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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.