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Engler
1934
\frac{1}{2} mi. N Vya, 6000 ft., Washoe Co., Nev.
July 23 (cont.) List of Birds seen near camp
1. Great Horned Owl
2. Western Bluebird
3. Barn Swallow
4. Shrike (Many)
5. Magpie
6. Prairie falcon
7. Red tailed hawk
8. Brewer Sparrow
9. Sage Thrasher
10. Mourning Dove
11. Sage Hen.
12. Night hawk
We left the camp near Vya about 2:30 P.M.
July 22 & drove E past Massacre lakes
to the Piute & Shoshone Indian Reservation.
The country upto this point was though low hills covered with Artemesia & some sarcobatus. In some of the valleys could be seen green meadows shrikes were noticed at many places along the way. Two Golden Eagles were seen, perched on top of a rock at the summit of a low hill about 15 mi. NW of the Indian Reservation. Chipmunks & an