Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: La Grulla, 7200 ft.
Date: Oct. 2
Page Number: 2563
ground; in the morning along the open stream-course
Mountain Chickadees are common, doing much foraging
on the ground(!) as well as up in the trees. Pinyon
Jays were around about one hour this forenoon-- at
least within hearing. They were feeding about the cones
up in the pines; then visited the stream-side. They
go in a far-scattered company of perhaps 75
birds. Other birds seen today were: Audubon
Warbler ( up to 6 in sight at once, mostly on the
wet ground ( grazed flat) along the water course, or in
the willows); Pileolated Warbler ( 1 in willows);
Hermit Thrush (1 heard in willows); Intermediate
Sparrow ( about 10 all told, in or near willow thickets);
Townsend Junco ( fully 25 in all, in family parties
and scattering, mostly in and near the willows);
Valley Quail ( numerous -- I, myself, saw no Mountain
Quail today, tho Lamb did); Cabanis Woodpecker (2,
not more -- woodpeckers are scarce); Williamson
Sapsucker (the one shot, as above, p. 2558);
Red-shafted Flicker (heard twice); Red-tailed Hawk (1);
Raven (within hearing most of the time, and flying
back and forth overhead, 4 or 5 in succession);
Lutescent Warbler (the one shot); Spurred Towhee
(about 4 -- this and many other birds feeding on
cascara berries); Green-tailed Towhee (about 4);
Rock Wren ( 1, in boulder pile); Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(only the one shot -- not known to breed here [?] --
migrants of all sorts are coming in); Rufous Hummer
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