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 slope of the Dakota escarpment except just inside, where it occupies the valley or a portion of it. Heard singing all along the road. Saw one good sized flock of and many. Along the “Lykins” valley from the La Porte fold to there are two light colored low ridge making sandstones at the  end of the area and one at the southern end. Made coffee and ate lunch at at noon. At 12:45 it cleared off rapidly. Hitched up and drove out to the mouth of the canyon at 1 p.m. In the sandy shales between the two sandstone ridges of the Dakota we found a 4- inch stratum literally filled with, but in very poor condition. Collected a lot, hoping that some of them might prove determinable. Reached at 5 p.m., stopped at