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Mayhem
1959
Journal
36.
April 18 Deep Canyon Desert Research Station, Riverside C., Calif.
various habitats. Along this portion
of the trip we saw the following
species:
Steller's joy Western bluebird
Scrub joy Prairie falcon
Vaux swift Lark sparrow
Cilllus beckeyi Citillus leucurus
at 1230 we started to walk into Deep
Canyon. In the canyon itself we saw:
Gambel quail Uta messasi Mourning dove
Black-throated sparrow Yellow warbler
Black-headed grosbeak Hummingbird (?)
House finch Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Phainopepla White-throated swift
Black phoebe Ash-throated flycatcher
Hyla arenicolor Ovis canadensis
a total of 16 bighorn were seen by
the group. 3 ewes and 2 lambs were
seen on the western edge of Deep
Canyon. One ram, 3 ewes, 3 yearlings x
2 lambs were seen on the canyon
floor near the 2 dead cottonwoods
about 1/4 mile from the canyon mouth.
(This was the first waterhole we
found that contained water.) Another
ewe and a yearling were seen on the
rocks about 150 feet above our
heads. We were able to watch them
for about 5 minutes before they
disappeared around a rock outcrop.