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Feb. 2. Mt. Spring to Dolan's spring in a.m. (8 m) [[line across page]] Salpinctus 3. [[overwritten]] [[Amphis?]] [[/overwritten]] Clumspiza 6 all along Lepus Tex. 3, 1 killed. [[underlined]] Dolans Spring [[/underlined]] (noon) Shrike 1 Sialia aretiea, 2 pos. " " [[Ditto for: Sialia aretiea]] 8, Picus scalaris, 2 [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] Lophortyx, 15 about. Lepus sylvatiens 1. " [[Ditto for: Feb]] 3 Quail 4. Lepus syl. 1. [[end page]] [[start page]] Feb. 4 [[underlined]] Dolans Spring Ari. [[/underlined]] [[margin underlined]] Up mountains [[/margin underlined]] A new bird, shot at. Salpinctus, com, in pairs singing & act like nesting. Lepus syl. 1. Tamias, [[overwritten]] 1 [[/overwritten]] 3 killed, 3 seen Quails, 20. Blk. chinned Spar. abn. Pipilo aberti 2 (?) Cat & badger & coyote tracks, com. Cat dung covered in sand. fresh dirt pawed over it. [[overwritten]] [[Amphis?]] [[/overwritten]] Clumospiza com. Junco oreganus, 12. Carpodicus 3.
Transcription Notes:
Clumospiza = Vernon has used this spelling previously in project. Think he means Calamospiza = lark bunting but I've kept his spelling as SI instructs. SI will want to know its been written over another word.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-chinned_sparrow
Carpodicus = Carpodacus = rose finch
Picur scalairs = might be Vernons misspelling of Picoides Scalaris = ladder-backed woodpecker