Field notes, v601
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Journal 16. Mch 8. 1 mi E College Station, 370 ft., Brazos Co., Texas I was in area 8:00 - 11:00 am, and from 1:45-3:45. Mch 9. I worked in area to the S until about 10:00 then in same area as yesterday until noon. Additional birds : yellow-shafted Flicker (8) in grassy area - ant hills noted there. Myrtle Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Downy Woodpecker(heard) white-throated Sparrow (1) I noted one skink under a log but couldn't catch it ; another in oak leaves. Sceloporus (2) at base of fallen tree in roots and soil. Mch 10. OVERCAST, calm. I walked around the neighborhood 6:30 - 7:45. Birds noted included a covey of a dozen Bob-white Quail flushed in the grass at the edge of a wooded stream- course. Cardinals, Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse also seen along creek. Mch 12. The weather turned cold with strong winds from the north. Last night, the Sidemiller baby became ill and he went to Houston so I helped with the domestic duties and didn't get afield. There was 0.56 inches of rain Mch 13 9 mi NW Bryan in Robertson Co., Texas. I was taken to this area by Mr. John F Wood a student at A+H College working on fur-bearers. (In my notes on Pains bicolor I gave the locality as 9 mi NE Bryan but a check of the map showed Mr. Wood had his directions mixed) COLD (32°F in Bryan at 8:00 am, predicted maximum, 52°F) WIND strong from N up to 12 m.p.h., SUNNY. We made a number of stops along the road