Field notes, v1701
Page 193
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Twining 1936! Bellevue, Blaine Co. Idaho. Jan 8, 1936. I saw Redheads. A Kingfisher was seen here, perched on a wire above the stream. Jan 9, 1936 - Rupert, Minidoka Co. Idaho. We stayed at Rupert last night and this morning drove to Burley. On the return trip we stopped where the highway crosses the Snake River, and hunted here for about an hour. The river was almost completely frozen. A few small patches of water on the lee side of the bridge were the only indications of water. A strong wind blowing across the frozen surface of the river, hurling sheets of snow against the bank, kept most of the bird life low and silent in the sparse willow growth on the edge of the river. I found a concentration of bird life in a fringe of willows bordering a strip of open ground about 200 feet long bordering the river bank. Here I saw a single Tree Sparrow uttering frequent call notes, which had a quality similar to that of the White Crowned Sparrow. I collected this bird, and also a White Crowned Sparrow in winter plumage, in the same clump.