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Striped sparrow-like siskin Carduelis with 2 yellowish wingbars


Western flycatcher? Empidonax occidentalis Doves Zenaida macroura Longcrested jay Cyanocitta stelleri Young robins Turdus migratorius 4 Thrushes Catharus 2 Ark goldfinches Carduelis psaltria common

House wren Troglodytes aedon at cave entrance Canyon wren Catherpes mexicanus may be constantly heard Have heard towhees Pipilo chlorurus above camp.

Asked Santiago, and old Indian, about the larger mammals. Says he has not hunted and does not know them.

Dowell, who stays with the Abbotts, has hunted and trapped here. He says there are a few porcupines Erethizon dorsatum, badgers Taxidea taxus, mountain lions Puma concolor, bobcats Lynx rufus and bears Ursus americanus but no elk Cervus canadensis, mountain sheep, goats Oreamnos americanus, bison Bison bison, wolves Canis lupis, wolverines Gulo gulo or lynx lynx. Bison Bison bison was never here, so far as known, though skins reached the region by exchange, probably. Coyotes Canis latrans are common, and both red Vulpes vulpes and little gray foxes Urocyon cinereoargenteus. No mink Neovison vison here but mink, otter Lontra canadensis and beaver Castor canadensis on the Rio Grande Rio Grande. Bears are probably black bears Ursus americanus only, though, as usual, Dowell talks of cinnamon. Deer Odocoileus virginianus occasional here, but more abundant further up in the mountains, coming down the valley in