Field notes, v562
Page 175
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Christman, J.H. 1962 Journal 22 June Strawberry Creek, 8,000 ft., Snake Range White Pine Co., Nev. Ward & Ron went off exploring access to the high country & d stayed about camp hunting. I walked up the stream course for 3/4 a mile. Saw some crossbills in the top of a fir; a red-tail hawk, in top of fir - rather tame, flew when d was 25 yds away. Heard warbling vireos & nut-hatches. Collected one Empidonax in open aspen N of stream 20 yds from the open sage hillside. Followed the hillside around to NE onto gentle slopes. Only a few chipping sparrows & green-tailed towhees. Shot a Sialia from the top of a huge Cercocarpus. Five iris-bis flew over, as did 2 night-hawks (8:30 am.), and violet-green swallows. Shot one of two Geotrichia from the lush shrubs in the old dry channel 200 N of camp area. Turned E & followed edge of riparian forest along stream - sage flat edge for 1/2 mi. E. Heard 1 Empidonax & one Troglodytes aedon. Rabbits are abundant & calling. Heard broad-tailed Hummer and Chickadees but saw neither. Warbling vireos singing & saw one collecting nesting material. They are nowhere near as abundant as at the other camp. I saw three yellow-breasted Sapsuckers - one was 4 ft. up in a young aspen in shade on N edge of riparian area; two were in Cercocarpus & juniper, on south facing slopes surrounded by sage - both were less than 10 ft. up in these short trees & were