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5-28-37
Mr... Hutchings informs me thet although one very seldoms finds developed

brest glends on a coyote when skinning he does know that they suckle their
young because he had an oecaision to raise and family at one time.

4-51-37
Rained last night. Snow line down even with the 'Y' on east mountains
Rain clouds overhead, A pair of English Sparrows were observed to be

in copulation this morning ao. 7 $40 ALM. it head rained only a hour. before.

B-5 led a
Collected a (14) Dytiseid at the University taken by the Librery
in a hole made for a basement window. “ted” evidently frown into the
window glass in its search for light. A tager beetle (15).was taken at
the mouth. of Prove River in. sands bordérine the river to the south. A-
bout 50 of these beetles‘ occuppeid an old road bed 10 feet wide and 50
feet long. Some*‘were found to be copulating.

4-35-37

Professor Heyward, Mervin Peterson and myself left the University at 7:20
AeM. to take a pird census of the winter and native birds and mammals
on the face of Mt. Timpanogos. Started out in whte looked to a tery un-—
favorable atmosphere for census work; at least desirable, howeyer; to
include varied weather condidions; snow and sunshine, mis St and wind
dust @ short minutes ride to the mouth of Provo Sanyon, then alongs few
country roads end hence to the mouth of Dry Greek on the west slope of
mount Timpanogos where we abandoned the Chev. for more reasons than one.
Soon on the trail and from the very start were supplied with the most
interesting observations. WNot.more than 6 minutes on the trail before
we run upon a red-tail satting upon an old limb of & cottonwood at the
Mouth ot Dry Cr,.. Hvadently, «a guara.of the rugged canyon beyond or
at se eoncerne’ enousht to show signs of anxiety. It flew west for
& snort distance, turned abruply east, sailed a the canyon just
over head and clumsily alighted in a.small cliff rege bush on the
opposite side of the canyon. No sooner had.he es 1s blished his equilib-

um when our eyes were attracted to the other side &gain where we saw
another red-—tail 1 2 his bigh pereh upon the top of the perpendicular
elite. he flew a2 tly across the..canyon and elighted upon & structue
of stick pieced 15 feet down from an eighty foot cliff. Things looked
rather suspicious from the beginning and en further development found
the nest and peeves ee of which so much concern 8s evident from the

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action of the keeper of the gate far below. While pee io ae ever The
eee ef .50e elit r goer car my glove which went seiling down past the
nest in obeyence to the law of gravity. {2 wes ecoidertly ef course

but. brought the bird to the edge of the nest to watéh it continue
its g@ourse. Sometimes looked fishy re suppose she thought for she looked

‘up at me afterwards with a turned head. Remaining perfectly quiet “she

~wooked at me for 16 seconds end then with a couple of steps sailed out
over the deep canyon screamings at the intrusion. With the show over
we descended the cliffs and took up our trail Se RSS ap..the canyon,
Shortly we heard enother call which disclosed the presence of the
prairie faleon. We bas frightened a ereat herded owl from th side of
the wash just a second or two befpwe. It was easy to piece the story
together for the falcon has a very special call for its attack upon
the owl. Quite an association. Great Horned Owl, Red Tailed and Prairie
Falcon all nesting in same canyon. Fenhlowed on again up newly enn-
structed.wat r works to boundry of the Timpanogos Thetare. Near the
sanctuary line we collected a Fox Sparrow (Clay colored) (20) at the
edge of an oak patch. It was vigorously seratching «mong the dried