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42.
April 4. Spring Creek, 6th mi ENE Skidmore Bee lo., Texas 175 ft
back to the house at 11:40. Then I walked back to my
car and returned to the house at 1:10. WIND MODERATE
AFTER 8:00 - STRONG BY LATE A.M.
Crested Flycatcher - one in mesquite, inactive
Nashville Warbler - one in liveoaks
Cardinal (see sp. acc't)
Turkey - two along creek near pool; banks wellwooded
Black Vulture - flock ±20 at same waterhole
Bobwhite - one individual in postoak - mesquite at noon
Whip-poor-will - one at edge of eroded bank (plan
creek
from above
brush pile
original position
Bird flew not more than 3 ft and turned quickly to perch
on twig parallel to it and facing the wind. It flew when I
walked within 4 feet. (noon)
[ I spent some time taking photographs around the
bridge along the Aransas 2:00 - 3:00 pm - took a
frog (#531) there
I collected 2 Sceloporus, 1 (#532) on a log in creek
bottom near a well wooded bank at 10:40. The other
half an hour later in grassy area some distance from any
large tree or fallen timber - lizard took refuge in a
tuft of grass (#533)