Field notes, v543
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Bowman 1952. Journal. 34. Aug. 31. 6 mi. S. Bernalillo, 5500 ft., Sandoval Co., N. Mexico After small Scophiopus foods began to appear everywhere, almost spontaneously. Blue Laundry # & collected 10+ around camp, hardly without effort. Two very large ?? animals were taken at the edge of gravelly the irrigation ditch on sandy soil. One smaller animal seen in the water. The following temperatures were obtained: Species. Temp. Time Conditions Pileolated Warbler 38.0°C 6:40 AM. dead 20 sec. Yellow Warbler (#) 41.1°C 7:06 AM dying Pileolated Warbler 40.6°C 8:25 AM dying Pileolated Warbler 40.2°C 8:30 AM. dead 20 sec. Grace Warbler 41.0°C 8:45 AM. dead 10 sec. Grace Warbler 40.5°C 9:10 AM. dead 2 sec. Solitary Vireo. 41.8°C 9:20 AM. alive. Set out 35 Museum Specials along wash east of camp. I scraped the gravel wash smooth before placing trap in order to detect trocts. Traps placed at approx. 10 ft intervals regardless of whether or not a suitable place existed. Sept. 1. 6 mi. S Bernalillo, 5500 ft., Sandoval Co., New Mexico Captured 1 Perognathus sp and one tail of latter, 2 others snapped and one dregged trap. Had disturbed the soil before setting each trap & baited with oatmeal. Many trocts around traps even though not sprung. Heavy migration of warblers during morning (one flock of 7 seen to alight in cottonwood grove by camp at 7:00 AM). From 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM initial load of