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Coggswell
1950
Apheleoma coerulescens 3
Aug.6 - 4900 ft, 3 mi. N, 1½ mi. W Carson City, Ormsby Co., Nev.
3 seen together in larger brush (sp?) amid low sagebrush formation on slope of small dry canyon up which US Route 395 contours on opposite slope.
At least 2 of them were in brownish-gray head plumage. One called “jai-ick” several times.
The only trees nearby are Cottonwoods in Eagle Valley downslope to SE and numerous planted trees at “Lakeview” ¾ mi. to NW on divide between Carson & Washoe drainages.
Aug.23 Beiger Grade (Nev. Route 17), 5200 ft, 1 mi. E, ¼ mi. N Steamboat Springs, Washoe Co., Nev. - definite “jai-ick” calls of this species heard in pinion – juniper woodland in small canyon below 2 of the stunted Jeffrey pine islands (on altered andesite).
This is perhaps ¼ mile within the pinion conifer belt of the Virginian Range, and is our first record for this sp. on our bi-weekly visits to this or similar spots; but since we spend only 20-30 min. in it, they may be actually quite regular here.