Field catalogue #250-550, journal, and species accounts, v1706
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June 1991 Journal Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area, 10 miles NE Cañon City, Fremont Co., Colorado. Elevation 6100 feet. June 23-23 (Coit) Dove Tree Sparrow Zebra Finch Saguli Bunting Brown-headed Cowbird Indigo Bunting N. (Bullock's) Oriole Saguli x Indigo Bunting House Finch Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pine Siskin Chipping Sparrow Lesser Goldfinch Vesper Sparrow Mammals: Sylvilagus sp. - 1, June 22; Deer Track. Cañon City, Fremont Co., Colorado. Elevation 5332 feet June 23-24 I retraced my route back to Cañon City, in hopes of collecting at least a few typespecies. On my return, I left a note of thanks on the locked door of the BLM office, rented a motel room for the night, and dined at a local restaurant. Beginning about 19:00, I walked the River Walk once again, this time seriously looking for wet sites in the vegetation. I saw greater floristic diversity than I noticed on my earlier trip. Besides cottonwoods, other significant woodland tree species include box elder, willow, locust, mulberry (in fruit) and Siberian elm. Understory plants commonly found were grape, poison ivy, coyote wilery, and Virginia creeper. There were scores of people using the park, and I was therefore loathe to dry my nets out for evening set-up. I noted where two nets could be set up easily and safely, by flashlight if need be, early the following morning, and left the park at 20:15.