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VOF BB Spring 2022: Birds Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/30/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Park info can be found at http://parks.nv.gov/parks/valley-of-fire

CACHE IS NOT AT PUBLISHED COORDS.

Please solve the puzzle below to get the final cache location. I used iNaturalist for Valley of Fire location. Google may also be your friend.

N 36 24._ _ _

1) The Red-tailed Hawk is also known as:
Buteo jamaicensis = 3
Callipepla gambelii = 0
Sayornis saya = 1
Cathartes aura = 9

2) The Greater Roadrunner is also known as:
Oreoscoptes montanus = 2
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus = 1
Passer domesticus = 7
Geococcyx californianus = 5

3) The Western Tanager is also known as:
Corvus corax = 8
Piranga ludoviciana = 0
Salpinctes obsoletus = 3
Haemorhous mexicanus = 9

W 114 33._ _ _

4) The Sagebrush Sparrow is also known as:
Mimus polyglottos = 0
Streptopelia decaocto = 1
Artemisiospiza nevadensis = 8
Myiarchus cinerascens = 9

5) The Canyon Wren is also known as:
Catherpes mexicanus = 7
Zonotrichia leucophrys = 5
Falco sparverius = 9
Quiscalus mexicanus = 3

6) The Western Meadowlark is also known as:
Aegolius acadicus = 9
Sturnella neglecta = 6
Oreoscoptes montanus = 0
Lanius ludovicianus = 2

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)