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and foraged
lower slopes in the pinyon trees. I'm not
sure that this species breeds here, but it
may. The three seen were males, and those
individuals did quite a bit of moving
around. The best stands of Mt.
Mahogany as well as the mahogany-
pinyon mixtures were used by the
Western Tanagers. Black-headed Grosbeaks
stayed near the stream thickets, but
used the edges of the pinyon woodland
for singing posts. The Green-tailed
Warbler preferred dense thickets of both
willow and Amelanchier near water.
It also seemed to require some Artemisia
for its presence. The Spotted Towhee
was more tolerant of many environments.
Although it used both the streamside
thickets and the edges of the pinyon,
a litter of vegetational debris always
seemed necessary for its existence.
The Gray-headed Vireo was found
only on the higher points in the Mt.
Mahogany. The male collected was
singing. Chipping Sparrows were seen
in a variety of places, usually where
the vegetation was mixed. It frequented
the edges of the pinyon and mountain
mahogany tracts near thickets. I shot a
male Cassin Finch which was singing in
a tall pinyon near the stream. I could not retrieve
it. A female came to the place, probably
the mate. Shot a Euterias dorsalis. did stuffed it.