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Keremeos May 21/54. [1954]
The Ashnola River was so high that we
were advised not to go up it so [Miklos D.F.] Udvardy
+ I went up Pauls Creek instead.
We climbed to 5000' there + had a good
look at the range.
Deer sign scarce, sheep sign on the
W [west] side not abundant. Range in truly
horrible condition with Taraxacum the
dominant plant. Balsamorrhiza in great
beds at 4500-3000 feet.
I seriously doubt that this range offers
much winter capacity for game.
Saw 2 blue grouse, 2 Calliope hummers [hummingbirds]
1 Rufous hummer [hummingbird] feeding on the current
flowers + the usual assortment of birds
for the area. Only mammals seen were
2 chipmunks + 1 squirrel
Vaux swifts, 3 pr [pairs] Wood Duck at [Herb] Clarks place.
Keremeos. May 22, 1954.
Left at 5:30 + drove to Kruger Mt. [Mountain]
with Mr + Mrs [Herb] Clark. There climbed the
hill, proceeded s [south] along its crest + down
to the road at the S [south] end.
I saw quite a bit of deer sign
but not an abundance. Some bear sign
This area is too low + too vulnerable
for sheep but is a most interesting
+ varied bit of country
Lazuli buntings, house wrens, Tolmie
Warblers abundant in the Amelanchier swales.
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