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Mayhew
1958
Apr. 19
Field Trip to Palm Desert, Riverside Co., Calif.
(White-breasted) Forest north of Jollywllild and saw:
slender-billed nuthatch Red-shafted flicker
acorn woodpecker junco
Plain titmouse Scelospiza occidentalis
Uta stansburiana
Although the weather was warm here,
there were still a few small patches of
snow remaining on the ground.
The next stop was the piyon-
juniper area at Pinyon Flats. Here
we found:
Xantusia vigilis Uta stansburiana
Phrynosoma coronatum Callisaurus dracon.
House finch Plain titmouse
Scrub jay
The 2 Phrynosoma coronatum were
toe-clipped and released.
A short time was spent in the
desert scrub habitat a few miles
S.W. of Palm Desert on the Palm to
Pines Highway. The animals seen were:
Phainopepla White-throated swift
House finch Black-throated sparrow
No reptiles were seen here on this
trip.
In the desert week at the
Palm Springs Desert Museum
Sanctuary, where we camped for the
night, we saw the following:
Uta graciosa Hyla avivocalis