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Wolfson
1938.
N.E. Malleurk, 15 mi E, 12 mi S Prairie City, 5100 ft, Baker Co., Ore.
July 6
cat.
places in the meadow there were
small clumps of firs and lodgepole
pines. The vegetation of the meadow
varied from ankle- high to knee-
high and contained many flowering
plants characteristic of wet meadows:
Ruios, Composites, grasses, sedges, Legumes
etc. and Ranunculuss. Rufous Hum-
mingbirds and Calliope Humming-
birds were abundant and feeding on
the flowers. Oregon Ground Squirrels
and Columbian Ground Squirrels
were abundant and not shy in the
dry places in the meadow and
where there was sparse vegetation
and dead logs. In the region near
the forest edge amongst the few
willows were collected 1 Fox Sparrow
and 1 Song Sparrow. In the more
open moist grass where there were
one or several scattered trees were
collected 2 Lincoln Sparrows and
1 Claysburg Sparrow. At the forest
edge 1 Hairy Woodpecker and 2
Chickarees were collected. A flock
of 50 Red Crossbills was seen