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E. Aldrich
1938
May 2, 1938
Again drove to C.H. Thomas ranch in A.M. - stopped on way Chubed pinnacle located 2 mi. this side ranch. Spent nearly entire morning there.
Observations of note supplementing yesterday's list are as follows:
- Canyon Wren (one seen carrying seeds down from cliffs of pinnacle - heard singing there often)
- White-throated Swift (about 20 seen at once on pinnacle - calling most of the time and 3 copulations in air were observed)
- Pine Siskin (one heard flying North across Cedar Canyon giving high screech like note while flying in undulating fashion - Identification was unmistakable.)
- Mt. Bluebird (one pair seen - & following & flying across Cedar canyon
- Horned Lark (1 seen on flat at summit at head of Cedar canyon at Bench Mark 5167)
- Skrike (present [nest + 2 yng + 1 unhatched egg] at C.H. Thomas ranch and one seen at B.M. 5167)
- Prairie Falcon (one seen hovering over bluff at head of Cedar Canyon)
- Woodhouse Jay (one heard on coctus-yucca hillside near pinnacle; one seen calling along canyon near camp.)
- Tolmie Warbler (one seen in Chrysothamnus by roadside in dry wood of Cedar canyon beside