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Journal
29.
13 June
Enroute from Queen Canyon to Sweetwater Wts.
Drove back to Berton, across to beginning, up to
Bridgeport, turned off toward Sweetwater.
Birds seen enroute: Western Gull,
BB Magpie, Shrike, Barn Swallow, Cliff sparrow,
Swallow, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-winged
Blackbird, Nightjars. Turned
off road to Sweetwater, on dirt road
leading to Sweetwater Canyon. This area
is very heavy good Pinon. It was
nearly dark when we set up camp at
a ford. The stream is a rushing torrent.
Just as I parked my spotted what was
probably a Magnolia Warbler, both
shot it and missed, or only wounded
it. See species account. After dark
wandered hunting owls for a while, no
luck. I shot at a Pion will just as it
left its perch + of course missed. Sat
around campfire & wrote notes all night,
14 June
North of Sweetwater Canyon, Lyon Co., Nev.
Started hunting about 0630. I went up
the creek a good way, following the
Aspen, Cottonwood + willows on one side,
pinon on the other side of me. Late I
turned south and worked some pinon
ridges. There was not much bird life
either place. The pinon in this area is
very good pretty thick, some very big
trees. Not much juniper in it. The
birds I saw were: Green-tailed Towhee,
Cassin Finch, Pine Siskin, Western Pe Wee,