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Salmon Creek, 8 mi. w Rogerson,
Twin Falls Co., Idaho. May 15.
To move from one place to another).
The scat are similar to those of
maniculatus. Signs of Neotoma was
abundant, but I failed to catch any.
However, Swining caught two on
a rocky outcropping about ½ mi
NE of our camp.
I saw some Porcupine workings
in the willows and scat along
the base of the cliffs. No other
mammals were noted.
I was fortunate enough to bag
a White-throated Swift. They
appear to be mating, judged by the
aerial maneuvers the birds go through.
Two – apparently pairs – birds flit
here and there over the canyon
and occasionally one of the birds
would alight at and disappear
into vertical crevices in the
rocks. These place appear to be future
nesting sites. The condition of the
female indicated pre nesting condition.
There are about a dozen birds
using the first ½ mile of the
canyon.
Also took one Violet-green Swallow
and two Cliff Swallows – the latter