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10 June
Indian Springs, N Slope Mt. MacMurdo, 7300ft. Esmealda v.
about 1300. ate supper & wrote notes before our
evening owl hunt. The area I worked
today is a nice canyon opposite Indian
Springs. Arnold road goes way up. The slopes
+ adjacent ridges, as are all that can be seen,
are Pinon with some Juniper, pretty open
but some big trees, and sage and other
scrub beneath.
The sun is
now out for a while before setting, and
the wind is dying down some. An Ash-
throated Flycatcher is singing near-by.
Went owl hunting at dusk, no luck. Heard
Poor-will only 750ft & a nighthawk as we
heard last night.
11 June
Got late start today - up about 0630. Still
earlier than yesterday. Need drove up
the road and climbed Mt. MacMurdo, returned
to camp about 1330. He found Crosshills, and
Junipers.
I stayed local - went up
the canyon to the E where we were owl hunting,
then back along west ridge S of the "cabin".
Out about 3 hours, and didn't get close enough
to get a shot at anything worthwhile. Shot
a & Bl-th. Gray Warbler. On the morning hike
saw Mt. Bluebird, House Finch, Blue-
grey Gnatcatcher, Brewer Sparrow, Grey
Flycatcher, Bewick Wren, Spotted Towhee,
Bush-tit, Mt. Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow,
heard Black Headed Grosbeak, possibly
Green-tailed Towhee. Back in camp shot
a Bush-tit & a Brewer sparrow I faked off.