Field notes, v543
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Bowman 1952. 41. Journal. Sept. 5. 6mi. E. Truchas, 10,000 ft. Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico. The Jay was in new plumage (ad?). The Juncos are now in fresh plumage & fairly common in newly cleared area of Douglas Fir Aspen. The following temperatures were taken: Species Temp. Time Conditions Pileated Warbler. 41.3°C 7:30 AM. Dead 2 sec. Air temp. 1ft from ground in shade was 8.5°C Steller Jay. 40.8°C 8:00 AM Dead 30 sec. Chickaree 40.4°C 8:20 AM alive. Campspe Juncos 41.5°C 8:30 AM Dead 20 sec. During the day caught 2 chipmunks in the trapline set on evening of Sept. 4. During the day heard one Canada Jay at camp. At dusk observed 1 Nighthawk and 5+ Ravens flying northward, high overhead. Bats (presumably Myotis sp.) were flying over meadow below camp. None were shot. Temp. in camp at 8:30 PM - 51°F. Slight showers during mid-afternoon. Cloudiness dissipated by 8:30 PM. Sept. 6. One Micratus longicaudus and one Heromyces macrotus were taken in the same trapline set out on Sept. 4. Lined trapper up this morning. Temp at 6:45 AM was 43°F. --- sun had just reached the tops of the trees in our valley. Pearson caught the first Zapus for this locality; all in very wet meadow. From 6:58 to 9:45 AM observed the following in the near vicinity of camp: 3 Robins, numerous Campspe Juncos (some incompletely moulted as yet), Mt. Chickadee, Red-shafted Flicker, P Williamson Sapsucker, or Red-naped