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Belle
1934
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Baker Cr, 9000 ft., Anahoito,
White Pine Co., Nevada
Sept. 20, 1934.
the canyon floor is wider at the head of
the canyon, conifers and aspen occur on
all sides but lower down mahogonies are
found on the south facing slope and stands
of yellow pine, Simble Pine, Douglas
Fir and White Firs on the north facing
slope.
I worked all day in the heavy
conifers. In addition to the bird's shot,
two Clark's Nutcrackers were seen, a
golden crown Sparrow heard, Ruby-crowned
Kinglets, Red-breasted and Pinyon Nut-
Crackers & Fairy Woodpeckers seen.
I shot a Clark Nutcracker on top a
tree, its body lodging in some tall
branches. Efforts to dislodge it failing I
again shot it nearly blowing it to
pieces so that it was not saved. The
point here, however, is that the crop
and throat to the very operative were
filled with pine nuts, uncracked, they
looked like pinon pine nuts. I
don't see how another one could
have been jammed in. The
second bird accompanying the
one shot cried around for
several minutes calling and when