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Apr. 25 - Texas
seen within RR right-of-way;
holding out tummies, standing
upright, some prone, foraging
without paying any attention to
train. Saw also Cottontail Rabbit
I mouth of Prairie dog hole, and
3 or 4 jack rabbits (black tails).
Birds: Quail 6 or 8; Mockingbird 2;
Horned Larks, about 10; Raven 20;
Turkey Vultures 3; Meadowlark 4;
several small birds flitting along
not recognized; Mourning Doves,
fifty, in pairs mostly - most
prominent find I whole route
thus far; Not extinct yet!
6 p.m. - Have come down into belt of
surface desert vegetation - yuccas,
mesquite, creosote, cactus, etc.
By far the most prominent bird is
Mourning Dove - almost constantly
in sight. Also Baird's Woodpecker