Mallard notes, v4295
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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