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[[underlined]] July 26. [[/underlined]] Hunted deer till afternoon but did not see one. Surber got a turkey.

[[underlined]] July 27 [[/underlined]].

[[underlined]] July 28. [[/underlined]] Went to the [[underlined]] head of the Pecos [[/underlined]] and up to above 12000 feet on the north ridge of [[underlined]] Cove Peak [[/underlined]], the first one south of Truchas. On the way over we crossed the ridge & went down into the upper part of [[underlined]] Pecos Valley [[/underlined]] but on the return followed the crest of the high ridge running from Baldy to Cove Peak. On this high ridge we found nest of Myadestes, & shot specimens of Anthus & Otocaris at about 12000 feet. Found Arctomys, Lagomys & Eutamias at timberline on north side of Cove Peak.
A clear, cool, breezy day with a shower of [[??]] snow toward evening.
Surber got a grouse & band tailed pigeon & a lot of small birds on his way down for the mail.