Field catalogue #250-550, journal, and species accounts, v1706
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1991 journal Chew Kaul, adjacent to Quarry Section of Dinosaur National Monument Uinta Co., Utah. Elevation 5000 ft. June 11-14 near the confluence of Cub Creek and Green River, near my first (cont) camp site. Just before dark, this net became filled with birds: mourning doves, a black-chinned hummingbird, ash-throated flycatcher, cliff & barn swallows, house wrens, robins, a warbling vireo, a Virginia's warbler, yellow-warblers, an American redstart, several lazuli hunting, lark sparrows, cardinals, many love finches, and house sparrows. How quickly the net filled, I can only guess, since I was gone 45 minutes closing up my nets in the south part of the ranch. I was still pulling birds out of the net at 22:30! I finished, then went to town to get ice for my cooler. June 15 weather: much colder this morning, about 40-45°F at sunrise. There was a light breeze ~2 mph out of NE; there were a few clouds on W. horizon at dawn. Clouds disappeared quickly and stayed away until late afternoon. Much less humid today. High temp about 85°F. Steadier NE winds ~5mph began 12:30. One thundercloud passed close to S at 18:40 associated gusty 15-25 mph winds for about 25 min. Clear skies, light breeze at sunset. June 16 I slept in this camp getting up at 6:30, opening the south nets, then moving the sun-exposed net from the upper part of the ranch back to BLM land, so that I could spend the morning checking nets there and in the canyon riparian setting of the southern portion of the Chew Ranch. I setted lesser goldfinches at long intervals during the day. In mid-afternoon, I saw a & lesser goldfinch fly to a nest