Field notes, v503
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Lee Arnold 1937 Itinerary Warm Spring, 4000 ft. 9 mi. E Hmedee, Lassen Co., Calif. May 26. Hawks. While writing these notes I saw a Cnemidophorus slowly walking along a dirt bank about 50 yds. from camp. With the help of Fitch and Johnson I was able to shoot it. While procuring this specimen Johnson saw a Crotaphytus which I also shot (only after many attempts of the group to catch it by hand). It seems that Crotaphytus allows one to get closer without moving than does Cnemidophorus but when a person gets too close (i.e. 2 feet) it rapidly runs to another bush. Inasmuch as we are leaving this location today I will here give a nominal list of the birds seen in this vicinity in the last three days: 1. Great Blue Heron (dead one seen by Fitch) 2. Cackling Goose (dead) 3. T Mallard 4. Turkey Vulture 5. Western Red-tailed Hawk 6. Ferruginous Rough-legged Hawk 7. Swainson Hawk (?) 8. Bald Golden Eagle (about 5 mi. S.W.) 9. T Marsh Hawk. 10. Prairie Falcon (?) 11. Coot (remains of very dead bird) 12. Killdeer 13. T Mourning Dove 14. Poorwill