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ings. We awoke this morning and found ourselves a
short distance from the steep banks of the Snake
River, and bounded on either side by massive cliffs
150 to 200 feet high. Rock Wrens were singing from
the talus slopes below the cliffs, and the young
of Prairie Falcons could be heard squawking from
a ledge somewhere on the cliff. I saw a pair of
Marmots on a rocky slope on the river bank. Fosters
Teens a pair of Cinnamon Teal, and a pair of
Wallards were on the river. A Pel Lilled Grebe
gave an extended series of calls near shore. Great
Blue and Night Herons both were flying above
the waters.
We packed and left immediately, ate breakfast
in King Hill, and continued toward Rupert, collecting
Citellus idahoensis along the way. We stopped to
collect on the G.P. Ranch 11 miles west of King
Hill and although no Citellus or Marmots were
seen, we did collect a large lizard which looked
somewhat like Crotaphytus but with a different
arrangement of spots. We kept the specimen for
identification. A lone Western Towager was seen
out in the sage near the ranch evidently stopping
here while migrating northward. Davis collected
a Pacific Wighthawk near the river below the ranch.
We stopped at Rupert for several hours, then
continued toward the mountains which already
seemed close by. We collected a pair of Citellus
oreganus in the foot hills then climbed toward
Mount Harrison above. We watched the transition
from sage to Utah Jumper, then to Douglas Fir.
Red Fir and Aspen came next then dense groves
of Lodgepole Pine on the hillsides with Aspens in
the stream bottom. The streams became large and