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K Dixon
1949
Journal
Apr. 21 Cassadero Spring, 23 mi. ENE Globe, 7050 ft., Gila Co. Ariz.
walls. Heard a Rock Wren here where a Canyon Wren
had been calling the night before.
Lucy Warblers were rather abundant in the walnuts and
sycamores as were Audubon Warblers in breeding plumage.
I took one singing ♂ Lucy Warbler (#338) midway up in a
walnut tree. Heard a woodpecker drumming and saw a ladder
back in hackberry - another flying from nearby and both
flew across the brook. The ♂ was in a hackberry there
and as I flew to him, he flew back across the brook. She
moved up to the highest vertical branchlet and I took her
(#346) The male drummed again from same tree as before
but flew downstream. Several Cassin Kingbirds were
in area and I shot at one in bushes up slope - this
bird flew north calling as if angrily in flight, returning
to perch in a tall walnut. No gave note "Kee-clear"
and a longer call which I did not record. I took him
from that perch (#341). Other birds seen:
Wooded Oriole - paired; two pairs along creek showed no
territorial behavior (F.A. Pitelka reported evidence
to contrary; I saw chase with orioles unidentified)
Bullock Oriole - one ♂ seen - no song.
Green-backed Goldfinch - heard
Sparrow Hawk - ♂ calling flew overhead, perched nearby
Yambel Quail - common in area - "cow" and me
"assembly" type call heard.
House Finch - heard several times
Vermilion Flycatcher - ♂ seen descending in slow flight