Field notes, v668
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September 10, 1968, Tucson to Old Tucson via Gates Pass, Pima Co. Arizona w/ Richard Beaudry, Ariz. G&F. 5:15-6:45 MST. 98-92°F. calm, sctd. Gambel quail - sev. pr. or small coveys Mourning Doves - sev. singles House sparrow -l pr. Gilded Flicker - sev. Black-throated or Desert Sp - l Gila Wpkr. few -1 at motel Brewer Sparrow Verdin Mule deer, black-tail jack rabbit Cactus wren - many -varried calls cottontail, horned lizard, Colo.R. Bendire Thrasher - 1 toad, tarantula. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher - pr. Goat-nut, Simmondsia chinensis. Sept. 13, 1968, Tucson-Mt. Lemmon, Catalina Mtns. Pima Co. Ariz.6:20-1l a.m.MST. w/ Ben & Char Glading, Paul Springer and Steve Gallizioli. - to foot of mountains in desert scrub - mesquite, etc. Red-tailed Hawk Gila Woodpeckers Cactus Wren Sparrow Hawk Cassin Kingbirds Rock Wrens common Roadrunner Scrub Jays Phainopepla Mourning Dove Barn Swallows Curve-billed Thrasher White-throated Swifts Verdins Hepatic Tanager - M&F Gilded Flicker House Finch RockSquirrel eriophyllum - Molina Canyon up to below Bear Canyon area. Silver & Emory Oaks, FalseMesq.-Callindra Red-tailed Hawk Mexican Jays - 4 Rock Wrens Lesser Goldfinch-2 Calliope? Hummer Scrub Jays Blk-tl Gnatcatchers Dark-bk Goldf. 4& big hummer-Rivoli or Blue-thrt-(Glading) Grace' Warbler Ruf-sided Towhee Ariz. Wpkr.(Springer)-- Bridled Titmouse House Finches Brown Towhees Red-shafted Flicker Bewick Wren Blk-headed Grosbk Mexican Junco - Bear Canyon Picnic Area. Broad-tailed Hummer White-breasted Nuthatches Olive Warbler For? Green-tailed Towhees Acorn Woodpeckers Red-breasted Nuthatch Grace Warbler Mexican Juncos common Coues Flycatcher Pigmy Nuthatch - Wilson Warbler Gray-headed Js - couple Olivaceous Flyc. Robins w/ food for young Blk-thrttd Gray W. Chipping Sp. - 2 W. Wood Pewee Western Bluebird Western TanagerFor?- came to owl toots Mexican Jays Solitary Vireo Ruf-sided Towhee - Windy Point to Mt. Lemmon Turkey Vulture Olive-sided Flyc? Pigmy Nuthatches Blk-hd. Grosbeak Goshawk - For imm. Raven,/ Common Golden-crn. Kinglets grayNack Sharp-shinned Hawk Stellar Jay-Long-crested Solitary Vireo Chipmunk-- 3384 Red-shafted Flicker Rock Wren Audubon Warbler Abert Sq. MST Sept. 14, 1968, Wilcom Playa, Cochise Co. Ariz. 6:45-7:45 a.m./Cool, breezy, TRW- (saw strike) w/ John S. Gottschalk, Seymour Levi, Claude Lard, and Buddy Wilcox. Eared ? Grebe - 2 Pintail - 12's Stilt SANDPIPER - 1 Mallard - 3 Shoveller - 12's Mourning Doves Jackass Clover- Mexican Duck - 15-20 Ruddy Duck - 10& Ms Horned Larks Blk-ear GS-Th.cyrtopsi Gadwall - 2 Sparrow Hawk YEliff Swallow-2 Red Racer, Desert Baldpate - 10 Coots - 10 W. Meadowlarks - 3 Tortoise Cinnamon Teal -100's N. Phalaropes - 12& Yellow-headed Blkbds. 12's Green-wing Teal - 20 Wilson Phal. - 300& Savannah Sp. - 8 Blue-wing Teal - 100's? Least Sandpiper-5 Vesper Sp. - 4 - Kansas Settlement Area, Cochise Co. Ariz. 9-9:40a.m.MST. Turkey Vulture Horned Larks Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-headed BBs imm. Harlan or Zone-tailed Hawk on post in heavy rain - check several book plates on this. Swainson Hawk - 2 Common Ravens House Sparrow Brn-hd. Cowbirds Mourning Doves Starlings Wilson Warbler Redwings Wh-crn. Sp - few. Western Kingbirds Phainopepla W. Meadowlark Cardinals, Brewer Sps-100's -Pearce, US666 to mouth of canyon, Cochise Stronghold, Cochise Co. Ariz./9:45-1105 MST.