Field catalogue #250-550, journal, and species accounts, v1706
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Docket 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