Field notes, v1353
Page 129
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Hendrickson 1950 Journal Aug. 24 Lower Corington Plate, 5000 ft., Riverside Co., Calif. Corington Well is a small, concreted dam and (dry) below the dam seepage accumulates to about a quart or two of water. Mountain Devil (5) flushed from this water hole as I approached. About 3/4 mi. below this site, another water hole hold perhaps 1 1/2 gal. of water. Near this site cottonwoods and true willows were growing along with mesquite, catclaw, and juniper. About 25-50 yds. above this water hole, in a small thicket of 10-15 ft. cotton- woods, I found the skull and vertebral column of a Bighorn Sheep (shell is #1213 in my catalogue). Near the water I took a Pileated wambler from bushes in the wash bottom. While putting the bird in a cone, a young Bighorn sheep started up about 75 yds. away on the opposite wall of the canyon. I walked to a large boulder & stood on it, watching me, for about 30 seconds, then walked up to the ridge above and stopped again to look at me before going down the other side. I realized this animal had about 60° of curl to its horns.