Field notes, v1473
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Marshall, 1946 July 29-Aug 1 S. Fh. Santa Ana R. 7000-1000 ft. San Bernar- divis Co. Calif. Birds up. I.e. saw no Ruby C. Knights in boreal forest nor hermit thrushes, but saw latter down in P. ponderosa belt. Pygmy Nuthatches had invaded lodgepole & Limber pine forests at least to 9000 ft. Family of Wren-tits in manganita chaparel Dry Lake 9000 ft on July 30. Cassin Finches down in transition zone. Bl. Phoebe jaws 4 or 5 at Dry Lake 9000 ft. Wright Flycatcher seemed to have forsaken the high manganita chaparel & was found mostly with Jeffrey or Ponderosa Pine. No birds found feeding young. No evidence of any territories. Many large aggregations of birds - too jays duchadeses & nuthatches & woodpeckers. Olive-sided Flycatchers & Bewees together thruoaghts throughout - the most conspicuous birds everywhere - at least up to 10,000ft (Dollar J. saddle where I speul sp. on same tree taking insects blowm E across saddle). Annotated List of Species: Bufo common at night around Drylake. Sceloporus noted Shrink saw one at 8700 ft in grass clump of meadows near Dry Lake, July 31.