Field notes, v1701
Page 195
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January 1936 Rupert Minidoka Co. Idaho, Jan 9, 1936 A group of three Kildeer bit on the border of the open stretch of ground and I obtained one of these. A lone Pipit was also secured here. A flock of Junco near by proved to be a mixture of mearnsi and oreganus when a pair of specimens were shot. I saw a flock of 12 Sandpipers feeding on the wet ground where a spring had cleared the banks of the river of snows. They flew at my approach and I did not have the opportunity to determine whether they were Least or Western Sandpipers. Davis collected three Song Sparrows here and shot another Tree Sparrow which was travelling with the flock of Junco's. Several Black Tailed Jackrabbits were seen and Davis secured one. On the way back toward Rupert we saw a flock of over 20. ?Willow Gold-finch, but the birds were exceedingly flighty and attempts at collecting were unsuccessful. Jan 10, 1936 Davis and I packed up this morning and about noon took the road to