Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Journal
July 3-6 complete skeletons, all were green-backed avian.
(cont)
Weather July 6 was clear and calm almost all day, with occ.
variable breezes. Temperature ranged from 65° - 95°F (felt hotter
with little air movement). Only exceptions were 2 thunderstorms
which passed over. These were associated w/ very high NE winds (15-35
mph), tossing large branches wildly at 17:30 and 21:45; the latter
accompanied by a few large drops of rain.
Species List Simon Canyon:
Amphibians: none
Reptiles: Sceloporus undulatus
Cnemidophorus inornatus
Thamnophis sp - this animal keyed out as a Checkered
garter snake, T. marcianus, but well out of range.
Birds: Canada Goose - H.O. 7/5
N (Red Sk) Wicker
Mallard
W Wood Peewee
Turkey Vulture
Car-throated Flycatcher
Red-tailed Hawk
Chase's Kingbird
American Kestrel
Velvet-green Swallow
Kleeder - H.O. 7/4
N. Rough-winged Swallows
Whining Dove
Cliff Swallows
Greater Horned Owl - netix found 7/4
Scrub Jay.
Common Nighthawk
Pinyon Jay
Poorwill
Black-billed Magpie - H.O. 7/5
White-throated Swift
Common Raven
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Black-capped Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker - H.O. 7/5
Plain Titmouse