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Feb 14, 1932. Skinned & made up a beautiful male ^ [[insertion]] evening [[/insertion]] grosbeak brot me by Mrs Merrill yesterday - a long & hectic day. Feb 15, 1932. Left Portland at 900 AM with Fugate - eastbound. ^ [[insertion]] Conference with Marble [[Land?]] R. [[/insertion]] Stopped in The Dalles for a conference with Ray Laurence who seemed to be getting along O.K. Ray - Laurence & I mixed one ton of barley for gray diggers & 500 # of oats for use against the little [[underlined]] Oregonus [[/underlined]] squirrels in Antelope Valley - the first preparations for the spring campaign. Ray & I then proceeded to Arlington arriving at 700 PM. [[underlined]] Feb 16, 1932 [[/underlined]] Left Arlington 830 AM with Fugate and traveled via John Day highway to Canyon City. Birds were remarkable scarce on trip saw numerous [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Horned Larks [[/underlined]] particularly on the higher lands where snow was not so deep. [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Magpies [[/underlined]] 1 or 2 [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Brewer Blackbird [[/underlined]] 13 in Mayville) Gilliam Co. [[check mark]] [[underlined]] American Merganser. [[/underlined]] numerous in John Day River in little companies of usually one male in bright plumage & 2 or 3 gs. [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Blue Heron [[/underlined]] - 3 rather dejected looking individuals sitting with humps in their backs. [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Robin [[/underlined]] Area in John Day Valley. [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Meadowlark [[/underlined]] - several in lower " " " [[dittos for: John Day Valley]] [[check mark]] [[underlined]] China Pheasant [[/underlined] - about 25 - all in " " " [[dittos for: John Day Valley]] [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Townsend Solitaire [[/underlined]] 2 [[underlined]] Juncos [[/underlined]] - 1 flock. [[check mark]] [[underlined]] Raven [[/underlined]] 1 Saw no hawks - shrikes etc arrived at Canyon City. Saw Jim
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Tried several permutations in geonames for Marble [[Land?]] - can't find anything that helps so left as is. -@siobhanleachman