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Barbo
1954
Journal
43.
Oct. 2 Soglen Creek Exp. Sta. 6400+ft, 3mi NW Yola Mill, Nevada Co., Calif.
We were on Mammalogy (2nd/135) field trip. Dr.
Benson, 4 students, C. Thaler, W. Maker are here. Students
set traps in various places. One Oregon Juncos was
cought in a musserm special, put up tonight. I
shot a chipmunk in p.m., near rock slide. Radvorsky put
Oct. 3 Trip. Tried a little hunting today, saw chickadees,
D.V.M, Ground Squirrel, Chipmunks; shot 1 Chipmunk.
John Uphinick got a Juncos and a Linedin Sparrow
in traps; I put them up. In late morning,
went gopher trapping with Charlie Thaler, at
1.5mi E Calpine, 4925+ft., Siera Co., Calif. I
shot a Darkel Sparrow. Moved to
3.6mi N, 1.8mi E Calpine, 4950+ft, Plumas Co., Calif.
one of the gopher trapping localities. Here there
was sage, grass, and pine groves. Juncos,
White-crowned Sparrow were feeding in grass
+sage, shot 1 Field Sparrow; Mountain Blue-
birds also here. In the pines there were White-
headed Woodpecker (I shot 1, Thaler put it up) and
White-breasted Nuthatch. In the Sierra Valley here
we saw Marsh Hawk, Blackbilled Magpie,
Western Meadowlark, and Brewer Blackbird,
Oct. 4 Today Torha Williamson's Sapsucker in a pine tree.
Had 2 gophers - see Thaler's notes.
Left the station about 2 p.m., Ken Evans got a
Junc., White-crowned Sparrow in a trap.