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29 19, 1960 Squaw [illegible], Squaw Vally, B200 ft, Hacerca, Colt
and along a horse path perched on a species of white
mint, I found another. I don't believe I breathed
until I netted it, as the wind was really battering
it around. It was a perfect ♀. Then I went
the other way along the trail and in a open
space where more of the same mint grew, I got
four more frits, including a good male. I saw
one other here. I decided to go up the slope,
but failed to find any thing. I went back, and
at a seepage where I had seen nothing before,
I frightened a perfect frit (species uncertain),
but couldn't get it. I got a Hyly and a few
skippers here and saw some lycaenids and
crescents. After seeing there was nothing else
at this area I went back to the spot where
I got the first two frits, but got nothing. I
saw several brownish dragonflies in the pine trees
but only got one, a ♀ Sympetrum. I went back
to the creek and worked back to the house.
Still no herptiles, but I got a couple more ♀Sympetrum
and a ♂ gomphid dragonfid. The only thing that
really gave me trouble today were the purplish coppers,
which look a lot like small satyrs when they fly.
I saw no females. Got back about 2:30 P.M.
Every one got home from the Five Lakes about
4 P.M. They were quite tired, as they got lost
coming back, but they did get two fish. Tony
said they saw lots of Runs and found a pool
with dark tadpoles in it (he didn't think they were
the same as the ones we got before). He also said
there were lots of frits on KI-22 near the top. I
think I should have gone with them. The ski lift costs