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R.M. Zink
1979
Journal
Trail Canyon 8500-8300ft, Esmeralda Co. Nevada
7 July (wd) This lends to a varied habitat & considerable
heterogeneity + several birds not present at
9000-9400 ft, like Cr. -ca, Waller, Rufous S. Tanager, Audubon
Warbler . We set
2 nets.
8 July
Up 0630+ did forest sen. transect & tried to record
Foxgy. - but didn't hear a single ??. Spent most of
day indent working on yesterday specimens. In
evening took a walk + cell 1 bird. At cloudy up +
sprinkled ~ 8:15 p.m.
9 July
Up 0630+ did forest sen. transect. Wedged P.Henmit
Thrushs & foodwill in net across Trail Cr. Very little
Foxgy activity. Was going to Kaughtype the? we
netted last night but it screwed up royally + shorted
out the battery while connecting the cables for micro.
Wasted ~ 3hrs. But still wouldn't turn on. A USPS
truck came & saved the day (actually gave me a
lift to a meeting mine or a mine came back+ gave us a
jimmy. The Forest Sen. person, Brian Miller, told us that
the Ho used to be diverted to a mint the town of
Candelaria - but neither is extant, hence there is
more the flowing down Trail Canyon & this explains
the recent deep cuts in the stream(s) one making.
He also mentioned that there's ahead of 250