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[[underlined]] Stones Ferry to, [[/underlined]]
[[margin]] Bluebirds. 3 [[/margin]]
Jan. 31. Crossed Colorado. R.
Zonotrichias com. on both sides.
Song Sparrows, same.
R.W. & Brewers Blk. birds abundant at Ferry
Raven 1.
Big Dipodomys 1.
Onyebomys 1.
Little gray Fox & Swift said to be com.
Tamias 1. & tracks
Crested Finch 1.
Quails, a flock
Zonotrictas, com.
Calomospiza melan 1 [[female symbol]]
Nest of Auripaurs, in bush mad of sticks, big
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hole at end on bottom lined heavily with cotton & down & feathers of Shorelarks. mostly feathers very thick & warm. Made last year.
Clumospiza 1 5 miles from Colorado, last bird.
[[underlined]] Dinner, about 10 m. [[/underlined]]
Dipodomys & Tamias tracks.
Auriparus nest, fresh about 11 m. from R.
Mt. sheep tracks 2. fresh
Clumospiza 1. (11 m)
Sparrow Hawk 1 (12)

Transcription Notes:
Zonotrichias = sparrow Dipodomys = kangaroo rat Onyebomys = Found one reference to arenicola (Onyebomys)in http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsbost00unkngoog/proceedingsbost00unkngoog_djvu.txt Tamias = chipmonk Calomospiza / Clumospiza = I think Vernon means Calamospiza = lark bunting additionally melan is shortened version of melan'ocorys or melan-ocorys or melanocorys