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Christensen, J. W.
1962
Journal
23 June
Tharoling Creek, 8,000 ft. Blue Range, White Pine Co. Nevada
came & down the hill toward timber. The tree it was
in was on the nearby ridge separating a forest from
upon sage. After faling around same came
down the wooded draw - shot a carpodacus out of
an aspen - its hill with framel full of small
caterpillas. continued NE to a ridge where & saw
over look Sacramento Pass & other ranges to the N
and NE. Found little-coned pine on a granite
area - rather old individual it appeared from the
granated trunks. Down toward camp & flushed a
jail rabbit - the first I have seen in the mountains
here. On a small aspen grove shot an Audubon
warbler. Green-tailed touhees & chipping
spansous abundant here on separated slopes -
-lads to camp by 12.
24 June
Walked up canyon beyond the largerods mastif on N side &
then up a side canyon to WNW - shot a house caren
on a log in an aspen grove. Followed stream up 1/2 mi.
thru aspen grove, sage - little-cone pine & into a
fii-aspen forest. Shot a clickdece & a ruby-crowned
knight. Went up steep slope of sage to crest of hill (SE)-
(NW of camp) the summit has many pines aristata - collected
some. Down hill to where I shot miterachers - again I
flushed the Blue Grance - it few from a patch of fallen
logs & preculiant mungarita - this time. A few
down hill & I got one shot at in this time. Went down
hill - really not looking for its body when in