Field notes, v1442
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IDICKER 1971 Brooks Island Trip Mar 22 Called island & got permission from Mrs Blanford to try an island on Mar 27-28. Mar. 27 Arr. on island ~ 14:15 with Aysha Anderson, Judy Myers, and Fred McCollum. Began setting trip by 14:20. Beautiful day, sunny, warm & clear, mod. westerly winds lessening during afternoon. Vegetation lush; many flowers blooming, some grasses starting to head out. To start with us each 50 Longworth's: Anderson: grid area N lot, below water tank McCollum: ... S. lot, above water tank & extending E to rd. on E. side. Myers: above grid & extending to slopes of N. Joint. WCL: Salicornia + Dystichlis below grid - 25; N half of W. beach - 25 The first, Judy & I walked and looked. We saw group of 10 small shrubs in Jurassic sands S of N. Joint (near ridge of island) & another group of 11 small shr. along th E end (~1/2 way between house & bunkhouse. Misc seemed to be only i isolated humbler, I estimated 50-75/acre. Several garter snakes were seen + 1 Red-tl. Hawk. Two elk-crs.