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27.
June 19, 1953 . Friday
Up at 7 : AM . The vegetation here ( at
1 mi . E.S.E. Warm Springs ) is
mainly bladscale . Horned larks
and Black-throated Sparrows were
present all over the flat north end
of Reveille Valley . I shot a ♂ and
a ♀ Horned lark . We drove on to
Warm Springs . At Warm Springs I
saw the following species :
1. Prairie Falcon 1
2. Killdeer 2
3. Violet-green Swallow 1
4. Rock Wren 2
5. Brewer Blackbird sev.
6. Desert Wood Rat
7. Deer Mouse
8. Bicolored Ground Snake ( caught
under a board . I gave it to Ernie ) .
We drove southeast through Railroad Valley
( Sharp # 1 ) where there is a ranch .
I saw many Western Kingbirds and
Bullock Orioles here . Many Horned
larks were present in Railroad Valley .
From Nyala we drove over to Troy
Canyon , on the west side of
Troy Peak , Quinn Canyon Range .
We only drove in there part way ,
turned around , and drove south
through dense Pinyon Woodland to