Field notes, v1473
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Marshall, 1946 July 29 - Angl San Bernardino Mts., Calif. hoarse call & of triple grave note before the main call. Called about 5 min - readily answering my notes until the Azio came bursting thru the woods & scared it. Nighthawk : Abundant & still booming in evening of 30th & 31st at Dry Lake. Fly very high. As many as 28 in air at once. Come lower as it gets dark and begin to forage thru trees and over Lake. Company of 25 or more all moving east at one time on evening of 30th. Hammers at Bear Rofors & Calorje seen at head S Fork - wet meadows & wilows . 7500 ft. Dryobates villeros 8000 ft & below. S Fork Santa Ana. Juvs following parents - much noise . Generally on large dead pines ! Xenopsius few seen near Jenks Lake - Yellow Pine - Black Oak association Aug 1. Sphyrapicus varius One seen in Black oak - juv. about 7500 ft. Near Jenks Lake Aug 1. Sphyrapicus thyrodes ? in limber pines July 31 above Dollar Lake - almost 1000 ft. Started at about 5-6' on trunk - then to top, then down to another tree few