Field notes, v1378
Page 93
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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