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May 26
Boza Spring, 6000 ft., Nevada to Calif.
Of a pair feeding young in cavity ± 45 feet up in dead pine
Took junco ♂ 403 one of 3 in Artemesia of clearing.
Robin heard scattered individuals
Morning Dove one seen
Flicker one drumming on stump
Hairy Woodpecker - calling
Mtn. Chickadee, Audubon Warbler heard.
8:45 - 2 Poorwill ± 100 mi apart calling - silent
after a few minutes. I saw no bats although Scott
said one flew over camp. Clear, calm all evening.
I set out 10 aluminum live traps at borderline of grassy meadow and
Artemesia. Checked at 7:30 PM - all unvisited (traps set 10-15
paces apart, baited with oatmeal)
May 27
Clear, cold, calm. I saw traps - all un sprung except one under Salsic
beside spring which held a shrew (prepared by Bailey, cat. no. 77)
Bailey caught 3 Peromyscus in 20 traps set in meadow.
I left camp about 7:30 PM (daylight time) proceeding W toward
little Truckee River. In Jeffrey pine open forest I heard Steller's
Jay, Flicker, Mountain Chickadee, Audubon Warbler,
Chloris, Robin. I worked down to the E bank of the river
about 8:30. The stream was a fast torrent ± 40 ft wide narrowly
lined by willow in new leaf & cattails 6-8 ft high. A road runs
along the E bank - Artemesia & pine extending up slope.
Stream runs N and S; noted Chloris, Song Sparrow pair,
one Orange-crowned Warbler which flew across stream, one Dipper
near wood fence
in flight, 2 Clark Nutcrache. I shot a House Wren (singing
♂ No 403), saw Audubon Warbler, collected Chloris (♀o 404)