K Dixon 1952 Feb 18. 17 mi. S Washburn, 3400 ft., Armstrong Co, Texas CLOUDY but cleared; WIND from SW, strongly gusty. I walked down into a tributary of Palo Duro Canyon from the Harrell ranch-house shortly after 1:00 p.m. Within the canyon below the level of the plains was a small stream with running water only in spots. The sides were steep and rocky, in some places cut through massive layers of stone. Sides were grown with junipers, 10-30 ft tall, with scattered deciduous shrubs and some meaquites on the S-facing slopes. Along the stream came were battered shrubs I took to be a species of Baccharis. Scattered cottonwoods to 25 ft tall along the winding canyon. The gorge itself was cut to a depth of 50 feet a short distance from the buildings and was about 100 feet wide. I ascended the north slope about 2:30, noting Blue tribulata growing on the slope, as well as catclaw. The terrace above was grown with grasses, ?Xoliva, meaquite, juniper (KLD 478) and a grayish-stemmed thorn (KLD 479 [=476?]). I returned to the truck, obtained the camera and took photos of the canyon area I had worked in. Birds noted: Red-tailed Hawk - 1, soaring Scaled Quail - flock of about 10 in meaquites near corral - call chur-chur-shrack The latter note thin, piercing. Birds also gave subdued notes of a sort similar to those of hoplortyx california. One I chased another bird and picked at it twice.