Field notes, v562
Page 289
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Christman, R. M. 1963 Journal 25 June Macho Canyon 8,100 ft. Spring lits., Clark Co., Nevada Out of camp at 6:15 a.m., 200 yds up canyon, shot a yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Went up canyon with spring (that is left hand canyon). Shot a junco. A little farther up sat down near the highest spring which comes in (8:45 a.m.) from the SE - shot a ♀ Williamson sapsucker 30 ft. up in a pine snag (no bark) which even hung over the stream. Went up further, where the canyon opens up wider, with larger trees, drier - just under saddle to We Farland Canyon. Saw 3 violet-green swallows, several boinglets, pygmy nutatches and one ♂ williams sapsucker. Went W. toward the saddle-ridge. Heard noises of young birds. Also small fins saw ♀ type Williamson on the trunk of a lead ponderosa (4 ft. d.b.h., with bark) - it was 6 ft. up with bark toward me - shot it. As I approached a shrub ♂ called loudly from another lead pine 40 ft. up hill, 35 ft. up in the 1 ft. d.b.h. tree. Shot at it thru branches - no luck, it flew down canyon. The near hole from which the noise was coming was 4 ft. up on E side of tree - downhill side. There were at least 4 other holes above this one (♂ between holes when shot!) The hole was 39mm in diameter. Feces on ground under hole in rock & old pine litter. Closest tree 10 ft. down hill - a small fin. As I was examining the tree another ♀ type called & landed in a pine 15 ft. up hill to SW. Shot it immediately with .38 - it had #1089 #1090 #1091