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Red clay 75 ft Gypsum 25 ft Covered 10 ft. Crossbedded sandstone.

Reached Collins Ft. Collins, Colorado at 3:10 p.m. Gypsum at Owl canyon Owl Creek Canyon, Colorado is crossed by west line of sec 6, tp 9 N R 69 W. Returned to Boulder Boulder, Colorado in Evening, reaching here at 6 p.m. Bartholomew paid me $20.00 for the trip and all expenses.



Boulder, Colo. Boulder, Colorado, March 23, 1909 March 23, 1909

Delightful morning, but hazy clouds. I started alone up Gregory Canyon Gregory Canyon, Colorado at 7:30 a.m. Six meadowlarks Sturnella before reaching mouth of canyon. Saw Junco sp. Junco at mouth of Gregory Canyon Gregory Canyon, Colorado. Further up saw nuthatches Sitta and took a chipmunk Tamias and chickadee Poecile. Saw a Clarke nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana. Passed over the divide into bear Canyon Bear Canyon, Colorado, where nutcrackers Nucifraga were plentiful, as well as chickadees Poecile and nuthatches nuthatch. Shot another chickadee Poecile and nuthatch Sitta.