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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.