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LIDICKER
1957
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stuffed at the Baldwins for mail. We continued
S about 12/5 & had dinner in Hidalgo del Parral.
23 mi. by rd. N of La Resolana, Dgo., we saw a dead
coyote along the road & about 5 or 6 hung on a fence
nearby. 5 mi further we saw a Skylarige + 1/6 mi N
of La Resolana (43 mi N La Zarca) we saw a White-winged
Dove. 6 mi further we saw a pair of Seated Quail. On
this stretch (41 mi W of La Zarca to La Zarca) we saw
7 Alk tailed jack rabbits, 4 chthonial Skylariges & saw
hight hawks - which looked like the large species. We
found another dead skel some right near the La
Zarca jet. but didn't examine it since it was badly
damaged. We got to Durango, Dgo., about 0045
& checked into a motel (Mexico Courts).
July 11
We didn't wake up until about 1000. After breakfast
& writing letters we continued S. 22 mi. N (by rd) of
Nombre de Dios we saw a Yellow backed blackbird. 7 mi.
further a rocer DOR which we picked up & preserved.
14 mi. N of Nombre de Dios there was a Citellus
spilosoma DOR. 29 mi. N of the Tropic of Cancer (by rd).
we saw another Wh-winged Dove (in Zacatecas). We
stopped - Fresnillo & had the truck greased with
oil changed. Then we bought a few things in the
mercado & had