R Dixon 1952 Feb 18 17 mi. S Washburn, 3400 ft., Armatrong Co., Texas Sparrow - one seen on lumber pile in ranchyard. no amphibians or reptiles noted. Cottonwails with short ears flushed on terrace above canyon. Feb 19. CLEAR, CALM. I cut across plains to tributary to Palo Duro Canyon and descended into that steep-walled trib- utary gorge. Turkeys still roosting in cottonwoods at 8:05, our not striking them as yet. I peeled my way along the stream course, stopping to stalk a pair of bobwhite (see spec. acc't.) I reached the main part of Palo Duro Canyon at 10:00 and worked along the main stream for 1 1/2 hours. The canyon floor was broad and flat here, the stream being cut 6-8 ft below the level of the terrace. Cottonwoods along the stream; junipers, elms, hackberries on terrace, mostly juniper. Grasses dense, a rich growth which was dry and made stalking difficult. Shrubs included cattlew, Ephedra, Berberis, lead-pencil cactus. I saw one weeping juniper. 11:30 - 12:00 I looked S toward that wall of canyon but found no birds in junipers. Birds noted: Bald Eagle - 2 flew from cottonwoods as I approached Golden Eagle - 1 " " Sparrow Hawk Red-shafted Flicker - flushed in numbers near stream Golden-fronted Woodpecker - 1, away S (cottonwood) Ladder-backed Woodpecker - in open canyon