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B. Davis
1935.
Salmon Creek, 8 mi. W Rogerson,
Twin Falls Co, Idaho, May 13,
and the creek are bounded in
most places by cliffs of basalt,
retreats for Rock Wrens, Canyon
Wrens, Ravens, Prairie Falcons etc.
This morning from 9-10 I took
a short walk along the east bank
of the reservoir south of camp,
I visited the little cliffs, hoping
to find sign of Marmots, but no
luck. Found old dropping of past
seasons, but none that were fresh.
Did not see a single mammal;
not even a Eutamias. However, I
had fair luck with the birds.
On the reservoir proper I heard and
saw several Larus sp (probably
californicus ); and in the rocks
I succeeded in taking a pair of
Rock Wrens and one ? Canyon
Wren. Both species are near or
actually in the nesting period as
judged by the size of the gonade.
A ? Canyon Wren was observed
carrying what I took to be a worm
in its beak. Since this seemed
to indicate young birds in the
nest, I did not collect him. An
examination of the female indicate