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JOURNAL
Oregon
Steeno Mtn. to Santa Rosa Mtns., Humboldt Co., Nevada
14 July
(cont.)
On the road S from Frenchglen we passed several live
Pitiphis crossing the road. Also in one spot we passed
a magnificent Pronghorn. Just a few miles N of
Fields, Oregon we scared a jow. Golden Eagle off a road-
belled Jackrabbit. An adult was perched a few meters
away in the brush. Both flew off as we approached. A
mile or so further S we sighted 2 more Eagles perched
on a power line pole + just S of Fields (where we had
stopped for breakfast) we scared another jow, off the
road.
ca. 0900
As we passed Davis Junction, Nevada we had a flat tire
which Rst thirles was the result of running over something
when pulling off the road to look at a pair of Prairie Falcons
on the power line poles just N of Davis. Because of this
flat we had to go into Winnemucca to pick up a new
spare + a jack since the one in the truck was too small.
While driving N on S.B. to Paradise Valley we scared
a Burrowing Owl off the road.
We reached our campsite ca. 1900. The locality was:
Lye Creek, 2090 m., 4 mi. N + 1/2 mi. E of Chocolate Mtn.,
Humboldt Co., Nevada [T. 44N, R. 39E, NE 1/4 sec. 23]
Habitat - hills covered w/ sagebrush + wyethia - along
the creeks - large stands of Quaking Aspen + willow.