Field notes, v1344
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J.G. Hall 1952 61 Sagehen Creek, 3mi.NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co., Calif. Aug 16 on house. Took shot of food store + of Jim in aspens. Left 10:35 AM. Aug 17 Lower Rockslide colony 6:22 PM. Met party of 6 fishermen one of whom had a nice 8" Rb caught above "upper dam" which I suppose is what I call upper rock- slide. They wandered on by 6:35. 6:47 a beaver appeared in N fork swam to dam on which it rested, then went on over dam & down almost to gravel island before I lost sight of it. 6:50 one in 1st right cove, went over dam & swam slowly down fork out of sight. Heard a being- fisher rattle 6:55 but didn't see anything. 6:56 small cooper's or large sharpshin flew to lower observation snag, paused then came straight for my tree, veer- ing off just before landing and circling it before sailing off down- stream. Upper tail surface bar- red crosswise, underparts whitish with no rusty coloration. Sunset 6:58. 7:01 a beaver swam up fork to dam but I lost him. Fish rising by little Red. Big 7:05 one seen on snag island cutting