Field notes, v668
Page 119
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A.S.H. 86 May 6, 1960, Tucson-Rocky Pt.Jct.(SE of Ajo)Pima Co. Ariz. 135 miles @65mph.6:30-8:45MST. Vulture - 15 Ferruginous Hawk - 1 Swainson Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Sparrow Hawk - 3 Gambel Quail - 10 Mourning Dove - 50 White-winged Dove - 4-500 Broad-billed Hummer - 2 Roadrunner - 1 Gilded Flicker - 8 Gila Woodpecker - 40 (feeding on Saguare flrs.) Western Kingbirds - 2 Cassin Kingbirds - 16 Barn Swallows - 2 Cliff Swallows - 10 White-necked Raven - 6 Cactus Wren - 1 Bendire Thrasher - 50 Curve-billed Thrasher - 6 Mockingbird - 1 W. Gnatcatcher - 2 Cedar WaxwingsO 2 Loggerhead Shrike - 6 Phainopepla - 15 Starlings - 2 Cowbird - 1 Pyrrholoxia - 1 Black-headed Grosbeak - 1 House Finches -20 Lark Bunting - 1M & 2F & 1M && near Covered Wells. Brown Towhee - 20 Lark Sparrow - 75 Desert Sparrow - 4 2621 May 6, 1960, Organ Pipe National Monument, Pima Co. Arizona - 9-1030 a.m.MST. Vulture Ferruginous Hawk Gambel Quail White-winged Doves-many Gila Woodpecker - 4 Gilded Flicker Barn Swallow - 4 pr. Cactus Wren Mocker - 8 Curved-billed Thrasher Bendire Thrasher Western Gnatcatcher Phainopepla Loggerhead Shrike Scott Oriole - 1M Desert Sparrow - 6 2622 May 6, 1960, Mexican Hiway #2, W from Sonoita to San Luis, Sonora Mexico. 127 road miles. Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove White-winged Dove Gilded Flicker Western Kingbird Vermilion Flycatcher Horned Lark - very pale Raven sp? Barn Swallow - 1 Cactus Wren - 2 Rock Wren - 2 Phainopepla - 2 Loggerhead Shrike - 2 Yuma - Hooded Oriole + Starling 2623 May 6, 1960, Along Mexic CSH #90 E of Calexico, Imperial Co. Calif. 4:30-4:45 PDST. Sparrow Hawk Gambel Quail - 6 Mourning Dove White-wing Dove Gila Woodpecker Western Kingbird Cliff Swallow Phainopepla Starling nest w/young at 25' Eside of tree. Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Redwings Brewer Blackbirds House Finches 2624 May 6, 1960, Along Mexican Hiway #2 west from Mexicali to Tecata, Baja/Calif.Mexico5-7pm.PDS Mourning Doves - 100's Gila Woodpecker - 1 on flat Horned Lark Scrub Jays - near Rumorosa - very dark - (Pitelka says is still unknown race). Ravens sp? W. Crows - 6, and 4 of them with molting tail feathers irregularly. Brown Towhee 85 road miles thru salt flat desert, chaparal, pine woods. 2625 May 6, 1960, Along Mexican Hiway #2, Tecata west to Tijuana,Baja Cal.Mexica. 7:10-8:15PDST. chaparal, grass ranches and orchards and pasture and settlements. Sparrow Hawk Mourning Dove Pacific Nighthawk Horned Larks Loggerhead Shrike Meadowlarks Brewer Blackbird - 15 Cowbirds 2626