Field notes, v647
Page 533
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(W.B.) Davis 1935. Rupert, Minidoka Co., Idaho, Dec. 25. Drove to a drain ditch two miles S.E. of Rupert. Spent from 1-4 P.M. in the field. Was clear and cold with a slight west wind. No snow, but ice on the ditches. Saw the following birds): 1. Sharp- skinned Hawk, 2. Junco sp. Flock of about 30; 3. Song Sparrow, 4. Willow Goldfinch - two, 5. English Sparrow, Common around ranch houses. I took one each of the Song Sparrow, Junco and Goldfinch. I looked for muskrats along the drain, but saw no sign in the mile that I walked. Dec. 26. Drove to Oakley, then across the mountain to Elba and back to Rupert via Alden. The day was clear and cold. Still no snow. On the way to Oakley I collected two Roughlegs; one I shot, and the other I picked up, slightly injured, of the highway. It had evidently been eating a dead rabbit and had been hit by a car. I saw several American Cranes a few miles north of Oakley.