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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