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Bourman
1952.
Journal 5
Aug. 11 11.5 miles NE Chama, 10,000 ft., Rio Arriba Co., San Juan Mts.,
New Mexico: The following are a few bird temperatures taken:
im Junco - 10 sec. after shot (dead) 40° C at 7:20 A.M.
Wood Pewee al - alive, but wounded 39.2° C at 7:40 A.M.
Audubon Warbler - im, alive but wounded 40.3° C at 8:15 A.M.
Aug. 12: Arose at 5:05 AM. (MST). Caught one Cleithronomys and one
Zapus in trapline (22 Museum Speciale). Both animals were
caught at edge of small meadow south of camp at the base
of spruce trees. Heavy rain during evening. Hiked around
camping area from 7:30 A.M to 9:15 AM. Observed the following
species: 3-toed woodpecker (1), red-shafted flicker (3+),
Goshawk (1), horned owl (2+), wood pewee (2+), mountain chick-
adée (x), red-breasted nuthatch (1), ruby-crowned kinglet (3)
pine grosbeak (6+) -- giving 3-syllabled call while in flight; birds
always landing on the uppermost branches of spruce or fir.
red crossbill (1), red-backed junco (x) - many young; chipmunks
(2), chickaree (3). Animals recorded by other party members,
as follows: Crow (1 shot by W.C. Russell), Veepor Sparrow (1 shot
Canada Jay (2 shot by Indy)
by W.C. Russell], Williamson sapsucker (1 shot by S.O. Landry), 1
/ pocket gopher (trapped by J.C. Russell), / Amblytona sp. (caught
by J.C. Russell as it entered a gopher hole at 10:00 am). Bird-
life found most abundantly at edges of forest stands, and in
small groups of fir & spruces in open grassland. Many
flowers in bloom on grasslands, i.e. purple daisies,
yarrow, blue bells; on the more shaded slopes found a
purple-flowered vetch and Indian paint brush. Many large
mushrooms (up to 10" diam), with white spots on a brilliant orange-
red background, growing on open slopes & in open wooded areas.