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R.B. Daniells
1967
Journ
21 July Tri Tree Point, 4 Km SE Bryowrk, Dept. River, Kerr. Elk. 100' most of birds near seen today Hrs credited to gJay and best son of the birds seen was grackle but some English sparrows, Passer domesticus, and 4 long-tailed Mockingbirds—-Mimus
longicaudatus were seen. Our hummingbird was also seen.
Ray and I put at the net with great hope. During the day we caught 3 Birdie ll birds with dark gray upper fill the yellow wing, feet as well legs somewhat less yellow than the grackle or less tan coloring. Came noon & o'clock—-Redwing mojaras are first seen at sunrise it--On the afternoon no net at Toward Water Lake set traps. This is the place when they get water for their cars like at Tri Tree Pt. On the way we stopped at several areas to look around. They were pretty barren with hardly any plants growing on them and few signs gaining life but some logs down and saw whited out a some rocks. At the second mesa we found a Black Vulture with two young patterns. They were beginning to grow primaries and secundaries but otherwise they were covered with a yellowish brown down. They have quite long, are even perhaps almost as long as their parents. The nest was in a shelter (5') can it long sand cliff (15'). I just took picture of site and of Carl holding one of the young. (I didn't know my camera with me at mind. We also saw Turkey Vultures above from cliff but didn't see any other birds that did fly on that smaller hill—-Geosittic pustensie). We then proceeded to water hole. On the way we saw may small hole in a cut about 3' high. Cut was that thin was made by earthwork. When we arrived