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Palmer
1935
Itinerary
May 27
W.Tk Cottonwood Cr., 4000 ft.
cor'dd. Typical transition zone. The hillsides are
covered with a rather thick growth of
Pinus ponderosa, Abies concolor, Libocedrus
decurrens, and Pseudotsuga taxifolia.
Between these trees is a rather dense
growth of brush 6-10 ft. high mostly
Manzanita, Chinquapin and Coughus(?).
Returned to camp at Hombrook about
noon. On the return trip got a gopher
snake in the road at: W.Tk Cottonwood Cr.,
3200 ft., 3 mi. SW Hillt, Siskiyou Co., Calif.
May 28 Klamath River, 2100 ft., 2 mi. S Hombrook,
Siskiyou Co., Calif.
No moles in the traps but one trap was
sprung.
In A.M. hunted down Cottonwood Creek to the
river in Willow and Cottonwoods. Shot a
Song Sparrow and 2 Yellow-Throats. Saw
The following birds: Yellow Warbler, Mourning
Dove, Long-tailed Chat, Bank Swallow, Kingfisher,
Horned Owl, Crow, Killdeer, Linnet, Green-
backed Goldfinch, Lazuli Bunting, House
Wren, Brewer's Blackbird, Redwing Blackbird,
Killdeer. Saw Muskrat tracks in the mud
along the creek.
At camp shot a Black-capped Chickadee