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KICKAPOO CAVES STATE NATURAL RESERVE (State Park Site), 221/2 miles N of
Breckenridge, Kimble Co., Texas. Elevation: 1700 feet.
May 14-8 where my tent was pitched. I left the park after tonight's Green Cave visit.
(Cont.) Weather May 18 was similar to previous days; humid & cloudy
in the morning, with intermittent light showers. Winds were light and
variable. In early afternoon skies started to clear and there was continu-
ouly sunny sky from 14:30 to 19:45, when it clouded over for sunset.
Rain total (rain gauge read late afternoon) for the morning was .029 inches.
Species list for Kickapoo Caves:
Amphibians: Bufo punctatus [illegible]
Gastrophryne olivacea Hylastrum augusti - H.O.
Reptiles: Ophiomorus texanus Cnemidophorus sp
Sceloporus undulatus (all lizards seen only in afternoon sun 5/18)
Birds:
Turkey Vulture
[Archaeopteryx]
Cooper's Hawk [Green Kingbird - 19 Mark Lockwood]
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk [illegible]
N. Bluebird W. Wood-Pewee
White-winged Dove Least Flycatcher
Mourning Dove Vermilion Flycatcher
Common Ground Dove Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo W. Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe E. Kingbird
E. Screech-Owl [illegible]
Great Horned Owl Turned Jack
[Elf Owl - H.O. Oscar Amerson] Cave Swallow
Common Nighthawk Barn Swallow
Poorwill Scut Jay
Chuck-will's-Widow Black-Crested Titmouse