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KDixon
1951
Parsa alieinalis
Apr. 12 1 mi. SW Leon Springs, +1200ft, Bexar Co., Texas. I visited this
area, approximate type locality of P.A. sannatti Ridgway,
accompanied by David J. Bullock, an elderly collector now
residing in San Antonio. We were granted permission to
hunt there by the lessee, proprietor of the B-29 Cafe in
Leon Springs.
The slopes in the area over which I hunted, 7:00 am
to 10:30 am were covered with a dense woodland of low
juniper trees with liveoaks and Spanish oaks scattered
among them. The Black-cated Titmouse was a common
bird in here - I did some poor shooting with Mr. Bullock's
.22 -410 and let 2 fly escape me. During the next hour
I hunted in Spanish oaks along a brook and in an
area of grove of Taller oak and elms along a creek.
Here I took a silent member of one pair, the bird proving to
be a ♀ (#545) and the noisy member of another pair, a ♂
(#546). Their mates escaped in each case.
The area appears somewhat similar to the uplands
above Barton Creek in Travis County, possibly a bit
drier. Common birds of the area included
Scrub-jay (1 taken)
Carolina Chickadee
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Halden-throated Whippoorwill
Nemrut Thrush
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher