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Brown; they did not return until night. During the ride I startled a 
Barn owl (Str7x pratincola) out of a small tree, and saw an unusual 
number of Quail (C. v’rginranus), nearly all of which were in pairs. 
WEDNESDAY, AprRIL 4, 1894: Started very early and hunted 
faithfully for some hours, but the dogs failed to find a fresh trail. 
Bears are wandering about at this season of the year and do not 
stay long in one place. Saw several fresh deer tracks and dug out 
the old water holes where the bears go to drink. Two of them were 
nearly dry. 
Tuurspay, APRIL 5, 1894: As we drove down the beach this 
morning the sun was just rising above the horizon. The air was 
cool and damp. A few willets and turnstones were feeding along 
the beach, and flocks of Brown Pelicans (P. /uscus) passed us, fly- 
ing parallel to the shore, about two hundred yards from the beach. 
They flew in line, one behind the other, and they would all flap 
their wings or sail motionless, following the example of their leader. 
I intended to 
hunt some miles 
further south, 
but as we had 
made rather a 
late start I de- 
termined to 
look at some 
old water holes 
near by, hoping 
to find signs 
of bear in the 
vicinity. Leav- 
ing the wagon 
on the beach, 
I mounted old RATTLESNAKE. 
Bob, Quarter- 
man riding Doctor, while Gale and Pat followed on foot, leading 
the hounds. Shortly after reaching the edge of a wide marsh we 
