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43
Journal
R. E. Johnson
1968
April 14 White Mtns to Berkeley, Calif:
10400 ft.
Up early & drove back to Schulman Grove.
Only one of 12 traps contained a mouse
(Peromyscus). The following birds were
heard in the grove at 7AM: Mtn. Chickadee,
Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, Clarkes Nutcracker,
Rock Wren, Mtn. Bluebird, Nuthatch sp., Oregon
Junco.
Further up the road Horned Larks & a
Red-shafted Flicker were seen at 10600ft.
No mice were caught in traps in the sage-
brush but 7 were caught near the shack
on the radio mtn. I drove further
toward White Mtn & almost submerged the
VW in a huge mud puddle just short of
the Crooked Creek Lab. Returned south to
the paved road. Both snow & Bristlecone
Pine appear to end at 10,000 ft (lower limit).
Saw a golden-mantled ground squirrel at
8000 ft.
The route back included a number of
side trips from US 395.
1) trip east to Owens Gorge & then north on
back roads to Tom's Place & vicinity &
to dam on Crowley Lake. White-throated
Swifts & Violet-green Swallows were
common along the gorge.
2) trip west near Crestview to a volcanic glass