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A. Feathers
Jan. 13, 1934.
500+ ft., Colorado R., 14 mi. S. E.
Searchlight, Clark Co., Nev.
(cont.) previous, I traveled southerly from camp
down a road thru mesquite and arrowweed,
which leads to what is known as the "Japs
Ranch." The last three traps were set in
a dry wash, which parallels the river at a
distance of a few hundred yards and is
bordered with willow and cottonwood trees,
and arrowweed. At places in the baked mud,
domestic pigs have rooted out water holes.
It was in the usual vicinity of this water
that the three traps had been set. The traps
and bait were as I had left them.
Walking along the wash, I shot a great-
catcher (Polioptila), and later, a red-tailed
hawk (Buteo borealis). Farther along I saw
a road-runner (Geococcyx californianus), but
was unable to approach within shotgun
range. I later saw another one and shot
at it as it darted thru the arrowweed, but
missed.
Noting an old road that left the wash
to the east, I followed it and was soon
in a mesquite association which was not
interspersed with arrowweed. The mesquite
bordered a large, fenced field, in which I saw
a jack-rabbit (Lepus californicus). I later
saw some bluebirds and shot one from a
mesquite at the edge of the field, but was