Field notes, v543
Page 135
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Bowman 1952 Journal. 31, Sept. 12. 16 mi. NE Poquogue, 8750 ft. Santa Fe Co., New Mexico Observed the following in the immediate vicinity of camp today. Robin, Red-naped Sapsucker, Williamson Sapsucker Gray-headed Junco, Mt. Chickadee, Brown Creeper, and Pygmy Nuthatch. Very heavy rain & hail last evening. In the 31 museum specials captured 3 Peromyscus maniculatus, 1 shrew, and 1 junco coniceps and 1 House Wren. Dr. O. P. Pearson trapped a reddish-colored Peromyscus maniculatus, & 1 Woodrol, & 1 Cottontail. The following temperatures were taken: Species Temp. Time Conditions Brown Creeper 40.6°C 9:10 AM dead 2 sec. Mtn. Sapsucker 42.4°C 9:25 AM. dead 5 sec. Red-naped Sapsucker 41.3°C 8:40 AM dead 2 sec. Sept. 13 Very heavy rain, hail, & lightning storm last evening. Caught 1 m. Peromyscus maniculatus in trapline lifted line. Very cold in AM. Water frozen on deshiware Temp. at 6:20 AM was 34°F -- clear & still. Left camp for Santa Fe at 9:00 AM. Lunch in Albuquerque. Arrived at our new location for Zepus, at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 13. 1 mi. S. Bernardo, 5100 ft., Socorro Co., New Mexico Adrey Bovell permitted me to stay in his duck-shooty house while camped here. While setting out 37 Museum specials along grassy, damp area (see photo 4/5) noted the following birds: Killdeers, Yellowlegs (7²), Nighthawk (2), Red-wing Blackbirds (large flock - 30+) shrike, 3 American Egrets, 1 Great Blue Heron, Mourning Dove, Sparrow Hawk, Short-shinned Hawk