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Transcription
Erickson, 1933
Dryomanes bewicki eximophilus
(Baird's Wren)
Palm Canyon, Riverside Co., Calif. Dec. 27, 1933
9:50 a.m. A single individual seen 1/4 mi.
of canyon from parking area on dam like structure;
away from stream, at point where steep rocky
slopes begin; had general gray brown coloration,
conspicuous white superciliary stripe; light white-
grey white on throat darkening posteriorly; undertail
coverts gray, barred with black; tail long for Bewick type.
Individual stayed on or near ground in low brush;
getting food from ground and twigs; worked in four" small clumps of
for 10 minutes, then flew
off.
into mesquite nearer stream; lost. No calls uttered.
Chino Canon, Palm Spring, Riverside Co., Calif. Dec 29, 1933.
12:00 - One heard giving code note in brush
along stream at point where its really begins to
broaden out from narrow canyon up side of mountain.
Seen foraging in low tangle of vines and bushes of
bank; collected. Others heard in lower part of
canyon near cottonwood growth, but none seen.
Chino Canon, Palm Spring, Riverside Co., Calif. Dec. 30, 1933
Individuals heard several times but none secured.