Field catalogue #250-550, journal, and species accounts, v1706
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Tunero, J. R. 1992 Journal Expeditions near Rosario, Mexico & Co. Arizona May 28 being called been given to a request to collect goldfinches on the Verde River where it runs through the reservation. But all cooperation T Angers was suspended because the tribe was having better problems with state and federal authorities over gambling operations on the reserva- tion. I stopped again along the Salt River SW of Phoenix, this time between 115th and 121st avenues. There is still a lot of water in the river, much of it standing now. Sore no way to set up nets. I saw and in search for lesser goldfinches in 45 minutes beginning at 16:30. I also saw an unidentifiable unflyable ? bird near 115th avenue. We sat & looked at each other for about ten minutes before she got up and slowly walked away. I continued west on I-10 to I-210 to I-5 to California Hwy 99 & came to Sacramento in time for my daughter's birthday party. Gray Ranch, 30 miles S. of Amaras, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico June 6-7 left home June 4 at 23:00 and travelled via California Hwy 99 to Interstate 5 to Interstate 210 to Interstate 10 to Pomona College. I stopped early in the morning of June 5 to see about the status of my request to work in Cobal Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains, a request being reviewed by Dr. William Wiltz. He was not in. Then I went to Chaffey College in Rowland Acres to visit Jim & Janie Harris, but this was unsuccessful as he too was not there. I then drove to Day Canyon to see how many goldfinches were now there. The trend of increasing number of finches over the last three visits continued with the visit - there were many more lesser gold- finches June 5. I then headed E on Interstate 10 and drove through the night to the Gray Ranch, when I had an appointment to meet Dr. Jeff Bell,