Field notes, v1470
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Marshall, 1941 General Comment 7.5 mi. S Cannon Beach, Clatsop Co., Oregon May 17 Camp in 1st stream valley north of Arch Cape - valley opens west upon the Pacific. Virgin forest of giant cedrela, Tsuga heterophylla, & thuja. Dense underbrush 5-10 ft. high of ferns or chaparral shrubs. Forest more open (trees cleared of lower branches) within 100 yds of beach, where some wind-controlled Cedrela. Some older thickets along creek, grass spaces near mouth - where cleared for cabins. Forest logged off 1/4 mi N this valley - here just brush & snags. Some offshore rocks off the cape - where gulls seen. a.m. Weather rainy & windy - shot w.gulls at month Creek. - They appear to be nesting on cliff of cape. afternoon - looked up a trail up the canyon past last cabin. Saw (countend chipmunk), (varied thrush) (1246) which both came to my imitated Pippin and calls. No other birds except a few gold-or. Knights. Very few because of deep woods, & fewer because bad weather.