Field catalogue #1-236, journal, and species accounts, v1705

Trochet, John A.

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J. A. Trochet 1987-1990 General Index Catalogue #1 - 236 Journal 1989 New Mexico: McKinley, Catron, Grant, Eddy, Chaves, Cibola, Valencia, Bernalillo Cos. Texas: Presidio, Brewster, Zapata, Kerr, Kinney, Edwards Cos. Arizona: Mojave Co. 1990 New Mexico: McKinley, Cibola Cos. Texas: Kinney, Kerr, Brewster Cos. Calif: Modoc Co. Oregon: Willamette Valley Wash: Columbia River Oregon: Lake, Josephine, Jackson, Harney Cos. Nevada: Lincoln Co. Arizona: Mojave co. New Mexico: McKinley Co. Arizona: Navajo, Cochise Cos. Species Accounts

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J. A. Trochet 1987-1990 Catalogue #1-236

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TROCHET, J.A. 1987 Catalogue 3 Buena Vista, Ouida, Contra Costa County, California 19 September 1984 found dead by R. Gleason 1 ♀ Accipiter striatus imm: (left ovaries) 1x6 mm minute ova; 154.6 g. Etus Springs Poppa Valley, Napa County, California 15 September 1984 2 ♀ Sturnus vulgaris imm: ovamine, R fat; 37 gm. Col by RE Jones 3 ♀ Sturnus vulgaris imm: ovamine, no fat; 60.2 gm. Col by RE Jones Little Water Canyon, Juni Mtns, Cibola County, New Mexico 30 May 1987 4 ♀ Empidonax hammondii Ovary 5x10 mm 9.6 gm paired E #5. 5 ♂ Empidonax hammondii Testis 5x9 mm 10.1 gm paired E #4 Pleasanton, Alameda County, California 28 Sep 20 June 1987 Col by H.F. Smith 6 ♂ Scapanus latimanus 1/69-38-20-x = 75.6 gm 2 miles east of Sagehen Field Station, Nevada County, California 11 September 1987 nuei 7 ♀ Microtus montanus 119-35-19-13 = 22.0 gm nuei 8 ♀ Peromyscus maniculatus 139-35-20-16 = 14.8 gm 1.6 mi N. and 0.7 mi. E of Calicoor Plumas County, California 12 September 1987 nuei 9 ♀ Dipodomys ordii 217-129-38-13 = 36.9 gm

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POCHET, J.A. 1987 Catalogue Big Creek Hastings Natural History Reserve Monterey County, California 15 November 1987 2 embryos L-R 10 ♀ Peromyscus boylii 181-94-21.5-135 = 321gm 11 ♀ Sorex Trowbridgei 120-49-14-9.5=47gm

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Jacket for a 1989 Catalogue Canyon below Blackrock Dam, 150 yards below dam on N side of Canyon, Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley County, New Mexico. Elevation 6350 ft. July 30 Ad. 5K. LT 5X5mm 14 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 10.5 gm RT 5X5 FAT 3 crop empty soft parts colors: iris dark sepia brown; bill dark gray, maxilla green proximally & blackish at tip; mandible yellowish gray proximally, dusky at tip, with anterior gonyx yellowish. Tarsa medium dark grayish brown; toes so. darker than legs. Claws red, tarsal gray. Mouth lining yellowish, throat flesh-pink. Blackrock Bosque, 1 mile E. Blackrock, Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elev 6435 ft. July 30 Ad. 5K. LT 4.5X4.5 mm 15 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 10.6 gm RT 5X5 FAT 2 crop with many 2 mm yellow seeds and 2 8-9 mm beetle larvae, whitish with blackish heads. Soft parts colors: iris dark sepia brown; bill dark gray, maxilla green proximally & blackish at tip; mandible yellowish gray proximally, dusky at tip; anterior gonyx yellowish, tarsa yellowish. Tarsa dark grayish brown, toes slightly darker. Claws dark gray. Mouth lining pale yellowish, throat flesh pink. Ad. 5K. LT 5X5 mm 16 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 10.1 gm RT 5X5 FAT 2 crop with few 2 mm yellowish seeds. Soft parts: iris dark brown; bill-maxilla dark gray, green proximally and blackish at tip; mandible yellowish gray proximally, blackish gray at tip. Tarsa mid-dark grayish brown with toes slightly darker. Claws medium brownish gray. Mouth lining pale yellowish. Throat pink-flesh. Ad. 5K. LT 5X5 mm 17 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 10.4 gm RT 5X5 FAT 2 crop full (1-1.5 mm) spiral cotiled seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown. Bill: maxilla dark gray, green proximally and blackish at tip; mandible yellowish gray proximally, dusky at tip, with anterior gonyx yellowish. Tarsa medium dark grayish brown, toes slightly darker and grayer. Claws medium gray. Mouth pale yellow, throat flesh pink. Ad. 5K. gonads red/pink- LT 2X2? 18 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 9.9 gm RT 3X3? FAT 2 crop about ⅓ full 0.5-1.0 mm white seeds. Soft parts: iris (eyes saw out); bill-maxilla dark gray, olive green proximally and blackish at tip; mandible yellowish gray proximally, dusky at tip; yellowish inferior gonyx & tarsi. Tarsa dark grayish brown, toes same Claws dark brownish gray. Mouth and throat colors obscured by blood.

Freed, John A. 1989 Catalogue Rita River upstream of NM Highway 211 Bridge, 1 Mile N. of Cliff Grant Co. New Mexico. Elev. August 1 19 Male Cardinalis psaltria 9.9 gm LT 5.5x5.5 mm FAT 1 Crop empty. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown; Bill- maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally, & blackish at tip; mandible yellow-gray, dusky at tip. Tongue yellow. Legs med-dark greyish brown; tarsal darker. Claws medium gray. Mouth pale yellowish. Throat flesh-pink. nm alone, good pose 4 small fold; max 1 mm 20 Female Cardinalis psaltria 11.9 gm L.O. 4.5x6.0 mm FAT 1 Crop full 1-1.5 mm rigid white seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown. Bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally and black at tip; mandible yellowish-gray proximally and dusky at tip. (NB: yellow & green of bill scales then on top). Legs medium dark greyish brown; tarsal darker. Claws dark-med. gray, white lining yellowish. Throat flesh-pink. This bird paired with # 21. LT 4.5x5.0 mm 21 Male Cardinalis psaltria (0,1 gm RT 5.0x5.0 FAT 1 Crop full 1-1.5 mm rigid white seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown. Bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally and black at tip; mandible yellowish-gray proximally, dusky at tip. Tongue yellowish. Legs medium greyish brown, tarsal somewhat darker. Claws medium brownish gray, mouth yellowish. Throat bloody. Paired with # 20. Rt side killer seed. BP 32x17; many rupt. fold.; oviduct empty 22 Female Cardinalis psaltria 9.0 gm L.O. 5.5x6.5 mm FAT 1 Crop & stomach contain a green paste with some fine black particles mixed in. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown. Bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally, blackish tip; mandible yellow-gray pink; tip dusky. Yellowish tomia and gums. Legs medium dark greyish brown with tarsal slightly darker. Claws medium gray. Mouth pale yellowish. Throat bloody. 34 x 1/6 mm blood patch. 8.5 mm oviductal egg. 3.2g. (4 mm) follicles. 23 Female Cardinalis psaltria 11.8 gm L.O. 8x10 mm FAT 1 Crop full 1-1.5 mm white rigid seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown; Bill-maxilla entirely dusky, with blackish tip; mandible all dusky. Legs medium dark greyish brown. Tarsal dark brown. Claws dark gray. Mouth pale yellowish. Throat flesh-pink. LT 4x3 mm 24 Male Cardinalis psaltria 10.4 gm RT 4x3 FAT 2 Crop full 1-1.5 mm white rigid seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown. Bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish prox and with blackish tip; mandible yellow-gray with dusky tip. Tongue yellowish. Legs medium brown, tarsal darker brown. Claws dark gray. Throat lining pale yellowish. Throat pinkish flesh. LT 4x4 mm 25 Male Cardinalis psaltria (0.9 gm RT 4x3.5 FAT 1 Crop 1/2 full tiny white seeds. Iris dark sepia brown. Bill-max dark gray, greenish pink & blackish at tip. Mandible yellow-gray. Tomia cut, gums yellowish. Legs med-dark greyish brown, tarsal darker. Claws med. gray, mouth yellowish. Throat flesh-pink.

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Jrocket John A. 1989 Catalogue Washington Ranch, adjacent to Rattlesnake Springs portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 3 26 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.8gm L.O. 5x5mm FAT 1 crop full 0.5-1mm rigid whitish seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown. Bill all dusky. Legs grayish brown, claws dark gray. Mouth lining pale yellowish. Throat flesh-pink. 27 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm RT 5x5 FAT 0-1 crop full 0.5-1mm rigid whitish seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia, Bill-max. dark gray, greenish prox., and with blackish tip; mandible yellow gray prox., dusky at tip. Legs med.-dark grayish brown, toes substantially darker. Claws dark gray. Mouth lining bright yellow. Throat bloody. 28 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm RT 5x5 FAT 1 crop full of 1-1.5mm rigid whitish seeds. Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown; Bill-max. dark gray, shading to green proximally, blackish at tip; Mandible yellowish-gray prox., dusky at tip. Anterior gorge yellowish. Legs med.-dark brown, toes sl. darker. Claws med.-dark gray. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat flesh pink. These three birds were collected as associated this with a single (lucky) sack. No other birds were with these. 29 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm RT 5.5x5 FAT 0-1 crop full 1-1.5mm rigid, whitish seeds. These seeds are thistle, where bird was shot while feeding. Iris dark sepia brown. Bill-max dark gray, olive green proximally, with black tip. Mandible yellow-gray prox., with dusky tip. Tomia and ant. gorge yellowish. Legs dark gray-brown, toes sl. darker still. Claws dark gray. Mouth & throat bloody. 30 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 10.2gm RT 5x5 FAT 0-1 crop ½ full 1-1.5mm rigid whitish seeds (=thistle). Iris dark sepia brown. Mandible dark gray, olive green prox., with blackish tip. Mandible yellow-gray prox., dusky tip. Gorge yellowish. Legs med.-dark grayish brown, toes darker, grayish brown. Claws med.gray, Mouth pale yellowish, throat flesh-pink. 31 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.7gm RT 5x5 FAT 0-1 crop empty iris dark sepia brown. Bill dark gray, greenish prox., with blackish tip. mandible yellowish-gray prox., dusky at tip. Legs med.-dark grayish brown, toes sl. darker. Claws medium gray. Mouth lining yellow. Throat flesh-pink.

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Froebel, John Q 1989 Catalogue Marathon Post, 6 1/2 miles S and 4 miles W of Marathon, Brewster Co., Texas. Elevation 3870 ft. August 18 32 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.2 gm RT 5X5.mm FAT 2 Crop 1/2 full thistle. Soft part colors: iris dark sepia brown; Bill-maxilla dark gray, olive green proximally, blackish at tips. Mandible yellow-gray pink, dusky at tips, with yellowish tomia and gonys. Legs web- dark grayish brown. Toes dark grayish brown. Claws medium brown- ilac gray. Cuneal lining bright yellow. Throat bloody. This bird was 100 % black-backed -Jesaburus praepostera. Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elev. 1700 ft. August 23 33 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 7.4 gm L.Q. 2X3.5 mm FAT 0 Crop empty, Soft part colors: iris dark sepia brown; Bill covered with blackish resin. Legs web- dark grayish brown, toes same. Claws web- brownish gray. Cuneal lining yellowish. Throat pinkish-pose. 34 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 6.5 gm RT 3X3.5 FAT 0 Crop empty Soft parts: iris dark sepia brown; Bill: maxilla dark gray pink, with black tip; mandible yellow-gray proximally with dusky tips. Legs dark brown. Claws web- dark grayish/white lining pale yellowish. Throat pale pinkish. This bird and preceding bird expired in cage after being held a short time. They were to be nucleus of a captive flock. Blackrock Bosque, 1 mile E. of Blackrock, Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley County New Mexico. Elevation 6435 ft. August 25 35 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.2 gm RT 5.5X5.5 FAT 1 Crop empty iris dull dark sepia brown. Bill: maxilla dark gray, greener proximally, tip black; mandible yellow-gray pink, tip dusky. Gonys yellowish. Legs web- thick grayish brown. Toes dark brown. Claws web- dark gray. Cuneal lining yellowish. Throat pale pink.

rockets, Jole A. 1989 Catalogue Kern Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Brist, Kern Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. August 22 SKEl. only - no tissue. LT 1mm FAT 1. 36 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.4 gm RT 1mm Crop with few commercial sunflower seeds. After part colors not recovered: This animal found regurgitated, dried and long dead in cage, presumably eaten by snake seen regurgitating the following specimen. Peta put up August 26. Brood poles 24x17 cm 37 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.0 gm L.O. 3 x 4.5 mm FAT 2 Crop with several commercial sunflower seeds. This dark sepia brown. Bill: mandible dark grey, greenish prox & blackish tip. Mandible yellow grey tip dusky. Tarsus dark greyish brown, toes sl. less greyish. Claws medium grey. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat flesh pink. This bird was regurgitated by a 4 1/2 ft long Fox Whipsnake Masticophis bilineatus in order that the snake could escape the bird cage, at Willow Ranch, Mojave Co., Arizona Suckauger Wash, 1/4 mi N. Interstate Highway 40 Willow Ranch, 35 miles W. Selenon, Mojave Co. Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 B.P. refactoring 38 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.4 gm L.O. 4 x 3 mm FAT 1-2 Crop full of 1-1.5mm white seeds. Sepa pole colors: iris dark sepia brown, Dee- mandible dark grey greenish at base blackish at tip. mandible, yellow gray proximally, dusky tip. Tarsus yellowish. Tarsus med- dark greyish brown, toes sl. darker. Claws med. grey. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat flesh pink. Blackrock Bosque, 1/2 mile E Blackrock burni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6735 ft. August 25 LT 40x3.5 mm *39 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3 gm RT 3.5x3.5 FAT 1 Crop empty iris dark brown (no sepia tone); Bill: mandible dark grey, Linn prox., blackish at tip. Mandible yellow-grey, tip dusky. Tarsus & toes dark brown. Claws grey. Throat pale yellowish. Throat white pink.

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First, John Q. 1985 Catalogue Blacksack Bosque, 1/2 mile E. of Blackrock Juni-Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico. Elevation 6435 ft. August 25 (cont) *40 J Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm LT 4.0x4.5mm RT 3.5x3.5 FAT 0-1 Crop with few commercial sunflower seeds. Soft part colors as in preceding bird. *41 J Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm LT 4.5x4.5mm RT 4.0x3.5 FAT 1 Crop with few commercial sunflower seeds. Soft part colors as above. *42 J Carduelis psaltria 7.1gm LT 4.0x4.5mm RT 4.5x4.5mm FAT 1 Crop empty Soft part colors as above, except throat grayish. *43 O Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm LT 4.0x3.5mm RT 3.5x4.5 FAT 0-1 Crop empty Soft part colors as #39. *44 J Carduelis psaltria 10.4gm LT 5x5.5mm RT 5x3.5 FAT 0-1 Crop with scant commercial sunflower seeds. Soft parts as above. *45 J Carduelis psaltria 9.8gm LT 6x5.5mm RT 6x4 FAT 1-2 Crop empty. Soft part colors as #42. * All birds #39 - #45 were found dead in cages August 26, time since expiriation and cause of death uncertain. Gonadal measures approximate owing to slight rotting. These birds put up as specimens Aug. 26. 46 J Carduelis psaltria 10.1gm LT 3.5x2.5mm RT 2.5x2.5 FAT 0 Crop empty This dark sepia brown. Bill: max. dark gray, greenish prox. & tip blackish. Mucibles yellow-gray; dusky tip; gonye yellowish. Legs med grayish brown, toes significantly darker. Claws med.-dark brownish gray, nail lining yellowish. Throat pale pinkish flesh. Juv. Sk. 47 J Carduelis psaltria 9.1gm L.S 2.5x2.5mm FAT 0-1 Crop empty This dark brown. Bill: max. dark gray, greenish olive prox. & black at tip. Mucibles yellowish-gray, tip dusky. Legs (except red pox area) med.-dark brownish gray, toes all darker. Claws med.-dark gray. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat pale greyish pink. Bumble foot present, as noted above.

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TRACHET, J. 1990 Catalogue Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. May 27 48 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.1 gm No FAT Vice dark sepia brown. Bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish prox, tip black; mandible yellow-gray with dusky tip. Tarsus & toes dark grayish-brown, Claws gray. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat flesh-pink. May 30 49 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.0 gm No FAT Vice dark sepia brown; Bill-max: dark gray, greenish prox, tip & distal 1/3 darker black; mandible yellowish-gray prox, tip dusky; yellowish inferior Gourya. Tarsus med.-dark grayish-brown, toes sc. darker and grayer; claws dark grayish brown. Mouth lining yellow. Throat pinkish flesh. FORMALIN 50 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.1 gm No FAT Vice med.-sepia brown. Bill-max: dark gray, olive proximally, & with a blackish tip; mandible yellowish-gray into dusky tip, and yellowish anterior gourya. Tarsus med-dark grayish brown. Toes same. Claws med. grey. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat pinkish flesh. FORMALIN Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt Kerr Co, Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. June 5 51 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.4 gm No FAT Vice dark sepia brown. Bill-max: dark gray, greenish proximally, & blackish tip; mandible yellowish-gray, tip dusky. Tarsus & inferior gourya yellowish. Tarsus med.-dark grayish-brown. Toes dark brownish-gray. Claws med.-dark gray, Mouth lining fairly bright yellow. Throat pinkish. FORMALIN 52 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.6 gm No FAT Vice dark sepia brown. Bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally, tip black- ish; mandible yellowish-gray, tip dusky; anterior gourya yellowish. Tarsus med.-grayish brown, toes sc. darker. Claws dark grey. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat pinkish-pale. LT 3.5 x 5.0 mm NB.: TISSUE(NUNC)TUBE NUMBER- ED #53A 53 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.6 gm RT 4.0x4.0 No FAT Vice dark brown. Maxilla brownish-gray, tip dark gray; mandible blue-gray. Tarsus grayish-brown, toes light gray. Claws med.-gray. Tongue pink at base & yellow upper surface & tip. Mouth pink → Nabbed throat BIRD PUT UP TUES C. IN ICE BOX OVERNIGHT June 6 54 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.4 gm RT shot away No FAT Soft part colors as #52, except mouth not examined. LT 6x4 mm c/cp <27 thick NB.: TISSUE(NUNC)TUBE NUMBERED #59.

TROCHET, JOHN 1990 Catalogue Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 250 feet. Area 7 55 Ad.sk. LT 3.5 x 4.5 mm RT 3.5 x 4.2 crested wild sunflower seed NO FAT Carduelis psaltria 8.8 gm This dark sepia brown. Bill- maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally, tip blackish; mandible yellowish-gray, tip dusky. Interior gape yellowish. Legs dark grayish-brown, toes same. Claws med-dark grayish. Mouth lining yellowish, throat pinkish-flesh. KICKAPOO CAVERNS STATE PARK SITE, 22 1/2 MILES N. OF BRACKETTVILLE, KINNEY COUNTY TEXAS. ELEVATION 1700 FEET. MAY 30 FORMALIN BIRD DIED JUNE 7 56 F Carduelis psaltria 8.6 gm NO FAT Loft part crown not recorded MAY 31 FORMALIN BIRD DIED JUNE 7 57 F Carduelis psaltria 8.9 gm NO FAT This dark sepia brown. Bill- maxilla gray-whitish, mandible same, lofta with sl. darker tips. Legs medium-dark grayish-brown. Toes dark-brown. Claws medium gray. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat pinkish-flesh. MAY 29 FORMALIN BIRD DIED JUNE 7 58 F Carduelis psaltria 9.7 gm NO FAT This dark sepia brown. Bill- maxilla dark brownish-gray, tip blackish; mandible medium-dark gray, sl. whitish gray at base, blackish at tip. Legs medium dark grayish-brown, toes same. Claws dark-brown. Mouth lining pale yellowish. Throat pinkish-flesh. INC. SKEL. BIRD DIED JUNE 7 LT 4 x 4 mm RT 4 x 4 Partly eaten in holding cage by unknown pred- ator 59 M Carduelis psaltria 8.9 gm NO FAT Basically black-backed bird with greenish spotting at nape and lower back. This dark sepia brown; bill-maxilla dark gray, greenish proximally & black at tip; mandible yellow-gray, with dusky tip. Legs and toes dark grayish-brown. Claws brownish-gray. Mouth lining pale yellowish. Throat pinkish-flesh. MAY 31 INC. SKEL. BIRD DIED JUNE 7 groundworm ovary L.D 3 x 4 mm Partly eaten in holding cage by unknown predator 60 F Carduelis psaltria 9.2 gm NO FAT This dark sepia brown. Bill black gray & base of mandible leading to bluish-gray. Legs med-dark brown; toes dark greenish-gray. Claws brown. Mouth lining yellowish. Throat pinkish-flesh.

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TROCHET, JOHN 1990 Catalogue Karr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. INC. SKEL. 61 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm BIRD DIED JUNE 7 June 5 grinder overly. L.O. 3x3mm No FAT Soft part colors: legs light red-brown, claws and toes are gray. Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney County Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. BIRD DIED JUNE 7 62 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.2 gm No FAT May 30 juv. sk. BIRD DIED JUNE 4 LT 1.0x0.7mm 63 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm RT 1.0x0.7mm No FAT iris dark sepia brown. Bill greyish. Legs medium greyish brown. Claws dark brown. Under wing yellowish. Breast flesh-pink. Karr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr County, Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. 64 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.0gm RT 4.0x4.0 Ad. sk. LT 4.0x4.0mm JUNE 7 crop empty Soft part colors as # 55. TRACE FAT 65 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm RT 3.0x3.0 Ad. sk. LT 3.4x3.0 mm RT 3.0x3.0 crop empty Soft part colors as # 59 NO FAT Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville Kinney Co. Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. BIRD DIED JUNE 7 66 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.7 gm May 31 fully grinder overly L.O. 1.8x4.5 mm crop empty Soft part colors as # 58 TRACE FAT In order to economize on both space and time, I am designating "standard" soft part colors for Carduelis psaltria. For adult ♂ birds, these are as follows: iris dark sepia brown; mandible dark gray, greener proximally, blackish at tip; mandible yellow- ish-gray proximally, dusky at tip; anterior gonyx yellowish.

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TROCHET, JOHN 1990 Catalogue legs medium-dark grayish brown, toes slightly darker and slightly grayer. Claws medium gray. Mount lining yellow- ish. Throat pinkish flesh. Adult & colors differ only on bill; maxilla dull med-dark gray with a darker tip; mandible all dusky. These color patterns will be abbreviated as "STD" in entries for individual birds. Where soft part colors do not match these, these will be noted. In my medical notes, I was accustomed to employing a host of abbreviations, some of which are of value in these pages. These include: c-with; s-without; x-except; o-otherwise; sl.-slight; mod.-moderate; lt-(depending on context)-left, or light; rt.-right; v-very; ext-extreme; bilat-bilaterally. Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Blund, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. June 7 67 Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm RT 3.0x2.5 LT 3.0X 2.9 mm SK.OFF. X 2X2 MM SUPRACOCCIPITAL WINDOW FAT 1 STD 2 RETAINED INNER 1's 2 RETAINED OUTER 2's 68 Carduelis psaltria 10.9gm RT 4.0x4.0 LT 4,5x4,0 mm SK.OFF. X SEVERAL OCCIPITAL & BIPARIETAL WINDOWS 1-4 mm, LST. RT. PARIETAL. FAT 2 STD AB. (1'& 2'S. RETAINED INNER 1' COVERD. 69 Carduelis psaltria 10.9gm RT 3.0x2.5 LT 3,5x3,5 mm SK.OFF. X 4X8 WITH NE DIPARIETAL WINDOWS, LT. MOST AT THREAT FAT 4 STD 2 RETAINED INNER 1's, 5 " OUTER 2's. ALL " 1" COVERD. 70 Carduelis psaltria 10.6gm RT 3,5x3,0 LT 3,5x3,5 mm SK.OFF. X 3 LT. & 1'RT 2mm PARIETAL WINDOWS. CRAP FEW SUNFLOWERS. 2 RETAINED INNER 1's LT. OUTER 2's ALL " OUTER 1's; AT 1" COVERIT 71 Carduelis psaltria 11.0gm L.O. 6X4 mm Bf. 27 x 18 mm SK.OFF. greemier ovary CRAP full way sunflower seeds FAT 3 STD LT: RET'D #1, 2, & 4. RT: " " #1, 2, & 5. TOTAL MEAT. June 8 72 Carduelis psaltria 10.19gm RT 5.6x5.5 LT 6,0x5,2 mm SK.OFF. X BIPARIETAL 4X3 MM WINDOWS. CRAP FULL MAY SUNFLOWERS. SOLID BLACK BACK AD & WING. 1" COVERD IN MUST. 73 Carduelis psaltria 10.8gm RT 4.5x4.5 LT 5,2x4,0 mm SK.OFF. X 5 1-2 mm MOSTLY LT. PARIETAL WINDOWs. CRAP FEW MAY SUNFLOWERS. RT: 2 RET. INNER 1's & 4 OUTER 2's; LT: 3 INN. 1's, 4 OUT 2's; ALL 1"COVERD RETAINED. 74 Carduelis psaltria 11.4gm RT 4.5x4.0 LT 5,5x3,8 mm SK.OFF. X 1.5X3 MM SUPRA OCCIPITAL & 2X2 mm LT. PARIETAL WINDOWS. CRAP EMPTY FAT 4 STD AD. OF WING. LT. 4" TOE & CLAW. LIVER & SOUP. 75 Carduelis psaltria 10.8gm L.O. 7.0x4.5 mm SK.OFF. X FEW 1-2mm BIPARIETAL WINDOWS COARSELY GRINDRED OVARY BP.(NO VASE) 24x14 mm CRAP EMPTY RT.: 1 RET'D INN 10'3 OUT. 2's; LT: 2 RET'D INN 1'& 2 OUTER 2's. 76 Carduelis psaltria 10.0gm L.O. 5X4 mm SK.OFF. X 2X3 SUPRA OCCIPITAL & BI- PARIETAL WINDOWS; ALSO 2X2 mm LT. FRONTAL WINDOW. greemier ovary BP.(NO VASE) 27x17. CRAP FEW SUNFLOWERS FAT 3 STD AD. F WING 77 Carduelis psaltria 10.9gm RD 5X4 SK.OFF. X MULTIPLE 1mm BIPARIETAL WINDOWS. CRAP 23 MM SUNFLOWER SEEDS LT 5x4 mm RET 2 IN 1' 2 OUT 2's; LT: 2 IN, 1', 3 AND 2'; 3 IN. 1" CWT'S BILAT ALL RET'D.

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TROCHET, John 1990 Catalogue Karr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. August 27, 1989 SK. ASS. X 1X1.5 MM LT. FRONTO-PARIETAL WINDOW. ground very cap full my FATO STD Ad ? wing 79 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.6gm L.O. 5.0x2.5mm Captured as a juvenile. Weight & furcular fed recorded here as conditions at capture. June 5, 1990 SK. ASS. LT 1.5X1.5mm RET 1.5 X 1/2 FATO STD 3 RET. INVER (1° CAPT BILAT. 79 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 10.0gm LT 5.2X5.0mm CRISP empty 1° RET. IN. 1° RT. 2° RET. IN. 1° SK. ASS. X 5X4 MM RT. OCCIPITO-PARIETAL WINDOW LT 5.2 X 5.0mm CRISP empty BILAT. AND ALL GREATER 80 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 10.8gm RT 4.5X4.2 FAT3 STD 1° COVERTS SK. ASS. RT. 3° TAE INJURED LT 5.5X5.0MM CAP FULL MY 81 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 9.9gm RT 5.0X4.8 FATO STD All 2° wing, tail molt & right body molt ventrolary. Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. May 29 SK. RET. ASS. X AT OCCIPUT. crisp augty left body & cran molt 82 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.8gm L.O. 0.7x2.4mm FAT2 STD May 31 SK. ASS. X LT. OCCIPITAL finely ground. crisp augty Lt. body molt WINDOW. 83 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 10.4gm L.O. 1.5x3.2mm FAT2 STD Lower Table Rock Trail, Mt 3 mi. W. of Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon. Elevation 1300 ft. July 26 SK. ASS. Two 2mm follicles 84 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.1gm L.O. 3.0x5.0mm FATO STD July 27 FATALIN by plumage 85 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 8.2gm FATO FATALIN by plumage 86 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 9.9gm FATO FATALIN by plumage 87 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.5gm FATO FATALIN by plumage 88 ♀ Picoides pubescens 29.6gm FATO FATALIN by plumage 89 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.2gm FATO FATALIN by plumage 90 ♂ Cardinalis psaltria 9.6gm FATO

Murch, John 1990 Catalogue Lower Table Rock, Tri. N.F. 3 mi. W. of Medford, Jackson Co. Oregon. Elevation 1300 feet. July 27 (cont) FATALIN by pluvage 91 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm FAT O Page Springs on the Butzen River, Harvey County, Oregon. Elevation 4235 feet. July 28 CAMP SKEL SK.OST. 92 ♂ Carduelis tristis 11.5gm RT 6.0 x 5.0 LT 4.0 x 5.0 mm FAT O Dull dark brown; Bill bright pinkish range. Legs slatey green July 29 SK.OST. 93 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm RT 4.0 x 4.0 LT 5.2 x 4.0 mm FATO empty northank examin'd? STD SK.OST. 94 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm RT 3.7 x 4.3 LT 3.5 x 4.5mm empty empty monstrous examined O FATO STD. July 30 COMP. SKEL SK.OST. FOUND DEAD CLINGING TO CLOSED MIST NET! 95 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.9gm RT 5.2 x 6.5 LT 6.5 x 6.5mm FATO empty Dissect sagio from Bill parse, & death tip to war. legs yellowish-flesh Lower Table Rock Trias. N.F. 3 miles W. of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon: Elevation 1300 feet. July 30. *96 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 88gm L.9. 4.5x4.2mm sk.ost. x 2 small window lt. LT 4.5 x 3.8 mm FAT TR STO all viscera small. *97 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.7gm RT DESTROYED sk.ost. x 1 small window lt. LT 5.0 x 4.2 mm FAT TR tags STD. two feathers same ( STD) pairs pale tawny, super STD, & tips of coverts same STD *98 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.0gm RT 5.0 x 4.0 sk.ost. x 2 small window rt LT 4.0 x 7.5mm RT 3.5 x 22 FAT TR STD *99 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.9gm BP. 17 x 28 (absent?) LT 4.0 x 7.5mm RT 3.5 x 22 FAT TR tags pollen brown (STD) *100 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.4gm L.D. 6.0 x 5.0mm FAT TR * 392 captured July 26 Page Springs on the Butzen River, Harvey County, Oregon Elevation 4235 ft. July 31 SK.OST. 101 ♂ Carduelis tristis 12.8gm RT 6.0 x 5.8 LT 7.5 x 6.2mm NO FAT dark brown (alt. brown tip to light orange bill, orange- brown legs&toes, light brown claws.

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Jackson John 1990 Catalogue Lower Table Rock 7mi. N and 3 mi. W of Medford Jackson Co. Oregon, Elevation 1300 ft. July 31 102 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.1gm L.O. 3X4mm FAT 1 STD captured July 27. SK. ASS. BILAT 5mm FRONTOPARIETAL WINDOW LT 4X3.5mm glaxular overy FATO-1 TORSO CLAWS MED. BROWN LTER THAN TARSUS STD. captured July 27. 103 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm RT 4/1X3.5 Page Springs on the Blitzen River Harney County Oregon Elevation 4235 feet. July 31 SK. NAT ASS. WELL VOLANT; BEGGING FROM CAGED ADULT. 104 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 6.8gm L.O. 1X2 mm FAT 0 SKS just above capture Dris dark sepia brown. Bill grayish-green, dusky near tip and yellow Tomia. Legs, toes & claws same light-grayish brown. Winter lining yellow. Tarsal flesh-pink. Lower Table Rock 7mi. N and 3 mi. W of Medford Jackson Co, Oregon, Elevation 1300 feet July 31 Ad. SK. Heavy body molt wing under; 1 PRIMARY BILATS WIN ON COVTS. 105 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.9gm RT 0.6X0.4 FAT 2 STD captured July 27. LT 0.6X0.4mm Page Springs on the Blitzen River Harney County, Oregon Elev. 4235 ft. COMP. SKEL. AD. SK. KILLED AUGUST 8 July 30 106 ♂ Carduelis tristis 16.4gm RT 6.2X 5.5mm FAT 1-7 107 ♂ Carduelis tristis 15.9gm RT 3.0X3.0 FAT 1-2 LT 5.2X4.0 mm LT 3.0X2.5 mm CRAMPY CORACOIDA. ORGY EMG SURFACES MISSILE MAN. BILL BRIGHT ORANGE, 2 SUCKY TOE TO AIDMAN. LEGS, TOES Lt. GRAY soft feathers # 106 SE side of Lower Table Rock 7mi. N and 3 mi. W of Medford, Jackson Co, Oregon, Elev. 1350ft. July 31 SK. NAT ASS. KILLED AUGUST 8. 108 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm L.O. 1X1.5mm FAT 2 109 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.2gm RT 0.9mm FAT 2 CRP EMPTY. TORSO DARK GREYISH BROWN STD. DRIS & COPPER 5TH 10 IN SHEATH BILAT. 3RD WIN CONVTS IN MOLT. No MOLT. ADL BODY MOLT.

Throau, John 1990 Catalogue SE side of Tower Table Rock, 7mi N & 4 mi W of Medford, Jackson Co. Oregon. Elevation 1350 ft. July 31 (cont) 110 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.0gm RT 2x2mm FAT 1 STD SK. OFF. KILLED AUGUST 8. 111 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 10.0gm RT 1.5x1.2mm FAT 1-2 STD SK. OFF. X 2 SMALL NO MARKS KILLED AUGUST 8. 112 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 10.0gm RT 3.0x3.0mm FAT 2 STD SK. OFF. No body mark KILLED AUG 8 113 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.5gm RT 1.2x1.2mm FAT 1 STD SK. OFF. No body mark KILLED AUGUST 8. 114 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.2gm RT 2.0x1.5mm FAT 2 STD SK. OFF. ONLY AT OCCIPUT KILLED AUGUST 8. 115 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.4gm LO 2.0x2.0mm FAT 2-3 STD SK. NOT OFF. NO BODY MARKS KILLED AUG 8. 116 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.4gm LO 1x2 mm FAT 2 STD Crop empty BIL. SL. PALED GREEN BASE COLOR & STD CROP Z FEW MY SPHERULES. CROP EMPTY CROP EMPTY CROP EMPTY CROP Z FEW MY SPHERULES. CROP EMPTY JUV. WING X AD. 1/2 2/3 BIL. BILAT. 3/4 MOLT. TAIL MOLT. AD WING & TAIL. AD. WING AD. WING; 10/18/2 IN MOLT BILAT. 1/4 MOLTINE BILAT. 50/100 GROWN IN BILE RT 2/3 80% IN. 3/4 MOLT. Tail molt. Page Springs on Blitzen River, Harney Co. Oregon. Elevation 4235 ft August 1 117 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.8gm RT 4.8x4.5mm FAT 3 STD SK. OFF. 32. MOLT VENTRAL TRACTS KILLED AUGUST 8. 118 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.0gm RT 1.5x1.5mm FAT 2-3 STD SK. OFF. NO BODY MARK KILLED AUGUST 8. 119 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.0gm RD 2.5x2.2mm FAT 2 STD SK. OFF. NO BODY MARK KILLED AUGUST 8. 120 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.5gm LO 2.5x4.2mm FAT 3 STD SK. OFF. ONLY AT CAPITAL BRIDGE CROP Z FEW MY SPHERULES. CROP EMPTY CROP EMPTY CROP Z FEW MY SPHERULES. CROP EMPTY RR: JUV. 1/5 1-3 BILAT. LT 3/4 MOLT. AD. TAIL. JUV. WING X AD. 1/4 #1 80% BILAT. 1/4-2. 20% IN BILAT. OLD TAIL. RR: JUV 1/5 #1/2 BILAT NO ACTIVE MOLT. NEW FF. 1/2 1/2 OLD, LT. 1/5 2/3 4/6 ALSO. TAIL MOLT. August 2 121 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.3gm RT 1x1mm FAT 3 STD SK. OFF. X 1x3mm LO. PARIAL WINDOW. HARRY BODY MARKS KILLED AUG. 8. 122 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 9.7gm RT 4.5x4.0mm FAT 2 STD SK. OFF NO BODY MARK KILLED AUG. 8. 123 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.9gm RT 3.2x2.7mm FAT 1 STD SK. OFF. NO BODY MARK KILLED AUGUST 8. 124 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.0gm LO 2.0x3.5mm FAT 3 STD SK. OFF. X 2x2mm RT SCIPITAL WINDOW. NO BODY MARK FRONTAL WINDOW. 125 ♀ Cardinalis psaltria 8.6gm LO 3.0x2.0mm FAT 3 STD SK. OFF. X 15MM AT FRONTAL WINDOW. NO ENL. PAL. KILLED AUG 8. BP 27 x 7MM - NO EDEMA 126 ♀ Cardinalis tristis 9.1gm LO 2.5x2.0mm FAT 1 STD NO ENL. PAL. KILLED AUG. 8. BP 26 x 16mm. NO EDEMA Crop few my spherules. CROP EMPTY CROP EMPTY CROP Z FEW BP(SEDAMA) 2c. 5x16mm SPHERULES CROP Z FEW MY SPHERULES CROP 2/3 FULL MY SPHERULES MAX ALAR my spherules. Green; Mix 5 spica & STD spica & STD CROP DEEP GRYISH GREEN & STD TOTAL LIGHT GRAY & STD 1/2 PART; 1/4 65% IN BILE RT 2-2 7/8 BILAT. 3/4 GR. 2/4 CAVTS. 1/5 THE 1/2 ELITE LAY. 1 NEW RECTAL. 1/4 CAVT 1/2 ALSO NEW. AD. Q WING. NEW 1/5 # 1/2 BILAT. = NEW 1/4 CAVTS. ELSE OLD. Legs, Body molt all tracts

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TRACHET, J. 1990 Catalogue Blackrock Bosque, 1/2 mile E. of Blackrock, Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co, New Mexico. Elevation 6435 feet. August 25 1989 Ad.sk. 127 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.4gm L.O. 3.5x5.5mm FAT 4 FEET TOES MEDIUM BROWN 2 STD This bird was captured for use as a judge bird and was part of the captive flock, dying of heart stress August 9, 1990 Burns Ranch, 1/3 mile SW of Cab Saringo, Lincoln Co, Nevada. Elevation 3575 feet August 11, 1990 Ad.sk. Heavy Grey molt testes enlarged & atroph LT 6.5x5.6 mm 128 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm RT 6.0x4.2 FAT O STD Ad.sk. nestling found egg in orifices second egg being dev'd: 7.1x6.7 mm 129 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm L.O. 12.8x7.2 FAT O STD LT 6.4x5.8 mm 130 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.5gm RT destroyed FAT O STD Tail Molt Ad.sk. EDEMA BP. 28.5 x 20 mm LGT. Fal. 2 mm MISSING Rt 2nd Toe 131 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.0gm L.O. 4x6 mm FAT 2 STD ?CLAW OF RT. 3rd LGT. Fal. 35mm NANODEM. BP. 29x18mm ToE. SHELLED Egg IN ORIFICE. 132 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm L.O. 7x11 mm FAT 1 STD August 12 LT 4.8 x 4.5 mm 133 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm RT destroyed FAT O STD Ad.sk. w Lt excised from window 3x3mm LT 5.2x 4.5 mm HUMERAL AREA examined. 134 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.0gm RD 4.5 x 4.2 FAT O STD 3 STD Hand Shot NB: Tissue in 2 vials Ad.sk. LT 3.0x 2.5mm (chest fragmen from 135 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.1gm RT 2x 2.0 FAT O STD field). Ad.sk. LT 6.0x5.3 mm wall 136 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.5gm RT 5.8x5.5 FAT O STD VASC. SUBDUCAL MEMBRANE-BOUND EGG LGT. Fal. 3 mm. 137 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm L.O. 5.2x11.5 mm FAT 0-1 STD HORN DEFECT Rt MAX. TOXICUM Ad.sk. greenish gizzard. 138 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.1gm L.O. 4.0x3.5 mm FAT O STD Sk. 55. 139 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 7.8gm RT 1 mm FAT O STD Ad.sk. LD 6.0 x 5.2 mm 140 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm RD 5.0 x 5.0 FAT O STD. August 13 LT 3.0x2.8 mm 141 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.7gm RT 3.0x2.8 FAT O STD melt in progress Ad.sk. LT 5.9x5.5 mm HIGHLY 142 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.0gm RD 5.0x 5.0 FAT O STD VASC. EDEMA BP. 27x16 mm 143 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.1gm L.O. 3.5 x 6.5mm FAT O STD LGT. Fal. 4.3 mm Ad.sk. LT 6.0 x 5.2 mm HIGHLY 144 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.9 RTB. 5.8 x 5.5 FAT O STD VASC.

TROCHET, JOHN 1990 Catalogue Burnt Ranco, 1/2 mile SSW of Oak Springs, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 3575 feet. August 13 (cont) Ad.sk. 145 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.6gm LT 5.2 X 5.0mm RT 4.5 X 4.0 FAT O STD Ad.sk. 146 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm LGT Fol 1.5mm L.O. 4 X 4 mm FAT O STD Ad.sk. 147 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm LD 5.2X 5.0mm RT 5.0 X 4.2 FAT O FEET LT-MED GRAYISH-BROWN STD Willow Creek (= Tuckayon Wash), 1/2 miles W. exit 93 of Interstate Highway 40, Willow Creek Ranch, Mogave Co., Arizona. Elevation 4680 feet. August 15 148 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.4gm LT 5.2 x 5.8mm > HIGHLY unidentified VAR. FAT O Cope & state- Resia crane RESIA CRANE STD SK NOT ASS. 149 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm LT 1 mm RD 1 mm FAT I Cope empty Resia crane GRR 5 Heavy body molt STD 150 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm LT 5.4 X 5.0 mm Crop empty FAT O RR: juv/linus 2"s. 151 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm LT 5.5 X 5.2 mm Crop empty Bile & light FAT O 1st 1/2 molt STD RD 5.0 X 4.0 RADIA % August 16 SK ASS. K 4mm Rt. Postorbital window 152 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.1gm LT 5.2 X 5.0 mm FAT O STD 2° molt RD 5.5 X 5.0 153 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.7gm LT 3.0 X 3.0 mm Crop empty Bile removed STD Heavy molt SK ASS. 154 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm LT 4.5 X 4.0 mm Crop & my FAT O Feces a bit mod. body molt RD 4.2 X 3.8 surferonds. ligated STD 155 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 10.5gm LT 2.5 X 2.6 mm NB. PART OF KIDNEY TISSUE AT Hrd. Body molt Resia crane molt STD BOTTOM OF NUM TUBE. RD 2.0 X 2.0 FAT I STD Blackrock Draw, 1/2 mile E. of Blackrock Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6435 ft. August 25, 1989. Ad.sk. 156 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm LT 4.2 X 3.5mm FAT O Left foot Lt- med. Gram, 5 STD RD 4.0 X 3.0 This animal, poor from Canyon Park, and a fule's said this trip, died August 16, 1994, soon having recovered from road stress in Sacramento at the end of the trip. Waigax at death 6.7gm.

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Trachet, J.A. 1990 Catalogue Willow Creek (= Tuckayo Wash) 1/2 miles W. exit 93 of Interstate High- way 40, Willow Creek Ranch, Huerfano Co., Regina Reservation. Elevation 4680 ft. August 17 157 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.2gm L.O. 2X2mm FAT 3 STD SK. NOT ASS. SK. OST. ONLY AT OCCIPUT grenular ovary 158 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.9gm L.O. 2.5X2.2mm FAT 2 STD grenular ovary NB: NUM TUBE UNNUMBERED 159 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm L.O. 3.0X3.0 FAT 1-2 STD SK. NOT ASS. NB: NUM TUBE UNNUMBERED grenular ovary 160 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 10.2gm L.O. 3.0X2.5mm FAT 3 STD grenular ovary 161 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm RT 2.4X1.5mm RD 2.9X1.5 FAT 1 STD AD. SK. EXTREME BAY CROWN & WING MOLT. SK. NOT ASS. LT 1X1 mm 162 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.7gm RT 1X1 FAT 2 STD MOD. BODY MOLT. grenular ovary 163 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm L.O. 2X2 mm FAT 2-3 STD SOFT PARTS COLORS NOT RECORDED MOD. BODY MOLT. Ad. Sk. LT 4.2X3.5mm 164 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 10.2gm RT 3.5X3.5 FAT 2 STD 2° MOLT. SK. OST. ONLY AT OCCIPUT HEAVY BODY & RAIL MARKS; 10 LOAMS. 165 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm LT 1X1mm RT 1X1 FAT 2 STD RET'D MID. 2°S AD. WING. SK. OST. LT 5.7X5.4mm 166 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm RT Destroyed FAT 0-1 STD FRESH IN. 3 1/3 OUT. LT 1.5X1.0mm 5 2°S DILAT. AB. WING. 167 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm RT 1.5X1.0 FAT 0 STD TAIL MOLT. Ad. Sk. LT 7.3X6.4mm 168 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm RT 6.8X6.2 FAT 0 STD FRESH PLUMAGE. AD. WING. Canyon Below Blackrock Dam at Confluence of Zuni River and Sand Springs Canyon Drainage, Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6350 ft. August 18 169 ♂ Helminthorha vermivora 14.4gm LT 1mm RT 1mm FAT 3 STD MAXILLA DARK BROWN MANDIBLE AER BROWN. LEGS FLESH-ORANGE, FEET FL. BROWNER. CLAWS LT. BROWN. TIBIUS AT ANGLE OF MOUTH REDDISH. SK. NOT ASS. LT 1.5X1.0mm BILL, LEGS & FEET DARK GRAY. 170 ♂ Sturnus occidentalis 10.9gm RT Destroyed FAT 3 Little Colorado River 5 1/2 Miles W. & N. Holbrook Navajo Co., Arizona. Elev. 5050 ft. August 19 171 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm LT 5.5X4.7mm RT 5.0X4.5 FAT 1 STD REG. 1 YEAR V. AD. SK. SK. NOT ASS. LT 5.7X5.0mm 172 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.5gm L.O. 2X2mm FAT 0-1 STD REG. 1 YEAR V. AD. SK. LT 6.0X5.0mm HIGHLY VARIC. FAT 1-2 STD REG. 1 YEAR V. 173 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm RT 5.2X4.8

TROCHET, J.A. 1990 Catalogue Little Colorado River 5 1/2 miles W. Holbrook, Navajo Co., Arizona. Elev. 5050ft August 19 (cont) Ad. Sk. 174 ? Carduelis psaltria 10.0 gm RT 4.0 x 32 mm FAT 1 STD Heavy body, wing, & tail molt. Ad. Sk. 175 ? Carduelis psaltria 9.4 gm Ls. 4 x 9 mm FAT 2 STD This bird paired with # 176. Ad. Sk. 176 ? Carduelis psaltria 9.3 gm RT 5.0 x 5.0 FAT O STD crop fuse needle resinous, toes muddy, This bird paired with # 175. August 20 Ad. Sk. 177 ? Carduelis psaltria 9.5 gm LT 6.5 x 6.0 mm crop fuse my foot muddy vertical middle RT 6.0 x 5.5 RT 6.0 x 5.5 damaged fat 1 dirty & resin (?) Ad. Sk. 178 ? Carduelis psaltria 9.9 gm RT 4.0 x 3.0 crop corkscrew my green streaked seeds fat 1-2 STD August 21 Ad. Sk. 179 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.4 gm Lo. mostly destroyed crop & green fat 1 STD Ad. Sk. 180 ? Carduelis psaltria 10.1 gm RT 5.5 x 5.0 FAT TR muddy Ad. Sk. 181 ? Carduelis psaltria 9.6 gm RT 4.5 x 4.0 LT 4.2 x 3.8 mm FAT O-1 STD Ad. Sk. 182 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.8 gm RT 3.5 x 3.2 LT 3.5 x 3.0 mm FAT 1 STD Ad. Sk. 183 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.9 gm RT 3.2 x 2.2 LT 3.0 x 3.0 mm FAT 1 STD San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area 1/2 mile S. of Arizona Highway 90 bridge Cochise Co., Arizona Elevation 4120 feet. August 23 Ad. Sk. 184 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.4 gm LT 4.0 x 3.5 mm crop empty RT 3.5 x 3.0 FAT O STD Sk. Srv. ? several 1-2 mm crop empty 185 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.2 gm RT 5.5 x 5.0 LT 6.2 x 4.2 wings on top Sk. Srv. ? Rt. post-orbital LT 5.8 x 5.5 crop empty rim. 186 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.4 gm RT 5.0 x 4.2 Lgt. fol. 1.5 mm crop empty Sk. partly srv. 187 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.0 gm Lo. 5.4 x 8.2 mm FAT O STD HATCHED This bird paired with # 188. Ad. Sk. LT. NOT FOUND crop empty 188 ? Carduelis psaltria 8.7 gm RT 6.0 x 5.4 mm FAT O STD This bird paired with # 187.

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TROCLET J.A. 1990 Catalogue San Lader River Riparian National Conservation Area 1/2 mile S. of Arizona Highway 90 Bridge, Cochise County Arizona . Elevation 4120 feet. August 24 Ad. SK. 189 ? Cardinalis psaltria 9.3 gm L.O. 4.2 x 6.8 mm LT 6.8 x 6.0 mm crop empty FAT 2 pale transfix 1 trace to STD. Ad. SK. 190 ? Cardinalis psaltria 9.0 gm RT 5.8 x 5.5 LT 6.2 x 5.8 mm crop empty FAT 1 STD Ad. SK. 191 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.4 gm RT 6.0 x 5.8 LT 6.2 x 5.8 mm crop empty FAT 1 pale transfix 1 trace to STD. August 25 SK off? covered / minuscule scales. 192 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.8gm LT 6.5 x 4.5 mm RT 5.7 x 4.5 crop empty STOM: LITTLE GRIT. FAT O STD No MOLT. RR: 2-1(L), 3-2(R) SK .025 x 2 1/um lt. parietal wimder 193 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.1gm LT 4.8 x 4.5mm RT 4.5 x 4.2 FAT O STD No MOLT. AD. 8th WING- Ad. SK. BP 2.7 x 17mm, Fedema; finely granular feather 194 ? Cardinalis psaltria 9.4 gm L.O. 4 x 3 mm LT 4.2 x 3.5 mm FAT 2 STD Lt. molt crown & throat Ad. 8th wing. Ad. SK- most of winge destroyed by seed 195 ? Cardinalis psaltria 9.2gm LT 7.0 x 5.2 mm round white seeds. RT 6.0 x 5.0 crop full 2.8 gm round white seeds. FAT 1 STD Rt 1st toe's claw Ab. 8th wing, Ad. SK. 196 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.2gm RT 4.0 x 3.0 LT 4.2 x 3.5 mm crop & granular pellets. FAT O STD Lt-molt body scales ad 8th wing Ad. SK. BP 2.6 x 17mm, Fedema. crop & pale greenish paste 197 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.1gm L.O. 4.0 x 3.5mm FAT O STD no molt; ad wing rd rt 10 #3. The following birds, numbers 198 - 235, were kept at a captive flock at the Behavin Station. These animals all died due to a fulminant sarcoma, evidently infectious, as the disease spread to adjacent rooms separated by screens. This is the verbal report I got from Diane Burger, D.V.M. at the Office of Laboratory Animal Care. They died over the course of several weeks between late August and October, following the addition of more birds from Central Texas, added this summer. Birds indicated as "dead" were dissected by KAC personnel. Most of these birds were necropsied, and the bodies treat- ed with phenol, thus most of these birds were salvaged as alcoholics. San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area, 1/2 mile S. of Arizona Highway 90 Bridge, Cochise Co., Arizona. Elevation 4120 feet. ALCOHOLIC by plunge 198 ? Cardinalis psaltria 9.1gm August 24 FAT O STD ALCOHOLIC by plunge 199 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.5gm FAT O STD ALCOHOLIC by plunge 200 ? Cardinalis psaltria 8.4gm FAT TRACE STD

TRACHET, J.A. 1990 Catalogue San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area, 1/2 mile S of Arizona Highway 93 Bridge, Cochise Co., Arizona. Elevation 4120 feet. August 25 ALCOHOLIC by plumage 201 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm FAT 1 LEGS D. PALER GRAYISH-BROWN STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 202 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm FATO STD August 26 ALCOHOLIC by plumage 203 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 204 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm FATO IRIS F SEPIA, LEGS D. PALER STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 205 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.0gm FAT TRACE STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 206 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.2gm FATO STD Tuckeyou Wash 1/2 mile N of Interstate 40 Willow Ranch, 35 miles W of Seligman, Mojave Co., Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 1989 ALCOHOLIC by plumage 207 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 208 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 209 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.1gm FAT TRACE IRD F SEPIA STD Blackrock Bosque, 1/2 mile E of Blackrock Zuni Indian Reservation Mckinley Cr, New Mexico. Elevation 6435 ft. ALCOHOLIC juv. by plumage when caught; ♀ by plumage now 210 Carduelis psaltria 7.3gm FAT 1 YELLOWISH GAPE (WHEN CAUGHT) STD LAST by plumage 211 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 212 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.4gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC by plumage 213 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.8gm FATO STD LAST by plumage 214 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.3gm FATO STD LAST by plumage 215 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm FAT TRACE (RU) F SEPIA STD LAST by plumage 216 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.9gm FAT TRACE STD LAST juv. by plumage when caught; ♀ now 217 Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm FAT TRACE STD

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TROCHET, J.A. 1990 Catalogue Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Abilene, Kerr Co., Texas Elevation 2050 feet. August 22, 1989 LOST 4 plumeage 218 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC ♂ plumeage 219 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 7.6gm FATO STD Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co. Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. August 23, 1989 LOST 4 plumeage 220 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm FATO STD LOST 2y plumeage 221 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.0gm FATO LEG BARE GRAY, S STD LOST 4 plumeage 222 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm FATO STD LOST 2y plumeage 223 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.6gm FATO STD COMP.SKELET NO TISSUE 2y plumeage 224 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.8gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC 2y plumeage 225 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.2gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC 2y plumeage 226 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.5gm FAT TRACE LEGS FLAKER STD CARAPSELET. NO TISSUE 2y plumeage 227 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.4gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC 2y plumeage 228 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9gm FATO STD 1414 S. Grandview Drive, Dallas McKinley Dr., New Mexico. Elev. 6500 feet. May 3, 1990 ALCOHOLIC Carduelis pinus 13.8gm FATO COLLECTED BY ANNA SCHNEIDER WINDOW KILL Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 30, 1990 ALCOHOLIC 4y plumeage 230 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.7gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC 2y plumeage 231 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.4gm FATO STD

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TROCHET, J.A. Catalogue 1990 Kickapoo Creek State Park site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Bracketville, Kimney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 31, 1990 CAMP SKEL NO TISSUE by plume 232 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.1 gm FAT O STD FOUND LONG DEAD IN CAGE ALCOHOLIC by plume 233 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.8 gm FATO STD ALCOHOLIC by plume 234 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 9.3 gm FATO STD CAMP SKEL NO TISSUE by plume 235 ♀ Carduelis psaltria 8.9 gm FAT TRACE STD FOUND LONG DEAD IN CAGE Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas Elevation 2050 ft. June 7, 1990 ALCOHOLIC by plume 236 ♂ Carduelis psaltria 8.6 gm TRACE FAT STD

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J. A. Trochet 1987-1990 Journal 1989 New Mexico: McKinley, Catron, Grant, Eddy, Chaves, Cibola, Valencia, Bernalillo Cos. Texas: Presidio, Brewster, Zapata, Kerr, Kinney, Edwards Cos. Arizona: Mojave Co.

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ROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co. New Mexico July 29 Yesterday I finally received my federal collecting permit for taking goldmines. So after supper, I left home in Sacramento after supper, taking California State Highway 99 south to Bakersfield, then east on State Highway 58 to Denstow, then further east on Interstate Hwy 40 across Arizona to Sanders, Arizona, where I turned south on U.S. Hwy 666 to Witch Wells (little more than a one/legion street), then east off on Arizona State Hwy 61, which becomes New Mexico State Hwy 53 upon entering the state. At the state line, one also enters the Zuni Indian Reservation. I arrived "West Side Road" at 14:00. Today at Zuni, I drove the track south along the fenced state line (14:00 - 15:30) visited in Zuni (Pueblo) (15:45-16:20), the Canyon Below Black-Rock Dam (16:40-17:50), Zuni Indian Reservoir (18:30-19:50) and after sunset, Zuni Lake #2 (20:00 - 21:00). West side road traverses lightly dissected juniper - sand hills overlooking a broad expanse of grassland to the southeast. Zuni Pueblo is the village in which most Zunis dwell, with a population of about 7,500; it is a dispersed village in a broad valley that lies at the confluence of the drainage of the Zuni River, Shullen Canyon, Dalesina Canyon & Oak Wash, with many agricultural parts within the boundaries of town. Some areas of town are notable for numerous Siberian blue and a few cottonwoods. There are very few decorative gardens (only 2 that I know of) and fewer bird feeders (one). The Canyon Below Blackrock Dam is one of the best areas for birds and often wildlife on the reservation. Creek Map: SANDSPRING WASH N 1/4 MILE AGRICULTURAL DITCH RIM ROCK (BASALT) IRRIGATION OUTLET COTTONWOOD SE WILLIAMS X - SEEPS IN BASALT MARSH BLACKROCK LAKE DAM OVERFLOW DOWN - STREAM MARSH RIM ROCK (BASALT) ZUNI RIVER ELEV. C 350 FT. VILLAGE OF BLACKROCK

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 2 Journal Junii Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 29 Blackrock Dam was built in the narrows of Blackrock Canyon about 1908, (Coif) over the site of an important spring. Superimposed water percolates at several places through the fault, and there seeps from pockets of water-loving plants (frequently currant, Ribes) on the upper slopes of the canyon. Otherwise, riparian vegetation is restricted to the Junii River, which flows as long as there is water in the lake because the dam leaks, and along Sand Spring Wash, which is perennial. In the N. rimrock is a juniper savanna, the junipers extending below the cliffs near the dam and between the river & Sand Spring Wash. Otherwise the slope between the N. rimrock and the Junii River is covered by crystal willow and expanses of wet grasses & sedges. The river bottom itself a rocky, thistle & muss vegetation for the first 175 yards; then the river has a crystal willow edge & one medium cottonwood in the next 70 yards; below this, mostly on the south bank (there being an erosion bluff against the N. bank), there is a Typha marsh, about 60-80 yards in length, & a width of 25-50 yards; then a stretch of willows sedgeland again for 50 yards. Then the proximity of riparian groves I will describe below. On unit area, the best engineer's trip on the reservation is a circle of 100 yards radius centered on the confluence of the Junii River and the drainage of Sand Springs Canyon. The flow from Sand Springs is rarely more than a shallow rivulet 3'-6" deep, 2-5 feet wide. But its permanent flow supports a continuous dense riparian border for 300 yards above the Junii River. This is mostly crystal willows growing in a dense stand 8-12 foot tall, 30-50 feet wide, mostly on the west side of the drainage. There are scattered emergent Cottonwoods & Russian Olives above 100 yards from the Junii River; below this, these emergent trees are nearly continuous, and are continuous in the lowest 50 yards, where Tamarisk is also mixed.

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ROCHET, JOHN 1989 3. Journal Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico July 29 This woodland is 40' tall and despite continuous crop, has a (cut) varied understory, mostly of Teninsak. Where the wash enters the river this woodland extends E & W along the N. bank of the Zuni River, mostly as Russian olives, but young cottonwoods are numerous and will over-top the exotic vegetation in a few years, absent human intervention. On the S. bank of the Zuni River, opposite Sand Ferry Road, is a seep through the forest. A line of 12 large Cottonwoods, the largest below the dam here, grows on the slope from the base of the rimrock to the river's edge. Another four large Cottonwoods grow in an E.-going line along the trail which begins in the Cottonwoods at the end of a dirt road coming from the west. Coyote willows grow densely around the base of the trees and extends for 30 yards both E & W. Over its sepitely, beneath the Cottonwoods, grow several large deciduous shrubs, whose identity I do not know. Their dense, stiff branches provide cover for old sets of birds I remember seeking shelter. Just to the west of this line of Cottonwood & associated plant life are several agricultural plots on the S. bank and the E. end of a large Tippet/Striping marsh on the N. bank, extending about 250 yards WSW. In whole area below the dam is periodically radically altered by human activity, usually in the form of cutting coyote willows, bull-dozing sandy roads adjacent to the agricultural sites N. of the Zuni River, rarely by farming. A large fire 2 years ago destroyed most of the fruit-bearing vegetation on the south slope of the canyon. This has been replaced mostly by non-wojas Saltbush & big sagebrush. Chute Division Reservoir is in the NE portion of the reservation, below Naches Canyon. The earthen dam partially fills a gap in the Naches Monocline, known locally as "the hogback." This geologic formation

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Juní Sabin Reservoir McKinley Cr. New Mexico July 29 flanks the Juní Mountains on their W. side all the way to Gallup. (cont) The overflow of Nutria Diversion Reservoir is actually cut through the rock of the Hogback. The impoundment has an areal extent of about 2 hectares, a greatest depth of about 12 feet and is mostly quite shallow. Opposite the dam is an extensive cattail bullrush marsh, which extends about 50-70 yards above the reservoir along the 12-15' palin creek, where it is replaced by a meandering line of willows that run more or less continuously 600 yards to the mouth of Nutria Canyon. Here and the grassy margins of the creek are cropped regularly by cattle & sheep. Below the dam is a nice riparian plot dominated by three very large cottonwoods, which appear to be hybrids between the narrow leaf cottonwoods of Nutria Canyon and the broadleaf cottonwoods of farther below in the Nutria Valley. Below these are two types of willows growing in dense stands south of N. of its outflow channel into the hogback. Surrounding the willows are several tall stands of herbaceous growth, dominated this season by cocklebur (this varies from year to year). The willows extend downstream for 200 yards but are taller than the depth of the cut of the arroyo only just below the dam. crude map of Nutria Diversion Reservoir area: [illegible] TO VILLAGES OF UPPER & LOWER NUTRIA <-- AGRICULTURAL FIELDS 3 LARGE COTTONWOODS WILLow-TALL PHREATIC Río NUTRIA HOGBACK GRAVEL DAM ROAD NUTRIA DIVERSION RESERVOIR MARSH WILLow TO NUTRIA CANYON N

TROCHET, JOHN 1989 5. Journal June Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 29 The last stop of the day was made at Nutria Lake #2, west end. (cont) The entire lake is about 1 mile long, oriented approx ENE - WSW, and nearly divided equally by a narrow peninsular promontory on the N. bank. This is a shallow lake, about 300 yards at its widest point, impounded between mesas north & south by an earthen dam on the west end. Except on the dam, the lake margin is heavily grazed by Tipton & Scirpus. The flats on the east have heavily grazed grassweed & winterfat; the flats on the west, heavily grazed big sagebrush, four-winged saltbush & rush sedithmum. The slopes north & south are covered P-T, admixed liberally & ponderosa pine on the south side. The mesa tops are about 250 ft above lake level. I visited west side road from 14:00 to 15:30; I visited friends in June from 15:45 to 16:20; I checked the Cuyamaca Delos Blackrock Dam from 16:40 to 17:50; Nutria Division Reservoir 18:30 to 19:50; Nutria Lake #2 from 20:00 to 21:00. Weather this afternoon was mostly cloudy, increasing to clear, with intermittent sunrises after 1800. It was windy near shores, otherwise calm. Temperature was 75° F., falling to 65° at sunset. Species List: Ruphikings: Woodhouse Teal -1, NL#2 Scaup sp.-2, NL#2 Reptiles: Cuemidphorus sp-1, WSR. Theraphis cylipsio-2, BD, NDR Birds: Pied-billed Grebe -12 duck sp. - 120 Sandpiper - 35 Virginia Rail -1 Green Blue Heron 10 Ra. Crest - 200 Black-crowned Night Heron 6 Killdeer - 8 "Blue-winged" Teal - 9 Spotted Sandpiper - 5 Muddy Duck - 4 Mourning Dove - 70

TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Gunnison Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico July 29 (Coit) Common Poorwill - 2 Black-capped Hummingbird - 4 Rufous Hummingbird - 15 Belted Kingfisher - pr. at NDR Red-naped Sapsucker - 1 BD (early!) Hairy Woodpecker - 1 WSR N. Flicker - 12 W. Wood-Pewee - 6 Black Phoebe - 4 Red-Throated Bunting - 7 Cassin's Kingbird - 10 W. Kingbird - 2 Horned Lark - 3 Tree Swallow - 12 Violet-green Swallow - 125 Cliff Swallow - 30 Barn Swallows - 10 Scrub Jay - 1 (BD!) Common Raven - 15 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 (NDR!) Rock Wren - 4 Banick's Wren - 7 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher - 1 (WSR) American Robin - 8 N. Mockingbird - 1 (WSR) Starling - 60 Gray Vireo - 1-2 singing WSR Virginias Warbler - 3, BD Yellow Warbler - 8 Common Yellowthroat - 15 Yellow-breasted Chat - 12 W. Tanager - 1 BD Black-headed Grosbeak - 3 Blue Grosbeak - 4 Jayadevi Buntings - 4 Rufous-sided Towhee - 12 Brown Towhee - 1 WSR Chipping Sparrow - 10 Fork Sparrow - 25 Song Sparrow - 2, NDR Red-winged Blackbird - 50 Sagebrush Sparrow - 6 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 10 Green-tailed Towhee - 3 Brown-headed Cowbird - 18 N. "Bullock's" Oriole - 2 Thrush Finch - 15 * Leaven Goldfinch - 25 American Goldfinch - 4 Thrush Sparrow - 18 *Lassus commonly in trees today, lots of singing & cheering; we large flocks seen.

TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Junin Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 29 mammals: raccoon - track (crit) Chris - sp - track Rock squirrel - 2, WSR daydeagus - 2, NL #2 cygnus - 5, NL #2 July 30 Today I visited again the canyon below Blackrock Dam, which I described in yesterday's notes. I also spent some time scanning Blackrock Lake, but most of the day I spent in Blackrock Bosque. Blackrock Lake is a large impoundment backed up behind Blackrock Dam. Its surface area at present is about 40 hectares (maximal area about 3 times as great), with lots of ledges exposed on the west and south side. The emergent vegetation of the east & south sides is now stranded well away from the water. Beyond the lake to the east is the willow fringe on the west side of Blackrock Bosque. The Bosque is the largest cottonwood-willow woodland between Holbrook, Arizona on the W., the Rio Grande Valley on the E., the San Juan River to the N, and the Reserve area to the S. It is about 3/4 square mile in extent, and still enlarging. It has increased about 25% in size in the last decade, by presumed reservation. The dominant tree is Fremont cottonwood, growing 35-55' in height, never more 1-2 ft dbh. There are some really large-girthed trees against the Reservoir rimrock bordering the woodland on the N. Some of these are 4-5 ft dbh. Austin common crazy tree, particularly near the lake side of the Bosque, and also commonly along the course of the Junin River through the woods, is a tall willow (Bradbury's Willows? Black Willow?) which attains a height of 30-40 ft, multiple "trunks" being about 10-18" dbh. Key species are a couple exotic trees. Silver-leaf poplar grows in the NW part of the Bosque in a dense, expanding grove of 35 A.

TROCHET, JOHN 1989 journal Juni Adrian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 30 trees emerged by saplings. Near the NE margin of the woodland, (Crit) marking the site of a dwelling formerly gone without trace, is a stand of 12-15 Tamarack Poplars, 50-60 ft tall, the tallest trees in the bosque. Scattered through the woodland are Siberian Elms, usually as understory trees of 15-25 ft height. In two places the woodland has grown to pure stands of Tamarix, which is also scattered at low density elsewhere. Also scattered more sparsely are Russian olives. There are several understory woody plants, including New Mexico olive, a few junipers, and several I can't identify. Western wheatgrass grows sparsely over woodland margins from there, parti- cularly near sunny borders, support good growths of Virginia creeper. Until a fire June 11 this year (detected a letter from David Cleary, a friend residing here), the one extensive interior opening was a park-like area near the west end of the bosque. In years past this was an area of entirely herbaceous growth, cropped closely by cattle which ranged the area. However, the cattle were removed in late 1985, and the "park" is being claimed by coyote willow mostly, the baseroot growth in the park diminishes this year by thistle, wild sunflower and cobblesburn. Other years grasses are more abundant than. The fire has scorched many trees in the N E central parts of the bosque, and destroyed much of its southern marginal trees. How much recovery there may be in the N E central parts remains to be seen. The stream through the bosque meanders over a wide area, and each new flood brings a change of course in the W part of the bosque. In the E, the Rio Juni is confined to a gravel-named channel, with large cottonwoods along its creek; and near the stream crossing by the road to Gallup, there

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TROHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 7. Juni Audien Reservation, McKinley Co, New Mexico July 30 are some 30-40 medium size (15-20', 8-14" dbh) Gambel's Oaks growing (cont) against the NINE facing rimrock. The area surrounding the brogue is a juniper savanna, except on the lake side, where there is a 30-75' margin of crypta willows, except in the far SW part of the brogue, where medium size cottonwoods grow right to the edge of emergent rushes & sedges. site map SILVER-LEAF POPLARS BASALT RIMROCK JUNIPERS ZUNI RIVER STREAM CHANNEL BLACK ROCK LAKE NORTH COAST COUNTRIES "PARK" ELEVATION 6435' JUNIPERS RECENTO BURN LAMBAY POPLARS BRUSHY FIELD WIDELY SCATTERED JUNIPERS <1/4 MILE> I set up mist nets on the NE margins of the "park" in the brogue, and near the large cottonwoods growing over the steep on the south bank of the Juni River below Blackrock Dam, opposite the confluence of Sand Spring Wash. I caught a variety of birds, but no goldfinches. I resorted to my shotgun in midafternoon, starting one bird at a song about 150 yards below the den and a few others around the E margin of the "park" in Blackrock Brogue. Weather today was clear in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon. No real threat of rain today. Winds were light SW 5 mph after 11:30. Temperature today 58° - 85° - 70° F. Species list.

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ROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co, New Mexico July 30 (capit) Birds: Pied-billed Grebe -12 Sared Grebe - 175 Great Blue Heron -4 White faced Her -14 Wood Duck - 1 Aeclepa Mallard - 25 Pintail - 6 Common Teal - 7 Blue-Winged "Teal - 15 Gadwall - 5 Red Land - 38 Ruddy Duck - 16 Duck sp. - 65 Amazon Kestrel - 1 9 Fors - 1 An Coot - 225 Kildoe - 22 Lesser Yellowlegs - 8 Solitary Sandpiper -2 Spotted Sandpiper - 6 Western Sandpiper -2 Barb's Sandpiper - 14 Widows Phalarope - 7 Murining Dove - 25 Black-Casued Hummingbird - 10 Callipea Hummingbird - 1 Neldroka maculata - 2 Bred-Tailed Hummingbird - 3 Pygus Hummingbird - 18 Nairy Woodpecker - 2 BB N. Flicker - 8 W Wood-Pewee - 25 Yellow Flycatcher 4 (35?, 19 BD) Black Marsh - 1 Say's Phage - 1 Red-throated Flycatcher - 15 Cassin's Kingbird - 3 W. Kingbird - 1 Vird-green Swallows - 25 N. Rough-winged Swallow - 20 Cliff Swallow - 10 Barn Swallow - 12 Scute Jay - 2 Paragon Jay - flock 4.0. Crumen Raven - 8 Plain Titmouse - 6 Bustlet - 9 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Canyon Wren - 1 Benick's Wren - 12 American Robin - 20 Phamngayla - 3? BD Solitary Vires (Bluebirds) - 6

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 30 Virgin's Warbler - 5 (crit) Yellow Warbler - 15 Beech-throated Gray (M. -2(77,88) Common Yellowthroat - 10 Yellow-breasted Chat - 30 W. Tanager - 6 Black-headed Grosbeak - 5 Blue Grosbeak - 1 Jayuli Bunting - 3 Sulphur Bunting - 10♂ BD Rufous-sided Towhee - 35 Brown Towhee - 2 Chipping Sparrow - 40 immature: thyriditis - DOR Ciris sp - two Jack Sparrows - 25 Red-winged Blackbird - 20 W. Meadowlark - 3 Yellow-billed Blackbird - 5 Green-tailed Towhee - 18 Eutres Brown-headed Cowbird - 10 N. "Bullock's" Oriole - 5 House Finch - 20 Pine Siskin - 8 Lesser Goldfinch - 40 American Goldfinch - 5 House Sparrows - 2 Sylvisagus sp - 2 July 31 I spent from 07:30 to 11:30 walking Blackrock Bridge, having intended just a quick check before leaving to the Zuni Country; I also Blackrock Sepel Lake from 11:40 -12:05. The salt and irrigation away passerines is on! Weather today seemed cloudy. There was a light sprinkle at 8:00. Beginning 09:00, it became progressively less cloudy. Mostly sunny by noon. Very little wind. Temps 53°F - 80°F. Species list: Aves: Augilidae: Aug. woodhousei - 1 Reptiles: Sceloporus undulatus - 10 Cnemidophorus velox - 4 Thamnophis cyrtopsis - 1 Thamnophis elegans - 2

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TRUCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 12. June Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 3) Birds: Red-tailed Hawk - 4 (Crit) Great Blue Heron - 1 Cooper's Hawk - nest & 3 young Red-tailed Hawk - 1 ad American Kestrel - 1 ? Kleeder - 15 Spotted Sandpiper - 3 Morning Dove - 18 Black-capped Hummer - 12 Callipea Hummer - 1 ? Bird-tailed Hummer - 5 ? Rufous Sleanmer - 15 Bluey Woodpecker - 1 ? N. Flicker - 10 W. Wood-Pear - 25 Wilson Flycatcher - 7 Red-Throated Flycatcher - 1? Cassin's Kingbird - 2 Vield-gum Swallows - 25 N. Rough-winged Swallows - 6 Cliff Swallows - 18 Bare Swallows - 4 Common Raven - 12 Plain Titmouse - 6 Buskit - 15 Red-breasted Nutketch - (early.) White-breasted Nutketch - 3 Berwick's Allen - 15 Am Robin - 25 N. Mockingbird - 1 European Starling - 25 Solitary (Blumberus) Vires - 10 Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Virginis's Warbler - 5 Yellow Warbler - 20 Black-throated Gray W. - 6, 200 ? Black & White Warbler - 1 ? Common Yellowthroat - 10 Yellow Wilson's Warbler - 3 Yellow-breasted Chat - 20 W. Tanger - 8 Black-headed Grosbeak - 3 Blue Grosbeak - 4 Jayuli Bunting - 2 Rufous-sided Towhee - 40 Chipping Sparrow - 40 Fork Gannor - 12 Red-winged Blackbird - 25 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 6 Brever's Blackbird - 20 Brown-headed Cowbird - 8 N. "Bullock's" Oriole - 5 Hana Finch - 8

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley Co., New Mexico July 31 Pine Siskin - 12 American Goldfinch - 6 (cont) Lesser Goldfinch - 35 mammals: Baysa - track Sylvilagus sp - 3 Cavia sp - track Lepus californicus - 1 Castor - track Ideridug - track Travel Day, Western New Mexico July 31 I left Zuni just after noon, travelling south via NM state Hwy 32 through Fence Lake and Quemado, and on to Apache Creek, where I picked up state Hwy 12, and continued SW to Reserve, Catron Co. SSW of town the upper San Francisco River supports a good growth of narrow-leaved Cottonwoods, while this year have very little understory. State Hwy 435 parallels the river for about 6 miles SSW of Reserve. I made several brief stops to look and listen along this stretch, and failed to detect Lesser Goldfinch. I returned to Hwy 12 and continued WSW to US Hwy 180, while I took 5. I checked swatches of Cottonwood/willow woodland along Zegzette Creek and Bussey Creek, where there were adjacent or near the road. Again I found no goldfinches. Further south, toward Glenwood, the highway meets the San Francisco River again, but the riparian woodland patches held no substantial number of C. poliopterus. I made a short side excursion near Crescenton on National Forest vegetation scout: few mosquitoes? Rd 519 to a hot springs adjacent to the river where I enjoyed a 20 minute soak. Then I returned to Hwy 180 and drove SSE, through Cliff, to Mergue Springs. This is an extensive oasis of cottonwood and willow, consisting of large trees, with fair understory, but no goldfinches! I then returned toward Cliff, turning S on Frax Rd

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TRACHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 14. Travel Day, Western New Mexico July 31 809, a few miles S of Cliff. This forest road parallels the flooded (cont) Gila River. The flood plain is dotted with clumps of large sycamore trees, and as the land is owned by a cattle company (and every - where so marked), it was no surprise to find almost no understory. Nonetheless, I have several goldfinches for by. The road continues more or less S. for about 5 miles, then enters a designated portion of Gila National Forest. The sycamore limited here is more continuous and especially notable is a rather luxuriant mixed understory of shrubs and grasses, which abruptly ends on the N. side of the barbed wire fence and cattle-guarded road. I also explored this signed road for Bill Williams [illegible] Lake. The lake is fair size, about 3/5 square mile, but has no sycamore edge. July 5 Red-tailed hawks were seen there. I returned to the Gila River, and camped on cattle company land, as were several other parties this night. Before reaching Fence Lake, the skies became solidly cloudy and remained so for the rest of the day. Thunderstorms were frequent from Quemado south. There were gusty winds near those strong, otherwise only light breezes. The temperature remained in the 70's all day, low 70's mostly. Species list: Amphibian: Bufo microscaphus - near hot spring on San Francisco R. Reptile: Two-lined - near hot spring a San Francisco R. Birds: Pied-gull Dove - 5 Gambel's Quail - 12 Great Blue Heron - 3 Killdeer - 2 Carpenter Hawk - 3 Spotted Sandpiper - 6 Red-tailed Hawk - 5 Mourning Dove - 50 American Kestrel - 2 Common Nighthawk - 4

TRACNET, JOHN 1989 journal 15. Travel Day Western New Mexico July 31 Black-chinned Hummingbird - 15 American Robin - 20 (Cmit) Calliope Hummingbird - 4 N. Thrush - 5 Broad-tailed Hummingbird - 2 Songbird Shrike - 2 Rufous Hummingbird - 30 European Starling - 15 Acorn Woodpecker - 6 Solitary (Brewer's) Wren - 8 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 3 Warbling Vireo - 15 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Olive-crowned Warbler - 3 N. Flicker - 10 Yellow Warbler - 6 W. Wood-Pewee - 6 Black-throated Gray Warbler - 2 Red-shouldered Flycatcher - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 4 Cassin's Kingbird - 7 Wilson's Warbler - 5 W. Kingbird - 10 Yellow-breasted Chat - 10 Veiled-green Finches - 40 Summer Tanager - 10 N. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 10 Western Tanager - 25 Cliff Swallow - 15 N. Cardinal - 4 Barn Swallow - 20 Black-headed Grosbeak - 5 Steller's Jay - 3 Blue Grosbeak - 9 Scrub Jay - 12 Lazuli Bunting - 2 Pinyon Jay - 50 Rufous-sided Towhee - 5 American Crow - 10 Brown Thrasher - 2 Carrion Crow - 35 Cassin's Sparrow - 3 Plain Titmouse - 4 Rufous-crowned Sparrow - 8 Bushtit - 15 Chipping Sparrow - 15 they are on the Red-breasted Nutcracker - 2mm! Vesper Sparrow - 6 White-breasted Nutcracker - 6 Jack Sparrow - 10 Canyon Wren - 8 Black-throated Sparrow - 3 Barrel-billed Wren - 6 Dark-eyed (Gray-headed) Junco - 4

Tracy, John 1989 Journal Travel Day, Western New Mexico July 31 Red-winged Blackbird - 30 House Finch - 12 (Cnit) Meadowlark sp. - 5 Red Crossbill - Type II - 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 Pine Siskin - 12 Brewer's Blackbird - 20 Lesser Goldfinch - 30 Breast-tilled Thrackle - 18 American Goldfinch (Sunglass Jay) Brown-headed Cowbird - 30 House Sparrow - 15 N. "Butcher's" Oriole - 3 Mormon: DOR Neplitis & DOR Eithlynn near Mangas Springs Gila River near Cliff, Grant Co., New Mexico. Elev. 4500 ft August 1 From my camp on Cattle Company land, I returned early to Gila National Forest to the S. After 1/2 miles or so inside the Nat'l Forest, the road has been washed away. A trail continues downstream along the SE bank another 1-1/2 miles to the Bird Habitat Conservation Area. This area I visited from 06:30 - 09:00. This is spectacular Grand Cottonwood dominated riparian gallery woodland, with a nice admixture of willows, box elders, a few Arizona Walnuts, and a few other deciduous trees of unknown species. The large trees are 40-65' tall, many >3' dbh. The forest understory is really thick! In many places it is truly impenetrable to a machete. The river is up about 6" overnight due to yesterday's & last night's storms. I then returned to Cliff, where I obtained information on how to find the headquarters of the Pacific Western Land and Cattle Co., where I spoke to Laura Loacks. She granted permission for me to work on the property. I spent the day working the W bank of the Gila River from the Hwy 211 bridge north to about 1/2 miles upstream. Here the river banks seemed built up like levees, yet there was a strip of fine riparian gallery forest, with

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Trachet, Joan 1989 Journal 17. Hila River near Cliff Creek Cr., New Mexico. Elevation 4500 ft. August 1: some discontinuities, composed of large Fremont Cottonwoods, mainly 50-60' (COT) tall, 3-5'dbh. In some stretches, the woodland was basically all cottonwood with little understory. Other areas had significant cover parts of willows, box elder, and walnut, and dense understory vegetation, too (but nowhere as thick as was everywhere in the Bird Habitat Conservation Area). Very fine thin grasses were pastures, mostly well-grown grass. There were several scattered patches of Helianthus and some lesser quantities of thistle seen, as well as other wildflowers. Goldfinches were everywhere fairly numerous this morning. There are too many free ranging cows to set up nets, so I collected by gun today. Weather today: foggy at dawn (~06:20), lifting by 07:15. Sunny until 10:45 when thunderclouds began building. Rainy candy ~13:30. Brief, heavy thunderstorm 14:30 accompanied by high winds, then cleared by 16:00. Clouds visibly dispersed around 17:30, with more heavy showers more or less continuous after 19:15 until well after sunset. Temperature range 60-85=70°F. Species List: Amphibians: Bufo microscopus - 3 Rana (Lepid frog) sp - 4 Rana catesbiana - 12 Reptiles - Two Rigid - 2 E. Force Rigid - 30 Birds: Great Blue Heron - 2 Green-backed Heron - 1 Weldland - 4 Crowned Warbler - 5 Turkey Vulture - 10 Osprey's Hawk - Nest + 3 juv. Cnemidophorus sp - 20 Taurophalus sp - DSR Cranan Black Hawk - 5 (2 juv) Red-tailed Hawk - 6 (4 juv) American Kestrel - 2 (1?, 1 4 o.) Grouble's Quail - 40 Kilber - 10 Spotted Sandpiper - 6

TRACET, JOHN 1989 Journal Dena River near Cliff, Grant Co., New Mexico. Elevation 4500 ft. August 1 Humming Dove - 25 (Crith) Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 6 [Long-tailed (Jul-? H.O.)] Crown Nightherk - 10 Black-crowned Hummingbird - 25 Calliope Hummingbird - 6 Bead-tailed Hummingbird - 15 Lupine Hummingbird - 40 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Acorn Woodpecker - 14 Gila Woodpecker - 2 Tobler-backed Woodpecker - 10 N. Flicker - 4 W. Wood-Pewee - 18 Yellow Flycatcher - 2 Black Phoebe - 6 Red-throated Flycatcher - 20 Cassin's Kingfisher - 8 W. Kingfisher - 3 Violet-green Swallow - 30 American Crow - 10 Common Raven - 8 Bridled Titmouse - 15 Bushtit - 20 White-breasted Nuthatch - 4 monkeys: Raccoon - Track Coons sp - Track Cony Wren - 2 Berriek's Wren - 15 House Wren - 20 Green Robin - 2 N. Mockingbird - 6 European Starling - 25 Virginia's Warbler - 1 Yellow Warbler - 30 Summer Tanager - 7 W. Tanager - 5 N. Cardinal - 8 Black-headed Grosbeak - 12 Blue Grosbeak - 10 Chick's Towhee - 6 Cassin's Sparrow - 10 Rufous-Crowned Sparrow - 1 Chipping Sparrow - 20 Jack Sparrow - 30 Jack Bunting - 17 (fence) Molded Wisp - 3 N. (Bellrock) Wisp - 7 Winter Finch - 12 Lesser Goldfinch - 40 American Goldfinch - 1 Cliff Chipmunk - 15 Rock Squirrel - 10

19. TRACHT, JOHN 1989 Journal Ride River near Cliff, Grant Co., New Mexico. Elevation 4500 ft. August 1 Epeiragus sp - 6 Idrocolus Ruricus - 3 (Crab) Zogea Californica - 4 Spaeas Murds Washington House, adjacent to Rattlesnake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverna National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 2 I arrived here at 4:00, after spending 1/2 hour at the roadside next behind El Capitan of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas collecting our notes from yesterday and the day before, and another 20 min. mapping. I spoke to Peggy Burton, who granted me permission to collect goldfishes on the property of Washington House, which is a residential property for Carlsbad Area Retarded Citizens. The property abuts the N.E. boundaries of the Rattlesnake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverna National Park. John Hund told me that this is the best area for these goldfishes in all of SE New Mexico. Rattlesnake Springs emerges from the ground on the NPS property and forms the major source of the Black River. Adjacent to the NPS property on the S., the Nature Conservancy owns the property through which the river courses. It traverses Washington House property. Where it emerges from the ground and on the Nature Conservancy Property, there is a nearly continuous gallery woodland of medium size (a few large) willows, Fremont Cottonwood, Russian Olives, W. Sophora, mulberry, valent, and Pomek(?) trees. When the stream course becomes faster, coarser woody vegetation is prominent. The NPS property is most notable for the picnic area with well spaced large Fremont Cottonwoods, planted by the CCC in the 1930s. Water from the springs is used to water the extensive lawns of the NPS property, and to supply water needs for all the park. Some water is also diverted directly from the springs for use

TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 20. Washington Ranch, adjacent to Rattlesnake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 2 crude map: (crnt) To Laughiter Canyon Nature Conservancy owns Stream Course here (Fine Riparian Catchment) Fine Riparian Area, too Picnic area (Larger clearing) Ranch Lot Reserve Water Orchard GATE, Park Boundary Road into Brushland Agricultural Field Ranch HQ Pond 1 Pond 2 Pond 3 Secondary Buildings Agricultural Fields Washington Ranch Mainhead NICE RIPARIAN GRAVE BLACK RIVER To U.S. Highway 62/180

Truchet, John 1989 Journal 21. Washington Ranch adjacent to Rattlesnake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co. New Mexico. Elevation 3550 ft. August 2 on Washington Ranch. Here it is used for agricultural field crop (cotton) irrigation and for filling 4 small ponds, 3 near headquarters of the ranch, the fourth adjacent to NPS property (as shown on map). The Black River on the ranch property supports a less continuous riparian gallery woodland, best in quality E. of the headquarters, with a more discontinuous, mostly isolated trees type of riparian margin to the S. All ponds are rimmed with trees like those found along the river. These include willows (Sounding(?) & weeping), desert cottonwoods, passion olives, cornut, walnut, and in one pond only, Limbardy poplar. A single pine tree about 15' tall was noted by one pond near #9, (it had 2 P. summer tarapages in it.). There are small agricultural fields growing grain at the moment, with a scattering of thistle & wild sunflower. Chihuahuan Desert Transcut grass on the property as well, and it surrounds the area on all sides. I did enough time to set up my nets after exploring the area, but didn't open them owing to the approach of a thunderstorm. I made it back to the car, getting only a bit damped. Another 1-2 minutes and I would have been soaked. I am writing these notes at 15:30, having been confused by by the storm to my vehicle since 12:45. There is a possible ceiling in the darkness beneath this squall line of thunder clouds. I was asked to collect by mist net, but this doesn't look promising, for the next couple hours anyway. The clouds drift this way from the Guadalupe Mountains to the W & SW, and they appear solid in that direction. Well to the E., they appear to break up a bit. Temp 85-90F & humid. Winds variable 10-20 mph near storms. I left the area at 16:45 to shop in Carlsbad and to find SE of

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 22. Woodright Ranch, adjacent to Rattlesnake Springs section 7 Crested Caves National Park, Eddy Cr., New Mexico. Elevation 3550 ft. August 2 Carlsbad until the weather clears a bit. (cont) Species List: Amphibians: Red-spotted Toad - 1 Texas Toad - 2 Reptile: Checkered Whiptail - 1 Birds: American Duck - 12 Cave Swallows - 5 Turkey Vulture - 7 Barn Swallows - 15 Swainson's Hawk - 1 sd White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 sd Bonaparte's Gull - 4 N. Bobwhite - 2 (H.O.) N. Thrushingbird - 6 American Crow - 4 Aggenhead Shrike - 1 Morning Dove - 15 European Starling - 15 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 3 Bill's Vireo - 6 (mostly H.O.) Greater Roadrunner - 1 Warbling Vireo - 5 Crown Night-Hawk - 2 Yellow Warbler - 8 Canyon Wren - 1 (H.O.) Canyon Yellowthroat - 2 Black-capped Hummingbird - 8 Yellow-shouldered Chat - 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 12 Summer Tanager - 4 Belted Kingfisher - 1 (H.O.) W. Tanager - 2 Faded-backed Woodpecker - 6 Black-headed Grosbeak - 8 N. Flicker - 2 Blue Grosbeak - 4 N. Wood-Pewee - 5 Indigo Bunting - 1 Western Flycatcher - 1 Painted Bunting - 3 Say's Phoebe - 3 Cassin's Sparrow - 10 (mostly H.O.) Vermilion Flycatcher - 5 Chipping Sparrow - 7 Red-throated Flycatcher - 10 Dark Sparrow - 12 W. Kingbird - 2 Black-throated Sparrow - 4

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 271 Washington Road, adjacent to Little Snake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 2 Jack Snipe - 30 (2 fresh) Orchard Oriole - 4 (crut) Red-winged Blackbird - 8 N. (Buller's) Wren - 1 E. Meadowlark - 10 (4 s.) House Finch - 25 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 3 Lesser Goldfinch - 15 Brown-headed Cowbird - 10 House Sparrow - 10 mammals: skunk - track Obscures Buntings - 2 rock squirrel - 3 sheep - many. Alfalfa Fields along US Hwy 285 SE of Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico. August 2 A week of persistent rain & wind at Washington Road (& here, for that matter), which renders mist net use impossible. I explored fields SE of Carlsbad along US Hwy 285 for migrating passerine-perching shrubbirds. I checked about 25-30 alfalfa fields on the SW side of the road about 3-4 miles SE of Carlsbad from 18:15 - 19:15. As far as shrubbirds are concerned, I could have quit after 4-5 fields and missed no others. Yellow Sandpipers were almost all in one partly cut alfalfa field, with one seen found in uncut and completely cut fields. Species list (all birds): Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (1 ad, 1 ju) Jack Snipe - 75 M. Bobolink - 8 Red-winged Blackbird - 15 Yellow Sandpiper - 10 E. Meadowlark - 6 Crawww Nightjowl - 4 W. Meadowlark - 12 W. Kingbird - 14 Brown-headed Cowbird - 10 Barn Swallow - 25 House Finch - 30

TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 24. Washington Ranch, adjacent to Lattlesnake Springs portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 3 I set up my nets near the NPS property boundary near pond called "Pond 4" on yesterday's map at 06:30 (about 20 min. for drive to first light). I succeeded in catching many birds, but no lesser goldfinches. At midday I secured permission to shoot birds in the afternoon, when returned clients would be indoors, from Mr. Burton. I then obtained a few birds along the Black River and at a patch of sunflowers in the central grassy agricultural field (35 one ard.). I left at 16:15. Weather: dawn clear, 65°F -> scattered clouds, 75°F by 11:00 -> mostly cloudy, 90°F by 13:00; shower & lightning 15:45. Species List: Rufous-sided Towhee - 1 Lapland Longspur - 15 Birds: Anna's Hummingbird - 10 Turkey Vulture - 15 N. Bobwhite - 10 Mourning Dove - 20 Yellow-shouldered Blackbird - 6 Common Grackle - 3 Black-capped Chickadee - 10 Kirtland's Warbler - 2 Belted Kingfisher - 2 Tall-tailed Woodpecker - 4 W. Wood-Pewee - 15 Willow Flycatcher - 1 Verdin Flycatcher - 5 Red-throated Bunting - 12 W. Kingbird - 4 Cave Swallow - 10 Brown-headed Cowbird - 15 Barred Owl - 8 N. Mockingbird - 5 European Starling - 20 Bell's Vireo - 5 Warbling Vireo - 8 Yellow Warbler - 16 Yellow-breasted Chat - 12 Summer Tanager - 8 W. Tanager - 20

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TRACHT, JOHN 1989 25. Journal Washington River adjacent to Kett Creek Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co. New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 3 Black-Headed Grosbeak - 10 (Crib) Blue Grosbeak - 5 Painted Bunting - 8 Chipping Sparrow - 15 Chipping Sparrow - 20 Dark Sparrow - 12 Dark Bunting - 12 Red-winged Blackbird - 10 mammals: wepition wighties - 2 E. Meadowlark - 12 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 4 Brown-headed Grubid - 20 Orland Oriole - 6 N. (Bullock's) Oriole - 10 House Finch - 30 Lesser Goldfinch - 25 Blue Sparrow - 10 sheep - many Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 3 mi N & 6 mi. E. of Roswell, Chaves Co. New Mexico August 3 This refuge occupies the west side floodplain of the Pecos River NE of Roswell, New Mexico. Its area is a series of ponds surrounded by gravel and dirt roads, the water margined emergent vegetation and on the E side of the ponds, a fair growth of Tamarisk. There are a few scattered large cattmarcks. Tall vegetation is scarce. The best stand of trees is around the boatquarters area. I visited this refuge the last 45 min of daylight. There were few clouds, light SE winds, < 5 mph, temp 85° - 80°F. Now I'm headed home for Renee's birthday party Aug. 5. Species list: Herpes in one Birds: Carol Gube - 4 Bird-Skilled Gube - 6 American White Pelican - 45 Drake-Crested Crunced - 1 Great Rose Heron - 1 Green-backed Heron - 1 Sunny Egret - 8 White-faced Skio - 5

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Teachet John 1989 Journal 26. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 3 mi N. and 6 mi E. of Rawlins, Claver Co., New Mexico. August 3 Mallard - 30 (Caith) Hooded - 3 Green-winged Teal - 1 Cinnamon Teal - 6 Duck sp - 50 Turkey Vulture - 3 American Kestrel - 1 imm? N. Bobwhite - 1+ Scaled Quail - 1 Semipalmated Plover - 2 Sanny Power - 8 Killdeer - 50 Wilson's Plover - 28 Spotted Sandpiper - 10 Greater Yellowlegs - 23 Lesser Yellowlegs - 6 Least Sandpiper - 12 Western Sandpiper 55 For - Sailed Druiteri 29 Stilt Sandpiper - 23 American Avocet - 75 Black-necked Stilt - 90 Leg-keiled Gull - 1 Foster's Tern - 1 measured: Smilera - 2 Beak Turn - 4 Am. Coot - 1 Canming Dove - 35 Crown Nightherk - 8 W. Kingfish - 12 Say's Phreak - 1 Hooded Jack - 6 N. Ring-winged Forrewn - 2 Brown Snaller - 20 N. McKinbird - 5 Toggerhead Shrike - 1 Crown Yellowthrat - 2 E. Meadowluk - 4 W. Mebsork - 1 Red-winged Blackbird - 6 Brewar's Blackbird - 2 W. Tarager - 1 Blue Grosbeek - 2 Lake Bantary Thren Fock - 2 Jack Fernow - 20 Chains' Sparrow - 8 Chipping Sparrow - 4 House Finid - 2

Trocket, J. 1989 27. Journal Bluewater Lake, McKinley and Cibola Counties, New Mexico. Elevation 7400 ft. August 16 I visited this lake in the last 75 minutes of daylight or anyway to private eyes. This is the largest lake in the semi Mountain region, fed by Cottonwood Creek to the SW and Bluewater Creek on the SE. The grassy/brushy flats of the Las Vegas Valley border the upstream W. end of the lake. P.T. serves bound the lake N & E, S, and on the E. the lake is impounded by the dam at the top of Bluewater Ridge. Lake levels fluctuate markedly from year to year, and from season to season within a year, generally falling substantially through early and mid-summer, sometimes into autumn. There is little marginal emergent vegetation as a result. I canned the lake diving dirt roads along the S shore, rode traversing short grass and brush. The lake level is down about 50ft from full, and is now about 1 1/4 miles long W->E. When full, it extends another 1/2 - 3/4 mile to the W. Visited from 18:45-20:00, unaccompanied. Weather mostly cloudy & windy, E W winds 10-20mph, except wind direction variable near thunderclouds. Temperature around 60 F. Species list (all sides): Great Blue Heron-11 Mourning Dove-12 Am. White Pelican-3 (see frequency) Crown Night-Hawk-4 Huskerd -4 House Lark-50 Common Teal-6 Violet-green Swallow-400 N. Pintail-5 Cliff Swallows-35 duck sp-7 Steller's Jay-1 Am kestrel-2 Pinyon Jay-8 Kledder-1 American Crow-5

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TROCHET, J. 1989 Journal 28. Bluewater Lake, McKinley & Cibola Co., New Mexico. Elev. 7400 ft. August 16 Cream Horn - 12 W. Meadowlark - 4 (Crit) N. Barnbird - 75 Vesper Sparrow - 20 Mountain Bumble - 7 Clipping Sparrow - 2 Madrone Ponds and Rio Grande River, 5 mi S. & 1 mi. E of Dolan, Valencia Co., New Mexico. August 17 I visited this upwmin area from 06:30 to 12:30. This portion of the Rio Grande floodplain, like most of the middle Rio Grande in New Mexico, is found on both banks by rivers. This area is reached from the Over road on the E. side of the river. The gallery forest is composed of Fremont Cottonwood, a creper species of willow, Russian olive and Tamarisk, a kit less grow-up than Blackrock Bridge. Understory vegetation, in concert with fallen branches, makes the going slower than in most gallery forest settings generally. The Madrone Ponds are two small lakelets ornamented by emergent vegetation. No open water is visible on the S. pond, and only a little on the N. Pond. Each is about 2 acres in extent. The river itself is an intermittent trickle at the moment here. Weather this morning: Clear, no wind, temp. 75-78°F. Species list: Raphiria: Bullfrog - Laurel Reed Reptiles: Cornigekhous spp. - 15 turtle sp - 1 Birds: Great Blue Heron - 1 Cooper's Herk - 1 min Green-backed Heron - 5 Am kestrel - 2 Creamer Total - 7 + 8 leg. junc. Morning Dove - 55 Turkey Vulture - 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1

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TROCHET JOHN 1989 Journal 29 Madame Ponbe and Rio Grande 5 mi S, & 1 mi. E. of Belen Valencia Co. New Mexico August 17 Greater Krahmer -2 (Cont) Large owl sp - 1 Black-chinned Hummer -30 Salaspnue sp -1 Falden-Jackes Woodpacker-1 N. Flicker -2 W. Wood-Pewee -6 Engineros sp - 1 Black Drike -4 Red-throated Flycatcher-2 Barn Swallow -10 Scrub Jay -1 Black-capped Chickadee-4 White-breasted Natbetch -3 Grey Catbird -11 mammals: rock squirrel -2 meerkat -1 Oregon-Crowned Warbler -2 'very yellow Virginia's Warbler -2 Yellow Warbler -4 MacGillivray, Warbler -2 Canna Yellowthreart -8 Wilson's Warbler -3 Yellow-Breasted Chat Summer Tanager -2 W. Tanager -1 Black-Redded Grosbeak -1/2 Blue Grosbeak -18 Sabigo Bunting -1 Rufous-sided Towhee -9 Jack Sparrow -2 Lesser Goldfinch - ZERO !!! Raven -1 (possibly 2) E. Bank of Rio Grande from Belen to Asleta Indian Reserva- tion line, Valencia and Berendilla Co., New Mexico August 17 The levee road runs for 16.5 miles from Belen N. to the Asleta I.R. boundary, almost continuously in fine-looking cottonwood-dominated gallery woodland, Laboratory quality series from very poor (in a few places) to very good (most loca-tions). The stretta was run from S. -> N. from 13:00-17:30. I thoroughly walked the best looking areas, and stopped and

Trocket, J.A. 1989 Journal 30. E. Bank Rio Grande from Belen to Isleta Indian Reservation lim., Valencia & Dona Anasilla Co., New Mexico. August 17 listened for at least 2 minutes (more commonly, I listened (contin) for 5 min. and walked some) at least every 0.5 miles, except a stretch from about 5 & about 7 miles N. of Belen), more commonly every 0.2 miles. Weather remained clear, light W. breeze after 15:00, Temp. 95°F -> 85°F. Species List: Raptors: various sp.: several Reptiles: Turtle sp.-1 Sceloprus undulatus-30 Birds: Am. White Pelican-16(F.O.) Turkey Vulture -3 Mississippi Kite-1 imm Capers Hawk-1 ad Red-tailed Hawk-1 imm Am. Kestrel -3 Rock Dove-9 Mourning Dove-45 Western Roadrunner-9 Bach-Densied Heaaver-25 Belted Kingfisher-1F Golden-Jacked Woodpecker-1 Downy Woodpecker-3f&f N. Flicker-5 Olive-sided Flycatcher-1 W. Wood-Pewee-7 Cnemidophorus spp-25 Pituophis-1 W. Kingbird-1 Barb Swallow-15 American Crow-2*(H.O.) Black-Capped Chickadee-18 Red-Guested Nuttatch-2 White-Grested Nuttatch-10 Am. Robin-2 Gray Catbird-1 European Starling-2 Warbling Vireo-2 Yellow Warbler-1 Vera Gilleways Warbler-3 Wilsons Warbler-2 Summer Tanager-8 Black-Reeded Grosbeak-15 Blue Grosbeak-15

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TASCHET, J. A. 1989 Journal 31. E. Bank of Rio Grande from Belen to Isleta Indian Reservation Lin, Valencia & Bernalillos Cos., New Mexico August 17 Rufus-sided Towhee - 6 N. (Buller's) Thrush - 1 (Crit) Dark Sparrow - 6 House Wren - 8 Red-winged Blackbird - 4 Lesser Goldfinch - 4 (H.O.) Cow Swamp Sparrow sp - 1 House Sparrow - 12 West-thick Thrush - 2 Guanacaste: Coeur d'Alene - 1 Sylvilagus sp - 6 Rock squirrel - 4 Skaggs Presidio Cr., Texas August 18 This village on the south side of the Chiricahua Mountains sits astride Cibolo Creek in an area of perennial flow (as witnessed by Guadalupe), the creek being below surface above and below town. Here the stream harbors a second region of growth, with many fine deciduous trees. These include Mexican Cottonwoods, willows of 2 species, ash sp., Prunus (?) sp., and other deciduous species I cannot identify. Mixed trees are ± 2 ft dbh, a few substantially larger. There is a patchy understory of willow saplings, green grass, and some shrubs. The dry slopes above are covered in dry grass, acacia, prickly pear, and barren soil. Some yards have fruit trees, large oaks, smaller (still medium-sized) cottonwoods or other deciduous shade trees. Above & below town, the creek is confined to fairly vertical walled shallow canyons. The town was clearly once much larger than it is currently. I visited from 08:00-10:00, spent a short time trying to get permission for access to the part of the creek I couldn't visually or auditorially study,

Trochet, J. 1989 Journal Slopfen Presidio Co. Texas August 18 Then began writing time notes at 10:45. US goldfinches. (Coit) Weather - clear, S2F, SE Simple breezes, No Clouds. No non-avian tetrapods here, but on U.S. 90 between Marfa and Valentine in the dark this morning, I saw Crotalus atrous, Sceloporus undulatus, Pteronura brasiliensis, and Odontocercus scutipes. Birds: Turkey Vulture - 4 (roost) Verdin - 6 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Cactus Wren - 5 White-winged Dove - 5 Canyon Wren - 1 Black-capped Chickadee - 1 N. Mockingbird - 1 Golden-fronted Woodpecker - 1 Loggerhead Shrike - 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 8 Bell's Vireo - 3 W. Wood-Pewee - 4 Summer Tanager - 5 Black Phoebe - 2 W. Tanager - 1 Sty's Phoebe - 1 N. Cardinal - 3 Verivirion Flycatcher - 1 Blue Grosbeak - 1 Dusky-capped Flycatcher - 1 Painted Bunting - 2 W. Kingfisher - 2 Brown Towhee - 2 Bark Swallow - 40 Dark Sparrow - 1 [Green-Eared Jaybird - 1 seen while writing notes] Survey of Rio Grande Specimen Corridor from 6.1 miles NW of Presidio Presidio Co. Texas to Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas, and Rio Grande Village Big Bend National Park Brewster Co. Texas. August 18 This was another nearly fruitless search for Lesser Gold- finches. It was entirely fruitless in terms of collectable Birds. On approaching Presidio from the north, one can see some scattered cottonwoods upstream. This occupied my drive NW of town, but

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TROCHET, J.A. 1989 33 Journal Survey of Rio Grande riparian corridor from 6.1 mi NW of Presidio, Presidio Co., Texas to Arligus, Brewster Co, Texas, and Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co, Texas. August 18 I discovered that all these trees were across the river in Chihauhua, (Mex) Mexico. Only 2 sp. of Tamarix grew on the US bank, admixed rarely with what I think is a true willow (Salix). This pattern, of course, sometimes changed but usually spaced, large cottonwoods, all on the Mexican side, Red for three exceptions. At Alomito Creek, about 6.4 miles ESE from Presidio, there were 5-6 large cottonwoods and some large willows associated with the perennial (fist present) creek. These were trees about 45 ft tall, 3+ ft dbh, the willows sl. smaller, on both banks of the creek. There was a picnic area with a green lawn being watered on the SE side. No goldfinches here. The most promising stop, and the only goldfinches detected on two routes. One was certainly in Mexico, in or over near a large cottonwood set 60-70 yards back from the river bank. The other was in Tamarisk upstream about 50 yards. I think it was on the US side. The attraction of the place was a trio of large cottonwoods, 18, 36 & 48" dbh. The smallest tree was only 25' high, its bole growing at a 45° angle. The other 2 were about 55' tall. These were near the confluence of a 40 foot wide dry wash and the Rio Grande (4 miles ESE of Pre- sidio. There were other large cottonwoods about, too, a few in Mexico and two groups of 4 set 100 yards back from the river, 1/2 mile downstream. Everywhere else along the bank there was dense salt cedar, here generously admixed with cane and rarely with willow, except for a line of willows 20'

ROCKET, JOHN 1989 34. Journal Survey of Rio Grande riparian creeks from 6.1 miles NWQ Presidio, Presidio Cr., Texas, to Terlingua, Bonwain Cr., Texas and Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Big Bonwain Cr., Texas. August 18 Long on the bank of the river. The goldfinches were heard only. (Crit) The cottonwood copse was a major disappointment: 5 large trees and squatters' trailers beneath each tree. There were dogs & kids & scattered junk - not a place to collect birds. June was a monstrous monoculture of salt cedar everywhere else. I stopped to listen several times in the salt cedar, but it was a self-defeated effort. Goldfinches are just very scarce here this summer. The next promising stop NW of Big Bend National Park was in Terlingua, away from the river itself. Where Texas Highway 170 crosses Terlingua Creek (live water area), there was a trailer court with about a dozen moderately large cotton- woods on a flat about 25' above creek level. Other broad- leaf trees are mixed with small-med. size cottonwood along the creek bank. I listened and looked here for about 15 minutes - no goldfinches. The entire run from NW of Presidio to Terlingua was from 12:00 to 15:45. The road soon entered Big Bend National Park, passing through Chihuahuan Desert microphyll vegetation, past HQ at Panther Junction and on to Rio Grande Village. Here good riparian growth is encountered once again. There are many moderate and large cottonwoods, some willows, and lots of salt cedar. June is a pond grown mostly to giant cane, tho. Several River trailers & campers have Ammophila food-

TROCHET, JOHN 1983 Journal 35. Survey of Rio Grande Riparian Corridor from 6.1 mile NW of Presidio, Presidio Cr., Texas to Terlingua, Brewster Co. Texas and Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co. Texas. August 18 are beneath some of the cottonwoods. Other years goldfinches (can't) have been thick - not this year. I found (mostly just heard) about 10 birds. I visited the area @ 17:10 - 17:55. Weather - clear with a few scattered clouds, until BBNP, where thunderclouds were prominent over the Chisos Mtns, and another mountain range to the NW. Temp 105-115°F, about 105° in Big Bend. Light SE winds X in Big Bend, where winds SSE 5-15 mph. Species list: Warps: Turtle sp. - 2, dry wash Cnemidophorus spp. - many, widespread Birds: Great Blue Heron - 1, dry wash Turkey Vulture - 50, throughout Red-tailed Hawk - 1, dry wash; 1-Terlingua Gambel's Quail - 2, 3 mi NW Presidio Killdeer - 1, Rio Grande Village Upland Sandpiper - 1, 3 mi NW Presidio; 1 in about 2 mi S. Presidio Gap. Rock Dove - 5 in Presidio White-winged Dove - 10, Alamito Creek; 10 others in scattered 1's & 2's. Mourning Dove - 100, some just about everywhere. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 3, dry wash; 1 Rio Grande Village. Black-chinned Hummer - 15, scattered places. Oregon-fronted Woodpecker - 2, Rio Grande Village Jabber-Jacked Woodpecker - trills & all scattered singles. W. Wood Pecker - 4, Rio Grande Village Black Parakeet - 2, Alamito Creek.

TROCHET, J.A. 1989 Journal 36. Survey of Rio Grande Riparian Corridor from 6.1 mi. NW of Presidio, Presidio Co., Texas to Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas and Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park Brewster Co. Texas. August 18 Ash-Throated Flycatcher - 1 at dry wash. (Cont) Couch's Kingbird - 4, Alomito Creek; 3, dry wash Cliff Swallow - 4, Alomito Creek Barn Swallow - 3, Alomito Creek; 8, Rio Grande Village Virdin - 2, dry trees; 1, Alomito Creek Cactus Wren - 1, 3 mi NW Presidio; 2, Alomito Creek N. Mockingbird - 3, 3 mi NW Presidio; 1, Alomito Creek; 3, Rio Grande Village; Couple others on Rio Grande. Long-tailed Thrasher - 1, dry wash. Curve-billed Thrasher - 1, 3 mi NW Presidio; 1, Alomito Creek. Loggerhead Shrike - 1, 5 mi NW Presidio Bell's Vireo - 1, Alomito Ck; 1, dry wash; 1, Terlingua; 3, Rio Grande Village Yellow Warbler - 2, Alomito Creek; 1, dry wash. Summer Tanager - 4, Alomito Ck; 3, dry wash; 6, Rio Grande Village. N. Cardinal - 2, dry wash; 3, R.G.V. Pyrrhuloxia - 1, R.G.V. Blue Grosbeak - 1, Alomito Creek; 5, R.G.V. Painted Bunting - 2, Alomito Creek; 2, 3 mi. NW Presidio Cassin's Sparrow - 4, 3 mi. NW Presidio Chipping Sparrow - 1, Alomito Creek Yark Sparrow - 2, Alomito Creek Black-Throated Sparrow - 4, dry wash; several singles elsewhere. Red-winged Blackbird - 6, R.G.V. Brown-headed Cowbird - 2, 3 mi NW Presidio; 2, nr. LaJitas Hooded Oriole - 2, R.G.V.

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Tucker, John 1989 Journal 37. Survey of Rio Grande riparian corridor from 6.1 miles NNW of Presidio, Presidio Co, Texas to Terlingua, Brewster Co, Texas and Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park Brewster Co, Texas August 18 Scott's Oriole - 4, dry waste; 1, Terlingua (crit) House Finch - 12, few scattered pairs & trios Lesser Goldfinch - 2, dry waste House Sparrow - 3, Alenita Creek warblers: Sylviaeagus sp. - 2, Alenita Creek; 3, R.G.V. Lepus Californicus - 5, scattered singles along Texas Hwy (70). Marathon Post, 6 1/2 miles S. and 4 miles W. of Marathon, Brewster Co., Texas. Elevation 3870 ft. August 18 Marathon Post is a county park of about 10 acres size on two grounds of Fort Peña Colorado, a late 19th century military outpost of Fort Davis. Running right down the middle of the property is a partly impounded creek which trickle over a low dam. Above the dam the water assumes the form of a 400' x 65' lake of some depth (I can't see bottom). Bordering the lake to the N. is a fence. Beyond which is rank emergent vegetation, rather thickly attion, which continues on the any E & W. Banks and aged cane rankly below the dam. The W. bank of the lake is a picnic area over a lawn & beneath many large cottonwoods; willows ashes, and other deciduous trees are admixed. The E. bank is similar, for q smaller areal extent. The S. part of the property, below the dam, is mostly treeless, except for a couple really large cottonwoods near the fenced boundary. Surrounding the property E & W are dry shrubby hills. The feet away from the creek merged outside the waters. Some of the park area also covered

ROCHET JOHN 1989 37. Journal Marathon Post, 6 1/2 miles S. and 4 mile W of Marathon, Brewster Ct., Texas. Elevation 3870 ft. August 18 sparsely with dry brush. In the kiddles there are springs and a (Corit) wading pool. I visited the area from 19:10 to 21:05 (CDT), which was dark. Weather - very few clouds, windy in 10-20 mph gusts, mostly from NW, sometimes from SW; temperature 90°-80°F. Species list: Rocks: Iron Sp.-1 Birds: Turkey Vulture -25 (roost) Cactus Wren -3 White-winged Dove -3 Rock Wren -1 Mourning Dove -18 N. Mockingbird -2 Great Horned Owl -2 Yellow Warbler -4 Common Nightjar -3 Summer Tanager -5 Common Poorwill -1 Blue Grosbeak -2 Black-capped Hummer -3 Painted Bunting -1 M Zebra-faced Woodpecker -2 Fork-tailed Swift -8 W. Wood-Pewee -4 Scott's Oriole -1 M Dusky Flycatcher -1 House Finch -15 Vermilion Flycatcher -4 (old m, 2 min) Lesser Goldfinch -10 Cassin's Kingbird -3 Barn Swallow -6 Rio Grande Tributary Creek survey from 35 miles NW of Laredo Webb Co., to San Ygnacio, Zapata Co., Texas August 19 I traveled through the night, with a couple maps on route, from Marathon to Del Rio on US Hwy 90, where I picked up US Hwy 277 to Carrying Springs, where I got

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ROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 37. Rio Grande & tributary creek survey from 35 miles NW of Jarabo, Webb Co. to San Ygnacio, Zapata Co. Texas August 17 U.S. Hwy 83 to Jarabo. In Jarabo, I turned NW onto (Coits) FM 1472, keeping to this when FM 3338 turned off to the N. about 10 miles out of Town. Between 30-35 miles out of Jarabo FM 1472 parallels and crosses a creek drainage with inter- mittent surface water and a scattered riparian growth of cottonwoods, mesquite and several other deciduous trees & shrubs unfamiliar to me, with grid brushlands adjacent to the drain- time was a large pond at one point along the drainage. age. A similar drainage was crossed about 12-15 miles NW of Jarabo, not so promising in aspect, but having some perpetual for goldfinches utterly lacking elsewhere on FM 1472. At its base, I found no goldfinches in the drainages, either. About 19 miles S. of Jarabo, U.S. Hwy 83 crosses a creek with dense riparian gallery woodland, highly mixed forestically & unfamiliar to me. In height it was surely 20-30 ft tall, these trees being mostly 8"-12" dbh. Both upstream and down the Creek was fenced, so I could only peer from the fencesides & listen Similarly about 29 miles, 36 miles and 42 miles S. of Jarabo along U.S. Hwy 83. At San Ygnacio, one can survey the vegetation along the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande for a ways upstream from town. Here there is very dense vegetation, with acres of cattail & cane, fairly large willows and mesquites, and many trees I cannot identify. Shredding one's way through the vegetation is very difficult, and visibility there is very poor. I saw and heard no goldfinches. I made this survey from 06:30 to 13:10. Weather was cloudy/foggy at dawn, clearing totally by 08:30

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SHEET, JOHN 1989 Journal Rio Grande Tributary Creek Survey from 35 miles NW R. Zarela West Cr. to San Ygnacio Zapata Cr., Texas August 19 Light, variable winds early, becoming 5.-10-15mph by early after- noon. Temperature range 75°-100°F. Species list: Anas fuscus sp (f) - 3 Raptiles: turtle sp - 1 Crawfish - 1, about 3½' spx-shelled turtle sp - 1 Ducks: Red-Winged Drake - 2, lg pond FM 1472 Vertipie Crane - 1, lg pond FM 1472 Green Heron - 1, 1472; 1, S.Y. Green Egret - 1, 1472; 3, S.Y. Sunny Egret - 3, S.Y.; 1, 1472 Dun-Rackled Tern - 2, S.Y.; 1, 1472 Black-Crowned Night Heron - 2, S.Y. Black-Billed Whistling Duck - 2, 1472 Turkey Vulture - many, widespread Harris' Hawk - 4, along Hwy 83 Swainson's Hawk - 1, lg pond FM 1472 Red-Tailed Hawk - 3, along Hwy 83 Crested Caracara - 5, along Hwy 83 Cormorant - 6, FM 1472 Kieler - 2, S.Y.; 1, 1472 Spotted Sandpiper - 1, S.Y. Upland Sandpiper - 3, F.O. Arroyo Drenas Rock Dove - 12, San Ygnacio White-winged Dove - 6, S.Y. Mourning Dove - abundant Common Ground Dove - 6, S.Y. Greeter Crabrunner - 1, near S.Y. Snorkel-Gilded Oriole - 5, S.Y. Green Heron Owl - H.O., near road Green Kingfisher - 1, S.Y. Dobbs Frosted Woodpecker - 3, S.Y. Ladder-backed woodpecker - 1, S.Y. Red-throated Loon - 1, S.Y. Great Kiskadee - H.O., S.Y. Croaker Kingfisher - 1, S.Y. W. Kingbird - 6, FM 1472 Screen-tailed Flycatcher - 10, spread wide Barn Swallow - near water v. common scattered others Chihuahua Raven - 4, S.Y. total 15 Verdin - 1, 1472; 2, near S.Y. Calliope Wren - H.O., S.Y. Baya Gray Quailteeth - 2, S.Y. N. Mockingbird - several, widespread Curve-billed Thrasher - 1, S.Y. Fogger Bark Shrike - 1, FM 1472 N. Cardinal - 2, S.Y.; 2 Arroyo Drenas Pyrrhuloxia - 3, small pond 1472

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ROCHEI, JOHN 1989 journal 41. Rio Grande & tributary creek survey from 35 miles NW of Zavala Co., to San Ygnacio Zapata Co., Texas August 19 Blue Grosbeak - 4, S.Y. Great-Tailed Grebe - 2, S.Y. (Crib) White-Collared Seedeater - 1/2, 3#, SY Blooded Oriole - 1, S.Y. Beech-throated Sparrow - several, 1472 Blouse Finch - small group, = 20 Red-winged Blackbird - 3, S.Y. Blouse Sparrow - 20, second building # 72, Larks, S.Y. E. Meadowlark - H.O. 1472 mammals: raccoon, ringtail, coyote, rock squirrel, jackrabbit, possum. I then headed to Houston to visit the Wildgeists & other friends. I stopped in Kingville to see the Wagons Circle that has been coming to a yard there for several weeks. This girl was at the range and, seemingly, of the sign range given in Paterson & Chely. Kere Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2450 ft. August 22 I left Houston at 02:00 and arrived here at 08:00, via Interstate Hwy 10 to Texas State Hwy 37 from Kerrville to FM 1340 at Hunt, 12 miles W. to the WMA. I was met here by Donnie Blannel, the area manager. He gave me a tour of the WMA and answered several questions. I then explored the area more on foot. The property is subdivided into fenced parcels called pastures. Many pastures divided support expenses of grass, but some are almost completely woodland. There are many Rabbits here. On the south margin of the WMA, the Guadalupe River runs in a limestone channel, banks rising abruptly up on the far side, a bit more gently on this. Riparian growth along the river is surprising- ly scant. In the far SE corner of the property is a very nice

Mourning Dove Hunt Regulations (See permit for additional regulations) 1. Mourning doves are the only legal game. Bag limit is 12. 2. Hunters must check in and out of the Area at the check station located at the Headquarters Complex. 3. No trespassing or hunting in closed areas or on private property. You will be filed on if you are trespassing. 4. No hunting within 100 yards of the Headquarters Complex or the Rock House located in the northwest corner of the Owl Pasture. 5. No alcoholic beverages consumed or allowed on the Area. 6. Leave the gates the way you find them. 7. Be careful of 2 strand electric livestock fences. These are 2-strand smooth wire fences and will shock you. These are designated by yellow signs on them. 8. Do no litter.

DOVE HUNT AREAS KERR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (see back side for rules) Windmill O Building F Field Main Roads Pasture Roads Spring Scale 1/2 Mile NORTH No Hunting in these areas No hunting South of Farm Road 1340 No hunting within 100yds of any residence #4 115 A. #5 88 A. #6 96 A. #7 96 A. #8 96 A. #9 96 A. Middle Trap #75 A. #1 96 A. West Trap #90 A. TURKEY PASTURE 581 A. ROCK PAST 564 LOVE PASTURE 609 A. Rabbit Trap F 95 A. 13 A. FAWN PASTURE 365 A. DOE PASTURE 310 A. BUCK PASTURE 480 A.

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 42. journal Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 mi. W of Kleen Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. August 22 "eastern U.S." - looking deciduous forest of many different (crit) tree species - with an occasional oak juniper thorn in - surrounding or gentle slopes the drainage of a creek originate at a spring. Elsewhere, drainages were without surface water except where pumped from wells & windmills, which were fairly numerous on the property. Oak woodland and mixed oak-dominated succession were probably the commonest tree artists. A more mixed deciduous woodland is growing up adjacent to natural drainages. Cedar breaks are common, too. Then they away from the SE corner, are, with rare exception, small and medium trees (there is a group of next-to-large deciduous trees to the W. of a steeply sloping rock face in the N. part of the property). Additionally, some field crops are being cultivated in some pastures. Texas Grudfinks are fairly numerous on initial inspection. I set up my mist nets in Rock Pasture, at a new-made deep east of the wind-mill in Love Pasture. I caught six birds for my capture: lark - 1 ?, mostly black-backed, and 5 just females. Weather, clear in a.m., winds SE 7 light, Temp 80-95°F. Afternoon saw widely scattered, unthreatening clouds, mostly sunny, Temp 95°-80°F at sunset. Winds ESE, 3-10 mph. Species list: Amphibians: cricket frog - 2 S. leopard frog - 6 Reptiles: turtle sp. - 1 in river Greater armadillo - 3 ground skink - 3 Texas alligator lizard - 1 E. puma lizard - 20

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POCHET, JOHN 1989 43. Journal Kear Wildlife Management Area 12 miles W. of Abilene, Kear Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. August 22 Birds: Great Blue Heron-1 Tegsted Litterman-8 (crit) Green-backed Heron-1 White-breasted Nuthatch-1 Turkey Vulture-15 Rock-Wren-5 Black Vulture-2 Canyon Wren-2 Red-tailed Hawk-1 Carolina Wren-2 Wild Turkey-3a Bewick's Wren-6 N. Bobolink-8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-4 Killdeer-1 N. Mockingbird-12 White-winged Dove-2 White-eyed Vireo-1 Mourning Dove-65 Black-capped Vireo-2 Creamy-faced Dove-7 Yellow Warbler-1 Green Herons Gal-2 Roseate and White Ibis-3 Creamy Night-Hawk-3 Wilson's Warbler-5 Archibaldus sp.-2 Summer Tanager-1 Beltes Kingfisher-1? N. Cardinal-10 Zebra-Greenback Woodpecker-3 Painted Bunting-8 E. Wood-Kawee-3 Brown Towhee-1 E. Phoebe-1 Rufous-Crowned Sparrow-3 Vermillion Flycatcher-10 Chipping Sparrow-15 W. Kingbird-2 Field Sparrow-25 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher-3 Jack Sparrow-8 Cliff Swallow-2 N. Oriole- H.O. Scrub Jay-1 House Finch-35 Carolina Chickadee-5 Zebra Goldfinch-50 mammals: striped skunk-1 Sylvilagus floridanus-4 Canis trock Lepus californicus-3

ROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt Kerr Cr., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. August 22 Sciurus niger - 3 pig track (Cmit) Odoriceus virginiensis - 8 Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N of Brackett- villa, Kinney & Edwards Co., Texas. Elev. 1700 ft. August 23 I cruised from Kerr WMA via travel WNW on FM 1340 to Texas State Hwy 41, then W. to U.S. Hwy 377 through Rocksprings, then S. on FM 674 to the locked gate, where Kelly Bryan, whom I met when I lived in Houston, is now park superintendent. The park is not yet open to the public, but Kelly tells me that he expects it will be by this time next year. Kickapoo Caverns property is mostly in Kinney Co.; only the northern fifth of the park is in Edwards Co. The parcel is a recent state purchase of a failed ranch on the SW portion of the Edwards Plateau, W. of the West Nueces River (there's another ranch between two property and the river). The season has been dry, according to Kelly, and the only surface water is that brought up by windmills. There is water though, near the residences on the W. side of the park and near a place called "The Lodge," more centrally placed in the park. Around the residences, there are several large deciduous trees, including a small orchard. In the flats N of the Avenue is a very large field grown mostly to Yalota star thistle. Surrounding this field are low trees of a variety of deciduous species, many bearing thorns. Kelly did mist-nets set up at several points in the perimeter, particularly near the

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OCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 45. Kickapoo Covered State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney & Edwards Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. August 23 residence and windmill run-off. Texas J weed, deploying (cont) my jutee birds at several of them. I saw about 175 Lesser Goldfinches today, and caught eight for my captive flock. I was out today from 8:30 - 20:30. I worked in Kinney Co. only. Weather today: a.m. clear, light SE winds, Temp 80-95°F; p.m. partly cloudy, 10-15 mph SE winds, sprinkled at dusk Species lists: Reptiles: E. Fence Lizard - 6 W. Diamondback Rattlesnake - 1 Texas Spiny Lizard - 12 ~3 1/2' Birds: Turkey Vulture Brown-gray Bustcatcher - 1 Black Vulture American Robin - 1 White Winged Dove N. Mockingbird - 4 Mourning Dove Curve-billed Thrasher - 1 Common Ground Dove Yeggerhead Skrike - 1 Common Nighthawk Bell Vires - 1 Lesser Nighthawk Black-capped Vires - 2 Ruby-throated Hummer - 1 imm 8 Warbling Vires - 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Wilson's Warbler - 1 wood-peaver sp. - 1 Summer Tanager - 3 Lesser Flycatcher - 2 N. Cardinal - 7 Vermilion Flycatcher - 3 Black-headed Grosbeak - 1 W. Kingbird - 1 Blue Grosbeak - 8 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 2 Jayuli Bunting - 2 Barn Swallows - 15, incl Nest & 4 yng. Brown Towhee - 4 Scrut Jay - 2 Cassin's Sparrow - 1 Arche war - 1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow - 4 Barwick's war - 2 Chipping Sparrow - 2

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ROCHET, JOHN 1989 46. Journal Kirkcarron Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville Kinney and Edwards Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. August 23 Field Sparrow - 6 (Cmit) Jack Sparrow - 7 Black-throated Sparrow - 1 Scott's Oriole - 3 unnamable: white-tailed deer - 4 Three Finch - 20 Lesser Goldfinch - 175 House Sparrow - 3 Blackrock Bosque and Blackrock Reservoir, Juniata River Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6410 ft. August 24 I arrived here at 18:00 having driven most of the night and all of the day from south-central Texas. From the lake's NE corner, I sat and wrote yesterday's notes, having first ascertained that the Bosque's SW corner, with lots of sun-farmers, would be a great place to see birds in the morning. I made a quick tour through the NW corner of the Bosque and swept the lake from the NE shore and from the SW shore. The lake level is down about 20-25' from the spillway. Dark at 20:30. Weather: temp about 75°F, W. winds 10-15 mph, few scattered smallish thunderclouds. Species list (all sites): Bird-shielded Orioles - 6 Eared Grebe - 275 (many juven) Great Blue Heron - 2 Belted Sandhill Night Heron - 1 Green-winged Teal - 2 Wheeled - 25 N. Pintail - 4 Cinnamon Teal - 35 N. Shovelers - 3 Dabbling Duck - 2 Redhead - 8 Ruddy Duck - 8

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OCHET, JOHN 1989 47. Journal Bakerath Bosque / Bakerath Reservoir Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico. Elevation 6410 ft. August 24 (Co't) duak sp.-65 Peregrine - (un., post ? Accipiter sp.-1 Virginia Rail-2 Lrea-1 American Coot-450 Semi-palmated Bower-4 Kildeer-7 Greeter Yellowlegs-1 Willet-1 Spotted Sandpiper-9 Curew Long-billed Curlew-1 Western Sandpiper-10 Lesser Sandpiper-8 Baird's Sandpiper-18 peep sp.-25 Long-billed Druiter-4 Wilson's Phalarope-12 Yammering Dove-8 Crown Nightherk-3 White-throated Swift-8 Black-tailed Hummingbird-2 N. Flicker-4.0. W. Wood-Pewee-1 Purple Martin-6 Tree Swallows-12 Violet-green Swallows-45 N. Rough-winged Swallows-15 Bank Swallow-4 Cliff Swallows-20 Barn Swallows-6 swallows spp.-50 Common Raven-5 Bewick's Wren-1 H.O. Virginia's Warbler-2 Yellow Warbler-2 Wilson's Warbler-1 W. Toweyn-3 Rufous-sided Towhee-2 Chipping Sparrow-4 Savannah Sparrow-2 Red-winged Blackbird-18 W. Meadowlark-2 Yellow-headed Blackbird-8 N. Oriole-1 H.O. House Finch-15 Lesser Goldfinch-30 American Goldfinch-4 Bluee Sparrow-6

OCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Zuni Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico August 25 I camped last night in a small canyon on the west side north of Threehead Canyon, just south of the upper extreme of Chasma Canyon. This little canyon, which I have called Upper Threehead Canyon, is clopt from sandstone and drains to the east. At its upper end, and in its draw above the canyon proper, is a ponderosa parkland of moderate size pines, with few dead standing trees. Above the canyon are a few scattered Gambel Oaks, and away from the draw the uplands are dominated by fairly close-growing pinon-juniper woodland. Narrow above the canyon proper is then extensive oakbrush. This is very different from the canyon itself. The top quarter mile has 20-30 large ponderosa pines in this 75 yard wide top end. Near the very top are a handful of large against Fremont Cottonwoods, and adjacent to these trees, on both walls of the canyon and especially on the S wall, are dense thickets of Gambel's Oaks, overtopped on the north wall by a copse substantial oak trees. Down canyon, ponderosas give way first to P-T, then to a big sagebrush canyon floor. When the canyon runs into Horsehead Canyon, the diversity floor adds several other species, and rattlesnake becomes most common. This canyon is the only place on the reservation hosting a tiny resident population of Acorn Woodpeckers, which are locally common in the Zuni reservation. Last night I heard provively, but no owls (N. pygmy owl & great horned owl are regular). I heard Acorn Woodpecker once as the eastern sky lightened a bit. I broke camp to reach for Blackrock Bosque well before sun up.

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ROCHET, JOHN 1989 49. Journal Junii Indian Reservation, McKinley Cr., New Mexico August 25 I arrived at the SW corner of Beechert Bosque about (crit) sunrise (06:35) and opened the mist nets I set up last night. I placed the lean goldfinches I transported from Texas near the nets to serve as "lures," or "fudge birds." After the nets, set against sunflowers in full bloom, were noted to be fair for birds, I walked the eastern shore of Beechert Lake from 06:50 - 07:40. Upon return to the nets, I placed the 15 goldfinches I caught in cages and released the other birds. This took me until 09:10. I put up the nets. I then walked into the bosque via the south side, cleared in to June 11 fire this year. I walked the bosque fairly thoroughly, returning at 14:15. I then drove to the canyon below Beechert Dam, and slowly worked this area for 150 minutes, on both sides of the river. I then drove the park road to Nutrie Lake #2 (west end) and scouted this for 15 min (17:10 - 17:25). Then I walked to willows & tamarisks between the E & W. Ridges of Nutrie Lake # 2 until 18:00. I then drove to Nutrie Lake # 4, the deep "fishing lake" of this part of the Reservation, and scouted the lake surface & its perimeters. As I was driving out past Nutrie Lake # 3, a burned out remnant of its former marshy glory, I saw Dave Clery, and we talked for about 30 minutes. I then drove to Nutrie Division Reservoir and scouted this (2 min) and walked the dense vegetation below the dam until 20:05. I then drove to the E. end of Nutrie Lake #2 to watch dusk fall. I left after dark at 21:05. All of these areas, I believe, have been detailed in earlier accounts.

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OCHET, JOHN 1989 50. Journal Juni Adobe Reservation, McKinley Cr., New Mexico August 25 The weather was beautiful all day. Temperatures were (cmh) 55-65-70°F, there were light afternoon W. winds, rare late afternoon thunderclaps, no precipitation. Species list: Amphibian: Woodhouse's Toad - 3 Reptiles: Sceloporus undulatus - 10 Cnemidophorus velox - 10 Holbrookia maculata - 1 Cnemidophorus sp - 15 Tamauliphis elegans - 2 Birds: Pied-billed Grebe - 12 Ruby Duck - 25 Eared Grebe - 310 Turkey Vulture - 12 Am. White Pelican - 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Great Blue Heron - 10 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 ad Great Egret - 1 Am. Kestrel - 4 Black-crowned Night Heron - 6 Peregrine - 1 ad. Turkrino White-faced Ibis - 28 Wild Turkey - track, N & 2 Green-winged Teal - 6 Virginia Rail - 6 Mellerd - 75 Anh - 4 N. Pintail - 7 Am. Coot - 750 Blue-winged Teal - 5 Semipalmated Plover - 6 Cinnamon Teal - 50 Killdeer - 20 "Blue-winged" teal - 30 Am. Avocet - 18 N. Shoveler - 12 Greater Yellowlegs - 25 Gadwall - 15 Lesser Yellowlegs - 12 Am. Wigeon - 4 Solitary Sandpiper - 3 Redhead - 45 Spotted Sandpiper - 25 Ring-necked Duck - 2 Long-billed Curlew - 3 Common Merganser - 4 W. Sandpiper - 18

OCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 51. Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico August 25 Least Sandpiper - 10 Say's Phoebe - 5 (Crib) Baird's Sandpiper - 10 Cassin's Kingfisher - 8 Long-billed Dowitcher - 9 W. Kingfisher - 3 Common Snipe - 1 Horned Lark - 12 Wilson's Phebe - 20 Purple Martin - 8 Red-necked Phalarope - 4 Tree Swallows - 25 Forster's Tern - 4 Violet-green Swallow - 50 Rock Dove - 15 N. Rough-winged Swallow - 15 Mourning Dove - 50 Bank Swallows - 6 Great Horned Owl - 3 Cliff Swallows - 50 Common Nighthawk - 6 Barn Swallows - 10 Common Poorwill - 2 Steller's Jay - 3 White-tailed Swift - 8 Scrub Jay - 6 Black-chinned Hummer - 5 Pinyon Jay - 45+ Rufous Hummingbird - 2 An Crow - 4 Belted Kingfisher - 2 Common Raven - 30 Lewis' Woodpecker - 1 Mountain Chickadee - 4 Acorn Woodpecker - 1 Plain Titmouse - 10 Red-crested Sapsucker - 1 Bushtit - 25 Downy Woodpecker - 2 White-breasted Nutcracker - 3 Hairy Woodpecker - 4 Pygmy Nuttatch - 4 N. Flicker - 10 Rock Wren - 5 W. Wood Pewee - 6 Canyon Wren - 1 Willow Flycatcher - 1 Beavick's Wren - 15 Dusky / Hammond's Flycatcher - 1 House Wren - 12 W. Flycatcher - 3 Marsh Wren - 4 Black Parakeet - 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1

OCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 52. June/Arbise Reservation, McKinley Cr. New Mexico August 25 A. Bluebird - 12 (crit) Mountain Bluebird - 15 Townsend's Solitaire - 1 Am. Robin - 35 N. Mockingbird - 5 European Starling - 50 Solitary Vires - 3 (1 Cassinii) Warbling Vires - 4 Orange-crowned Warbler - 12 Virginio's Warbler - 6 Yellow Warbler - 30 Yellow-rumped (Audubon) W. - 2 Black-throated Gray W. - 3 Townsend's Warbler - 3 N. Waterthrush - 1 Thae Hillermy's Warbler - 10 Common Yellowthroat - 18 Willard's Warbler - 15 Yellow-breasted Chat - 10 W. Tanager - 12 Black-headed Grosbeak - 3 Blue Grosbeak - 16 meamels : raccoon-track Cavis sp - track rock squirrel - 15 Tanias sp - 2 Cyneups - 16 Layuli Bunting - 1 Rufous-sided Towhee - 50 Brown Towhee - 2 Chipping Sparrow - 35 Vesper Sparrow - 20 Lark Sparrow - 15 Savannah Sparrow - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 100 W Meadowlark - 12 Yellow-Headed Blackbird - 10 Brewer's Blackbird - 25 Dreak-tailed Greake - 11 N. (Bullock's) Oriole - 2 House Finch - 35 Red Crossbill (Type 2) - 14 Pine Siskin - 7 Lesser Goldfinch - 85 American Goldfinch - 8 House Sparrow - 4

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OCHET, JOHN 1989 journal 59. Tuckayon Wash, Wilcox Ranch 35 miles W. Seligman, Mojave Cr., Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 About 35 miles west of Seligman, Arizona, just north of Interstate Hwy 40, is Wilcox Ranch, which sits astride Tuckayon Wash. The ranch is owned by Mr. Stewart Ander- son (not the Black Angus restaurant chain owner). The terrain is fairly flat with some usually low hills, higher on the south and especially west side of the ranch, where the Tableland makes its steep descent to the low desert near the Colorado River. The vegetation is mostly mixed green and brush with a few junipers, except in fenced surface pastures and along the wash. Remoter wash flow was intermittent until about 1/2 mile below the ranch buildings, where it became virtually continuous. On the creek banks grow a gallery woodland, of varying continuity, standing in stark contrast to the surroundings. Narrow-leafed and Fremont Cottonwoods are the dominant trees, both numerical- ly and in size. The largest trees were Fremont Cottonwoods, but large individuals of both species exceeded 60' and 40" dbh. Admixed as a significant minority component were moderately large willows, Arizona walnuts, and what appears to me to be a species of ash. These trees overtopped a mixed, irregularly scattered understory of Virginia Creeper, squash vine and many other forbs and grasses I cannot name. Along the edge of the stream channel in several places grew small narrow-leaved & Fremont Cottonwoods, crooked willows and some patches of grass. Spring-fed tributaries to the creek at a couple points had heavy growths of mixed

ROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 54. Tuckayon Wash, Willow Ranch, 35 miles W. of Seligman, Maricopa Co., Arizona Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 aquatic vegetation. There was one area of quicksand en- (contin) countered at the bottom of a steeply sloping rock which spanned the entire breadth of the stream channel. I concentrated with setting and operation of the stream channel at an area of large trees, surface flow and a of 250 yards length. spring-fed tributary on an E-W stretcher from a low bench at the foot of a hill, and from there downstream to the bridge of the Interstate Highway. Visit today 06:45 - 21:10. a crude map: N -> S RANCH BLOCS TUCKAYON WASH PASTURES MAIN RANCH ROAD HILL RANCH #2 HILL CAMP HILL PASTURES I-40 W US 93-I PASTURES HILL Goldfinches were not abundant, but neither were they scarce. Weather was glorious. The morning was clear, ~50°-75°F, almost windless. The afternoon saw a few scattered clouds, light SW winds, the temperature falling by dusk to 60°F. Species list:

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 55. Juckeyou Wash, W. Grew Ranch 35 miles W. of Seligman Mariposa Co. Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 amphibians: Leopard frog sp.-15 (crit) Reptiles: Sceloporus undulatus -20 Cuemidophorus sp.-10 Masticerpis bilineatus -1 (S.A.) Birds: Great Blue Heron White-breasted Nuthatch Turkey Vulture Bewick's Wren Cooper's Hawk Hermit Thrush Zone-tailed Hawk Am. Robin Red-tailed Hawk N. Mockingbird Am. Kestrel Troggerhead Shrike Dumbell's Quail Warbling Vireo Killdeer Yellow Warbler Mourning Dove Bob-tailed Grey W.- Great Horned Owl Townsend's Warbler Black-chinned Hummer MacGillivray's Warbler Fable-racked Woodpecker Wissner's Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Summer Tanager N. (Red-Sh.) Flicker W. Tanager W. Wood-Pewee Tayuli Bunting Wilens Flycatcher Brunn Towhee Black Phoebe Chipping Sparrow Vermilion Flycatcher Jack Sparrow Ukioth-green Swallow N.(Ballock's) Oriole N. Rough-winged Swallow House Finch Scant Jay Cive Liskin Common Raven Lesser Goldfinch Bridled Titmouse

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ROCHET JOHN 1989 56. Journal Tuckayon Wash, Willow Ranch, 35 miles W. of Seligman, Mohave Co., Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 mammals: small rod sp.-1 pyg pocket gopher sp.-1 (cont) Perotus torosendi-1 Sylvilagus sp.-4 Upebatis upebatis-1 Obsidianus Omeninus-1 Crisis sp.-track Boa - many Spermophilus sp.-3 Equus - many

J. A. Trochet 1987-1990 Journal 1990 New Mexico: McKinley, Cibola Cos. Texas: Kinney, Kerr, Brewster Cos. Calif: Modoc Co. Oregon: Willamette Valley Wash: Columbia River Oregon: Lake, Josephine, Jackson, Harney Cos. Nevada: Lincoln Co. Arizona: Mojave co. New Mexico: McKinley Co. Arizona: Navajo, Cochise Cos.

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1990 Journal June Indian Reservation, McKinley Co. New Mexico May 25 I arrived here at 16:45, having driven from Sacramento via California State Highways 99 S. and 58 E., then E. on Interstate 40 to U.S. Highway 666, S. to Arizona State Highway 61, E. to the New Mexico State Line, whereupon the road became New Mexico Highway 53, which traverses the June Indian Reservation in an E <-> W direction. In the 3 1/2 hours of daylight remaining, I cherry-picked among my favorite places along the reservation's riparian corridor. I spent about an hour below Blackrock Dam, scanned Blackrock Reservoir, made a fairly quick tour of the NW corner of Blackrock Bosque, then drove to the larger impoundments on the E. side of the reservation: Nutria Reservoir, Nutria Lake #3, Nutria Lake #4, and Nutria Lake #2. Elevation range 6358 feet - 6800 feet. All habitats are quite dry, even for this dry time of year. Blackrock Lake is little more than a puddle, and its only source of water below the dam is a trickle draining down from Blackrock Bridge. Nutria Lake #3 is dry, as is too E. half of Nutria Lake #2. The W. half of Nutria Lake #2 has water only in a small area near the dam. The weather today was glorious. Temp. 80 F, with cloudless skies. Winds W.-S.W. about 15 mph, less at the approach of sundown. Species List (only birds seen): Pied-billed Grebe - 1-BD, 4-BR, 6-NR, 2-NC#4, 2-NC#2 Eared Grebe - 17 (should be ten times as many.)

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Carl John Journal 2 1990 June Indian Reservation, McKinley Co. New Mexico May 25 Green Blue Heron 4-NL#2 Barn Swallows - total 8 birds (cont) Mallard 40-BR, 6-NR, 3-NL#2, 5-NL#4 Blue-winged Teal 18-BR Cliff Swallows - total 175 birds Cinnamon Teal - 4-BR, 1-NR Barn Swallows - total 11 birds Redhead - pair - NL#4 Scrub Jay - 2 H.O., N.L.#2 Ring-necked Duck 18-NR American Crow - 4-NL#2 Ruddy Duck pair-NR Common Raven - 12-N. Valley Turkey Vulture 2 OB-N. Valley Busatit - 6-BD Red-Tailed Hawk 1-NL#2, 1-NR Bewick's Wren 2-BD, 7-BB American Kestrel - 19-NL#2 W. Bluebird - 5-NL#2 Peregrine 1 ob (perlanatum)-BR American Robin 4-BD, 12-BB Am. Coot - 6-BR, 16-NR, 25-NL#4, 8-NL#2 Killdeer - 5-BR, 1-NR, 4-NL#2 N. Mockingbird - 1-BD Shanty Yellowlegs 1-NR Sage Thrasher - 2- Gelandon NL#2 Spotted Sandpiper 2-BR Starling - 4-BD, 3-BB Ring-billed Gull 1-BR Orange-crowned Warbler 2-BD Mourning Dove 8-NL#2 Yellow Warbler - 2-BD, 6-BB, 1 NR White-throated Swift 4-BD ? Carolean Warbler - H.O.- BD. Black-capped Hummer 12-BD American Redstart - 19-BD W. Wood-Pewee 2-BD, 6-BB, 1-NR Common Yellowthroat 7-BD, 1-NR Willow Flycatcher 1-NR Wilson's Warbler - 2-BD, 4-BB, 1-NR Black Phoebe 3-BD, 1-NR 1-BD 6-BB, Yellow-breasted Chat 1-NR Sage's Thrush 1-NR W. Junager - 2-BD, 1-BB 2-BD Cape-Throated Flycatcher 2-BD Black-headed Grosbeck - 3-BD, 15-BD Tree Swallow - flocks totalling about 150 birds over impoundments Violet-green Swallows - total 125 birds " " N. Rough-winged Swallow - total 45 birds " "

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ckel, John Journal 3 1990 Juni Indian Reservation McKinley Co New Mexico May 25 Lazuli Bunting - 3-BD W. Meadowlark - 1-BR, 4-N Valley (Coit) Green-Tailed Towhee - 1-N. Valley Yellow-Rented Blackbird - 6-NR Rufous-tailed Towhee - 4-BD, 6-BB Brewster's Blackbird 8-NR, 12 NL# 4 Brown Towhee - 1-BD, 1-NR 2-NR Brown-Redded Cowbird 20-BD, 15-BB Brewer's Sparrow 3-N. Valley N. (Bullerks) Oriole 1-BD (H.o.) Vesper Sparrow - 12-N. Valley Blue Jay 6-BD, 1-NR Fork Sparrow 10-BB, 1-NR Pine Siskin 4-BD, 30-BB Song Sparrow 17-NR Lesser Goldfinch 20-BD, 25-BB, 4-NR White-Crowned Sparrow (Grantho) - 3-NR Pun. Goldfinch - 4-BD 4-NR Red-winged Blackbird 5-BD, 12-BB Chise Sparrow - 2 BD May 26 I spent the night at the home of Al and E.J. Charles, just north of the reservation boundary, off State Highway 32. I got rather a late start today. I began at the Canyon delos Blackrock Dam at 07:30, then to Blackrock Dqgue at 09:00 where I left the reservation at 13:00 (after a very quick glance at Blackrock Reservoir) to visit the Juni Mountains in the adjacent Cibola National Forest. Elev. 6350 - 6425 ft. The weather was again beautiful. The morning was cloud- less, still until 10:00 when light breezes began. Temp range 45° - 85°F. Species List (no non-avian vertebrates seen): Bird-billed Heron - 3-BD Spotted Sandpiper - 1-BD American Kestrel 13-BD Wilson's Phalarope 1F-BD Common Moorhen 10d-BD Mourning Dove 4-BD 10-BB Pun. Coot 4-BD White-Throated Swift 2-BD, 4-BB Killdeer - 1-BR (H.o.) Black-chinned Hummer 7-BD, 15-BD!

arb, John 1990 Journal 4 Juni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico May 26 Hairy Woodpecker 1? -BB (cont) N. (Red-si.) Flicker 1-BD, 6-BB W. Wood-Pewee 1-BD, 20-BB Red-throated Flycatcher 7-BB N. Rough-winged Swallows 8-BD Cliff Swallow 4-BD Barn Swallow 2-BD Scrub Jay 1-BD, 2-BB(H.O.) Common Raven - 6-BD Busatit 4-BD, 10-BB Benwick's War 1-BD, 10-BB American Robin 15-BD, 40-BB N. Mockingbird 1-BD Eu Starling 8-BD, 15-BB Solitary (Bluegrass) Vireo 8-BB Yellow Warbler 2-BD, 25-BB Common Yellowthroat 5-BD, 8-BB Wilson's Warbler - 2 BD Yellow-breasted Chat -2-BD, 20-BB Western Tanager - 4-BB Bank-Headed Grosbeak 2-BD, 40-BB Blue Grosbeak - 3-BD Rufous-sided Jowler, 4-BD, 50-BB Chipping Sparrow - 18-BB Jack Sparrow - 8-BB Red-winged Blackbird - 15-BD, 20-BB Yellow-headed Blackbird - 1-BD Brewer's Blackbird - 6(F.O.)-BD Burn-headed Cowbird 10-BD, 35-BB N. (Bullock's) Oriole 1? -BD, 3-BB House Finch -14-BD, 4-BB Pine Siskin - 10-BB Lesson Goldfinch 15-BD, 60-BB American Goldfinch 3-BD, 2-BB House Sparrow - 7-BD Juni Mountains (eastern portion), McKinley and Cibola Cos. New Mexico May 26 I went N. from the reservation to Gallup, where I took Interstate 40 E. to Threem, where I exited the highway & turned S.E. toward Bluewater Lake, bypassing this lake (was about 60 feet below the top of the dam,) and entering Cibola Nation

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red john 1990 Journal 5 Juni Mountains (eastern portion McKinley and Cibola Counties, New Mexico. May 26 Forest at Benavidez Canyon. I followed the road S. to (Cont) Forest Rd 554, which turns E and ascends the upper end of Deaver Canyon toward Mt. Sedgwick. I worked this upper portion, then slowly retraced my route, stopping often to walk the middle and lower portions of Deaver Canyon. This I did between 14:30 and 17:30. I then returned to Harcum & I-40 and went E. to San Rafael and Gjs del Valle on the eastern edge of the Juni Mountains. From 18:15 to 18:30, I visited the area of the springs. The habitat in Deaver Canyon's upper reaches is coniferous forest in which occur a few open areas of sand grass. In the canyon bottom is a small, now dry creek. On the N.-facing slope grows mixed conifers - mostly douglas-firs and ponderosa pines, with a few limber pines admixed. This is a closed canopy growth, of mostly medium sized trees. In several spots the conifers give way to groves of aspens, particularly near the course of the creek. On the S.-facing slope grows an open forest almost entirely of ponderosa pine. These, too, are mostly medium size trees, with a scattering of large ones admixed. In a few places along the creek, Ribes thickets, mostly small ones, occurs in relatively few portions of the drainage, which has a moderate gradient. As you descend the canyon, first the limber pines and then the douglas-firs drop out, and where the canyon drainage changes from W. to N. is where this begins to make a difference in the aspect of the forest. Shortly beyond, the only conifers are ponderosa

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next, John 1990 Journal juní Mountains (eastern portion), McKinley & Cibola Counties, New Mexico May 26 pines, and the proportion of aspens admired declines. In (Crit) these places where the canyon bottom broadens in its middle section, some groves of ponderosas are pretty large, but medium size trees predominate in most places, except where trees grow on are exposed, S.W. facing slope above the canyon - here the trees are small, and scrubby Gambel's oak occurs. The aspect of the canyon changes little from here to its lower portion, except that the drainage of Bluewater Canyon coming in from the west opens up this side of the canyon to longer views. Elevation range 7500-9000', which is N. of the road, The south margin of Bluewater Lake, through which I travelled to get to Deiner Canyon, is pinjon-juniper savanna, with pinjon-juniper woodland S. of the road. There are many dwellings along the road, sometimes concentrated at a few places. At the W. end of the lake (away from the dam at the E. end) are a couple of cattle/dairy farms with really nice grass cover, despite the generally dry conditions. Ojo del Gallo is a spring of great importance historically and once was a geological island of mesic grassland dis- junct from anything similar. Vernon Bailey obtained Micotus pennsylvanicus here around the turn of the Century, his most surprising find as I recall. When the Grants mansion field was developed, a lot of water was required for ore processing. Sometime in the early 1970's, I'm told, Ojo del Gallo went completely dry, and the surrounding vegetation converted to xeric adapted brush. Once the mansion ruins

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rocket, John 1990 Journal 7 Cibola Juni Mountains (eastern portion), McKinley and [illegible] Cts. New Mexico. May 26 Have fallen quiet, and water has reappeared (as of about 1983). (Craft) A pool of water about an acre in surface area drains eastward under the highway and runs off into two malpais there. About half the margin of this pool, and most of the first 200 yards or so E. of the highway, is heavily grown to cattails. Sand grass grows elsewhere at water's edge. Just back of the pool rises the steep rock wall that is the easternmost foothill of the Juni Mountains. Elevation is approx 6500 feet. Weather this afternoon was partly cloudy, about 75°F, with 15 mph SW winds. Species List: Pied-billed Grebe - 2-ojs Swallow sp. - 100+ BWL Thalassid - 6-ojs Steller's Jay - 12-DC Cinnamon Teal 1D-ojs Surf Jay - 3-lower DC, 1-ojs Steep-shinned Hawk 1min-DC Pinion Jay 30(FO)-DC Am Corm 8-ojs Clark's Nutcracker - 3upper DC Kledeer 2-ojs American Crow - 5-BWL Lewis's Woodpecker 1-2and C Common Raven - 20 Hairy Woodpecker 10-DC Pygmy Nuthatch - 18-DC N. Flicker - 16-DC Western Bluebird 20-BWL, 4-DC Olive-sided Flycatcher 1-upper DC Mountain Bluebird 14-BWL W. Wood Peewee - 10-DC American Robin - 25-DC Cordilleran Flycatcher 6-DC Audubon's Warbler 9-DC Brown Jay 15-BWL Western Junager 10-DC Violet-green Swallows 40-BWL Black-headed Grosbeak 5-DC 8-DC

ickes, John 1990 journal 8 Juni Mountains (eastern portion), McKinley & Cibola Counties, New Mexico May 26 Chipping Sparrow - 2-LandC (Crit) Gray-backed (dorsalis) Junco - 2-DC meadowlark sp. 2-BWL Braver's Blackbird 12-BWL, 15-Ojs Giant-Tailed Grackle 30-Ojs House Finches 10-BWL, 2-LandC, 4-Ojs Pine Siskin 20-DC Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 mi N. Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elev. 1700 feet May 28 The rest 40+ hours have been given over to travel from Juni to this location, where I worked briefly last year. My route of travel was Interstate 40 east to New Mexico Highway 6 to Las Lunas, where I picked up Interstate 25 south to US Highway 360. This I travelled east to US highway 285 which I took south to US Highway 90 to Brackettville, then north on FM 674 to the park entrance. I arrived here at 14:30 CDT today, quite tired despite several naps en route. Two snakes were notable distractions this morning. 6.6 road miles E. of Sanderson on U.S. 90, I found a 5-foot Thelctio- phis flagellum basking in the early morning sun in the middle of the road. The snake was entirely bright pinkish orange, mottled intensely on the head, and with just a hint of a coarse banding pattern. At length, I stopped at the Boon Museum (I've always passed by at night previously). There I found a man trying to kill a 3 1/2 foot Elegia subocularis with a

Keech, John 1990 Journal Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 28 pitchfork. He and others there were happy to have me remove (emit) it to safety off the museum grounds. At Kickapoo, I set up my base of operations inside the lodge, then set up my nets (but did not open them) late in the afternoon, after walking about both near the lodge & near Kelly's house on the west side of the park property, to reacquaint myself with the place. I believe I described these areas in notes from last year's visit. The vegetation is still recovering from years of grazing and browsing abuse before purchase by the state. There grow over most areas on the gently rolling slopes that dominate the local landscape, with growth especially concentrated along drainages, the trees in the riparian zone being the largest seen. Many tree species compose the woodland: plateau live oak, lacey oak, vasey oak, shin oak, ashe juniper, Texas persimmon, little wal- ut, acacia, mesquite, Texas mulberry, Mexican piñon, blackberry, Prunus sp., and likely others. Many trees, especial- ly along drainages, have Tiliandsia in their crowns. Mostly in the shrub layer were mountain mallowgany, agerito, Rhus grape sp., a few yuccas, and some Smilax. Ground cover included closet cup, prickly pear, and pitaya casti, many introduced & native grasses, and many forbs: many composites, many mints, mallows, mullein, evening primrose, palas, penstemon, nightshade and verbena. The extensive field N. of Kelly's house is dominated by malta star thistle. The weather this afternoon was very pleasant: Temp 85°F,

ext, john 1990 Journal 10 Kickers Caverns State Park site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. May 28 light breezes, widely scattered clouds, relatively low humidity, (cont) very nice. Species list: (# = seen in Brackettville) Birds: Black Vulture prairie warbler - /5? H.o. Turkey Vulture yellow-breasted chat N. Bobwhite summer tanager White-winged Dove northern cardinal Mourning Dove Phaeucticus sp. - /# Luce Dove dull grosbeak yellow-billed cuckoo painted bunting nighthawk sp. canyon towhee black-chinned sparrow (Hunningsbird) supers-crowned sparrow # golden-fronted woodpecker chipping sparrow least flycatcher field sparrow vermilion flycatcher lark sparrow red-throated flycatcher black-throated sparrow # purple martin brown-headed cowbird barn swallow lorded grile raven sp. rose finch cactus wren lesser goldfinch Bewick's wren blue-gray gnatcatcher northern mockingbird Bell's vireo black-capped vireo gray vireo

ear, John 1990 journal Kickapo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Bracketville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 28 mammals: Dasypus novemcinctus (cont) Odocoileus virginianus Sylvilagus sp. May 29 I opened my nets just before sunrise. Between checks of them, I walked parts of the drainages near the lodge. I took a nap between 13:00 and 15:00. At 15:30, I visited near Kelly's house to see water sources there, including a tinaja N. of the dwelling. I tried following goldfinches to find nests but did not succeed, though all birds seen were singles or pairs. From 18:00 to 19:15, I resupplied my food store in Bracketville. I then ran my nets until a bit after sunset. Weather today was pleasant. Temp 72° - 90°F, few scattered clouds, nearly continuous sun. Breezy-windy all day after 09:00, direction variable; After 11:30, about 10 mph SE -> S -> SW. Humidity moderate. Species list: Lepidosaurs: Cyclasaurus texanus Cremidophorus sp. Birds: Black Vulture vermilion flycatcher Turkey Vulture ash-throated flycatcher White-winged Dove barn swallow Mourning Dove black-crested titmouse Jaca Dove Devericks wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo blue-gray gnatcatcher black-crowned bummer m. mockingbird

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Schaefer, John 1990 Journal Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas, Elevation 1700 feet. May 29 Bell's vireo chipping sparrow (cont) black-capped vireo field sparrow yellow-breasted chat lark sparrow summer tanager black-throated sparrow western cardinal brown-headed cowbird pyrrhuloxia orland oriole blue grosbeak hooded oriole varied bunting Scott's oriole painted bunting house finch canyon towhee lesser goldfinch Cassin's sparrow mammals: Desmodus virginianus Lepus californicus Sciurus niger unidentified tiny rodent or shrew. May 30 much the same drill as yesterday. I opened my nets near the lodge at 06:20, well before sunrise and ran nets all day. The set up at this lodge is mapped below: water tanks fences scattered platform nets windmill oaks water troughs BARN LODGE DIRT ROAD 30 meters

Kent, John 1990 Journal 13 Kicker-Bo Cave State Park site 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville Kinney Co. Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. May 30 I tried using Kely Bryan's nets from 08:30 - 12:45. These (cont) are set up around an artificial deep among a small grove (30'x 40') of mixed deciduous small trees and shrubs near the S. end of the Thistle field near the house. These nets are about 1 1/2 miles W. of the lodge. I caught no goldfinches in these nets. I had the Lodge nets in use until after sunset, about 21:00. The weather today was quite a change. It was cloudy this morn- ing, with several episodes of thunder & lightning, but no real rain. Continuous cloud cover broke at 13:15, after while the day was mostly cloudy. Temp. pattern 75°-88° 83°F. No wind until 16:15, then S.E. at 5 mph, falling off at sunset. It was very humid, especially in the morning. Species List: Desidraura: Camidophorus gularia C. sarrinactua Aves: Turkey Vulture Western Kingbird N. Bobwhite scien-tailed flycatcher white-winged dove cave swallow mourning dove barn swallow inia dove tufted (Black-cr.) titmouse yellow-billed cuckoo Cactus wren common poor-will Canyon wren black-chinned hummingbird Bewick's wren cedar-backed woodpecker blue-gray gnatcatcher vermillion flycatcher n. mockingbird ash-throated flycatcher Bell's vireo

Wx, John 1990 journal 14 Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 30 Black-capped vireo chipping sparrow (cont) gray vireo - singing; nest & 3 young field sparrow yellow-breasted chat lark sparrow summer tanager black-throated sparrow m. cardinal brown-headed cowbird pyrrhuloxia oriole oriole Blue grosbeak hooded oriole varied bunting Scott's oriole painted bunting house finch rufous-crowned sparrow lesser goldfinch mammals? Sciurus virginianus Sciurus niger Thomys (?) sp. Lepus californicus May 31 I ran my nets near the lodge from 06:25 to 20:05, except for a two hour period beginning at 14:00. At that time I explored a drainage in the SE corner of the park, looking for open water and goldfinches. I found a couple of pools, but no goldfinches. From 20:20 to 22:05, I was at the mouth of the bat cave NE of the lodge (Green Cave, I think it's called). Weather today: Temp 71°-92°F, light intermittent showers out of continuous overcast from to 11:30. Then partly cloudy in afternoon. Frost sawyer about 09:00. No signif. total. Afternoon S. wind 5-10 mpa. Quite humid.

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Carl John 1990 Journal 15 Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site, 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co. Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 31 Species List: (birds caught in net: X) (cont) Amphibians: tadpoes & 2 anuran species Bufo Tradlet, 12 mm, no crevial crests. turtle: Turtle sp - 1, apparently not yellow musk turtle, tho only one now known for the park. This animal had but one hinge in its plastron. Lepidosama: Gnemidophorus declivatus Cypsosaurus texanus Spalodrys aestives Aves: Turkey putture scissor-tailed flycatcher Copeai's Rank cave swallow wild turkey barn swallow m. bobwhite scrub jay white-winged dove "black-crested"titmouse mourning dove verdin *Anca dove bushtit crump ground dove cactus wren yellow-billed cuckoo canyon wren geat horned owl carolina wren *Black-capped Hummer *Berwick's Wren ladder-backed woodpecker blue-gray grosbeater *Acadian flycatcher m. mockingbird *leaed flycatcher Bell's vireo *vermilion flycatcher black-capped vireo *asa-throated flycatcher yellow-breasted chat W. kingbird *summer thrager

Clark, John 1990 Journal 16 Kickapoo Caverns State Park site 22 1/2 miles N. of Bracketville Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 ft. May 31 *in cardinals (pebbledoxia) *Blue grosbeak *varied bunting *painted bunting canyon towhee *Cassin's sparrow *rufous-crowned sparrow clipping sparrow mammals: Dasypus Bassariscus Canis track Paromyscus (?) sp - gray brown, white venters & feet, bicolor Tail > al. longer than body, ears fairly large; at mouth of bat cave. Iepus Sybilagus sp Odocoileus virginianus bats: Thousands, probably 10s of thousands, seen emerging at dusk from Green Cave. These are reportedly mostly Tadarida brasiliensis. June 1 I ran my nets from 06:30 to 08:45, caught two gold- finches. I then packed up to go to the Rio Bonito Ranch near Junction, Texas. Weather 77°F, cloudy, winds SE looped, changing to

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1990 Journal 17 Kickapoo Caverns State Park Site 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. June 1 partly cloudy, 85F at 11:00 when I left. (cont) Species List: Reptiles: Coprosaurus Rvres: turkey vulture yellow-breasted chat w. or white summer Tanager mourning dove w. cardinal Laca dove Blue grosbeak yellow-billed cuckoo painted bunting Black-crowned Gunner canyon Towhee ladder-backed woodpecker rufous-crowned sparrow vermillion flycatcher chipping sparrow ash-throated flycatcher field sparrow cave swallow lack sparrow "Rock-crested" titmouse brown-headed cowbird Bewick's Wren boredi oriole blue-gray gnatcatcher Scotts oriole w. mockingbird house finch Bell's vireo lesser goldfinch black-capped vireo gray vireo mammals: Odocoileus virginianus Tapus californicus Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles west of Blunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 feet June 4 I called at the Rio Bonito Ranch, near Junction, Texas, but advance permission to work there had not been arranged. I was unable to gain access myself, so I drove to Houston

Sears, John 1990 Journal 18 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles west of Hunts, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. June 4 to speak to Dr. Richard Goldfarb, who was to have arranged for (coit) my access. A couple days of making phone contacts did not succeed in securing permission, and last night I left Houston to return here. I believe I described the habitat in my notes of last year's visit. A brief recap may be in order. This WHA is about 2 1/4 x 4 1/2 miles in dimension, longer access running N-S. The south boundary is the Guadalupe River. The area is one of mostly gently rolling hills sloping gently toward the river, where the limestone underlying the area is exposed in some of the intermittent creek drainages. The major plants I can name are sain oak, plateau live oak, Texas (= Spanish) oak, pin oak, pecan, walnut, Texas persimmon (var. small), Texas mulberry (var. small), ash juniper, redbud, and some type of elm. Some understory & brush species include greenbrier, evergreen sumac, poison ivy and small oaks. There were many kinds of wildflowers and grasses. Woodlands and pastures were distinctive areas, with few intermediate savanna areas. In addition to a few scattered natural springs, water is drawn to the surface at several windmills on the property. This morning I drove and walked much of the refuge, looking particularly at sound all sites with surface water except the river. I recorded several birds, and there are many goldfinches here. This afternoon I set up my note near a fenced pond in the southern part of the property, and worked these notes the remainder of the day.

Rocket, John 1990 Journal 19 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. June 4 Weather Today was clear, temperatures 75° - 90°F, with (cont) 5-10 mph SE winds. Humidity was moderate. Species list: Amphibians: Rana (leopard frog) sp. Bufo toadlet Reptile: Cnemidophorus sp. Aves: Black Vulture Carolina Chickadee Turkey Vulture "black-created" titmouse Wild Turkey Carolina wren m. bolwhite Bewick's wren mourning dove blue-gray gnatcatcher yellow-billed cuckoo m. mockingbird grasshopper owl Bell's vireo common nighthawk black-capped vireo common poorwill summer tanager chuck-wills-widow m. cardinal Archilochus sp. painted bunting ladder-backed woodpecker rufous-crowned sparrow ash-throated flycatcher field sparrow m. kingbird dark sparrow purple martin house finch barn swallow lesser goldfinch scrub jay house sparrow m. raven mammals: Procyon lotor Sciurus variegatus skunk track S. nigra Canis Track Erithacus

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Texas, June 1990 Journal 20 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles west of Hunt Kerr Co, Texas. Elevation 2550 feet. June 4 Lepus californicus Odosceles virginianus (cmt) Sylvilagus floridanus June 5 In addition to nets at the fenced stock pond, I set up another net adjacent to a nearby sunflower seed field. Both sets were shaded in the am, and the pond nets were okay in the afternoon, and while I caught several birds in each net, none was a goldfinch. I shot two and missed one other. I saw fewer goldfinches today. I worked the nets from 06:25 to 20:45, except for a nap from 14:00-15:30. While nets were open I visited a nearby spring briefly a couple times in the morning. Species list: Amphibians: S. lizard frog Tadpoles of 2 species reptiles: Gemidrophorus gularis Black-necked garter snake C. serpinatus Western ribbon snake ground skink grasshopper smooth green snake central Texas whipsnake checkered garter snake 2 star garter snake neotypes birds: black vulture greater roadrunner turkey vulture common night hawk Corpsa's Hawk common poorwill wild turkey chuck-wills-widow m. Bobwhite ruby-throated hummer - 27? souring dove Archilochus sp. - many ?? yellow-billed cuckoo Melanerpes sp. (Golden - ??. Red-tailed)

Dunard, John 1990 Journal 21 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles West of Hunt, Kerr Co, Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. June 5 Eastern phoebe black-and-white warbler (Crit) ass-threatened key cateran summer tanager seven-tailed flycatcher au. cardinal purple martin blue grosbeak scrub jay painted bunting Carolina chickadee canyon towhee "Black-crested" titmouse rufous-crowned sparrow Carolina wren chipping sparrow Bewick's Wren field sparrow Blue-gray gnatcatcher lark sparrow N. mockingbird brown-headed cowbird Bell's vireo red-eyed vireo black-capped vireo "Baltimore" oriole red-eyed vireo house finch golden-crowned warbler lesser goldfinch, warmals: Coryon trock Sylvilagus floridanus Sciurus nigres Orocoilus virginianus Tapusa June 6 I worked the nets all day, except for a break from 18:40 to 19:00, when I went briefly to the Brazos River for a change of scenery and to eat supper. I moved one of the pond nets at sunset to a field near the north residence having corn, sunflower and mostly large Thistles. I set the net against a large live oak. Almost all goldfinches (all but two of about 30) seen today were males. All I caught today was

Durant, John 1990 22 Journal Kerr Wildlife Management Area 12 miles West of Bunt Kerr Co. Texas. Elevation 2050 feet June 6 miles. Weather today saw low clouds / fog at sunrise, clearing mostly by 07:15, entirely by 08:00. A moderate dew was dry by 08:30. Temp 72° - 92°F. Humidity high Today. Winds began as light variable breezes at 09:30, becoming 10-15 uph S.-S.E. in afternoon, with higher gusts in late afternoon. I had a flat tire this morning and after sunset I went to Kerrville but I couldn't get it fixed at night. I'll get it repaired on route home. Species List: Reptiles: Rana sp (Leopard frog sp.) Lepidosaurs: spotted whiptail ground skink checkerboard garter snake black-necked garter snake Coachwhip Bats: green-backed bat ruby-throated hummingbird turkey vulture black-chinned hummingbird red-tailed hawk Archilochus sp. wild turkey Melanorpes (Centurus) sp. m. Bobwhite ladder-backed woodpecker mourning dove z. phoebe ground dove vermillion flycatcher yellow-billed cuckoo ash-throated flycatcher common nighthawk purple martin common poorwill cliff/cave swallow chimney swift barn swallow

Texas John 1990 Journal 23 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt, Kerr Co. Texas. Elevation 2050 feet. June 6 scut jay m. cardinal (Coilt) common raven blue grosbeak Carolina chickadee painted bunting "Black-crested" titmouse canyon towhee Bustit Cassius sparrow canyon wren rufous-crowned sparrow Carolina wren chipping sparrow Blue-gray gnatcatcher field sparrow m. mockingbird leuk sparrow Bell's vireo z. meadowlark black-capped vireo brown-headed cowbird red-eyed vireo orchard oriole summer tanager house finch lesser goldfinch mammals: Procyon lotor Sciurus niger (rice black munt) skunk track texas californicus Felis catus Sylvilagus floridanus Eritbism Anolis Odocoileus June 7 Today's activities were as before, running nets from 06:50 (late start) to 20:50. I moved one net in the afternoon to stake it better. The netting was slow & steady until about 16:00, when goldfinches activity, especially near the waterhole, picked up. I caught a total of 15 goldfinches today. I left a note thanking WMA manager Donnie Hame at I left. Weather was unstable for high winds all last night & now

Texas, for 1990 Journal 24 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles west of Hunt, Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 feet June 7 saw this morning. Solid cloud cover obliterated the moon (coit) at about 04:30 and stayed solid until 08:20, then mostly cloudy to 09:15, partly cloudy to 10:30, then clear. High winds continued all day, S. 10-20 mph until 15:30, when direction became more variable, commonly W, and there were occasional brief calm spells. Temp 74° - 92° F. Species list: Aurora: Lizard frog unidentified tadpoles. Reptilia: Spotted whip-tail checkered garter snake six-lined racerunner W. diamond-backed rattlesnake ground skink Avia: Turkey vulture barn swallow wild turkey Carolina chickadee m. Bobwhite "black-capped" titmouse mourning dove Quail yellow-billed cuckoo Bewick's wren common nighthawk blue-gray gnatcatcher common porcupine m. mockingbird chuck-wills-widow black-capped vireo W. screech-owl summer tanager e. screech-owl m. cardinal Ardeidae sp. blue grosbeak calder-backed woodpecker painted bunting e. phoebe canyon towhee ask-throated flycatcher field sparrow purple martin chipping sparrow

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Journal 25 1990 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. June 7 Dark Sparrow House finch (Cont) Orchard Oriole Lesser goldfinch Mammals: Procyon track Ictidomys virginianus Sciurus variegatus axis deer S. niger Lepus californicus Sylvilagus floridanus Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas June 8 I arrived here at 10:00 and spoke to Mike Fleming, the park wildlife officer. He had not yet acted on my application, but gave me a verbal go ahead if the local population was large enough to sustain my sampling scheme. From the Pleasant Junction Headquarters, I drove to then thoroughly explored on foot, the following areas: Dragon Wells, Rio Grande Village, San Hail Ranch, Cottonwood Campground, and in the Basin area, the cabin area, the campground area, and the upper Window Trail. This last place was unique in having several goldfinches conspicuously present. There were, however, too few to meet my needs, and I did no collecting here. Weather today: ground still wet from rain yesterday, but skies clear until about 14:30, partly cloudy until 17:00, then thunder showers until after dark. Temp 80-85 F; winds mild & variable 5-10 mph except near thunderstorms, one of which produced a fierce wind I caught (I hope) on film.

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June, July 1990 Journal 24 Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas June 8 (Coit) I sought two habitats out today. I explored riparian areas (natural & man-made) in the Chihuahuan Desert foothills and oak woodland/savanna near water on the lower Chisos Mountains, in the Basin Area. Species list: Amphibian: green toad Lepidosauria: crevice spiny lizard Coter snake desert spiny lizard Texas-Large rat snake checkered whiptail long-nosed snake small Crotaphytus sp. w. diamondbacked rattlesnake Aves: mallard red-tailed flycatcher Turkey vulture black phoebe red-tailed hawk Say's phoebe scaled quail vermillion flycatcher kiskadee violet-green swallow white-winged dove w. rouge-winged swallows mourning dove cliff swallow Maca Dove Barn swallow yellow-billed cuckoo smallish Corvus sp. great roadrunner common raven Lesser nightshade "black-crested" titmouse white-throated swifts. Verdin Lucifer hummingbird Bushtit Black-Anisied hummingbird White-Mounted wretched. golden-fronted woodpecker Berwick's wren collar-backed woodpecker Canyon wren w. kingfisher Cactus wren

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Journal 27 J. A. 1990 Big Bend National Park Brewster Co., Texas June 8 black-tailed godwit rufous-crowned sparrow (cont) loggerhead shrike brown-headed cowbird m. mockingbird bronzed cowbird crested caracara great-tailed grackle Bolle's vireo Scott's oriole gray vireo hooded oriole yellow-breasted chat hypotic tanager black-bellied grosbeak hornero fencia m. cardinal lesser goldfinch pyrrhoxia house sparrow blue grosbeak painted bunting varied bunting rufous-sided towhee canyon towhee black-throated sparrow mammals: Bryson colon Sylvilagus sp arred skunk (DSR) Tupac californicus striped skunk (DSR) Odocoileus hemionus bloat tracks O. virginianus Canis sp tracks Tayassu tracks Dipodomyx sp. Madr National Wildlife Refuge, 3 miles SE Returas, Madr Co, California. Elev. 4365 ft July 18 I have been sidelined these past six weeks or so with Lyme disease, probably picked up again at Kerr WMA in Texas.

TRACHT, J. 1990 28 Journal under National Wildlife Refuge 3 miles SE of Alturas, Under Cr. California. Elev. 4355 ft. July 18 Unlike last year, when I saw the classic "target" rash and (Coit) began treatment prior to developing symptoms, I feel quite ill. The fourth course of antibiotics was too chem. This I finished about 60 hours before departure around 11:30 this morning. I drove from Sacramento to Under NWR via Reno, Nevada, where I picked up U.S. Highway 395. I arrived here at 17:30. It is now almost 19:30, and as soon as I finish these notes, I will leave for the Willamette Valley of Oregon, via Klamath Falls and Wicamette Pass. This refuge is at the confluence of the north & south forks of the Pit River, on the western margin of the Great Basin high Desert. I briefly visited or scanned over several habitats here: lakes & ponds, meadows, big sagebrush hillslopes, and a riparian cottonwood grove SW of refuge headquarters across the railroad tracks. The weather this afternoon was quite pleasant. Temperature about 75°F, SW breeze about 5 mph, widely scattered cumulus clouds. Species list: Rept: wandering garter snake Birds: pied-billed grebe great egret eared grebe Canada goose Clark's Grease mallard Au. white pelican m. pintail double-crested cormorant cinnamon teal green blue heron m. shovelers

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Tracy HET J. 29 Journal 1990 Under National Wildlife Refuge, 3 miles SE of Petus, Under Co. California. Elevation 4365 feet July 18 gadwall salted kingfisher (coot) redhead darny woodpecker muddy duck w. (red-shafted) flicker Turkey vulture w. Kingbird w. Lesser Tree Swallows Corps Bank cliff swallow red-tailed hawk Barn swallow American kestrel black-billed magpie ring-necked pheasant common raven California quail house wren American coot marsh wren sandhill crane American Robin kilders logleland shrike American avocet European Stork greater yellowlegs yellow Warbler lesser yellowlegs crimson yellowthroat wildcat W. Tanager spotted sandpiper lavender sparrow western sandpiper song sparrow least sandpiper red-winged blackbird long-billed dowitcher w. woodcock Wilson's plover yellow-headed blackbird ring-billed gull Brown's blackbird California gull green headed embird Forster's tern house finch eastern meadowlark house sparrow unusual: Casis Lethra

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal July 19 Willamette Valley, from Eugene to Corvallis, Oregon I slept at a campsite near Westfir from 00:30 to 05:30, when I resumed driving toward Eugene. I visited three parks in the Eugene area and saw and heard no Lesser goldfinches. I went to the University of Oregon, where I found Dan Green to check his records there. He could suggest nowhere locally reliably having any Lesser goldfinches, certainly nowhere with enough to collect. The university has no bird collection to speak of, with only 5 goldfinches, all American, per Dan Green. I then drove from Eugene to Finley National Wildlife Refuge, which is just N. of State Highway 99W, 12 miles S. of Corvallis. There I spoke with refuge non-game wildlife personnel, and they were likewise pessimistic about my finding sufficient numbers of birds in the valley to meet my needs. This is apparently a fairly typical year, and they reported only 2 observations this breeding season. I walked around for about 20 minutes along margins of oak/mesple woodlands and asstickets and along stream margin adjacent to open meadows. American goldfinches were numerous, but I detected no Lesser goldfinch. My next stop was Corvallis and Oregon State University. Then I was directed to two grad students, Jaap Hillenius and Office mate Jack ?. They offered two promising places, birds in southern Oregon. They knew of no place in the Willamette Valley that would meet my needs. I saw the O.S.U. collection of Lesser goldfinches - all 13 birds. I then drove on to White Salmon, Washington to visit Ray & Joyce Fitzsimmons, old friends.

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TROCHET, J 31 Journal 1980 Williamette Valley, from Eugene to Corvallis, Oregon July 18 Weather Today clear & breezy all day, with SW winds (crit) to 10-15 mph by mid-afternoon. Temperature 60° - 78°F. Species list: Birds: Turkey Vulture Brown Creepers m. Harris's Barred Wren Red-tailed Hawk House Wren California Quail Winter Wren Band-tailed Pigeon Ruby-crowned Kinglet Saw-billed Crow Swainson's Thrush Snowing Dove American Robin Salasprous sp. Wrentit Gilded Kingfisher Cedar Waxwing Acorn Woodpecker European Starling Downy Woodpecker Solitary (Cassin's) Vireo W. Flicker Warbling Vireo W. Wood-Pewee Orange-Crowned Warbler Wilson Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Western Flycatcher MacGillivray's Warbler Tree Swallow Willam's Warbler Violet-green Swallow W. Tanager Cliff Swallow Black-headed Grosbeak Fawn Swallow Rufous-sided Towhee Scrub Jay Vesper Sparrow American Crow Lark Sparrow Junco name Larksparrow Black-capped Chickadee Fox Sparrow Bushtit Song Sparrow White-breasted Nuthatch Oregon-june

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TRACHT, J. 1990 Journal 32 July 17 Willamette Valley, from Eugene to Corvallis, Oregon red-winged blackbird purple finch (Coit) W. meadowlark house finch Brewer's blackbird American goldfinch grass-leaded catbird house sparrow July 18 North Bank region of Columbia River from Wascoval to Vancouver, Washington July 20 I spent the morning talking with Ray Fitzsimmons (until 03:45), then slept til 09:00. We resumed visiting until 13:00, when I left for the lower Columbia River to look for goldfinches. I spent the late afternoon looking for goldfinches in the area between Wascoval and Vancouver. This seems to be the extent of lesser goldfinches known range in Washington. Aside from a vocal fly-over in a shady-bordered grassy field off Highway 50 just west of Vancouver, all goldfinches found were Americanos. I certainly found too few to collect. I then began to drive north to visit my grandmother near Skilton, and my car ran terrible. In a rural Holden, I stopped at a Chevron station with "medic on duty" - a maybe 18 year-old fellow. He told me I had an electrical problem and could get no parts until Monday the 23rd. I decided to limp home, when I can get service tomorrow - providing I get there. The weather today was clear and breezy-to-windy. Temp 70-75°F during my time in the field, with 10-20 mph W. winds.

TROCHET, J. 1998 Journal 33 North Bank region of Columbia River from Washougal to Vancouver, Washington July 20 Species List: (crit) Birds: mallard turkey vulture r. barrier american kestrel California quail kleeber. gull sp. better kingfisher m. falcina tree swallow violet-green swallow barn swallow scrub jay common crow black-capped chickadee house wren Swainson's thrush American Robin european starling rose-ringed parakeet wilson's warbler red-winged blackbird song sparrow sparrow sp. w. meadowlark hara finch american goldfinch lesser goldfinch - 1 F.O. house sparrow Willamette Valley, from Portland to Salem Oregon. July 23 I repaired my car (fuel filter -$6.00) on Saturday again, slept away most of the day, then drove back to Washington state to visit my grandmother, arriving yesterday afternoon. I spent the afternoon talking, and we went out for supper with Uncle Bob, and spent the evening playing 3-handed pinchle. This morning I had a nice visit and breakfast, left for Oregon at 07:45. In pursuit of lesser goldfinches, I tried calling in

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TROCHET, J. 34 Journal 1990 Willamette Valley from Portland to Salem, Oregon July 23. Portland some of the places I had been going in Corvallis, (can't) but as one was home. I tried at midday a couple parks along the river in Portland, but I found no deer goldfinches & too many people. At 14:15 I headed for Salem. Then I sought my study organism at Cascade Gateway Park (5:10-6:20) and Thiels-Benn Island Park (6:45-8:10); no deer goldfinches at either place, though habitats certainly looked reasonable. I then left for Eugene, arriving at 19:30. I called Dirk [?] Martha de Burekert, the latter a friend from four days. They put me up for tonight. The weather today was continuously cloudy, with light freeses, temperature 60-65°F. Species list: Ruparia: W. Toad Birds: wood duck w. wood-pecker cormorant murrelet tree swallow Turkey vulture violet-green swallow red-tailed hawk Cliff Swallow American kestrel Star swallow rock dove scrub jay morning dove black-capped chickadee Cyanophis sp. White-breasted nuthatch Gilded kingfisher brown creeper red-breasted sapsucker Bewick's wren downy woodpecker house wren W. flicker Western bluebird scaled woodpecker Swainson's Thrush

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 35 Willamette Valley from Portland to Salem Oregon July 23 American Robin v. Meadowlark (CoN6) Cedar Waxwing Brewer's Blackbird European Starling Brown-headed Cowbird Cassin's Vireo Purple Finch Warbling Vireo House Finche Yellow Warbler Pine Siskin Wilson's Warbler American Goldfinch Red-breasted Thrasher House Sparrow Sage Sparrow "Oregon"juncos Fern Ridge Reservoir 13 miles West & 3 miles North of Eugene Lane Co., Oregon. Elevation 375 feet July 24 In the first hour of light I drove most of the perimeter of Fern Ridge Reservoir, making at 1/2 minute stop at Perkins Peninsula. On Dirk's suggestion I then went to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's East Croyle Creek area. This is a mostly mixed broadleaf forest in a spacious setting. I worked this area from 87:15 to 13:00 and found no lesser goldfinches. After a quick lunch, I checked a couple less promising areas around the impoundment perimeter, again without luck, and left the area at 16:00. Weather here: Temperatures 62-70°F, winds less than 5mph out of N.W.; solidly cloudy until 10:05, with drizzle until 08:00, then partly cloudy until I left the area. I then drove to Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon, where I walked a 2/3 mile stretch of the Umpqua River along

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 36 Fern Ridge Reservoir, 13 miles west & 3 miles north of Eugene, Lane Co. Oregon July 24 the V.A. Medical Center grounds and in Stewart Park. I (cork) walked the nature trail at the N end of Stewart Park. I found one lesser goldfinch on the V.A. M.C. grounds and another on the park nature trail. The bird list does not include findings from the Roeding area, the lesser goldfinch being the only new species. Species list (birds only): pied-billed grebe w. flicker double-crested cormorant w. wood pecker great blue heron pacific-slope flycatcher green-backed heron w. kingbird Carola gora tree swallow snailbird violet-green swallow Turkey vulture w. rough-winged swallow osprey cliff swallow Copper's Hawk fawn swallow red-tailed rank Steller's jay California quail scrub jay American coot American crow kildeer Common Raven morning dove black-capped chickadee Vaux's swift chestnut-backed chickadee Anna's hummingbird bushtit belted kingfisher Bewick's wren red-breasted sapsucker house wren downy woodpecker winter wren

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ROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 37 Tow Ridge Reservoir 13 miles west and 3 miles north of Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon. Elevation 375 feet. July 24 Swainson's thrush black-crested grosbeak (cont) American robin rufous-sided towhee warntit song sparrow cedar waxwing "Oregon" junco European starling red-winged blackbird solitary (Cassin's) vireo W. meadowlark Hutto's vireo Brewer's blackbird warbling vireo brown-headed cowbird orange-crowned warbler purple finch yellow warbler house finch black-throated gray w. pine siskin MacGillivray's w. American goldfinch cornell yellowthroat house sparrow Wilson's warbler yellow-breasted chat W. Kenner Whitehorse County Park on N. bank of the Rogue River 7 miles W. of Grants Pass, Josephine Co., Oregon July 25 I arrived here at 07:15 after breakfast at Denny's in Grants Pass. The park has two fairly distinct zones, the floodplain and the bench above the floodplain. The latter is mainly manicured park, with Douglas firs and pines up to 110 ft. height ¾, 2½ ft. dbh, also many white oaks 70-85 ft tall & 1½ - 4½ ft dbh, generally well spaced. There are also madrones to 45 ft and maples to 45 ft admixed.

TASCHET J. 1990 Journal 38 Wallowa County Park on N. bank of the Rogue River, 7 miles N. of Grants Pass Josephine Co., Oregon. July 25 I saw one red-tailed hawk. Most of the ground cover is short (coat) grass, and there are picnic tables and a playground. There are thicket of small oaks mostly on the perimeter. In the floodplain, trees include poplar, 2-3 spp. willow, a few maples, aspen walnut (?), with poplars by far the greatest trees, to 90-100 ft. The largest trees are against the bench. There are lots of blackberry thickets. Other understory includes elderberry and willow. There is lots of star thistle and some large thistle, too, along with star wildflowers and several grasses. Near the banks of the Rogue River one finds mostly bare gravel with inter- sperated willow thickets. I found surprisingly few lesser goldfinches. This area looks like really good habitat. Weather today was partly cloudy until 11:20, then clear to 14:00 when I left. Temperatures 58°=72° F. Very light w. breeze. Species list: Amphibians: none sp Reptiles: garter snake (?) sp. Birds: green-backed lark mallard common merganser turkey vulture red-tailed hawk California quail Bugs: hornet Sceloporus occidentalis fielder mourning dove Vaux's swift Ruby-throated hummingbird belted kingfisher m. flicker

TRACHT, JOHN 1970 Journal 39 Whitehorse County Park on n. bank of the Rogue River, Families W. of Elents Pass, Josephine Co., Oregon. July 25 pileated woodpecker hutton's vireo (Cait) w. wood-pewee warbling vireo pacific-slope flycatcher orange-crowned warbler purple martin yellow warbler violet-green swallow Wilson's warbler w. rough-winged swallow w. towhee barn swallow black-bellied juncos steller's jay rufous-sided Towhee scrub jay song sparrow cormorant raven dark-eyed "sneez" junco chestnut-backed chickadee red-winged blackbird red-breasted nuthatch Brewer's blackbird white-breasted nuthatch brown-headed cowbird brown creeper house finch Bewick's wren pine siskin house wren American goldfinch winter wren lesser goldfinch w. bluebird house sparrow Swainson's thrush American robin cedar waxwing European starling mammals: Bryon Meck Sylvilagus sp. Nephitis nephitis Sarcoides benisonus Eutamias sp.

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Trachet, John 1990 Journal 40 Lower Table Rock 7 miles N. and 3 miles West of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon. Elevation 1300 ft. July 25 - I arrived here from Grants Pass at 16:00, taking Table Rock Road north out of Medford. About 1/2 mile past the bridge over the Rogue River, Table Rock Road makes a turn to the left. It turns right (north) again in about 2 miles, but I went straight at this point, through a gate and onto a dirt road traversing eastward through agricultural fields to the east slope of Lower Table Rock, about 500 yards beyond the gate. Lower Table Rock is a mesa with basalt rim rock on its east slope. My map says it tops out at 2044 ft. elevation, and my camp is 700 or 800 ft below that. The vegetation has a "California" look to it, with the grassy/weedy ground cover all dry from a summer of sun and little or no rain. The trees visible from here are some Douglasfir high up against to E. Rimrock and closer to camp are oaks, ash, ponderosa pine and medium trees. Understory is thick under the oaks. More about the habitat tomorrow when I am less tired.. In addition to plain tutunear, acorn woodpecker and ash-turated flycatcher make me feel closer to home. Weather this afternoon; temp about 85°F, with NE winds about 5mph. No clouds. Species list (birds only): turkey vulture acorn woodpecker red-tailed hawk downy woodpecker mourning dove m. flicker

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TROCHET, J. 1990 41 Lower Table Rock 7 miles N. and 3 miles W. of Medford Jackson Cr., Oregon. Elev. 1300 ft July 25 ash-throated flycatcher Hutton's vireo (coot) violet-green swallow yellow-breasted chat scrub jay black-crested grosbeak plain titmouse four-sided thrush white-breasted nuthatch California towhee Bewick's wren house finch house wren American goldfinch American robin lesser goldfinch wrentit July 26 By 05:30, I set my judas birds by the mist nets set up yesterday, and ran the nets continuously until 15:00, and again from 18:30 to 20:15, having moved one net closer to crop for the late afternoon/evening shifts. Between 11:30 and 12:30, I walked around to the south Lower slope of Table Rock. Weather today saw temperatures range from 55°-90°F, with 3 mph S. breeze at dawn, a 5 mph ESE breeze from 09:00 to 11:00, then calm giving way to a gusty 5-20 mph N. wind 16:00-19:00, the wind dying quickly thereafter. Clouds were scarce, but they regularly sailed over Mt. McLoughlin, which, at 7692 ft, still has a bit of snow on its west side. The peak is due east, 32 miles away. The habitat here reminds me of foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Lower Table Rock is a flat-topped large hill rising about 1000 ft above the surrounding plains, about twice as

TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 42 Lower Table Rock, 7 miles N. and 3 miles W. of Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon. Elevation 1300 ft. July 26 Broad from N -> S as from E -> W. Am guessing that the hill (cont) is about one mile in greatest dimension. At least on the E. and S. sides, a basaltic rimrock borders the flat summit. A similar mesa is about 3-4 miles away to the NE, except little woodland is visible on its slopes. The rimrock is about 80 ft in vertical extent, with slopes gradually changing from 45° to 30° as one descends the slopes toward the plain. Much of the east slope is covered with nice white oak forest with scattered ponderosa pines. Oregon ash and madrone grow to good size in only limited places, mostly on the SE slope. As previously noted, some fair size Douglas firs grow near the rimrock on the east side, but not on the south or southwest sides (other sides not examined). On the south side of the "Rock," the trees were smaller and more widely spaced. On the east side were large patches of brush and grasses, dominated by manzanita and Ceartotus and patches of star thistle and some thistles. On the south slope, there was lots more brush, esp. Ceantotus, and thistles. The Rogue River flows east to west by the south side of Lower Table Rock, the river banks mostly denuded of riparian trees. A small creek flows into the river against the SW-most flank of Lower Table Rock (creek unnamed on my maps. There is no active flow currently, but the mouth of the creek is a broad bay in the river channel. In the upper part of this "bay" are lots of duckweed. The thickest and largest contiguous woodland grows upslope from this small

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TROCHET, JOHN 1990 Journal 43 Lower Table Rock 7 miles N. and 3 miles W of Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon. Elevation 1300 feet. July 26 creek. Against the creek bank grew a few 50-60 ft willows, the only ones here. In this area grew the largest oaks, largest madrones and largest Oregon ashers. Where large limbs have fallen, creating light gaps, thick tangles of wild rose and wild grapes, the latter ascending in pieces into the trees. The largest ponderosa pines grow here, tops surging above the broadleaf canopy. I moved my camp today to the margin of this woodland. My camp is about 150 ft - 280 ft above the agricultural/dairy farm fields to the E. and S. These goldfinches were most numerous in the area of the oak woodland, seen flying to and from this to the brushland-grassland uplands. I saw a flock of six lassoors at dusk, the first this trip as found as single birds. I saw the nets cleared all day. I tried swaying this evening, briefly, and without success. Both early and esp. late, the mosquitoes, no-see-ums, and gnats were all bad today. Species list: Amphibian: bluefrog reptiles: Elgaria coerulea Sceloporus occidentalis Eumeces skiltonianus birds: great blue heron - 1 turkey vulture - 25 green-backed heron - 1 osprey - 1 R.O. Canada goose - 4 red-tailed hawk - pr. c = 5 june !! duck sp - 3 Am. kestrel - 1?

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 44 Town Table Rock, 7 miles N. and 3 miles W. of Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon. Elevation 1300 feet. July 26 California quail - 20 Blue-grey gnatcatcher - 5 (cont) band-tailed pigeon - 2 American robin - 14 mourning dove - 12 wrentit - 8 common nighthawk - 4 starling - 5 belted kingfisher - 2 (F? F?) solitary vireo - 1 R.O. alcon woodpecker - 15 Hutton's vireo - 5 lorry woodpecker - 18 warbling vireo - 2 m. flicker - 15 black-throated grey warbler - 1 W. wood-pecker - 16 yellow-breasted chat - 3 cordilleran flycatcher - 1 W. towhee - 4 psl-Throated flycatcher - 20 black-headed grosbeak - 25 violet-green swallows leguli bunting - 2 scrub-jay rufous-sided towhee - 40 black-capped chickadee - 4 California towhee - 5 plain titmouse - 12 northern rice - 1 bushtit - 8 purple finch - 3 white-breasted nuthatch - 12 house finch - 6 Brick's wren - 10 American goldfinch - 3 house wren - 4 lesser goldfinch - 25 meamea: box sp. Odoscileus henricius sylviagura sp. July 27 I moved one net to S. side, and worked nets all day. New birds: rock dove & American crowper. Weather was clear all day, temps 60°-95°F; SW wind at dawn; variable, mostly NNE < 5mph in afternoon.

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Journal 45 TRACET, J. 1994 Page Springs on the Butte River, Harney Co., Oregon. Elev. 4235 feet. July 28 I left Lower Table Rock last night and drove here via State Highway 66 to Klamath Falls, then State Highway 140 to Lakeview and beyond, an unnumbered road to Pelzer, then a gravel road through Black Mountain National Refuge to Frenchglen, and then about 4 miles SE to Page Springs, just south of the southern tip of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Arrived at 10:00. Page Springs is a BLM campground named after an overzealous (surely?) spring about 20 yards south from south gates on the campground. I am joined by Dr. my best men, Lee Chin, and his wife and daughter. We shared a single campsite, expecting the adjacent, more desirable site to become available tomorrow. I set up 3 nets in promising lesser spots and caught one goldfinch, among several birds. I will describe this place in tomorrow's notes. Weather - clear, windy ~ N. 5-15 mph until after sunset. Temperatures 75-90°F. July 29 I ran the nets from 05:30 to 11:00 and from 15:45 to 20:15. I netted 5 more lesser goldfinches. I defer habitat description of Page Springs another day. Between 11:30 & 15:30, I joined Lee Chin and family on a tour of Steen's Mountain, an amazing place. Like the Sierra Nevada, there is a gentle west slope, a very steep east slope, and a rain shadow desert on the east side. The mountain tops out at 8720 ft. Unlike the Sierras, there are very few if any conifers; aspens grow in the forests seen.

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TRACED, J. 1990 Journal 46 Page Springs on the Blitzen River, Harney Co., Oregon. Elevation 4235 ft. July 29 There were many low-growing wild flowers. Kegia Gorge (Crater) was gorgeous. I loved seeing cattle all over the high country - really enhanced the views. Mosquitoes were horrible both early and late in the day. The worst part of the afternoon was bidding farewell to Lee & his family. They had to return to Idaho & home. Weather was partly cloudy most of the day. Temps 65-70°F, with variable ranges. About 19:00, the skies cleared over, the wind switched around and blew steadily 5-10 mph out of the South. Rain threatened but none fell here. July 30 I ran nets continuously from 05:35 to 13:10, but not in the afternoon - I needed to catch up on my notes. I estimate the local population of Lesser Grebfins at 20 birds, so in the MVZ tradition of Jesse Grinell, I want them all. Page Springs is a BLM campground at the mouth of the canyon confining the Blitzen River (Downer & Blitzen River or one way & River), which drains part of the west slope of Steens Mountain. As mentioned previously, dogwood over- grows the spring itself, which is about 200 yards upstream from the campground's S. gate. At the campground, the canyon is about 130 yards wide, the campground area itself about 350 yards long. The slopes of the canyon are about 35; rise

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Trachet, John 1996 Journal 47 Page Springs on the Beiten River, Harney Co., Oregon. Elev. 1300 ft. July 30 about 150 ft. above river level to a basaltic caprock. (cont) Above the caprock, the drainage slope is much gentler, and these slopes rise about 750 ft. above river level, the river itself running off to nearly due north direction. On these slopes grow scattered junipers, 15-20 ft. tall, and sagebrush and grasses. On the fairly level canyon bottom grow many large junipers (to 40 ft.), especially at the foot of the east slope, where the trickle from the springs runs; medium size willows and elders, along with rose, crypts willows, sedges & rushes, and a few cattails, grow along the lower, water holding meinezos. Elsewhere away from the river grow grasses, thistles of 2 kinds, goldenrod, sagebrush, and mustard. The grass is mown in some places around campsite. The river itself is almost continuously lined by medium-sized willows and elders, and the river is low, judging by the expanse of dry gravel. The weather today was punctuated by wind, 5-10 mph down-canyon from before dawn to 09:00, when it abruptly reversed to flow from the north at 10 mph. It reversed again at 13:00 when thunderclouds rolled down canyon bringing 20 mph gusts and a few large rain drops between 14:30 and 15:45. Skies remained threatening until 18:00, when the wind switched around to NW at 10 mph & associated with much scarcer cloud cover. It was tough to put up specimens today. Temps 65° - 85°F.

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 48 Page Springs on the Bützen Kwin Harvey Co., Oregon Elev. 4235 feet. July 31 My mule nets were open from 05:20 to 16:00 and from 18:30 to 20:15. From 16:10 to 18:30 I walked the canyon south of the campground, looking for the mythical cotton-woods said to be there by my contacts in Corvallis. I found no cottonwoods in the first 1/2 mile or so I covered before turning back. I also found no goldfishes. This part of the canyon had only widely discontinuous riparian vegetation. In this mostly slow day the weather was beautiful. Temperatures were 65° - 95°, and there were only rare, puffy clouds, & 5 mph or less NW breeze from 09:00 - 17:00. Species list for Page Springs area (July 28-31): Amphibian : anuran sp - heard only, in vicinity of springs. Reptilians: W. fence lizard garter snake sp. racer Great Basin rattlesnake golden snake Birds: great blue heron California quail white-faced glossy ibis sora mallard American coot "blue-winged" teal sandhill crane gadwall killdeer turkey vulture spotted sandpiper M. Larrier (Steen's Mtn) common snipe red-tailed hawk ring-billed gull American kestrel mourning dove prairie falcon W. screech-owl

TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 49 Page Springs on the Blitzen River, Harney Co., Oregon. Elevation 4275 feet July 31 (green) gnat tanager (cont) crown night heron crown poor will white-throated swift (Steens Mtn) sunflowerbird sp (Steens Mtn) felted kingfisher red-naped sapsucker w. finch w. wood pewee willow flycatcher (Prince) ley's parakeet ash-throated flycatcher eastern kingbird horned lark (Steens Mtn) tree swallow violet-green swallow bank swallows cliff swallow fled bird swallow (Prince) common raven rock wren canyon wren house wren American robin golden warbler black throated gray w. common yellowthroat yellow-breasted chat w. tanager black-headed grosbeak lagundi buntings supra-ared towhee vesper sparrow (Steens Mtn) lark sparrow savannah sparrow (Steens Mtn) song sparrow red-winged blackbird w. meadowlark (Steens Mtn) Brewers Blackbird brown-headed cowbird m. orchard cassius finch (Steens Mtn) house finch pine siskin (Steens Mtn) lesser goldfinch evergreen goldfinch

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Trachet, J. Journal 50 1996 Page Springs on the Blitzen River, Harney Co., Oregon. Elev. 4235 feet. July 31 mammals: otter or mink (not well seen) (Cont) Eutropis drosalis Microtus sp. Eutamias sp. pocket gopher sp. Sylvilagus sp. Lepus californicus Odocoileus hemionus August 1 I ran nets for a few hours (05:20 - 10:00) this morning, and netted one species not previously detected - warbling vireo. I'm now all packed up and ready to leave my snail wells & poles the last thing put away. It's now 11:10, and I'm ready to head home for daughter Renee's fifth day party. weather this morning very pleasant: clear, temps 65°-80°F, light variable breeze. Meadow Valley Wash from 3/4 mile S. of Elgin to Caliente, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 4400 ft. August 7 I left Sacramento last night and drove to my sample camp 74 miles S. of Elgin via Interstate 80, Alternate U.S. Highway 50, U.S. Highway 50, U.S. Highway 93, and Nevada State Highway 317. This morning I found that I had chosen a stretch of the wash with an intact riparian vegetation, but apparently no surface water. There were several large cottonwoods and some others of smaller stature, including saplings whose leaves were already turning yellow. The other common "tree" species is desert willow. The floodplain had a fairly thick growth of a nightshade(?) and saltbush. There are scattered prickly pear and

TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal 51 Meadow Valley Wash from 3/4 mile S. of Elgin to Caliente Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 4400 ft. August 9 (Coit) Cholla. Flowers were few. Thistle was rare, there was some helianthus and yellow sunflower. The floodplain was cut by many stream channels, and here it was 250 yards wide and confined by strip slopes. Nearer Elgin the floodplain narrowed to about 70 yards, and here I found also blackberry, pine oak, goose and Tamarix. Where talus slopes had become stratified bajadas, together with a few junipers grew, with some Larrea (creosote) growing on W-facing slopes. I walked this stretch from dawn to 09:00, and found the bridge to be surprisingly scarce and very quiet. I then began my deliberate driving/walking survey back north toward Caliente. At 3/4 mile (by road) north of Elgin I found a DOR Great Basin rattlesnake (22"). At 1 1/4 miles north, I saw a blue gertrud and the sunflower was now pink. At 2.5 miles N, the canyon narrows and there is surface water with a good flow. Here there is lots of Typha, willows, clover and a few ferns. The cottonwoods are not really big (about 10-12 inches and 30-35 ft tall). I found common yellowthroat here. At 3.6 miles N, there is a mix of Typha & Salix, and habitat is essentially the same. There there is less uniformity in size of cottonwoods. At 4.5 miles N, I'm still in the mirrors. There is less and shorter riparian vegetation. Rock worn was on an E-facing talus slope. At 5.9 miles N of Elgin, there was a river dam & workings, the dam impounding water occupied by bullfrogs. Black phoebe and a pair of Indigo Buntings were here. At 6.5 miles N, the canyon opens up and the wash has a drier aspect. At 7.5 miles N, there is some surface water (not moving) but little vegetation and not much

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Journal 52 TROCHET, J. 1990 Meadow Valley Wash from 3/4 mile S. of Elgin to Caliente, Lincoln Co. Nevada, Elevation 4400 ft. August 9 Bird activity. At 10.0 miles N., live oaks to 20-30 ft. left the E. side. From 11.0 to 11.5 miles N. of Elgin there is surface water with little cover except aspen cottonwoods; same at 12.2 miles N. From 14.6 to 15.4 miles N., there is a garden spot, with big trees surrounding a large area of surface water, much of it thickly grown with low, not quite emergent vegetation. Away from the immediate area of the wash there are pastures and many more wildflowers. Here I found starlings, lesser goldfinches (2), and a chat. At 15.2 miles N., Dor Zampopolis getneus (24 miles) From 15.4 to 16.5 miles N of Elgin there were almost no large trees. From 16.5-18.2 miles N. is a nice riparian grove in a wide spot in the Canyon. Here there were several chats, lark sparrow, several lesser goldfinches, a hybrid (Zampolli x Audubin) hunting, lots of birds. From 18.2-19.8 miles N., I found few birds. From 19.8-20.8 there was a promising narrow riparian strip, but giving to a bad headache, I did not thoroughly explore this. At 21.2 miles I was back at Caliente, at 18:30. I drove back to the river near area 5.7 miles N. of Elgin and made camp just N. of there. Exhausted, I went to bed without supper at 19:20. Weather Today: Temp 70°-95°F, mostly cloudy in morning, many thunderstorms late afternoon and evening. Light breezes except for gusty winds near thunderstorms, which made several near misses of me. Species list: Amphibian: Rana catesbiana

TROCHET, J. 1970 Journal 53 Meadow Valley Wash from 3/4 mile S. of Elgin to Caliente Lucky Cr. Nevada. Elevation 4400 ft. August 9 (Crit) synolapi desert spiny lizard W fence lizard (or E.?) w. whiptail Fido; turkey vulture Coppis Hawk red-tailed hawk American kestrel Gambel's quail Kildeer mourning dove greater roadrunner great horned owl common nighthawk least-chested hummingbird belted kingfisher golden-backed woodpecker red-shafted flicker w. wood-pecker gray flycatcher Empidonax sp. Black phoebe Jay's phoebe acc-tawsted flycatcher w. kingbird cliff swallow scut jay gopher snake kingsnake DOR castelo viridis DOR common raven bushtit rock wren canyon wren Beewick's Wren black-tailed gnatcatcher American robin copperhead snake European starling Bell's vireo solitary (plumbrous) vireo warbling vireo orange-crowned warbler Virginia's warbler yellow warbler common yellowthroat yellow-breasted chat w. towhee black-headed grosbeck indigo bunting indigo x leguli Quating - 5' Albert's towhee chipping sparrow

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Journal 54 Meadow Valley Wash from 3/4 mile S. of Egin to Caliente, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 4400 ft. August 9 Lock sparrow Hooded Oriole (crick) Black-throated Sparrow House finch Song Sparrow Lesser Goldfinch Red-winged Blackbird House Sparrow Anemone: Striped Skunk-DR Spermophilus variegatus Iapys californicus Odoriscus Ammonius Eularigus sp. Pahrangat Valley from Hiko to Lower Pahrangat Lake, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation approx 3500 feet. August 10 I woke fairly late this, at 06:15, then breakfasted, finished yesterday's notes and birds Camp, to go to the Pahrangat Valley. I got moving at 07:30, made no stops in Meadow Valley Wash this morning. I drove west on U.S. Highway 93 at Caliente. At Oak Springs summit, the divide between the two drainages, there is a fairly crisp botanical break, leaving juniper savanna behind for Joshua tree/grassland to the West; trading Mojave Desert, leaving Great Basin (though Meadow Valley Wash runs south to the Colorado River; it is not a Great Basin drainage). South of Hiko, US Highway 93 turns south into the Pahrangat Valley, but I turned north on Nevada State Highway 318 and drove the 5 miles to Hiko. I then reversed my route and continued south on Hwy 93 through the small towns of Oak Spring and Ramos to Pahrangat National Wildlife Refuge, using mostly a frontage road I picked up around Oak Springs. I spent 3 1/2 hours (10:00- 13:30) frequently stopping, listening and calling for lesser

Journal TROCHET, J. 1970 Padremanagot Valley from Piko to Lower Padremanagot Lake Junior Co., Nevada. Elevation approx 3500 ft. August 10 goldfinches, and I found lots of them, especially in the (coit) of Red Springs. At the National Wildlife Refuge, I fell as on a picnic table and slept for two hours, when a refuge w came by. I asked him how I might get permission to use on one of the properties bordering the stream in the valley, Cotton. He referred me to Ed Sharp, postmaster in El Mr. Sharp suggested contacting Edwin Higby at Burns Ranch I went to the ranch and, after speaking to his son, was Mr. Edwin Higby, who readily assented to my collecting the goldfinches on his property. I had already set up a cage at the National Wildlife Refuge, with the permission of the F officer I met, so I went back to fester my mist nets and set up 2 nets in promising spots and returned to my c In the Padremanagot Valley runs the White River, which is near Ely in the White Pine Mountains and terminates at Lower Padremanagot Lake. Its local summer flows are due to three large springs between Piko and Red Spring, last being the largest. The valley is almost entirely devoted to cattle ranching, with lots of irrigated alfalfa fields. are numerous cottonwood along the stream course and several trees, mostly large old trees without understory, where along the floodplain. There are some fallen fields, most are irrigated around Piko and just above Ash Spring to the source of Upper Padremanagot Lake. Weather today are hot, temps 70-100°F. No wind. Clear early, turning off mostly by 10:00. Thunder clouds began &

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TROCHET, J. 1990 journal 56 Pahranagat Valley from hike to lower Pahranagat Lake, Lincoln Co. Nevada. Elevation approx 3500 ft. August 10 around 14:00, as that by 18:00 Thundersnow were visible (crit) in most directions. These continued until 21:00, with only a few large drops falling on me. Burns Ranch, 1/3 mile SSW of Red Springs Lincoln Co. Nevada. Elevation 3575 feet August 11 Here's a crude map of the High's Burns Ranch (pokes only in part): PANAMINT MOUNTAINS LOW HILLS AREA OF MOST INTENSIVE WORK concrete ditch 500 yds RANCH BUILDINGS WHITE RIVER CAMP LOW HILLS U.S. HIGHWAY 93 2500 yds NORTH The habitat here is splendid !! The riparian woodland is stupendous. Ash trees (Desert Ash?) in nearly pure stands dominate the streambeds at the north end of the ranch. Ed Higby (owner) tells me these are "the original trees," which I take to mean that this grove has never been cut. These trees are enormous > 12" dbh and 30-40 ft tall. Many are > 24 inches dbh and a few crowd 36 inches dbh. Dead limbs thickly hang vertically nearly or quite to the ground from virtually every large

Trachet, John 1990 57 Journal Bruns Ranch 1/3 mile SSW of Ash Springs Lincoln Co. Nevada. Elevation 3575 ft. August 11 Tree. The vegetated crowns above interconnect, giving a deep, (croft) shaded stream channel with palpably greater humidity. The ash trees are a less important component of the riparian gallery woodland downstream, especially after 3/4 mile, but are present the entire length of the "river" to the mouth of the concrete ditch. A few small trees grow along channels of intermittent drainages w. of the creek. Cottonwoods, many > 3 ft dbh and a couple > 6 ft dbh, become more common along the creek as you go south, but there are a few big trees in the north part of the creek. Several give trees grow on the floodplain both e. & w. of the creek. Creekside trees also tend to be smaller to the S. Black willows occurs only in the lowest 1/2 mile above the concrete ditch, and none is very large: maximum size 14 inches dbh and 35 ft height, and most are much smaller. In this stretch also grow Russian olive, all heavily laden with fruit. There are a number of herbaceous plants in the understory of the gallery woodland trees. These are mostly low-growing, but some morning glory to the S. has ascended into the trees. Wild grape, scarce to the N., is a common crown parasite to the S. Many plants bear good quantities of fruit. I found one swath of ferns (?) at the N. end of the creek. The stream itself is host to many species of fish, including an endangered Palmaraged club (vide Mr. Light). I saw at least six sp. Today, possibly several more than last

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TROCHET, JOHN Journal 58 1990 Burns Ranch, 1/3 mile SSW of Red Springs, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 3575 feet. August 11 calling colt variegato. Bullypigs are also numerous here. (cont.) The floodplain has several grasses, including w. wheatgrass in shaded localities to the N.; several buckwheats, including winter fat or greasewood (which is really more common in the west desert) and two other spp. I cannot name; a number of wildflowers including wild sunflower, a pale lavender thistle, star thistle, goldenrod, and quite a bit of a low-growing yellow composite. There are scattered big cottonwoods, perhaps more common at the base of the low hills bounding the valley, and to the S. you get some Russian olives and black willows admixed. On the dry, slightly elevated part of the floodplain, there is more brush of the shrub maintained principally, and lots less grass. Winterfat is the dominant plant. There are scattered prickly pear and rare clumps of bunchgrass. There's lots of bare gravelly ground. On the low hills that confine the valley (which I did not visit), there is lots of sage ground & creosote bush, some yucca and other brush species. I asked for and received permission to camp on the property and accordingly moved my things. I settled many birds today, none nearly as surprising as a brown-crested flycatcher (S.A.). Weather today: temps 70°-95°F, overcast until 10:30; a few trade clouds by 13:30, increasing after 16:00. Shivers fell on the hills feeding the valley around 18:00. Dusty dawn winds quickly died

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TROCHET, J. 1890 Journal 59 Burns Ranch 1/3 mile SSW of Red Springs Lincoln Co. Nevada Elevation 3575 ft. August 11 away, giving 0-5 mph S. winds from 06:00 to 07:00. N. winds (East) at 5 mph flow from 10:30 to 13:00, the intermittent gusty winds were thunderstorms. August 12 I ran my nets all day. I moved my camp net at 18:00 to a sunflower/Russian plume field W. of the stream about 1/2 mile S. of Camp. It was a good move. I netted no birds of any species from 05:50 to 17:15. I caught 5 lesser goldfinches and a W. kingbird in the new locality from 18:00 to 19:15. Three lesser goldfinches were made up as complete skeletons because I ran out of light. Weather: no hard shadows all day, though overcast was thin from 11:30 to 14:45, when patches of blue sky were over the mountains to the W. Temp 70°-90°F. Dusty winds again just at dawn, then still until 09:15. Then began 2-5 mph S. breezes lasting all day, until abruptly switched to gusty 15-35 mph N. winds, with the N. sky virtually black, at 18:38. Thunderstorms fell all around. Now raining lightly here at military 20:15. Lots of job activity overhead today, cf. very quiet yesterday. August 13 I worked my nets from 05:40 - 12:10, when I pulled my Judes birds back to Camp because of the heat. I caught seven goldfinches today to reach my desired minimum of 20. I will be leaving on tonight. The weather today was clear - cooler in am, hotter in the p.m. Temp 65°F-105°F. After a still dawn, winds were

TROCHET, JOHN 60 Journal 1990 Burna Roca, 1/2 mile SSW of Red Spring, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 3575 ft. August 13 NW 5-10 mph until about 09:30, when they became variable 0-5 east mph. A few clouds appeared over the mountains E. & W. after 12:30, but the valley remained clear until 16:10 when, accompanied by shifting, gusting winds of 10-25 mph, two large thunder clouds came over and dropped no rain. These moved off to the SE, so sunset was clear. This I could barely appreciate through the dead, hanging limbs of ash trees while taking a bath in its "swimming hole" August 10-13 Species list for Pahranagat Valley and Burna Roca (numbers represent how many seen that respective day, i.e., 0-0-1-0 means one found August 12, none seen other days): Amphibians: Great Basin spadefoot toad 0-0-0-1 Bufo sp. (DOR) - mildred's tiger stripe 0-1-0-0 Rana catesbeiana - several daily, many Aug. 12. Reptiles: long-nosed leopard lizard 0-0-1-0 side-blotched lizard 0-0-4-1 Urosaurus sp. - 0-0-1-0 Sceloporus (fence lizard sp.) 0-0-2-0 Desert Spiny Lizard - 0-4-12-6 Western Whipsnake - score daily; >100 Aug 12 Striped Whipsnake 1-0-0-0 Mojave Rattlesnake - 0-0-1-0 Birds: pied-billed grebe 3-0-0-0 Clark's grebe 2-0-0-0 American White Pelican 1-0-0-0 Double-crested Cormorant 6-0-0-0

TRACED, J. 1990 Journal Burns Ranch 1/2 mile SSW of Red Springs Lincoln Co. Nevada Elevation 3575 feet. August 13 great blue heron 1-0-0-1 (Coit) mallard 14-0-0-0 pintail 3-0-0-0 cinnamon teal 1-0-0-0 "blue-winged" teal 2-0-0-0 gadwall 1-0-0-0 rahered 1-0-0-0 rubby duck 3-0-0-0 Turkey vulture 4-1-2-4 red-tailed hawk 0-0-1-1 American kestrel 1-0-0-0 Bantels gnuil 0-0-35-0 American coot 10-0-0-0 Kielder 0-0-2-1 spotted sandpiper 0-0-1-0 gulls sp. 1-0-0-0 Forster's tern 1-0-0-0 warming dove 25-15-50-20 Sara owl 0-1-2-0 W. screech-owl 0-1-0-0 great brown owl 0-0-2-0 lesser nighthawk 0-3-2-6 common nighthawk 2-6-8-10 Black-chested hummingbird 2-6-8-5 rufous hummingbird - one netted Aug 12 Salvadorus sp. - 0-0-4-3

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TRACHT, J. 1990 Journal 62 Burns Ranch, 1/2 mile SSW of Red Springs, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 3575 ft. August 13 Belted kingfisher 0-1-1-0 (Crit) ladder-backed woodpecker 6-3-2-2 m. flicker 0-1(H.o.)-0-0 W. wood-pecker 0-0-2-6 "western" flycatcher 0-1-1-0 black phoebe 0-0-6(next 4 nestings)-0 Say's phoebe 0-0-4(ps. c 2 juvs.)-0 ash-throated flycatcher 4-6-8-5 brown-crested flycatcher 0-1-0-0 (S.A.) W. kingbird 15-0-5-0 m. rough-winged swallow 0-3-8-4 cliff swallow 6-4-8-6 barn swallow 0-0-0-2 marcins crow 0-0-0-4 common raven 0-0-4-2 Bewick's wren 6-10-15-10 marsh wren 2-0-0-0 dune-gray snatched 0-0-1-0 American robin 4-5-15-4 m. mockingbird 5-2-3-2 loggerhead shrike 2-0-1-1 warbling vireo 0-1-3-2 orange-crowned warbler 1-2-6-3 yellow warbler 3-6-8-1 MacGillivray's warbler 0-0-4-1 common yellowthroat 8-0-1-0

TROCHET, J. 1990 63 Journal Burns Ranch 1/2 mile SSW of Rose Springs, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Elevation 3575 ft. August 13 Wilson's warbler 2-1-7-3 (Crit) yellow-breasted chat 0-3-4-4 summer tanager 1-2-6-4 W. Tanager 2-0-2-3 black-billed grosbeak 5-12-18-15 blue grosbeak 8-3-5-2 dayli hunting 3-4-12-3 indigo bunting 0-0-2-1 {of Meadow Valley Wash. chipping sparrow 15-6-10-8 dark sparrow 9-0-12-12 black-throated sparrow 3-0-8-1 red-winged blackbird 50-6-25-20 w meadowlark 35-8-18-8 great-tailed grackle 29-3-12-8 brown-headed cowbird 12-20-25-18 a. (Bullock's) oriole 2-0-2-0 house finch 30-15-25-25 even goldfinch 20-15-35-20 house sparrow 15-2-6-0 mammals: striped skunk 0-0-1-0 coyote 2-2-0-0 Lyssus californicus - for daily large bat sp - several each eve. Idecidues - 0-6-0-0 (w pipistrel? ) small bat sp. - several each eve. Diporomys sp 2-0-0-0 Castr-track sign - Aug 10 Sydorigus sp - a few to several daily

Journal 64 Willow Creek (= Juckayou Wash) 1/2 miles west of exit 93 of Interstate Highway 40. Willow Creek Ranch, Wyoming Co., Arizona. Elevation 4680 ft. August 14 I arrived here at 07:30. The owner, Mr. Stuart Ruber-son of Kingman, Arizona (not a restauranteur fame), arrived at 08:00, and after a brief discussion granted me the privi-lege of conducting field studies here. His closing comment was prophetic: "We need rain, after 2 1/2 years of insignifi-cant rain on the ranch, and we're predicted to get some. I honestly hope you get rained out." Since the main ranch road to my field site was blocked by an arroyo bank collapse, I reached this destination via a circuitous but safe route. I set up both tents, installing the field work materials in the larger work tent, and my sleeping bag & backpack, etc., in the other. I made a brief survey of the riparian corridor. There was no significant change from my August, 1989 visit, except that there was no water in the creek bottom. Last year there was a discontinuous trickle and several substantial pools. This year there are only a few small puddles, with 2 exceptions. As was true last year, there is a pump replenishing a wet spot beneath some large willows near camp, and now this year is a leaky pipe taking water from below the sandy surface to the cattle pasture atop the arroyo bank. The substantial leak falls back into the stream channel as a small river-let which runs above ground only some 40-50 feet. The stream bed and riparian border are about 25 feet

journal Willow Creek (= Tuckayoa Wash) 1/2 miles W. out 93 Interstate Highway 40, Willow Creek Ranch Manage Co., Arizona. Elevation 4680 ft. August 14 below the level of the first cattle pastures to the south of (cont) camp, and the arroyo banks in many places are vertical. I think I described the flora in detail last year. To summarize briefly, the dominant trees are Dodding's(?) Willow and Fremont Cottonwood, with some ash, some walnut and some desert willow & Tenerick admirad. The low slopes by the stream have a few junipers, a few small-leaf live oak, a couple small trees which have leaves that look like Holly, and a few of another small tree totally unfamiliar to me: lots of anticles on the smooth bark and leaves that look something like ash. Except for the scour vine, the forestplain understory is very thickly grown to herbaceous species, a few of which are mints, Diclis, white & yellow beefernres, a yellow flowered composite, several other unfamiliar wildfernes, a few Helianthus, a few thistle and star thistle. A few flex fences between stream level and the arroyo tops support a thin growth of wildfemres & grasses. rough area map: CAMP WILLOW CREEK (= TUCKAYOA WASH) W.-BOUND I-40 E.-BOUND I-40 TO RANCH HQ

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Journal 66 Willow Creek (= Juckayon Week) 1/2 miles W. of Exit 93 Interstate Highway 40, Willow Creek Ranch Tupper Co., Arizona. Elevation 4680 ft. August 14 (Cont) The camp is about 1 mile SW of ranch headquarters on a low bench beneath a hill where the floodplain is the widest in the area upstream from E-bound I-40. Partly of shade here. During my reconnaissance, goldfinches seemed fairly numerous: 15 or 20 birds encountered. Certainly worth a stay. After looking around, I returned to camp, set up my net not close by and was looking for another net site when it started to rain at 10:45. I returned to get my judas bird out of the perches, pulled a half dozen birds out of the net (no psalteria) and it started to rain in earnest at 11:00, and this soaking shower lasted fully an hour. Then I set up my second net down toward I-40, and ran my nets until 16:00, catching one lesser goldfinch at the lower net. At 16:00 service rain resumed and lasted until 19:00. Temperatures on this continuously overcast day were 70°-85°F and while clouds moved toward the NE, surface winds were light and variable, as often as experienced in the bottom of the cany. I believe that I called this place Willow Ranch last year, and this seems based on my misunderstanding the ranch hands I spoke to in 1989. Mr. Anderson calls his place Willow Creek Ranch. And the stream may be called Juckayon Week on the USGS topo map of the area, but it is called Willow Creek by all here. Two conspicuous avifaunal members from 1989 were missed today: zone-tailed hawk and vermilion flycatcher.

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Journal 67 Wellow Creek (= Juckayou Creek) 1/2 miles W. of exit 93 Interstate Highway 40, Wellow Creek Ranch, Tazawa Co., Arizona. Elevation 4650 ft. August 15 In yesterday's notes, I forgot to mention that the rocky uplands above the creek drainage are covered with juniper sacroma. A vermillion flycatcher is indeed present. When not raining I worked my nets from 06:00 to 17:45. There were "fresh floss" x2 today, at 10:30 and 17:30, the latter catching one immature Scarlet Phalaris juvenile from the downstream net, which was always swept away, and certainly made filthy. I managed to catch 4 lesser goldfinches today. Weather - cloudy dawn, remained cloudy all day with the sun trackable through light clouds from 11:00 to 13:30. Very heavy rain fell from 14:30 to 16:30, accompanied by light- ing & thunder. Intermittent showers fell the rest of the day. Totals rainfall about 1/4 inches. Temperatures ranged 55°F - 70°F (sweetheart felt good all day). High winds out of SW, variable breezes at ground level, except strong gusty winds 10-25 mph near thunderstorms. August 16 I ran my nets all day, with middling success. Birds were more active today, as were birds. I moved the downstream net a bit closer to crops. Weather - last fog at dawn broke up by 06:00, revealing high thin clouds moving E -> W. US surface wind. Mostly cloudy 07:30 - 10:30. Mostly sunny 10:30 - 12:30, then mostly cloudy again to 15:00. Thunderstorms came near 13:30 - 14:40, but no rain here. Continued partly cloudy till sunset. Temperatures 55° - 75°F.

Journal Willow Creek (= Jackson Wash), 1/2 mile W exit 93 Interstate highway 40 Willow Creek Ranch, Marjorie Cr., Arizona. Elevation 4650 ft. August 17 from my nets (both moved same distances this morning) from 05:50 to 17:10 when I packed them into my other packed car and left for a meeting with Tintal Officials & BIA folks about rounding Research Day on the Juniper Junction Reservoir, the meeting scheduled for 10:00 Tomorrow. I had good meeting success today, and found one group of 6 self-feeders. Weather cleared finally, though there were a few clouds. This morning after a long fog cleared. The sunny skies were accompanied by light variable breezes. Temperature 55°F - 85°F. Species List for Willow Creek Ranch, Aug 14-17: Amphibian: Rana (pipiens group) sp. Reptiles: E. fence lizard side-blotched lizard BIRDS: Turkey vulture Cope's hawk red-tailed hawk American kestrel Damself's quail Killeen spotted sandpiper long-billed curlew - F.O. mourning dove common nighthawk black-crowned heron Pepys Hummer W. whiptail lesser earless lizard Selaophorus sp. hairy woodpecker w. flicker w. wood-pecker Say's phreak (wild) flycatchers Black phreak Say's phreak vermillion flycatcher ash-throated flycatcher w. kingbird clyp-sworders scrub jay

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Found Willows Creek (= Tuckayon Wood) 1/2 mile W of exit 93 Interstate Highway 40, Willows Creek Road, McPike Co., Arizona. Elevation 4680 ft. August 17 Crawpa Nares Summer Tanager (Coib) Ridged Titmouse Rock-Breded grosbeak plain titmouse blue grosbeak verdeli lugeli finch Squablit canyon Towhee rock wren chipping sparrow Bevick's War Dark Sparrow blue-gray gnatcatcher w. meadowlark American Robin brown-headed cowbird European Starling m. Swede warbling Vireo house finch yellow warbler lesser goldfinch Irma Seldwrings W. Americas goldfinch crowan yellowthroat Wilson's warbler mammals: racoon rock squirrel large bat sp. Dipodormye sp. small bat sp. Sderolus benrino Over Silver Blackrock Dam, Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6350 ft. August 18 Prior to and after my meeting with other concerned parties about Blackrock Dam, I visited this lovely spot. I described this place in detail last year. I worked the area from 06:00 to 09:25 and again from 11:15 to 13:00, at which time I set up a mist net at the junction of the beni R.

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Trachet, J. 1990 70 Journal Groa Balm Beckrock Dam Zuni Indian Reservation. McKinley Co., New Mexico. Elev. 6450 ft. August 18 and Beckrock Berry's drawings. Here I successfully trapped for collection a worm-eating water hen earlier that morning, plus a low-elevation burrit warbler also collected. The meeting was held at Zuni Fish & Wildlife Head- quarters. It seems that plans are to seal the dam someway so that there will be no leaks through the basalt. I expressed my preference for maintaining some porosity, and for being mindful of wide-fly, catlike nesting habits on the east side of the lake, when the lake is dredged. We'll see what happens. Probably waiting for awhile. Weather-- gorgeous blue skies, Southwest wind 5-15 mph. temperature 65°-85°F. A few puffy clouds building around Zuni mountains as I left. Species List: amphibian: Bufo woodhousei reptiles: E. fener ligand gopher snake Racer adders ligand Thamnophis sp. Cnemidophorus sp. Birds: great blue heron Virginia rail walnut American Coot cinnamon teal spotted sandpiper turkey vulture mourning dove red-tailed hawk white-throated swift American kestrel black-banded hummingbird

Trachet, J. 1990 Area Green Blackrock from Juni Studies Reservation, McKinley Co., New Mexico, Elevations 6350 ft. August 18 Telephone sp Nashville Warbler (Enit) m. picker Virginie's warbler w. wood pewee yellow warbler black phoebe black-throated grey warbler rose-throated flycatcher Townsend's warbler Cassin's kingbird Vermit Warbler violet-green swallow Worm-eating warbler m. rough-winged swallow Mine Billbury's warbler Cliff swallows Canyon yellowthroat Barn swallows Wilson's warbler scrub jay Yellow-bellied chat Common raven Ashpotted Tanager Quailit Western Tanager rock wren Black-headed grosbeak Berwick's wren Blue grosbeak house wren Sayali Swinging American robin Rufous-veiled towhee m. larkinbird Chipping Sparrow loggerhead shrike Red-winged blackbird european starling brown-headed cowbird solitary (plumtears) vireo house finch walking vireo Lesser goldfinch orange-crowned warbler American goldfinch. Mammals: Canis track Odocoileus hemivius -track rock squirrel Epoua cliff chipmunk

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TRACHT, J. 1990 Journal 72 Little Colorado River 5½ miles W. of Holbrook Navajo Co., Arizona. Elev. 5300 ft. August 18 I left Juni at 13:30 and arrived in Holbrook at 15:45 and went to the county office buildings on the S. side of town. There I got asked whom to talk to for permission to work in an riparian forest W. of town. I then drove W. 10 miles to Herosino, where I met water district manager Floyd Hansen, and got permission to work in the area I preferred. This was about a mile long stretch of medium & large cottonwoods growing on the north bank of the river. These trees grow in discontinuous skins of different ages, generally older & larger trees being more removed from the river bank. Beneath most of the cottonwoods, which grow here fairly closely together, travel is fairly easy. The morphology varies with the particular forest. Several are dominated by a fruit-bearing shrub I don't recognize, which is difficult to traverse where it occurs. Tamarisk attains large size & dense bosque between the cottonwood groves, and coyote willow is widespread but not very tall in the near-river-bank areas. There are a few patches of coyote willow elsewhere, too. Here, too, are greases and forbs in good density and variety. Shrubs in- trude as one gets a distance from the river; in pastures in various stages of abuse. Still farther to the N. is the ATSF railroad tracks. I made camp at "Bonzaca", an old RR site, near an old dam on the river, smacked by a few large cottonwoods; I was unable to use these for shade, and pitched my tents on a gravel/sand fence land by the tracks. A rock between me and the tracks shielded me from some of the noise.

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Tracked J. 1990 Little Colorado River, 5 1/2 miles W of Holbrook, Arizona, Elev. 5050 ft. August 18 (Cont) The few low shrubs provided no shade. Casual packs got wet in too afternoon. I put up my nets late and caught no birds. I set me a sunned but it got stuck high in the tree. Weather partly cloudy and windy, Wind SW 15-30 all afternoon. Temps 80-90 F. August 18 I row my nets from 06:00 - 12:15, and the six birds I got kept me away for the rest of the day. It's just as well since the afternoon was so windy. Weather - clear dawn, with clouds threatening 10:30-11:30, coming in from S. though virtually no surface wind until 12:30. Midday & late afternoon partly cloudy with strong S winds 15-35 mph, which almost blew my exposed tent away! Temperatures 60-90 F. August 20 I again row my nets, beginning at 06:05 and quitting at 12:30 due to high winds again. I fed for less luck today, and moved my nets at midday. After lunch, I went out with tape recorder and shotgun, but I didn't obtain any additional birds. Weather saw NW 2-5 mph breezes at clear dawn. A few cumulus clouds drifted over at midday, but the heavy thunder-storm activity was well to the E. At midday the wind picked up and shifted to the S, 10-20 mph. Temps: 65-95 F. Ponds are drying up, and the river is much lower today.

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74 TROCHET, J. 1990 Journal August 21 Little Colorado River 5/2 miles W. Holbrook, Navajo Co., Arizona, Elevation: 5050 ft Goldfinches seen much scarcer today. But by moving my nets twice in the period I had them up (06:05 - 11:30), I obtained a handful of lesser goldfinches today. But walking around too grous, I think it a case of diminishing returns on my time, and after putting up birds, cleaning up and packing up, I am looking for SE Arizona tonight. Weather today was virtually identical to yesterday's (q.v.). Species list for Little Colorado River Aug 18-21: Amphibia: Woodhouse's Toad Reptiles: Cnemidophorus sp. Grotzygatus - seen all over! E. fenee ligus Birds: great blue heron Salsasphorus sp. dummy egret r. flocker cattle egret w. wood-pewee white-faced ibis Say's phoebe mallard Red-throated flycatcher Turkey vulture w. kingbird Swainson's hawk violet-green swallow red-tailed hawk n. rough-winged swallow scaled quail bank swallow Kledeer click swallows reed sandpiper barn swallows swallow love common raven great horned owl white-breasted nuthatch common nighthawk rock wren black-chinned hummingbird blue-gray gnatcatcher ruby-tailed hummingbird American robin.

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TROCHET, JOHN 75 Journal 1992 Little Colorado River 5 ½ mi. W Holbrook, Navajo Co., Arizona. Elev. 5850 ft. August 21 w. mockingbird w. towhee (cook) plain-capped starling black-headed grosbeak long-billed skrike blue grosbeak European starling Capping sparrow warbling vireo Brewer's sparrow orange-crowned warbler chickadee sapsucker Virginian's warbler red-winged blackbird yellow warbler w. meadowlark black-throated gray warbler Brewster's blackbird Townsend's warbler great-tailed grackle dunnet warbler m. vireo macGillivray's warbler house finch Wilson's warbler lesser goldfinch - all singers yellow-breasted chat and pairs. Mammals: raccoon-track small rodent sp. (squirrel?) striped skunk beaver-old? new cottonwood scare coyote porcupine small Coisa track Oryctolagus - track Dipodomys sp. San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area ½ mi. S of Arizona Highway 90 Bridge, Cochise Co., Arizona. Elevation 4120 ft. August 22 I arrived here at 14:30, via U.S. 180 from Holbrook to Ft. Johns, on to U.S. 666 to Interstate 10, west to Benson and U.S. 80 then taken to Tombstone, then Arizona Highway 92 to San Pedro River RNCA Headquarters to get information and camping

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TROCHET, J. 1930 Journal 76 San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area ¼ mi S. of Cajon Highway 70 bridge, Cedes Co., Arizona. Elevation 420 feet. August 22 permit, then onto Cajon highway 70 south then west to (cross) its crossing of the San Pedro River. U.S. 666 between Alpine and Morenci is a wonderful road: 120 elk, 2 deer (both bucks), one cottontail; and my first Salvia gracilis, mountain patch-nosed snake, in P-T slopes, 25 miles N. Morenci, Greenlee Co. Unfortu- nately, it was DOR. When I arrived, I first walked the woodland and found many goldfinches bare, with males still singing and displaying. I then set up camp, which meant shutting my things in increments to half-mile or so S. of the bridge, where I decided to make camp. Here the woods are even then bene- fest, shielding highway noises and the distance will mean fewer people walking near my nets. The habitat here is cottonwood/willow-fringed gallery woodland bordering a stream occupying a small part of a flood plain bounded mostly by an eroded, vertical W. bank and gently sloping hills on the E., the flood plain 60-120 yards wide. For the most part this runs flows near or against the eroded W. bank, so that the bulk of the woodland is on the slightly elevated side E. of the river. The dominant tree is cottonwood, the trees are forming a closed canopy, gallery forest 45-70' tall for the most part. Willow trees are widespread, more numerous hard by the water, and crowner further S. from camp. Some are scattered tamarisk and cryptowillows, some areas grown over by climbing weeds,

TROCHET, J. 1990 Annual 77 San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area 4 mi S of Arizona Highway 86 Bridge Cochise Co. Arizona Elevation 4120 ft. August 22 his outing to introduct nature of the country, few grasses or forbs (herb) on the woodland floor. Along the canyons bank to the west is a large flex field, apparently long left fallow. At least a variety of shrubs and herbs among which Helianthus is prominent. On the hills to the east, Sonoran desert thorn- scrub dominates. The cool shaded floodplain is much more humid. After setting up my nets, I took what passed for a bath, ate & went to bed. Sunset here (MST) is 19:00. Weather this afternoon was hot, 95-100 F, with widely scattered cumulus clouds. Wind was SW, light, abating at dusked. August 23 This was a day as routine as they come: open my nets at dawn (05:10), set my funnel birds in place, eat breakfast, recheck nets, finish yesterday's notes, recheck nets, pull birds, record birds, recheck nets, pull birds, record more birds, recheck nets, pull birds, set up for museum skin preparation, recheck nets, pull birds, record more birds, recheck nets, pull more birds, close nets at 11:30 for lunch, reopen them briefly at 12:30, checking for out pulling birds at 13:00, closing nets, and spending the rest of the day putting up skins, writing notes and cooking supper. I didn't see another person all day. Weather - clear morning with variable light winds. After- oon mostly sunny, but some big cumulus clouds form S. cruised by 15:30 - 18:30, with SW to S. winds. Temp. 70-95 F.

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Journal San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area Yuma, S. of Arizona Highway 90 Bridge Cochise Co. Arizona. Elev. 4120 ft. August 24 This was a day very like yesterday, except that I had less setting success, and I therefore spent time moving nets, which were on from 05:05 to 14:30. Weather: Temp 70-85°. Like yesterday, but mild N. & NE. breezes about 3 mph blew from dawn to noon, when the breezes became scuttlely. Then cirrus clouds appeared, were to E & W. over mountains. Wind died after sunset. August 25 Activities ditto yesterday, coupled with moving nets twice. This was a successful day. I netted six birds early (→ specimens) and two late, which will be the nucleus of my San Pedro River addition to my captive force at the Behavin Station. Weather - Temperatures 65° (cool before sunrise only, in the stream drainage) - 90°. Cloudless day. NE winds 2-3 mph at dawn until 10:00. Light SW afternoon breeze until 13:50, when there became gusty SW 10-20, abating after sunset. August 26 I ran my nets only from 05:10 to 08:40, by which time I had far more lesser goldfinches for transport to the Behavin Station. I took down my nets and returned to camp for a late breakfast and to write up these notes. Weather this morning: clear, light variable breezes, temps 70-85°F. Species list for San Pedro River RNCA - August 22-26: Augilins: Lava (piping gulls) sp. Bufo debilis

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TROCHET, JOHN 1990 Journal 79 San Pedro River Eciorian National Conservation Area, 1/2 mi S of Arizona Highway 90 Bridge Cochise Co. Arizona Elevation 4120 ft. August 26 Reptiles: Fence lizard (?) Lithophis (Cockt) Thamnophis marcianus (?) Birds: green-backed burn green kingfider swallow Gila woodpecker Turkey vulture Redder-locked woodpecker Mississippi kite M. dearbies tylenulit Cope's Hawk w. wood-pewee gray hawk gray flycatcher red-tailed hawk Empidonax sp. Amaroon kestrel Black Phener Barbel's guaid Verdilun flycatcer keelorn Red-throated flycatcher spotted sandpiper Grann-crested flycather White-winged dove w. kingbird sunriny dove M. Rough-winged swallow Enca dove cliff swallow yellow-billed cuckoo dark swallow W. serwer owl Chiknaaan Raven great horned owl Gridded Titunasa Lesser nighthawk verdin common porvill Quaklet broad-tailed hummingbird rock wren Black-chinned hummingbird Beewick's wren Red-tailed hummingbird house wren Selaphorus sp Blue-grey gratester Belted kingfider Amaroon Robin

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TROCHET, J. 1996 Journal 80 San Pedro River Riparian National Conservation Area, E mi S of Arizona Highway 70 Bridge Cochise Co. Arizona, Elev. 4120 ft. August 26 v. warblingbird Albino towhee cassied thresher Cassin's sparrow loggerhead shrike Spizella sp. European starling black-throated sparrow Bell's vireo chest bunting warbling vireo song sparrow orange-crowned warbler woodpecker sp. Virginia's warbler green-backed Oriole yellow warbler Red-winged oriole Townsend's warbler v. (Bullock's) Oriole worm-eating warbler (J.A.) house finch MacGillivray's warbler lesser goldfinch yellow-breasted chat summer tanager W. Tanager v. cardinal checkered gnatbeak mammals: skunk sp. (ascent) sylvilaga sp. small Conis Creek depus californicus rat(s) sp.

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J. A. Trochet 1987-1990 Species Accounts

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TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Masticophis bilineatus Sonoran Whipsnake Juckayou Wash, Willow Ranch, 35 miles W. of Seligman, Marjave Cr., Arizona. Elevation 4900 ft. August 26 Upon returning to my more easterly setting of nets, I noticed some "sticks" in one of the bird cages begin to move. These "sticks," in fact were the folded length of a long whipsnake judged to be this species by the marbled white labials, unspotted chin and clean pattern at the angle of the jaw. The striping along the side looked very clean, too. The snake's surprise reached the cage by climbing the small cottonwood bushes it was suspended. In order to escape, the snake regurgi-tated a not-quite-dead goldfinch, then released by coming at me through the wire mesh, mouth open, and sliding over my right shoulder onto the ground and gone in a moment. The animal appeared 4-4 1/2 feet long, total length. On inspecting the cage, I found another football-sized, leg-dead goldfinch, suggesting the snake had made an earlier kill one I did not notice at the time.

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax Inver Table Rock, 7 mi. N.5/3 mi. W of Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon Elevation: 1300 ft. July 26 I never saw this bird, but its sinuous, pitched call and quality made it immediately identifiable as the usual local call site of Cordilleran Flycatcher. The bird called repeatedly, perhaps 15 times in the half hour between croaking note between 06:40 & 07:10, from low mixed woods just up from the creek on the SE base of the rock. It may have called at dawn, but I missed it among the other bird sounds if it did. I am very familiar with this species from my residence in central western New Mexico and know Pacific Slope Flycatcher well, too. I thought this pretty far west for this species.

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TROCHET, J. 1990 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Burns Ranch, ½ mile SSE Red Springs, Lincoln Co., Nevada, Elevation, 3575 feet. August 11 Having already pulled a couple ash-throated flycatchers out of my notes here, and many others before elsewhere, I didn't immediately recognize this bird as different as I approached the net. Up close, the larger size and much darker bill were apparent. I checked the tail pattern and breast color against my National Geographic Field Guide to North American Birds, and conclude that it is this species. When I did have time, I took measurements using a millimeter rule. My measurements: bill length - 19.1 mm bill height 8.0 mm bill width 9.7 mm wing chord 112 mm tail 98 mm

Warm-eating Warbler Helminthos vermivora TRACIET J. 1990 San Pedro River National Riparian Conservation Area, ½ mi S. of Arizona Highway 78 bridge, Cochise Co., Arizona. Elevation 4420 ft. August 24 I netted a single bird of this species about 07:40 this morning. I saw no evidence of skull ossification when I checked, so I think the bird is a young of the year. I let it go. This is all the more astounding since I netted (and collected) one at Junii, New Mexico just six days ago. Perhaps there is a little known migratory corridor for this species just along the Arizona & New Mexico state line.

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