Field notes, v600
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KDixon 1949 Journal 28. April 25. Sawmill, 27 mi. NE Globe, 5000 ft. Gle 60., Ariz. The chipmunk then ran along a fallen sapling perpendicular to the road and took a circular course back in the direction from which he had come. The distance 95 yards may represent minimum diameter of this individual's home range. See F.A. Pitelka's notes for complete bird list for locality. April 26. Calm warm morning after a warm night; completely overcast. Birds very quiet. We proceeded to break camp and left by 8:30 AM. I found a porcupine skull (cranium only) in sand beside the stream. Noted an Osprey on road below the ranger station. We drove NW on dirt road toward U.S. Hwy 60. As we went up out of basin we came into country which was largely juniper with some open grassland. Here and there we saw evidence that juniper is moving into clearings & meadows (result of disturbance). The reservation grazing advisor, Wallace E. Smith (trained at Colo. A&M), spoke of this matter as one of their problems. He anticipated difficulty in forcing the Araches to cut the numbers of stock down to a figure which would be compatible with sustained yield on grassland available. Smith said that the last cutting in this vicinity took place in 1934 & 1935. He seemed like a very reliable observer and a clear thinker on matters pertaining to his field although his knowledge of vertebrates is not extensive. He had seen few deer here (2 white-tails & one mule deer since Feb. 1, 1949) At one point along this road (Sycamore Tank)