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Ko ford
35
Journal
June 14, 1955
Devil's Tower, NE Wyoming
over colony with George A. DeBraam, S.C.S., Hulett, Wyo. Clean & sunny a.m.,
clouding p.m. Windy evening. Robin, grey jay, grey-headed junco, flicker,
red-headed woodpecker, 4 other birds seen. Probable Falco not very or young.
at 3, side base town.
To nr. Deadwood, S.Dak:
June 15, 1955 5/10 overcast, warm, calm, at 8 a.m. Put up enclosure.
Collected plants on Cyprinus ponds, Epimedium vegetation & photod:
Thunderstorm noon, very heavy rain mid-afternoon. We departed
& drove toward Wind Cave N.P. Stopped S. of Deadwood.
June 16, 1955
To Wind Cave N.Park, S.Dak,
Drove to Wind Cave, Spent afternoon going over Keen Cyprinus area
& orienting myself. Heavy thunderstorm & hail in evening the warm in
day. Found eagle nest with nearly grown eaglet in Shirttail Canyon,
Found opposit Marmota sheld this canyon, Saw at least 3 live &
2 dead marmota on road between Deadwood & Neff City.
June 17, 1955. Rain in morning. Visited Shirttail colony p.m.
Saw 2 coyotes on Cyprinus town, Heard young Pica in nest,
Clearing evening.
June 18, 1955, Clean 8 a.m. but clouding hips. tt with Lee
Albee of S.C.S. visited Cyprinus town for preliminary survey. Rain
in afternoon. Saw 2 coyotes in Shirttail Canyon & heard at least 3 in
evening.
June 19, 1955. Counted Cyprinus on Shirttail town. Clean day with dry
wind from W. Heard coyotes. Found 3 fairly well feathered Pica in nest in
Robin-like
Pin tree. Saw many mourning doves, flicker, robin, & one thrush
with speckled breast. Saw a falcon pursue a plow (not kill) then
several deer, unsuccessful. Saw a boulder in Cyprinus town. Clear sun:
canyon.
In clear warm daylight I saw a night hawk apparently feeding in air, in Shirttail