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DICKER
1959
until dinner time. Ward caught - T. Vulture
in "coyote set" by precipice in PM. Went back to
canyon after dinner to set traps. Set 31 along
rock outcropping on S side of canyon--including 4
Schuyler sets for Newtown. Also found a small area
with runways in grass just S ledge of canyon.
Set 7 Mus. Spr. here. Reset 25+8 traps left out
from last night. Had - large Scolopax (fogette)
in one of the set traps. AHM shot a heavy bat
over the precipice at dusk.
June 19
Ward had coyote in steel set by precipice, nothing
in other carnivore sets. Picked up traps on flat. Caught
only 2 D. ordii. Checked + left out 31 traps on edge of
canyon. took only 1 Newtown from them; set traps
had been spring + 1 disaffended. Shot 1 Eutornis +
another Squirrelus floridensis. Also got a Entilboraz
fuliginosa + c 7 red-headed Grosbeak. Stalked lots
of Robin but could not get within .38 range. Also heard
Hegetic Tanner in canyon & Scott's Oriole around camp.
Nothing in 9 traps set for Squirrelus in runways. AHM
got par. of Evening Grosbeaks + found bear droppings again.
Logwood found a lion track in the bottom of the canyon.
Skinned catch in time to write notes before dinner.
Reset traps on canyon wall + 7 in grassy runway. The
set 4 more traps for Newtowns + 26 traps in bunch.