Field notes, v543
Page 129
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Bowman 1952 Journal. 48. Sept. 9. 16mi. NE Pofloque, 8750-ft., Santa Fe Co., New Mexico. so ubiquitous and abundant as at our Tres Piedras campsite. Checked trap-line at 4:00 PM and captured 4 Chipmunks and one House Wren. During the morning two chipmunks had to be shot because they were prone to tear the cotton from our specimens. One animal ruined one of our Phenocongs specimens, which was previously damaged accidentally. The following temps. were taken - Species Temp. Time Conditions Hermil Thrush 42.5°C 7:30 AM. dead 10 sec. " " 42.5°C 7:45 AM. dead 3 sec. " " 43.0°C 8:30 AM. dead 2 sec. Hairy Woodpecker 41.7°C 8:07 AM. alive. Warbling Vireo 40.3°C 8:55 AM. alive. After sundown shot at bat north of camp, in open greassland area. Heard one Poor Will calls for about 30 seconds from a yellow pine covered hillside near the meadows. Sept. 10. Frostiest night in meadow. Captured 7 Peromyscus maniculatus in some trapline. Picked up line this morning. During the morning around camp observed the following: Grey-headed Junco, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Chickadee (Mt.) Pigmy Nuttatch, Hairy Woodpecker, Hermil Thrush, Steller Jay, Raven, Phelated Crossed Warbler, Townsend Warbler, Chickaree, and Chipmunk. In the afternoon I took the truck & drove downhill back to in the direction of Cordova, stopping in the pure yellow pine-