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April 5, 1935. To Big Levels Game Reserve with McNair & Gross. Walked up Cold Run & onto ridge to Green Pond, and arround refuge and back to car a total of ten miles. Lots of Arbutus in bloom. Also dandelions, 1 viola pedata & [[armelauclia?]]. Much more feed for deer, birds & wild life than yesterday. Country covered with pine and scrub oak quercus ilicefolia. Thru it [[comus?]] chestnutt oak which chokes [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] back same. Lots of Wintergreen, Vaccinium, Sour [[Grape?]], Dogwood - alder - willow etc & more ground plants. Saw lots of fox tracks but not so many as yesterday. Found remains of three squirrels & grouse in droppings also mice and chipmunks. Plenty of food, water & cover for many more turkeys & deer, & grouse than are present. Suggested opening fire lanes & seeding to food plants. Numerous turkey tracks. Saw. No deer or bear tracks 1 Turkey Buzzard 7 2 Mourning Dove 4 3 Ruffed grouse 6 4. Junco c 5. Goldfinch fl 30 6 Calbird 1 7 [[Cheuws?]] 2 8 Flicker 6 7. Hairy Woodpecker 1 8. Crow sev. 9. [[Buryed?]] Grackle c 10 Robin c 11. Making bird 1 12 Meadowlarks 2 13. C