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LWOLF
1963
Journal
Dec. 18 Came back to Tucson to prepare specimens.
At 1330 started drive up Mt. Lemmon thry in Santa
Catalina Mts. Stopped in Molino Basin + found the
area very quiet. Continued up thru oaks to pine -
obble + finally to conifers. Here snow on ground.
In to Mt. Lemmon Lodge. Back to Tucson at
sunset. Drive takes about 1 hours unless stops
are made.
Dec. 19 Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona
Up at 0630. Drove to canyon 2 mi S. Molino
Basin turned broad. Spent until 10AM following
Aimophila ruficeps around on the rocky, oak grassland
hillsides below the highway. There & some water
in the stream, but it is not running. Found a mixed
flock of sparrows - Lincoln's, Black-chinned, White-crowned,
+ mostly Chipping working along thru the shrubs &
oaks along the stream. Also Redfin-sailed Towhees +
Ruby-crowned Knights. When closely followed the
flock would move up onto the hillsides but more
commonly stayed near the stream bottom. At
several points A. ruficeps pairs - meaning two birds -
joined the flock.
Collected 3 A. ruficeps, 1 Spizula atricapilla,
+ 1 Zonotrichia leucophrys.