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Journal
72.
J 6th
1986
Sagehen Cont'd
May 3 three dogs walked past-- they said they
saw mountain iron tracks by the stream
along a deer path, but we couldn't
find the tracks. Found a deer skeleton--
clean and moist-- all parts just about
accounted for. Robins may have been
breeding -- they were common. A bluebird
was heard -- species? taken we found
probable. At approximately 15:00 we
headed back to the field station --
saw many Eutamias chipmunks on
the road on the way back.
May 4 We got up with dawn-- the ground was
dusted with snow and it was cold.
We drove to the same netsite as
yesterday but there was an orange VW
and Deb said she saw a tent by
the stream at that spot. The
road was closed ahead so we doubled
back to the swampy clear spot about
1/2 way between the first net and
hy 89. Here we saw no sign of
crossbills all day. Birds of the
area included Hairy Woodpecker, R.B.
wuthatch (breeding in a "wildlife
protection tree")--about 12 ft up --a large