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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underlined]] to Sauz [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] April 28 [[/underlined]] Remained at camp all day to get our notes written up & let the horses rest, to identify the birds & trap for mammals. The prairie stretches out of sight on all sides & the birds gather into one little grove of live oaks. Grackles, mockers & woodpeckers are breeding. Many migrants are stopping here. [[underlined]] April 29. [[/underlined]] Traveled south all day over sandy prairie with occasional live oak groves (motts) & scattered shin oak. Very little mesquite or chaparral. Surface generally level & covered with grass & many beautiful flowers. Different species give their color to every different kind of soil or land. Each little pond has a golden halo of Coreopsis around it, Oenotheras, daisies, & phlox give their colors to their chosen strips. The soil is sandy & loose & the roads very heavy. At a place about 6 miles before reaching Sauz Ranch the open prairie stops & mesquite & Cactus & chaparral begin with hard sandy soil,