Field notes, v672
Page 103
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Feathers. 1934. Colorado R., 1/2 mi. N Nev.- Calif. 38. monument, Clark Co., Nev. Feb. 2, 1934. (cont.) see to my other traps. No specimens were secured from the remaining traps. I re-set the four traps, which I had taken up, using gopher bodies for bait. I shot two gila woodpeckers from a willow tree. One of them had bled profusely from its broken wing. Seeing that it would make a poor specimen, I let it utter its screech screech of distress, while I waited in the bush, hoping a hawk would be attracted. Soon I heard the swish of wings and turned to see a small hawk alight a few feet behind me. As I rose and turned around, it flew up and over my position. I shot at it and crippled it, but it flew away with one leg dangling. It was not identified. I later shot a red-naped sapoucker from a cottonwood tree. Then I returned to camp. Dr. Hall and I drove to the traps at the kit fox den. On the way, I saw and shot a blue heron. It was standing in the slough among tules. At the first shot, it took to wing, but was brought down with the second. I swam out in the slough and brought it to shore. No specimens were secured from the traps. They were taken up. The remainder of the day was spent at camp chores.