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A.C.Tison
1958
Jowenah
Jan 31
(cvt.)
12 mi. SE (by road) PASCINOS Saw Benito Co., CONF.
SHEEP & ANK BUT GATHER CANT WERE NOT EXPECTING RABBIT, HEARD GE. HAWNY OWL + 2 BOB-WILDS CALLING LAST NITE.
COLD THEN + THIS AM - MOISTURE FROST ON CAR & SLEEPING BAGS, OUR TEMPING LOCATION WAS ONLY 300 FT. OR SO WEST OF PAVOCHIE CREEK IN FENCED FIELD JUST BESIDE HIGHWAY. A MILE FROM THIS LOCALITY AFTER WE LEFT ABOUT 8:00 AM WE SAW A COUPLE OF MAGPIES, ON WAY BACK TO BENTONOT SAW SOME RUSON & CURLEWS IN FIELDS NEAR SAN JOSE, A FLOCK OF WILY WINGS, WE SEEMED TO HAVE SEEN QUITE A NUMBER OF SHAKES ALONG WIREDS AND THEN WALKBY + A FAIR NUMBER OF SPARROW HAWKS. HERE MENDOZA SAW A COUPLE OF MARSH HAWKS + SOME RIVONCEK PRAIRIES IN FIELDS. NEAR LLANOS (SAN BENITO CO.) SAW A BARN OWL AFTER DUSK + ALSO SPOTTED 2 BURROWING OWLS, A JUNK RABBIT (?) + A COTTONTAIL OR BRUSH RABBIT. ABOUT 7:00 PM ARRIVED IN BENTONOT + CHICAGO AT NOON. KIT FOX TAKEN 7 MI. E MENDOZA NOT SURE IF MAY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY TAKEN BY GOV TRAPPER OPERATING OUT OF PAVOCHIE. DEER TRACKS SEEN IN AREA 12 MI. SE PASCINOS.