Field notes, v601
Page 587
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KDixon 1952 Jan 28. En route, Berkeley, Calif., to Atascosa Co., Texas. Darkness overtook us in Sanderson Canyon and we proceeded to a point a few miles SE Schlumba, Val Verde Co., Texas, where we stopped for the night. Horned larks - common here near Rio Grande [illegible] cliffs. Jan 29. We rolled out at dawn and drove to Del Rio for break- fast, thence E toward San Antonio. Few hawks seen en route and more live oak along small stream course than I had remembered. One columbine road 16 mi W of Hondo - see Miller's note. After lunch and provisioning at Hondo, we drove SE through Devine. 12 mi N of Devine, Medina Co., Texas - growth of deciduous oak timber in broad strip along N bank of a creek here. - Also on outskirts of Devine [illegible] white blackjack oak with leaves attached seen. 11 mi NW Jordanton, 700 ft, Atascosa Co., Texas. We arrived at the Ed Eisenhower ranch property about 2:00 p.m. and drove down into brush to locate Mr. Eisenhower. We found only his workman (of Polish descent) who spoke little English. He was turning prickly pear cactus (to remove spines so cattle could feed on it we found later). We spent about 2 hours looking for Mr. Eisenhower, then decided to go to Jordanton to telephone him. I saw again - along the shoulder of the paved road and captured it by hand shortly before 5:00 p.m. - (#650) The Cnemidophorus appeared to have been exposed by grading of the roadside which had been in progress