junio hymah's, " " " " ✓ 335 ♂ Zontrichia P. corneta , " " " " ✓ 336 ♂ imm. Plawestins migratorig , Sept. 2. " " ✓ 337 ♂ " " " " " " ✓ 338 ♀ ad. Bulo virginianus, H.S.S. " " " ✓ 339 ♂ ad. Oandata (545-245-80-20.) Sept. 2. " " ✓ 340 ♀ ad. " " (547-246-78-19) " " " seemed to be females, and the last one finally came out on the grass very close to me and squatted down to sleep, on examining closer I found a Wilson Snipe on the same small patch of grass but on approach it flew, without however, disturbing the Teal. On the bridge I found a much excited Weedel popping in and out of the loop but he finally stayed still too long away for me to shoot him with a half load. A fine large male. As I came back after dusk I found Mr. Swartz choking a big Owl to death on the front porch, it had flown across in front of the cabin. Quite an eventful evening. Fri. Sept. 2. Cloudy with occasional bursts of sunshine. There

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Stang. 1921. Kripiux Valley. 143. were a flock of teal, Green Winged on the creek by Jathu's noise and I got a couple by jumping them from the peds. They are very tame, but when jumped they are beautiful shooting. Also many Wilson Snipe, but these are hard to find. Shot a large Hawk, one of a pair, but lost it. I shot at first it was a Peel Tail, but believe now it was a Goshawk for Mr. Swarth scared two young ones away from the hen house where they were patiently waiting for Jathu to come and turn out the chickens. I caught two adult Muskrats, male and female, in my traps which I believe clears out the whole family. They are very brown with fine fur. On the way back I saw both the Blue-Sided Flycatcher and the Wood Pewee. Also saw some Vaux Swifts and a bird resembling a Bittern which flew very high up. Shot a Townsend Solitaire near the cabin evening. The pedl train, Wiegius, Ware, Watt, and WM got in this evening - Very rainy this evening. Sat. Sept. 3. 1921. Rained hard all day. Nothing below here in the fields at all. I got one Bept out of a large goose however. Very brown - possibly Sympugus. In the woods I shot a Peel Squirrel and a Plover, saw nothing else. Fished but lost my tackle on a big salmon. Many large salmon in the river now, Cohee and hof- Salmon probably.

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Strong - 1921. Kuepinie Valley 147. 341. ♂ Sciurus, 310-136-45-18 Sept. 3, 1921, 342. ♀ Borsara umb(ella) umbellata (Gray R.Prase.) 11.5.5. " " " 343 ♂ Sittacela , (563-195-47-17.) Sept. 4, 1921, 344 ♀ Sciurus, (312-124-50-21 " " " 345 ♀ Fales sparsinus , " " " 346 ♀ Colaptes auratus latero, Sept. 5. ". 347 Jrag. Sept. 5, " 348 " " " " 349 ♀ Sciurus, ( 302-103-44-19) " " Sun. Sept. 4.- Closely as usual, with brush in usual weather condition. Three of my steel traps were empty, but the fourth held an adult dark Warbler. He was firmly caught by one leg (front) and had evidently been waiting then the tall grass via the mallards' canal. His pan seems to be prime, with white chin and patch or throat. Shot nothing else saw: a Sparrow Hawk, the Teal have left the creek, a very dark young Marsh Hawk was hunting over the creek today flying within ten feet of where I was standing. Tatton claims there is a teen in an Indians trap in the cottonwood, but is so hazy as to its whereabouts that I doubt it. Worked most of the afternoon, hunted for grouse this evening and saw one live bird roosting but did not shoot it. Shot a small rat I in the brush but lost it.

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Strong. 1921 Kuepux Valley 145, Mon. Sept. 5. Paed train left about noon today. Bill was presented with a new pair of shoes, his trusty horse "Angus", and the tent so he has decided to stay awhile. Indians are constantly passing here, reaching for berry picking etc. Shop, horses, children and women carry heavy packs, their lord and master usually leads the pack horse. Watched a delegation of Flickers and Sparrowhawks alternately attacking and being attacked by two Sharp shinned Hawks. Shot one of the hawks, apparently an adult female. There seems to be a natural predilection for Flicker and Sparrowhawks to fluff together, Mr Swartz suggests that the Hawks are waiting for the Flickers to build nests for them. The Flickers are quite passive unless attacked by the Sharpshinned Hawks when they dive into the brush without undue alarms, the Sparrow Hawks however return the attacks so there is a regular merry go round of one driving another from its perch. Apparently no one is hurt in the least during such maneuvers. Later I saw the Flickers, about four in number, still in peaceful company with about eight Sparrow Hawks, what for or why I don't know. In spite of a pouring rain I went into the vicinity of the cattle looking for Goose saw none and got scalped. There were two farms and farm kids apparently geese on the other side of the cattle. Got lost as usual, but thanks to the compass

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Strong .1921. Riponx Valley 146. came out where I intended, found a large clammy berron in the midst of an alder swamp which seemed to be most nearly fitted to a Woodchuck or Badger, were there any of the latter in the country. Heard but could not locate one crested Jay. Tues. Sept. 6. Rained hard all day. Read, bathed, washed clothes, sewed etc. Another wasted day. Wedo. Sept.7. Fairly clean, but brush wet. Went down in the meadows to look at my traps, per usual. Nothing there. Red-winged Howerer I shot a solitary Red Winged Blackbird, which Blackbird was "chuckling" in the willows. A young male with a very thick bill. This is the first we have seen. Came back to the bridge I flushed a Wilson Snipe which I secured. Saw a Pigeon Hawk which was being followed by some Sparrow Hawks, but failed to get him. Shot a female Northern Hweller, evidently of pure descent, she was with the Sparrow Hawks, as usual. As I got near the cabin I ran into the large covey of Gusee which roost near here, had some fast shooting and secured five, one gray, adult male, and four young bobbed tail kids. Three grey and one reddish. They had been eating Saskatoon, Kiriwini? High Bush Cranbou and Blue berries, and their crops were full of whole berries. Left the hull of the fockle under the spruce trees.

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Strong . 1921. Higuirey Valley. 147. 350. ? Barasa umbellus umbelloides Crop: berries, Sept. 7. 1921, 35t. ? " " " " " " " 352. ? " " " " " " " " 353 ? " " " " " " " " 354 ? " " " " " " " " 355 ? Talcu spawweins Sept. 7. 1921. 356 ? Gallinepo delicata . " " " 357 f Clamethens nupetoria, imm. " " " 358. f " " , imm. " " " 359. ?. Talcu sparweins (imm.) " 8 360 ? Calcanus lappoviens capponiens " 8. 361 ? Ixons racinus H.S.S. " " 362 fcel. Bulo minmious, " 9 " 363 ? imm. Ondrata. 498-233- 80-18. " " Thurs. Sept. 8.- Shows signs of clearing up! Still wet however. Saw many ducks on the river bars chiefly Mallards, some Teal Wingeasers and other unidentified ducks. Shot a Mallard but the stream carried it away. Got little else. Coming back I shot a Jaybird foreguy, the first we have seen around here. Many Pipits as usual. The poellers saw a female bear and two cub's trails up by "the Intermans cabin". Went after them this evening and found old tracks nothing else. However I did see a deer which was feeding in the brush just off the road. Heard three jumps and just got a glimpse of brown as

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Strang . 1921 Keripinx Valley . 148. it disappeared. Came back by way of furlables , hard unprofitable walking. Mr. Swarth shot another Owl right next to the cabin today, adult female. ~~~ Fri. Sept. 9.- Tried to get some dwell shooting this morning and got one female Mallard. Had the devil of a time in the thicket brush wading for nearly two hours trying to get out. Found an open slough, and shot three young mudcrats which were bringing grass from the edges into the central pool, perhaps to make a house. Saw a Hermit-Thrush ("chuck-chuck") in the dense brush. Went out to the place where I shot the Woodchuck? ~~ but after a long hunt gave it up. There were many Mallards in the river. Also saw a Red-tailed Hawk?. Saw a Winter Wrens also in the thicket brush. All Charlie! Clifford's relatives are here now, so we are in the middle of an Indian village. Yesterday morning Mr. Swarth shot a gray Woodchuck on an elevated place a mile north of here. Heavy frost last night, wonderful day! ~~~ Sat. Sept. 10.- Fine day, with another heavy frost. Found a small field of grass on a brooking flat where they were feeding on blue berries, got three after some fast shooting. Shot two Mallard drabos down as the river and

String - 1921. Kinspire Valley 149. sawed one of them, in eclipse plumage showing very little green. Saw a flock of Rusty Blackbirds flying over and then the Willows, many Sparrow Hawks, Hikers Rushing, Song, Nuttals, Savannah, Jay and Lincoln's Sparrows; Myrtle Warblers (first time) sawed three,, one Crested Jay, heard Hairy Woodpeeler, Audubon Warbler, Black-capped Chickadee, Marsh Hawks, Pipits, Pine Siskins etc. are still common, also Yellow throats. Saw a Mule swimming down the creek this afternoon,, just caught a glimpse of him. Went down to Clementron's this evening to get some oats for my horse tomorrow night. Shot an adult guineo - emuente, lit alongside the road and flew as I approached. Jatter gave me a Horned! ~~~ / 364, & Bonaca u. umbellides, / 365 ♀ad. " " " / 366 ♂ (900) - 367 ♀ Colaptes auratus luteus ' Sept. 10. 1921. " " " " Orl he shot last night it is very disreputable feeling as it long in the creek all day. Saw a big Owl fly over my head in the Moonlight as I came home, noiseless as a big moth! Sun. Sept. 11. Another heavy frost, but a fine clear day. Started up the line about 8:30 on horseback. The country between here and first calin is the

Strang. 1921 Midway Cabin, 40 mi. n. Hazellen. 150. same as this; poplar, spruce and cottonwood. Saw a few Varied Thrushes and Steller Jay. Stopped for a moment at Who. Rose (?) for Beach Cal., for a few minutes, and had a fine breakfast at the first cabin where I was most hospitably received. Got away from there about eleven thirty, saw three dead rabbits on the first part of the trail evidently dead from some disease or plague. The trail climbs steadily, with frequent sharp dips thru the various creeks, and is in fearful condition boggy, muddy, and hence deep in water and mud in many places; it is narrow and winds considerably, altho in the main it follows the telegraph line. You gradually climb out of the poplar and cottonwood country along some fairly dry ridges covered with Jack-pine and tall fir-kneed spruces, hazel nuts, high-bush cranberries, blue berries, limeline?, and a few Saskatoon berries all along the trail. In two dips Hemlock and Spruce predominate, with the land very marshy supporting

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Strong. 1921. Half Way Cabin, 40 mi. n. Hazelton, 151. Lichen (grey) in a few exposed places. There are two small burns, very thick with dead timber {birchweed}, alder, and hazel brush), and in the bottom are a few marshy meadows. Around the midway cabin is a small clearing with red elder berries growing in some quantities and there were attracting many birds, black headed Jays in numbers, several Canada Jays, many Gambels Sparrows White Winged Crossbills (the males in red plumage) and a couple of Sharp Shinned Hawks to police the locality. Along the trail were Chickadees (heard some but saw none), Ruby Crowned Kinglets, Gambel Song, and Friedlin Sparrows. Many Hermit and Varied Thrushes in the heavier timbers. Some Crested Jays, Prolins, and Fledglings (very many, chiefly auratus) Shot one American Three Toed Woodpecker, and saw what I believe to be an Arctic Three Toed in the burnt timber, where he was very noisy. There were a few Duffed Geese in the bottoms, chiefly old birds and very wild. Ran into two Franklin Grouse which hopped up in a nearby spruce and waited for me to shoot them. This was in the mossy spruce and hemlock forest. A few rods farther on I secured another in the same way. Saw many Red Squirrels, and saw the tracks of a Porcupine, but saw no other mammals. Camped very comfortably in the "half way" cabin, fed my horse, did a little

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Strong. 1921. Half way Cabin, 40 mi.n. Hazeltin, 152 hunting (Black Headed Jays) and turned in, nothing to dis- turb my slumbers save a few Peromyscus. Mon. Sept. 12. Another fine day. No frost where I was, altho there was at "twenty mile". Many Stellar Jays (B.H.) flocking around, as well as a flock of White Winged Cross- bills, and several Canada Jays. Caught one male crossbill alive by chasing him into the cabin, "Bill" and tried to bring him out in an H.P.C. tea tin, but the trail was too bad for "Bill", and he de- parted this temporary existence. Saw large cat (Lynx?) tracks on the trail, and faint black bear tracks, also saw one young fox, and a Miceotus running over the moss. Birds seen same as yesterday, and I secured two more "food hens" in the same sort of country. Walked most of the way out as the trail was too bad to ride. Arrived at the first cabin about two o'clock and was invited in to a wonderful dinner, listened to much varied music and had a fine time. Saw several coveys of Quart and many 9 hikers coming down the trail. Saw several Horned Owls perched on or near the cabin tonight. Also saw one adult "Biker" up the line. Tues Sept. 13. - Fine weather and frosts continue. Hunted for ducke along the river and wet fields. Saw many Mallards and Teal, killing five of the latter out.

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Stoney . 1921. Kispiox Valley, 23 mi n. Hazelton . 158. /368 & Canachites franklini /369 f " /370 f ad. " /371 f imm Cyanocitta stelleri /372 & " /373 ? Perithorius canadensis, (shot all to hell ) /374 f Pieveles americana, /375 Lepus, winter palage, killed winter 1920-21. Given us Sept. 10. 1921 there were two old drakes among them . Saw two chale mallards in eclipse plumage , each in the rear of a small flock of ducks ! Both shucks were flying too far out over the river for me to shoot . Fawed detier tracks and a fresh salmon on the lower bar , and bear tracks , slightly larger than my hand on the upper bar . The bear had been turning over the dead salmon and from the tracks appeared to have swum the river at this point. No fresh salmon were in evidence . The salmon on the lower bar had his throat partially eaten ; otter ? Saw no other kinds of interest ! Worked hard all afternoon putting up specimens . Went down to the river tonight to look for bear but saw nothing , except three queer snipes or sandpipers, two of which flew over me and one which rose from the rocky edge of the river . Shot at an Owl in disgust and came home .

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Sturg. 1921. Krispior Valley. 154. 376 ♂ foxia beneplera Sept. 12. 1921. 377 ♂ imm. Junco hyemalis Sept. 14 " 378 ♀ " " " " " 379 ♂ imm. " " " " " 380 ♀ " " " " " " 381 ♂ Anthus rubescens " " " 382 ♂ ad. Planarieno migratoriei " " " Weck. Sept. 14. Good weather continues, but is too warm to last on ahead. Went down to the river, saw Mallards, Teal and Murcycense but got no good shots. A flock of four Ripato lit on the beach where they sat evidently resting, secured two. Came back thru the fields, saw several Yellow Throats, two finchyn finches, several Song Sparrows, and one Sparuw- Hawk. Along the willows were many Myrthl Warbler, J Pulins, and Heblers; the latter being all females from what I could see. There was a few flocks of Junco's. Slate-colored and Black-headed both. Saw nothing else. This evening I went down to the river and saw some coyote and other trvels on the far but nothing else. There were many cars trotting around the chicken house but it was too dull to see them. Thurs. Sept. 15.— Very cloudy today. Novel walk to

Shrew. 1921. Kuipine Valley. 156. the river, saw some Mallards but secured none. Had no well fishing. Few birds in fields or along willows. Saw one large flock of Blackbirds pestering a Sparrow Hawk and I secured one which was a purely Blackbird. Besides these I saw -- Black Headed Juncos, Song Sparrows, Robin, Gray Buffalo Goose, Yellow Shafted Flicker, Myrtle Warbler, [illegible] Capped Chickadee and Canadian Nuthatch. Spent part of the afternoon -- 383 immature Junco. 364 female " Euphagus carolinus 385 male P. migratoria Sept. 15. 1921 " " " with the dead salmon on the river. Wow! What a smell. Shot several ducks, Mallard and Teal but lost them in the river all except one of the latter. The only other birds I saw were a large grey Eagle, I don't know which kind, a Chickadee and a Purely humming Kinglet. Spent some time watching two young Whiskrats feeding in the marsh. They were gathering grass and burying it along their canals to the central pool where they seemed to be constructing a house or lining tunnels under some thick brush. When they swim they hold their tails stiffly behind them, swinging it rapidly back and forth with horizontal study, as tho it were an aid in swimming, when

Stang. 1921. Kempin Valley 156. Ducks and Salmon eggs cutting marsh grass or weeds under water they wave their tails violently in the air. They sit up very straight when feeding, holding their food in their fore paws in time violent fashion. Noises in the brush do not disturb them, to visit myself and a black cow, but a swirl of wings when a flock of Teal darted over caused them to dive and stay out of sight for some time. The ducks here all feed on salmon roe, as all can ducks. stomachs have contained eggs, and their favorite feeding grounds are the spawning bars of the various salmon. The "bumplecles" are pressed down the beaches, and a few are still spawning but the main run is over. The "big salmon" are here in some numbers especially in the shallow creeks, the males are big grey fellows about three or four feet long with pointed heads and regular canine tooth. The females are smaller and more silvery, with a black bar on the sides. The "whoo's" are yet to come, and according to Bill they are "very good salmon" just like the "spring salmon" a small (2 to 3 ft.) silvery salmon and fine eating. Followed the bears tracks all along the beach but discovered nothing new. Heard an owl hooting just at dusk this evening, then a shell screaming from the same place

Strong - 1920 Kuspins Valley 167. and finally a rather disgusted hooting from farther off in the woods, I imagine the Owl hunting purely by sound as it was still light "caught" a tartan in the form of a Mindi or Marten and had to relinquish it. Andrew, the cushion owl arrived tonight, in a rig which we are to drive to turn tomorrow, the pack train bringing in our luggage. So this is an last night for the owls! surely Kuspins! ~ 386. Bad Baloo virgianus (Sten - nemino rabbit.) Sept. 16, 1921. Trout: Belly Baelen Trout F, Sept. 16, 1921. wt: - 11 1/2 lbs. length, 50 1/2 ins. Body circum: 16 1/2 ins. Descript: Back - dark? olive green with faint pink spots, upper fins - blue black with one black spot on outer part of dorsal fin. Head. blue black above, pink spot over eye, eye: black pupil, yellow white iris gills inner: darker silver tinged with pink, under dark salmon red. Sides: silvery with frequent pink spots lower fins dark at base, pink? on edges. faint dark Mechin fins from middle of tail to gills. Belly white, Tail: dark Jath: pronounced and sharp. Fri. Sept. 16: Cloudy, but cold. Began to rain this evening went for a walk up the road to the north of here. Saw two Goshaules one an adult, but it was too nice to let me approach within range,

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String . 1921 Lispirex Valley 158. which is very different from the young ones who are idiotic in their trustfulness. On a cold trail I found my fifteenth Horned Owl sitting next to the trunk of a small poplar. Watched him for some time but aside from blinking lazily and casually glancing over his back he offered little entertainment, he did show some interest in my squealing but refused to leave his perch. Shot birds as a farewell gift from the valley, he turned out to be an adult male in good plumage, his stomach containing lones and fan of one rabbit. Incidentally, I found a young rabbit dead from disease on the trail. Aside from some junceves and R.C. Kinglets saw no other birds. Went down to the river to hunt ducks this afternoon and waited patiently for some three hours but got no shooting. Saw a few Mallards and Teal, but they were not flying at all. I did get some fine fishing however, got four big fish, Wolly Vardons in fine condition, the largest 12 1/2 lbs and three others about 4 or 5 lbs. (see p. 157.) Had a great fight especially with the big one but landed them all legely. A large copper and silver spoon did the truels. The lunch were so heavy I could barely hold them out with one hand. Gave one to

Strong . 1921, Kingius Valley - 157. 6 Charlie' fundahl, and me to the Packers. Charlie', Clifford wanted to put up his swamp hay so we stayed over a day. Mr. Swarth spent most of the day packing. Cruls were much in evidence tonight, flying over the cabin, and hooting from the nearby snares. Supposedly we go to town tomorrow. ~~~ Sat. Sept. 17. Packed hard all morning. Mr. Swarth and myself started in to turn in a J reeling rig, pulled by a one-eyed horse called "Rosie". Usual drizzling rain from the time we started till we got in; then it cleared up! The horse shied at every hill dog or stump we met so we had plenty of entertainment en route. Saw a Pigeon Hawk?, a few huffed grouse and some Siennas, Juncoes and Song Sparrows, as well as the usual Sparrowhawks. Stayed at the hotel tonight. Charlie' Clifford and the pack train got in about seven. Sun. Sept. 18.- Went over to the Paint, and with the aid of Frank? and the teeny got settled in our old cabin. Tried a little fishing but had no luck. I shot a male Holbeels Grebe which was swimming in an eddy of the Streeena; it was probably an adult and still retained its reed throat. These are much larger birds than the Eared or Horned Gule.

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Swing . 1921. Hazellon, B.C., 160 Mr. Sneath put it up while I cut wood, an exercise which I have grown expert at, Walzed up to the station but Mr. Gow was not there. Saw Juncos (slate and black headed) Varied Thrushes, Purins, Chickadees, Myrtle Warblers, Ruby Crowned and Golden Crowned Kinglets, and one Ruffed Grouse. Mon. Sept 19. Went for a walk thru the burned flat North of the B.R. Station. The day was warm and overcast, Saw a few birds - [illegible] Gambrels, and Song Sparrows, Juncos, Plenty Blackbirds, one B.H. Jay, a few Sparrow Hawks and a couple of Hairy Woodpeckers. Heard Owls hooting near the road, which was no temptation however. Made reservations at the station, and packed bathed, etc for the rest of the afternoon. Got off at 6:45 this evening. Mr. Ware, Hudson's Bay Co. Post Inspector being the only man aboard & I alone. The rest of the trip was uneventful and rainy. ~~~~~~

2 San Pedro Martin region, Lower Calif., Mexico 1925

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Notes copied from original San Pedro Martin region, Lower Calif., Mexico May 18 - June 13, 1925 pp. 161-199 No. 700-746 Specimens collected belong to Accession #2561, and are included in Mammal Catalog # 36147-36163 Bird Catalog # 47158-47198

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) Mr. Egbert W. Schenck Mrs. Sara Schenck W. D. S. Leighton Hope. 1925 SAN PEDRO MARTIR TRIP. BAJA CALIF. Mon. May 18. Bought provisions in San Diego, packed in much haste, and got off about one o'clock. Crossed to Coronado, thence to Tia Juana. At the line got a puncture but thanks to Mr. H. got across without any inspection. Had one modest drink -- and drove off over the hills for Ensenada. Rolling, sage brush country exactly like San Diego district. Many Ravens and vultures. Had "modest repast" at Keller's -- a beautiful place between high rim-rock buttes and ocean. Drove on toward Ensenada -- the coast backed by hills, and the ocean very blue, with white beaches. Just after dark, Bony got a puncture and we had to wait for him about 3/4 of an hour. A fog and a rain came up, the battery and the spark plugs went on the bum. Finally got into the Consulate about ten o'clock. Thank Got for Mexican possibilities! enroute to --- SAN JOSE rancho. Thurs. May 21. Packed reorganized outfit in our two machines -- the Ford and the Buick, and got started for San Antonio del Mar, about 70 miles south on the peninsula. Both cars were heavily loaded, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. Edward M. Behemoth Mrs. Sara Behemoth 5391 SAN PEDRO MATIR TRIP. BALA CALLF. Mon, May 18. Buying provisions in San Diego, secured to much haste, and got on the job about one o'clock. Coronado, thence to the Juanes. At the line of a jog and mile to Mr. H. M. of sorts without any inspection. Had one decent drink -- and drove off over the hills for Mazamet. .abandoned for a while. victualling again in San Diego district. a 'relief' as "faster faster" had. .served instructed a -- a beautifully place between high-road and river-course where on toward Ensenada by miles -- abandoned break at and the, all-in'd to be loaded with dark, with which they, said very neeco a jog you for one turnout of had on the other end of an hour. A leg and a rest up the battery and got into the spark plug where the spark plug Constance about one o'clock. Thank God for Mexico! :autolilistuseq order 5206 WAS --- of unknown

. Strong 1925 Copy) Schenck in the Buick, Hope and myself in the Ford. Drove from about ten o'clock in the morning until 6.45 in the evening. Very bad roads over country. Much like the tops of the San Jacintos in Alta California. Hills cov- ered with chapparal and some sort of ceanothus -- the flats with a feathery sort of sage (like tamarisk). Much cactus. A succession of steep hills with granite outcrops, and flat valleys with small willow-lined water courses. Considerable bird life -- about eight flocks of quail, many doves, one big roost of vultures (about two dozen) several cottontail rabbits, one Jack, two coyotes feeding on a dead horse, one Antelope Chip- munk, etc. After wasting some time on a wrong road -- just beyond San Vicente where there is a ruined Mission -- we pushed on into San Antonio Canyon -- a fascinating place. Very steep and high walled, peculiarly [illegible] granites and sandstones in one place -- looking like a wall made by the old Mexicans. Many caves, white washed by birds forming places where ravines were nesting. Reeds in the canyon bottom give a trop- ical effect. After about three miles the canyon leads out to the sea coast dunes , and here the San Antonio del Mar ranch house, distillery, and oil works (200,000 dollars already invested in sinking oil well 19,000 ft. down, thru water already.) are located. [a company lease this site] The Rancho del Mar is owned by Mr. and /62

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Strong 25 py) 163 Mrs. Chrisman. Birds at Ensenada: May 19, 20, 1925. 1. Calif. Towhee 2. Eng. Sparrow 3. House finch (common) 4. Ark. Goldfinch 5. Willow Goldfinch 6. Song Sparrow (rare) 7. Brewer Blackbird (common) 8. Redwing Blackbird (Bicolor Tricolor? 9. Barn Owl 10. Burrowing Owl 11. Turkey Vulture (very abund.) 12. Raven (very abund.) 13. Rough leg Hawk (ferrug.) 14. Marsh Hawk (several) 15. Sparrow Hawk (rare) 16. Oriole (Hooded) (abund.) 17. Valley Quail (abund.) 18. Allen Hummingbird. 19. Pipit 20. Horned Larks (pairs abund.) 21. Mourning Doves (abund. 22. Calif. Brown Thrasher 23. Road Runner 24. Blackheaded Grosbeak 25. Western Gulls 26. Brandt (?) Cormorant [no shore birds seen at Ensenada] 27. Says Phoebe (comm) 28. Arkansas Kingbird(") 29. Phainopepla (common) 30. Eave Swallow. Mammals: Ensenada: Cotton-tail rabbit. Ground Squirrel Kangaroo Rat (many at night across rd.) Bob Cat.

Mrs. Christmas. Birds at Ensenada: May 19, SO, 1938. 1. Calli Towhee .1 2. Eng. Sparrow .01 3. House Finch (common) .50 Horned Larks (pairs) 4. Ark. Goldfinch (.bunda) 5. Willow Goldfinch .51 Morning Doves (sewn) 6. Song Sparrow (rare) .55 Calif. Brown Thrasher 7. Brewer Blackbird (common) .58 Road Runner 8. Bedwing Blackbird (Blue Jay?) Tricolori? 9. Barn Owl .23 Western Gulls 10. Burrowing Owl .26 Brandt (?) Cormorant 11. Turkey Vulture (very abundant) (.bunda very) 12. Raven (.very abundant) no shore birds seen as 13. Rough Leg Hawk (.rare) Ensenada 14. Marsh Hawk (several) 15. Sparrow Hawk (rare) 16. Oriole (Hooded) (.bunda) (.behoon) .52 Hilarionian (.common) 17. Say's Phoebe (.common) 18. Arizona Kingbird (.35) 19. Valley Quail (.bunda) .20 Blue Sparrow. Mammals: Quassada: Cotton-tail rabbit. Ground Squirrel Jaguarcoo (cat?) many at night (.67)

Strong 925 opy) 164 To San Antonio del Mar: Jack Rabbit. Coyote (2 seen) Antelope Chipmunk (1 seen) (several Cotton tails seen) May 21, 1925. Birds seen between Ensenada and Antonio del Mar. 31. Redtail Hawk (1 very dark specimen seen) 32. Sage Thrasher (quite common) 33. Calif. Shrike 34. Louisiana Tanager (3 seen, 1 ♂) 35. Lark Sparrow (several) Black headed Grosbeak (several) (Many Valley Quail -- in small coveys seen. One ♀ and tiny chicks seen. Many small flocks of Mourning Doves.) 36. English Sparrow, at San Antonio del Mar. (June 12, 1925) SAN JOSE May 22. Drove from Rancho San Antonio del Mar to Rancho San Jose, up and over more hills than I thought were in the peninsula -- upper Sonoran zone stuff. Very hard grades -- walked and pushed occasionally. Much brush country. Finally arrived at San Jose, a beautiful little green valley under the main Martir ridge, with a

May SS Drove from Reno to San Antonio del Mar. Pancho Salas, up and over two men I thought were in the peninsula -- running some stuff. Very doubt...villainessoo bedded him hollow -- as he had planned country's. Pancho arrived at San Jose with a little green velvet under the main Marit ridge, with a distinctly different look from the one I saw. (1935) May SS, 1932 BIRD HAWK: A very dark sparrow seen (Hawk's Hawk) (very dark sparrow seen) Gale of the sea (gale of the sea common) Griffin's bird (Hunters' game? & seen.) Black Sparrow (sawerai) (fernwe) blackheaded blackbird (sawerai) MANY VIGILY (Many Vigilantly -- in early spring) Green-eyed to a cold flame, never alone yet, (sword) May SS of San Antonio del Mar.

Strong 125 py) 165 stream, cottonwoods, willows and aspens, while above them were the usual pines. Collected here for a short time. Birds: at San Jose. (May 22, 1925) Hooded Oriole, Black-headed Grosbeak, Ark. Kingbird, Nuttall Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pygmy Nuthatch, Eave Swallow, Western and San Lucas Flycatcher(?), Gray Flycatcher, Junco, Song Sparrow, Audubon Warbler, Bewick Wren, Western Tanager, Brewer Blackbird. Birds at San Jose -- (June 9, 1925) English Sparrow, Yellow breasted (Long tailed?) Chat, Yellow Warbler, Purple Martin. (Remains of one gray Screech Owl, and one large Sharpshin or small Cooper Hawk seen.) the "Oaks" May 23, 1925. Went up the mts. 4 pack mules, 4 riding mules, 2 horses, -- our two packers Melling (a Norwegian) and Manuelo Manrigues, a part Indian Mex. from around southern end of peninsula. Went up past big placer works at Socorro, then up to the Oaks, where we got out of the brush belt into the pines and grass meadows. Saw a flock of Flat-headed Jays, here. Had a good camp. Manuel went out for an hour and brought in a nice young buck -- apparently a two year old Blacktail. Skinned

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Strong 925 py) 166 him out in the dark, quite a job. Heard Poor Will tonight. Saw one or two antelope chipmunks today, be- fore we got up into the pines. Passed from typical Upper Sonoran to Transition zone conditions today. LA CORONA. May 24, 1925. Pushed on up the Mt. through rocks, pines, firs, hemlocks, etc. to Corona. Just before getting here we saw a good-sized buck -- dubious species. Much deer-sign under the pines near a water hole. Melling got sick here, acute indigestion, epsom salts and hot water helped a little and we got onto camp in a big Mt. Meadow, surrounded by pines and granite rocks, with a small stream down the middle. Saw many Pinon Jays here raising cane and feeding in flocks in the meadows! Saw a flock of Mt. Quail and several pairs scattered thru the brush. Many chipmunks, a few ground squirrels, one Pine Squirrel (Mearnsi?). Did a little collecting. Juncos and Bluebirds common and tame -- unique types. Many Ravens and Vultures. Also saw one Purple Martin fly over. Violet Green Swallows replace Eave Swallows here. No Valley Quail. Notes on DEER: May 25. Stayed in camp. Mr. Hope and Manuel went out

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 167 and killed one spike buck and a large doe. Melling and I hunted all morning, saw one deer which I missed -- rifle shoots high 6" on 60 yds! Apparently all deer here are more Blacktail than Mule deer. Mostly bucks on the ridges. Melling says the bucks range during the summer and fall, but during the spring stay localized while their horns are soft. The does are mostly low down in the brush about to have fawns. The doe collected had 2 well developed fawns -- embryos. Deer here us- ually have two fawns. The "burns" offer the best feed- ing places for the deer, and the heat of the day is spent in the shade of the pines. We found many deer beds. Saw one large black tailed Jack rabbit up on the ridge, up among the rocks and pines. They are fairly common here. Set out 3 traps both nights, all were sprung by some small cat-like (track) animal, which was too wise to get caught. May 26, 1925. Packed up, the buzzards coming right into camp before we left. Climbed up steep trail over the western ridge of the Martir and dropped down into the Vallecito flats, with a stream, and nice open meadows -- wilows along the water courses and clumps of pines here and there. Great flocks of Valley Quail, also scattered pairs. "Bony's" mule pitched him off much to the en- joyment of the packers, no harm done. Made camp in, or at, a neat log cabin out in the open near the stream,

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, Strong 1925 copy) /68 which flows sometimes above and sometimes under ground. (collected antlers) Flocks of Pinon Jays, and several Clark Nutcrackers are most striking. V. G., Eave (very few) and a pair of Purple Martins in the air. Juncos, Nuthatches (Pygmy and Slender billed) and Bluebirds abundant. Also Pine Siskins and Brewer Blackbirds com- mon. Many deer horns scattered over the flat. VALLECITOS CAMP May 27, 1925. Collected on flat this morning, along creek. Watched the Pinon Jays catching insects like blackbirds, feeding on edges of creek, and thru pines. Secured a pair of Clark Nutcrackers -- they sit very quietly in the high pines or dead stubs -- occasionally screaming or making their grating "nut-cracking" noises. Usually they are to be found near the Pinon Jays. Val- ley Quail were pairing. Pine Siskins in flocks, Blue- birds and Juncos in pairs. Collected two Purple Finches (a pair of females came into camp last night, after I shot one the other would not leave.) One male with club-feet collected today, singing in a dead pine. A d pair of Redtails only hawks seen. Nuthatches of both species common. Chipmunks common, gray - i.e. ground squirrels rare.

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. Strong 1925 Copy) 169 This afternoon we rode up the eastern rim of the flat -- out of Transition into Canadian zone -- firs, pines, hemlocks, and little aspen flats. V. G. Swal- lows, Bluebirds, Juncoes, Olive Sided Flycatchers, Nut- hatches, Mt. Chickadees, Mt. Quail (1 pr.) characteris- tic. (Also Bewick Wren). Got to the rim and looked down 10,000 ft. over the Colorado Desert, the river, and the Gulf. Could even see Sonora across the Gulf, and looking back to the west could see the Pacific. An unsurpassed spectacle! White-throated Swifts were sail- ing over the abyss. I collected one. Saw a little old sheep sign; much deer sign all along the ridge. Went up and down the ridge thru the brush. Out on the flat I saw a pair of W. Purple Martins going in and out of a hole in a big snag. (Left 3 deer hides, 3 skulls, and collected antlers for Jose to take down to San Jose.) ENCANTADA: May 28, 1925. Left Vallecito for Encantada. Rode over rocky pine ridges, manzanita thickets, and willow and aspen clumps in the rare dry creek bottoms. In one such flat saw three deer, two bucks, and a doe apparent- ly. Got about five views of them, they appeared blue grey with white rumps, more marked than the buck I saw at Corona. The bucks had about two points, and bounded off up the canyon from the flat where they had been

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) feeding. After passing thru weird granite rock forma- tions we came out on the large flat of Encantada, about 2 1/2 mils. long by 1/2 wide. A small creek goes thru it, two ponds but no tule. The Encantada Picachos (peaks) to the east, then the Diablo Pichachos and the desert. Rode with Melling to La Grulla, a similar flat 3 mis. s. w. and met Borell and Lamb. Had an interesting talk with them. Saw one Bob Cat in the rocks, and one small flock Mt. Quail. May 29, 1925. "Encantada". Collected this morning -- saw R. S. Flicker, Calif. Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, O. S. Flycatcher, Gray and Western (sub. sp.?) Flycatch- ers. Slenderbill, and Pygmy Nuthatch, Pinon Jay, Blue- bird, Junco, Horned Lark, R. T. Hawk, Vulture, Raven, Eave, V. G. Swallow. Also Chipmunks and one Ground Squirrel (collected). The upper end (N.) of the flat is sandy with pines, the creek is dry here. Saw one pair of Horned Larks on the flat, app. nesting. Killdeer are fairly common in the marshy places. Lamb, Borell and their packer Jose, a Kal-e-wa Indian dropped in and stayed to lunch. They have had fine luck, and are en- route to Vallecito. They saw three Condors at La Grulla; one came directly over their camp. This afternoon we all rode over to La Grulla, the lower or n.w. end where there is quite a lake and tule swamp. Mr. Hope killed a mallard from a flock of five,

Strong 925 cpy) LA GRULLA (the Crane) all apparently Mallards. (Exam. showed her ovaries to be large and in process of egg separation, but not actu- ally ready to lay). Rode around the swamp, and I se- cured a sandpiper (Solitary ?) or Lesser Yellowlegs from the muddy edge of the lake where he was feeding with a Killdeer. This may be a good take. Birds here appear the same as at Encantada, which would be expected. Brewer Blackbirds were app. nesting in the reeds, but no Redwings were seen. The former were busily chasing a pair of ravens. Several Redtail Hawks were seen. The country is the usual pine and granite boulder type. The "lake" is shallow and marshy. Rode the length of the flat, saw a B. T. Jack rabbit near Borell's old camp. Coming back I secured an ad. ♀ Red tail Hawk from a tall snag. Had much excitement with my mule as a result. Skinned birds all evening. Horned owls hoot around the flat at night. the DIABLO PICACHOS -- and the DESERT. May 30, 1925. Rode up the ridge east of Encantada, to a high ridge above the Encantada peaks. Saw much sheep sign here. The zone seems to change to Canadian or at least upper Transition -- hemlock, fir, pine -- with dwarf shrubs, and many dead snags. The bird life seems however much the same -- 2 sp. Nuthatches, Bluebird and

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D. Strong 1925 Copy) Junco common, V. G. Swallow, House Wren, O. S. Fly- catcher (one collected), Pine Siskin, Mt. Quail, -- all characteristic, both here and lower down. The alt. of the ridge is about 10,000'. The Pacific and the Gulf are both visible -- and the desert N. and S. for a tre- mendous distance. The Diablo peaks are only a bare 1/4 mi. across an abyss -- it might perhaps be climbed but the peaks are breath-taking with their sheer drops. The view is truly beyond comparison. Searched the bluffs for sheep but saw none -- with the field glasses. Saw one flock of Mt. Quail, and one spike buck at the "horse flats" where he was grazing. He also had a white rump, but bounded off up the ridge with stiff "blacktail" jumps or bounds. Quite tame -- we were within about 150 yds. I found two cast horns on top of the ridge, where the sheep sign was so abundant. Galloped back over the flat -- Melling and I rode down and drove two calves and cows into the corral for milking in the morning. Skinned specimens all evening. (Saw a black hawk about the size of a Redtail sailing over the pines, up on the ridge.) (Collected antlers around here also.) SANTA ROSA FLATS. (creek cañon-bird paradise) May 31, 1925. Packed up and moved about 16 mis. s. w. to the Santa Rosa flats -- little water in the Santa 172

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. Strong 925 opy) 173 Rosa creek, but considerable feed on the flats. Saw a coyote crossing the flat. Saw one Horned Owl, and an- other big black hawk (Harris ?) sitting quietly on a snag over the trail, only had the 30/30 so couldn't collect them. The country flattens out -- becomes drier, the hills are lower and bare like the Berkeley hills. The pines seem smaller, and there are willows along the creeks, and manzanita on the ridges. Made camp by an old corral -- above the little rocky creek -- after camp was established I went down the canyon which is a bird paradise. Collected 2 Mt. Quail, and 2 flat-headed Jays -- which were good. Saw Spurred Towhee, Black Capped Goldfinch (Ark. or G. B. ?) one small flock. Cres Crested Titmouse, Bush Tit -- and all the usual S. P. M. birds. The Valley Quail and Pinon Jays were common here in the same locality as the Mt. Quail and F. H. Jays. Skinned hard all afternoon and evening. Set out three traps tonight. Two Red-tail Hawks were being pestered all day by flocks of Pinon Jays. Very cold tonight -- slept next to the fire. trip to Cajon (Santa Rosa) C[illegible]on. June 1, 1925. Two coyotes got in my traps, one pulled out, and the other broke the wire and got away with the trap! Spent the morning packing, bathed!!, and waited for Manuel to ride off to Encantada hunting three hob-

for myself to ride to Guernsey and stay there until the end of June and I did what you had done, and it was not bad. But I could not get back to the farm (I think) so I stayed with my aunt in London. I went to school at St. John's College, Oxford, where I met many good friends and made some very nice ones too. We used to go out for walks together and sometimes we would stay overnight in a hotel or inn near the town. One evening we decided to visit a small village about five miles away from Oxford. It was called Blackmore's Vale, and it had a church with a beautiful spire that stood high above everything else around us. As we walked towards the village, we saw a large field full of wildflowers swaying gently in the breeze. The air smelled sweet and fresh, and we felt happy to be there. We reached the edge of the village just as dusk began to fall, and the sky turned pink and orange. The street lamps were still off, but there was enough light for us to see our way along the road. As we entered the village, we noticed that most of the houses had their windows lit up, and people were walking out onto their doorsteps to greet us warmly. A young boy came running towards us, shouting "Hello! Hello!" and then stopped short when he saw who it was. He pointed at us excitedly and said, "Oh my goodness, it's you! It's really you! I can't believe my eyes!" Then he told us all about his day at school and how much fun he had playing with other children during recess time. He invited us to come over tomorrow afternoon so we could play games together. We agreed happily and thanked him profusely before saying goodbye to everyone else in the village. Then we turned back towards Oxford, happy hearts full of joy and excitement about what lay ahead of us. But before leaving, one thing struck me deeply: this little boy had made such a big impression on my heart that I wanted nothing more than to return again someday soon.

D. Strong 1925 (Copy) bled horses that left for parts unknown. Are all pre- pared for a hard three days in the desert passes. Spent an hour or so watching a redtail hawk being pestered by flocks of pinon jays. About twelve we started off for Cajon Canyon (Called Santa Rosa canyon by Nelson). Came across the flat thru the pines to the rim and looked out over the steep drop into the desert (San Felipe Valley) and across the gulf where the Sonoran coast was plainly visible. Dropped right over the rim -- very rough steep trail, past La Suerto, a small creek, down Los Alamosos canyon (Santa Rosa peak to the southwest) across several divides and at last into the Cajon -- much chap- paral (low prickly shrubs -- with pinyon trees down to about 6000'). F. H. Jays, Spurred Towhees Phainoepilas -- Ravens, R.T. Hawk, Vulture, and Valley Quail -- occas. to be seen. Below this the flora becomes distinctly desert like -- more cactii -- mescal, yucca, giant cactus cardon), barrel cactus, Spanish bayonet, cats-claw shrub ! Cholla, bear paw cactus, and well down about 2500' mesquite thickets along the dry stream bed occur. Here Manuel killed a brown rattlesnake which disputed the trail -- about 3' long with one rattle and a button. Down about this level, new birds appear -- the White- Winged dove especially -- this is my first sight of him. His double note coo! coo! very loud and unique.

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) V. G. Swallows and W. T. Swifts are common here (one Sparrow hawk seen about 7000'). We camped about 6:30 on a clear stream of water -- about 8" deep and 3' across flowing thru thickets of mesquite and willow brush between high cañon walls -- the bottom of the cañons are full of half or wholly wild stock. These desert "foothills", or more properly ranges of the San Pedro Martir bordering the San Felipe Valley are shere rock piles -- huge distorted granite boulders, the cañons showing the effect of freshets -- and at the mouth of all the cañons are vast alluvial fans of washed out boulders. The desert appears flat but really forms a trough between the San Pedro Martirs on this (west) side and the San Felipe range on the other -- perhaps 18 miles in width, and supporting a vast and weird desert growth of mesquite cactus (innumerable species) cats claw and other venomous shrubs. Ash-throated flycatchers, noisily mating are very conspicuous. Our camp must be about 600' higher than the desert at the canyon mouth. On the way down we saw -- much to the alarm of our stock, a dead colt killed by a Mt. Lion, in the trail. On the latter acct. this wild stock of the desert border especially the horses do not increase. The afternoon in the high-walled canyon was rather hot and oppressive. The evening cool and delightful, the sheer canyon walls gleaming white in the moonlight looked like snow in the Canadian rockies.

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D. Strong 1925 Copy) Mrs. Schenck thought she heard a horned owl tonight CAJON CAÑON June 2, 1925. We all rode down the cañon (about 3 1/2 miles -- thru bad country) to the mouth. Quite a little stock here now. Saw many w.w.doves, etc. Nearly all the giant cactus have holes bored in them, and we saw a few cactus woodpeckers (ladder backed ?). I collected a w. w. dove and a ♂ Valley Quail early this morning -- I hoped the latter would be the Gambel's Quail, but he appears quite ordinary. There are large coveys, no pairs noted, along the stream. Mating more than nesting ap-pears to be the condition of most of the birds. At the entrance to the cañon, near the last water hole we saw sheep low down on the ridge. We rode up within about 150 yds. and Hope and I began shooting -- I thought I was shooting at a buck (ram) but probably it was a doe. As usual in such a case -- we all, in-cluding Manuelo got "mob hysteria", and out of 21 shots at a compar. easy range we killed none! first Mt. Sheep. There were nine in all counted -- about 2 small rams, 1 larger ram five ewes, and one small immature. They bounced easily up

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D. Strong 1925 Copy) 177 the rocky point, scattering like Quail, and were visible for some time as they picked their way up to the top and over -- 3 to 4000' high (San Felipe valley is 1500' high at the lowest). They are tan colored -- a gray white that blends ideally with the rocks so that when not in motion they are invisible. Their underparts and rumps seem lighter -- the tail dark, They are apparently un- afraid of stock, and showed little fear of man even after our harmless bombardment. Note on SAN FELIPE VALLEY This valley (60 mis.long, 10 mis. across) is pure desert bordered by the sheer escapement of the S.P.M. (10,000') on the west, and San Felipe range (4000') on the east. The cactii are legion, scattered mesquites, cats claw, etc. furnish abundant desert vegetation. Many signs of Kangaroo rats seen. Cactus Woodpeckers, Ash throated flycatchers, w. w. doves (near canon mouths) Phainopeplas, Gnatcatchers, Vultures were seen out on the desert itself, but bird life is most abundant in the canyons where the creeks (at this time of year 1/4 to 1/2 a mile up the canyon) are found. In all, the following birds were seen and a number of others such as small flycatchers, briefly glimpsed sparrows (like Sage or Bell Sparrows), gnatcatchers and a few others.

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. Strong 1925 (Copy) Vulture (common) no Condor seen. Redtail hawk (several pairs, each apparent crossing a canyon.) Duck hawk, one pair nesting on high cliff bordering desert. Raven, common on cliffs and desert. White-winged dove, common usually near water. Valley Quail, large flocks in mesquite groves along creek. Cactus Woodpecker (s. species ?) many pairs seen. Oriole -- very black body and head -- dark yellow. One pair seen near camp. Ash-throated flycatcher, very abundant. Bush tit, quite abundant. Verdin, several pairs seen in canyon. Cactus Wren, not common, several birds suppos. of this species seen. House (Bewick) Wren, fairly common in pairs along creek. V. G. Swallow, common in canyon. W. Throated swift, fairly common on cliffs and in cañons House Finch, fairly common in pairs. (?) Vireo, heard a great deal near water in willows. Brown Towhee, common in lower reaches of canyons. Spurred Towhee, common in upper brush belts above cañon. Roadrunner, several indiv. seen. Sparrow hawk, are seen about 7000' alt.

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) Goldfinches, prob. green back, one flock seen in lower ~canon. W. Flycatcher, common. Observations on Mt. Sheep. June 3, 1925. Walked down the canyon and got sketches and photos of pictographs at mouth. Gathered up Hope's ram's head and the others went up the canyon. Melling and I rested a while, they with a canteen of water, climbed up the huge rock pile range where he and the Schencks saw the big ram silhouetted against the sky last evening. Had a ticklish climb, around hair-poised slide rock, up cliffs, and thru cactus, reached the point and spent about 3/4 of an hour watching the higher peaks with field glasses. Here we found the bed of the ram seen yesterday , a sheltered niche at the highest point of this minor peak -- crushed dry brush showed where he had slept. The mescal is all cropped off, the barrel cactus broken down and eaten -- tracks and sign were abundant. We started up the next ridge and half way up I saw a sheeps head silhouetted against the sky- line of the ridge -- Melling put the glasses on it, and a large rock near by proved to be composed of sheep, three rams and as many ewes all bunched together on a space no more than four feet square! They were about 300 yds above us, but so well did they blend with the

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 180 background that until I saw the young sheep in silhouette we couldn't disting. them. They trotted off over the sharp ridge and we went after them full speed travelling over and around cliffs we would have shuddered at any other time. A few glimpses showed we were driving them out on the point bordered by the canyon and the desert and that we would surely get a shot. We reached the top of the high ridge bordering the desert -- a magnificent sight, the desert below us to the east, the vast barren rock ridges around us and the towering barrier of the San Pedro Martir blocking out all the west. Occasional glimpses showed us the sheep were still ahead and we raced up and around the precipitous ridge, at last on Desert cliffs Sheep Canyon Carrot Trail! Camp Creek N E W S = where sheep were from? o where we caught up & them eastern rim we worked around a steep bluff and there only 60 yds ahead of us stood two sheep, standing out on a sloping rock looking over the desert. We were about to shoot, one was an old dwe the other a yearling ram,

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) when a kid, about two months old came out on the rock and began to nurse. He was dark mouse color -- with white buttucks and short horns. For perhaps twenty minutes we watched these three sheep thru the glasses -- the youngster acted as though he owned the mountain, he was interested in us for a short while then went to his mother and sitting down on his back haunches began to nurse butting his mother in the flanks with his short budding horns. This was evid. a diff. group than the one we were after, no rams came into view, so we studied them at our leisure thru field glasses. The ewe was dun gray with black patches, she was old and scarred. The yearling buck had horns which looked yellow He was lighter than the & and in splendid cond. belly almost white and the buttocks light, the short tail black. Finally they began to pick their way leis- urly down the ridge, walking with ease over the sharply sloping rocks. The kid romped along bounding after his mother. They went out of sight below us and we had no desire to shoot. The intimate glimpse, the majestic desolate setting and the thrill of the risky chase were sufficient. As we suspected, the other sheep had preceded them down the ridge and we saw no more. Watched the Duck hawks wheeling around the ridge and finally worked our way down the ridge in about two hours getting to camp all in but satisfied.

. D. Strong 1925 (Copy) /82 The sheep are evid. always on this ridge, all over it at all levels are signs of feeding and travel. When seen in one place in the evening you are nearly sure to find them in the morning for they do not travel at night. The large rams apparently keep apart from the groups most of the time. Practiaally all the barrel cactus seen were tramped down and eaten, furnishing I suppose a good deal of water. The sheep would be easy to secure and with a few days time a splendid group could be secured. They show no fear of stock and comparatively little of man for they are rarely bothered -- the country is far to difficult of access. In all we saw nearly thirty sheep, some of which of course were seen twice, but there are undoubtedly a great number here. Our packer, Manuel, saw seven sheep in the lower rocky country to the north of the camp. Snake: (Caught a "Blind worm" tonight, a small brown snake about 6 to 8" long, with a head at each end, with either functional or vestigial eyes at each extrem. Dor- sal surface dull brown with small scales, lighter ven- tral surface. Put him in a can but he escaped.) SAN TOMAS. June 4, 1925. Packed up and climbed up and out of the

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) /83 desert -- I would like to have one more day for I think we could easily have gotten a ram. Hard climb out -- stopped at Santa Rosa and picked up our cache, then dropped over the western rim of the mountains to San Tomas, a beautiful long meadow with a nice willow fringed stream. The change today was remarkable -- from utter desert lower Sonoran, thru upper Sonoran, Transi- tion (Santa Rosa) and down into lower transition and upper Sonoran at San Tomas. Saw a coyote with the stock here on the flat. Collected all I could put up, in the willows, in about an hour. Very cold today, pinon, grease wood, willows -- and many other shrubs character- ize the flora. Good feed here. Passed a miserably cold night, damp and foggy. San Tomas, June 4, 1925. R. t. hawk V. G. Swallow Vulture Bluebird Raven Cassin Kingbird Brewer blackbird Gray flycatcher Flat headed Jay West flycatcher Mt. Quail (not certain) flycatcher Valley Quail (2 specs. secured) Calif. Woodpecker B. h. Grosbeak R. s. flicker Oriole Hairy woodpecker Cassin Purple finch Purple Martin (about doz.) Townsend Warbler Eave Swallow Poorwill

{ "text": "Dove Swallow.\nPurple Martin (abundant) .\nHairy Woodpecker\nCassin Purple Finch\nR. e. Flicker\nR. G. Grosbeak\nVulture\nHaven\nGrenadier Kingbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\nVesley Quail.\n(S. apaca .) (S. oregonus)\n(ton setaria) flycatcher\nBrewer's blackbird\nGray Flycatcher\nWhite-eyed Vireo\nWarbler, Golden-cheeked\nWarbler, Black-and-white\nMr. Quail.\ [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

D. Strong 925 opy) 184 Night hawk Spurred Towhee W. throated Swift Mt. Chickadee Vireo Wren tit Pygmy Nuthatch S. B. Nuthatch House wren Pine Siskin G. B. Goldfinch (Coyote, brush rabbit (1 spec.) Ground Squirrel, seen. Mt. Lion (San Ysidro) June 5, 1925. Packed up late, had trouble with Hope's horse. Packed on down Mt. thru typical brushy belt assoc. -- Grease wood, chemese, cactus (barrel) a little cat's claw, wild "apricot" or plum. Very little bird- life in evidence. Some deer and coyote tracks. After dropping down a long steep barren ridge we came to the creek in a narrow canyon -- San Ysidro stream -- very windy and rather chilly. About a half mile down the stream a Mt. lion ran up the bluffs to our right and I got three running shots at long range before he went over the high ridge. He was brown in color and ran low trav- elling very fast. Came close to him but missed. He was evidently hunting along the creek and our noise scared him out. He disappeared over the high brown ridge. Made camp at San Ysidro where one Mexican and his family lives. Warmer tonight. Put up

{ "text": "made camp at 8am Yaseo where one Mexican\nWarner contacts.\nPut up\nand his lives.\n.zevil yilma'\n[illegible]\nHe disappeared over the high brown ri\n.who min bersee\nsaw evidence running along the slope and noise\nGoma chose to turn and missed.\nHe\nall .beezim duh min of secoo emso .Jee' Yrev gollie\nand the ridge.\neghir dgid edt He was proud as could be.\n.eghir dgid edt\nthe three men went on before again in a shade growing eerier joy\nI hns hdgir nuo ot a?uoid eht qu ner noil .JM e maerts\nstreets of our right and left the fluid to our left and I had a duoda .yifid redfer has ybuhd\nand mob ellm tian e duogA .ylifid redfer has ybuhd\nview -- meerde orbitY nse -- noynso worran a ni Dperu\ndropping down a long and narrow ridge of emso ew egbir narrerd qeeje gnof a mob zntqorbv\nafter .eklorn eoyoe hraoae ..somebive ni ellf\n.amiq to \"Joohqa\" hliw ,malo a'Jao\n-- Vryd-diff yrev .muif to \"Joohqa\" hliw ,malo a'Jao\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 .3 omt\n.ooza -- Greaso ,boow maaetd .JH mob no belonF .ecron\nstled ydauid laocqy ot widt .JM mob no belonF .ecron\nto Hoke had trouble with Hope .2501 [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

D. Strong 1925 (Copy) /85 about eight specimens by fire light. San Ysidro, June 5, 1925. Mourning dove G. B. Goldfinch Brewer blackbird Anna Hummingbird Vireo (w.w.) Rufus Hummingbird Cassin or Ark. Kingbird Song Sparrow (several singing Valley Quail Wren Tit Night Hawk Brown Towhee Phainopepla Cooper Hawk. SAN PEDRO MARTIR MISSION June 6, 1925. About six miles from San Ysidro we came on the impressive ruins of the San Pedro Martir Mission. The ground works are very large and intensely interest- ing. Mounds show the plan of the walls, and stone foundations and rubble walls are still in evidence. Plain red potsherds are common. There is a good creek here, and a hot spring. The valley is now desolate but once probably was a garden spot. We should have ex- ploded more thoroughly for a little dragging would prob- ablely yield much of interest. We continued on down very steep dry ridges to the Santo Domingo river (La Grulla stream), stopped and paid our respects to the family at San Antone and continued

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D. Strong 1925 Copy) /86 trout (salmo nelsoni) about three miles up the creek where we camped. A nice little stream, marked by cottonwoods, oaks, sycamores, willows etc. in great contrast to the barren dry ridges just above where short dry buysh and a few giant cactii bake in the sun. The valley is very hot, but cool in the evening, the moon now fuul makes it lovely. All went fishing -- I got a nice bunch of salmo nelsoni -- running from 9 1/2" to 5" -- good pan size, and fun to catch. Considering how desirable the stream environ- ment is, birds are very rare. Coon tracks are common along the creek. Amphibians -- frogs, toads, hyla; liz- ards, garter (water) snakes, turtles etc. The trout seem identical with all Rainbow trout I ever caught in Ore. Wash. or Calif. LA GRULLA STREAM (mule deer) June 7, 1925. Very hot. Rest of the party went up the creek to the falls which drop down from La Grulla. Man- uel and I went up on the ridges to hunt for a buck. We hunted all over the tops thru chapparal thickets, found many tracks and much sign. Finally caught a glimpse of a buck about 300 yds. below us, he ran out on a point and stopped. We waited for a sight of him perhaps 15 minutes, then two Calif. Jays began to cry, and Manuel got a glimpse of him. He fired and knocked him off his feet, he crawled off under a bush and we went to get

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) Mule deer. him watching all the way. When we got there he had disappeared! We found faint blood stains but no trail, it was like magic, and left even Manuel bewildered. We hunted high and low with no results. Continued and came over a ridge when a big deer broke cover close to us. As it was a doe I didn't shoot and she ran about 400 yds. off and almost hidden watched us from the brush. Manuel said "dos chiquitos aqui" -- and I began to squeak like a fawn with a bad attack of colic. The doe stepped out of the brush, stamped, jerked her tail and came bounding stiff-legged right at us! She came within 25 yds. of where we sat -- a beautiful sight! She was in full red summer pelage, her whole rump white, the tail black on the tip and white above, thinner above the tip. Quite plainly a ♀ mule deer, the ears more enormous and black. She stamped and whistled in a nervous manner. Manuel threw a rock at her and she bound ed off in the typical bouncing stiff-legged gait, tail thrown high. The under parts are gray. I called her back again and she came at a run. After a brief, but unsuccessful search for the "dos chiquitos" we went on leaving her nervously grazing about 400 yds. away. Evidently the Mule deer are found lower in these dry brushy hillsides, for I am quite sure that the deer collected above in the pines are blacktail species. Some Mule deer were seen up in the Mts. also, and I 187

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D. Strong 925 opy) 188 strongly suspect the two species interbreed. Mr. Hope's speciemn seems typical of such a cross (the deer head at Ensenada). Caught a nice bunch of about 30 trout and had a good swim late in the afternoon. Warm, comfortable night. SANTA CRUZ June 8, 1925. Packed up this morning, and waited a long while for Manuel to find the two horses. The mules came into camp of their own accord about breakfast time. Schenck and Melling caught lizards, I wrote up my jour- nal. Started about ten thirty, rode by the rancho San Antonio and north up dry steep grades, lifeless and characterized by Palo Verde, manzanita, ceanothus, yucca, a few giant cactus etc. A few Quail near the rancho, little else. Up, up, up country much the same, the Cha- mise becomes more pronounced. Save a few aspens in the dry water courses there are no large trees. Dropped down into the little Santa Cruz valley, two spots of green in a dry valley -- backed to the east by the rub- bish heaps of rocks, the main Martir range,

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. Strong 1925 Copy) LA GRULLA CREEK Black Phoebe Wren tit Ark. Kingbird Bell (?) Sparrow, on ridges above creek. G. B. Goldfinch one wwl seen by Melling, prob. "Long eared" thin, horns, dark vert. stripes on belly. Eyes whiteish. About 12" long. Cooper Hawk. Brown Towhee. Vireo Senor Manuel Remundu Miatorrel Melling rode out to ask permission to camp and after a long wait the haciendado himself came galloping down with a bull hide flapping and sailing behind him -- yel- ing loudly. Our mules took fright naturally and tried to climb a barbed wire fence. He was a splendid bearded Whitmanesque figure, seventy years old and active as a boy picking up his rope on the ground from the saddle like a young vaquero. He used the hide to haul a load of barley hay up to his main place. We made camp in his hay field and loafed around most of the afternoon. This is the man who rode with North (A. W. -- the author) in the mts. and as he rode ahead poked up the wasps nests so that the worthy writer might have real thrills to write about. His sense of humor is keen but not overly gentle in its manifestations.

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D. Strong 1925 Copy) /90 SAN JOSE (Indians at Arroyo Leon) June 9, 1925. Long dry ride to San Jose -- usual chap- paral country of the San Pedro mountain. Rode slowly -- saw little of interest. No new birds -- many Quail and about twelve vultures on a dead beef at Tassajara creek. Rode down the long slope into the rocky plateau of San Jose with its long line of willows and cottonwoods along the creek. Forded the creek with some difficulty and into the ranch -- where after unpacking we ate a big meal. Karey, the miner at Soccorro, Lissman, a swede who is going up in the mts. prospecting and coyote trap- ping and Melling's herders from Encantada are all in today. A picturesque old Indian from Arroyo Leon brot in some wild honey -- he wore sandals and was pure Indian. From the Indian girl at San Jose I found out that there were about 28 pure Indians at Arroyo Leon, with about 6 old people. They are Kalimas. Spent all afternoon watching the birds around the ranch house and the creek with its willows, cottonwood's and oaks. Saw several English Sparrows near the house, which surprised me. Watched the Phainopeplas catching insects -- the males are very much in evidence and con- stantly fighting. The ♀'s are very shy and keep out of sight; I finally collected a pair however, All the Orioles, save one pair have left the vicinity of the

D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 191 house, and it was with difficulty I secured one adult ?, which had an old scar on his head. The pair near the house were feeding young. Found the nests of two King- birds, which they were vociferously and pugnaciously guarding. Nuttall Woodpeckers were common and very noisy. Brewer Blackbirds likewise. Saw Yellow Warbler, Purple Martin, which were new to me here. A strange meeting. (Prof. Schafner of Vienna) June 10, 1925. Loaded the machines this morning, got away about 9:30. Lamb and Borell are coming down about the 13th. With some difficulty drove up the grades west of San Jose. On top of the highest grade we met a weird party of two machines -- the central figure being Prof- essor Schaffner of the Univ. of Vienna the famous paleon- tologist, three nondescripts and a very fat and loquaci- ously condemnatory Spaniard who teaches something at Pomona College. The latter was down he said to find out the meanings of pictographs in the San Joaquin valley, and to look for Megalithic monuments! Precariously balanced on the ridge he discussed the paltry pig headed- ess and non utility of "the Americanists" while the rest of us chatted or posed for various photographs. is a peach, very humorous and evidently a splendid scholar. We planned a dinner at the "China- mans" at Ensenada fto Saturday night. It will be a

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) /32 ting of beauty if it occurs'. We left them en rout for the crest of the San Pedro Martin, the Onyx mines, San Fernando and its petroglyphs and the desert, all in one day so far as I could gather. All together it, was one of the strangest meetings in a strange spot one could well imagine. We drove thru San Telmo, and the Le Gaspe rancho, where we met Mr. Eaton, the Delegado of this district. Then south to Miss Hamiston's near San Quintin, on the San Domingo river which is dry hard at its mouth. Miss Hamilton unfortunately is at Ensenada. Huey's (San Diego Museum) car is here at present, he is about 18 mis. south. San Domingo Mission From here (san Domingo Mission) we drove down to the little Mexican village of San Ramon to put in a telephone call, and thence thru the new Mexican colony down to the beach. Managed to get across the marsh and out onto the rocky kelp stream beach. Aside from a few glaucous wing gulls, Pelicans, Ravens and Vultures there seems to be little life. The marsh however offers more variety but we only skirted it seeing many Red winged blackbirds and V. G. and Eave Swallows. Sage Thrashers, Kingbirds, Horned Larks and Antelope Chipmunks -- with many Brown Towhees charac. the dry

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D. Strong 1925 opy) /93 brush areas. Slept all afternoon at Miss Hamiltons, read this evening. Saw many Jack rabbits (one flock of six in a stubble field) Cottontails and Quail. Many Kingbirds, Linnets, and other small birds. Simpson, Miss H.'s hired man, says Huey gives 150 as the number of bird species actually on the ranch! This sounds rather like the report of Mark Twain's death. return to San Antonio del mar. June 12, 1925. Up early and drove along the coast route thru San Telmo and Colnett (of evil fame, for the colony estab. there withstood six successive years of drouth only to be completely washed out the seventh by a flood !) valleys. Thence to San Antonio del Mar. Had lunch. Spent the afternoon exploring for Indian living sites, chiefly up a small branch of San Antonio Canyon -- where there are two or three "tinajas" or springs. There are ideal caves in the crumbling sedimentary rocks, also beds of pleistocene oyster shell. Dug in the caves but aside from shells and a little charcoal found noth- ing. A few surface potsherds were picked up. Why such ideal rock shelters should have little or no human debris seems very strange. After vainly looking for another cave in the main canyon, and exploring the old copper mine, we drove down to the beach. Here we found small

mine, we drove down to the beach. There we found small bigger blo and exploring the main sanctuary, novena him and eve in After very strange... .AFTER VERY STRANGE. This look should have a little over divide are liable for another and on up were flopped on the surface of A THE SURFACE OF A were broken up. Why? but aside from shells and a blue alligator more shiely but toward freshwater eel fish a dna alfalfa motr oblias dud even and in you... [illegible] "to abed oala There are ideas of cleavage to be made of the where there are two or three "stages" or stages. spice, objectify up anama a qu yitidlo .noyuoG einoTnA no 62 spent the afternoon exploring for Indian living evilif naibni rot gnitofpuxe nooristlle edt Jnaq8 !ayllav ( !.demul bah . .rem Ieb eliroTA neS ot ecenOT .) heoff a yd dhneves and tue bedasaw yiejfignoo ed ot vino edafbe there are years of growth. thru 2m Teno and Colones hne omlT n_6 & vmh sofo ent rot ,emsI live to) $tenfoG hne omiET n_6 & vmh Ume IS, 1955 . Up early and drove along the coast toward rem Ieb eliroTA neS ot ecenOT .ayllav ( !.demul bah . heoff a yd dhneves and tue bedasaw yiejfignoo ed ot vino edafbe there are years of growth. thru 2m Teno and Colones hne omlT n_6 & vmh sofo ent rot ,emsI live to) $tenfoG hne omiET n_6 & vmh Ume IS, 1955 . Up early and drove along the coast toward the report of Mark Twain's speech. like rather abouca ainT !dunar edt no yfleutae aeiocge bird to redmun ent as O&I aeivy yuey ayaa ,new herin a'.H saIM ,noeqmIS .abrid ffees redfo hna ,sjennil ,ahidgnizY xwM .flauD hua aitstnodSO (bleif eidduta a ot xia 'o koolt sno) adldor hsat ynem wwe2 .yineve minT beer ,anodilmeh saIM ja noomretS ffa jqef8 .aseya neurd

D. Strong 1925 (Copy) /34 heaps of clam shells, one that covered perhaps 1/2 an acre but of no depth, not broken, and containing so far as we saw no artifacts. Many stones are in evidence -- but little else save the varied flotsam of an ocean beach. On a pond near the ocean I saw one Snowy Plover, which acted suspiciously as tho it were nesting. Also saw a Jack rabbit in the dunes, Skunk, Wildcat and Coy- ote tracks. Out at sea an immense flock of sea birds, apparently all shear-waters with about fifty Brown Pelicans were circling over a school of fish. The flock was perhaps two miles long, 200 yds. wide or more, and to a height of twenty feet above the water. A vast collection! This evening Schaffner, Pijoan, Cooper etc. came in after a wild and hurried trip up the mt. All gave out at the Oaks, but Cooper and the other boy, who rode with Melling up to the Vallecitos rim, took photos and then down the north end of the mts. Melling came down to San Antonio with them. Had an interesting discussion tonight, much to the disgust of H. who was fixing a tire. June 13, 1925. Drove with the two other machines down the San Antonio canyon and investigated a cave about 200 yds. north and above the canyon, about 1/2 mile east

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D. Strong 1925 [copy] /95 of the ranch. Much ash, shell, and some surface pottery sherds, little else. The depth of the cave deposit was about 36" at the deepest and showed no sort of stratifi- cation. At the end of the canyon we saw a large coyote feeding on a dead burro. H. fired at him, but missed. Stopped at San Vicente and examined the ruins of the old Mission, collected an interesting variety of small artifacts, pot sherds, old china, incised bone e tc. Took pictures and discussed the old history of the site -- in 1854 when Walker "the grey-eyed man of destiny" took it by storm. Earlier, when James Ohio Pattie was brot here, and later when 10,000 Yumas from the Colorado were repulsed. Even in 1915 the rebels (nondescripts and renegades) were attacked here in the modern village and about six men were killed on both sides. Had a pleasant lunch under a ramada at Santo Tomas, and then continued our drive home. This evening we had a dinner party at "the Chinamans" for nearly twenty five people in honor of Schaffner, Pijuan etc. A most suc- c essful and entertaining affair. And the wind up of the trip --

Localities from which specimens were collected :- San Jose = San Jose, 2500 ft., lat. 31°, Lower Calif. Corona = Corona, 9000 ft., San Pedro Martin Ritz, Lower Calif. Vallecitos = Vallecitos, 8000 & 9000 ft., " " Encantada = La Encantada, 7400 ft. & 7500 ft. " " La Grulla = La Grulla, 7000 ft " " Santa Rosa and Santa Rosa Flats " " Cajon Canyon = El Cajon Cañon San Tomas = Santo Tomas, 6000 ft. " "

D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 196 SPECIMENS: (see off. page for localities) 700 ♂ Ark. Kingbird -- San Jose, Pedro Martir, L. Calif. May 22, 1925. 701 ♂ Nuttall Woodpecker -- San Jose, Pedro Martir, L. Calif. May 22, 1925. 702 ♀ Pinon Jay -- Corona, San Pedro Martir, L. Calif. May 24, 1925 703 ♂ ✓ Blacktail deer -- Corona (about 3 mi. S.), San Pedro Martir, L. Calif. May 23, 1925 (= 55½" length) 7" tail (legs cut off) 8" ear (meas. in inches) 704 ♀ ✓ Blacktail deer -- Corona (1 mi. N.) San Pedro Martir, May 25, 1925. (139 cc., long 43.5 leg. 1 19 ear, 15 tail.) 2 embryos. Early stage. 705 ♂ ✓ Blacktail deer -- Corona (1 mi. N.) San Pedro May 25, 1925. 138.5 cc. long, 43 cc. leg. 17 tail. 18.5 ear. 706 ♂ Mearn's Pine Squirrel, May 24, 1925. Corona, S. P. M., Baja Calif. (L. 34 cc., T 12, L. 5.2, E. 3) 707 ♂ Audubon Warbler May 25, 1925 Corona. 708 ♀ Valley Quail. May 26, 1925 Vallecito, San Pedro Martir (Mts. 8000' - Nelson, prob. higher) about 9000' laying one egg in oviduct. 709 ♂ Valley Quail -- (same as 708. (testes large) 710 ♂ Pygmy Nuthatch May 27, 1925 Vallecito (testes . ) 711 ♀ Pygmy Nuthatch May 27, 1925 Vallecito (eggs forming.) (712 ♀ [not found] Pine Siskin), May 27, 1925 (same as above) (ovary small)

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D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 713 ♀ Cassin Purple Finch -- Vallecito, San Pedro Martir. May 27, 1925. (ready to lay, ovaries large) 714 ♂ Cassin Purple Finch -- Vallecito, San Pedro Martir. May 27, 1925. 715 ♂ Clark Nutcracker--Vallecito, San Pedro Martir, May 27, 1925. (testes small ∞ ) 716 ♀ Clark Nutcracker -- Vallecito, San Pedro Martir, May 27, 1925. (ovaries small) 717 ♂ W. Throated Swift, highest ridge of S. P. Martir Mts. on east rim, 3 mi. E. and above Vallecito (Testes very large ) May 28, 1925. 718 ♂ Pinon Jay -- May 27, 1925 Vallecito, S. P. Martir (Testes small) 719 ♀ Hairy Woodpecker -- May 29, 1925 Encantada ( " " ) ovaries small. 720 ♂ Olive-sided Flycatcher -- May 29, 1925 Encantada, S.P. M. (testes small) 721 ♂ S. P. Bluebird -- Encantada, S. P. M., May 29, 1925 (testes small) 722 ♀ Lesser Yellow legs (?) La Grulla, San Pedro Martir, edge of small lake at n. w. end. Ovaries large. Tape worms in intestine. (was wading in edge of pond in company with a Killdeer.) 723 ♀ Ground Squirrel, Encantada, San Pedro Martir, May 29, 1925 (36 cc. length, 16.5 tail, 5 leg, 2.4 ear) 724 ♀ Mallard, La Grulla, San Pedro Martir, May 29, 1925. Ovaries well developed, 2 eggs in form.

* NB.- The Sylvilagus specimen has different data from this:- = #745 ♀ San Jose, Lower Calif. San Pedro Martin Mts. W.D Strong June 10, 1925" (no measurements)

(In company with four other ducks app. Mallards) 725 ♀ Red tail Hawk, Encantada, S. P. M. May 29, 1925. (old ♀, ovaries small, O with black granules • ) 726 ♂ Olive sided Flycatcher, east ridge San Pedro Martirs, May 30, '25, 5 mis. E. of Encantada (about 10,000' elev.) Testes O 727 ♀ Mt. Quail, May 31, 1925. Santa Rosa Flats, - ½mi. down creek from edge of flat. (ovary very small ) 728 ♀ Mt. Quail, May 31, 1925 (same as 727) (ovary as above) 729 ♂ Flat headed Jay, May 31, 1925, testes O 730 ♀ Flat headed Jay, May 31, 1925 (same as 727) ovary small 731 ♂ Gray (?) Flycatcher, May 31, 1925 (testes large O ) 732 ♀ Junco, May 31, 1925 (same as 727) egg in oviduct. 733 ♀ Ash Throated Flycatcher -- 3 mi. w. of Mouth of Cajon Canyon, Colo. Desert, San Pedro Martir -- June 4, 1925. 734 ♂ Ash throated Flycatcher, (same as above) June 4, 1925. 735 ♀ Cottontail rabbit -- San Tomas, 6000 ft. alt. (?) San Pedro Martir, Lower Calif. 29cc. 7cc. 7cc.(ear) 3 tail. 736 ♂ W. Purple Martin -- San Tomas -- June 4, 1925 736 ♀ Ash Throated Flycatcher -- San Tomas -- June 4, 1925. 737 ♂ Ark. Kingbird -- San Tomas -- June 4, 1925. 738 ♂ Valley Quail -- Cajon Canyon, Colorado Desert, ft. of San Pedro Martir Mts. -- Lower Calif. June 3, 1925 739 ♂ Black Headed Grosbeak -- San Tomas -- S.P.M., Lower Cal. June 4, 1925

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D. Strong 1925 Copy) 199 740 ♂ White winged dove -- Cajon Canyon (3 mi. w. of mouth) lower Colorado Desert -- San Pedro Martir -- Lower Calif. June 3, 1925. 741 ♂ Nighthawk -- San Tomas, June 4, 1925. 742 ♀ Ark. Kingbird -- San Tomas, June 4, 1925. 743 ♂ Ash throated flycatcher? -- San Tomas, June 4, 1925. 744 ♂ Phainopepla -- San Jose, June 10, 1925. 745 ♀ Phainopepla -- San Jose, June 10, 1925. (nesting) 746 ♂ Oriole -- San Jose, June 10, 1925. (testes O ) [There were also 11 pre. of weathers antlers of deer picked up at various localities - as tagged - M.H.]

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