Field notes, v600
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37. June 24. 3 1/2 mi W and 3 1/2 mi S Benton, 7000 ft., Mono Co., Calif. In country here which was almost entirely pines, I found family group of Plain Titmice (see specs acc't). Pinon jay flock in pines on this slope Bush-tit 2 seen together Clark Nuttall one individuals seen Sparrow Hawk one No WIND Snatcher heard Green-tailed Towhee (in Artemesia away tree) Western Tanager one or worked up canyon. I took a Sceloporus (#440) in sagebrush clump. We left here at 3:45 after getting stuck in sand. As a last resort, I drove madly down a brushy slope to get car back on road headed downhill. We returned to camp after dining in Bridgeport. Robinson Cr. 7 mi SW Bridgeport, 6900 ft., Mono Co., Calif. Calm evening. Robin in camp feeding full-grown juvenile. Poewill heard calling from sagebrush slope near tree after dark. Trailor(?) Flycatcher in willow clump, meadow, aspen grove area at dusk made descent giving flight song which I recorded as "whip-a-dee-ah". Bird at height about 20 feet when first seen + flew into clump of young fir perhaps 15 feet above ground. Toads didn't seem so active this evening. We talked to fishermen from time to time. Most had mediocre success which they blamed on high water. One man had taken three trout in