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Palmer
1936
January
Butte Ranch, 3000 ft, San Benito Co. (Contd)
May 25 of the oaks as Western Wood Peecer (?)
Then I heard California Thrasher, when
Jit, Burick Wren, Busk Jit and Calif.
Guail.
Then hunted on down thru the oaks
and up a small caƱon running upward
forward the west. Then in dense Live Oak,
Digger Pine and Wild Cherry, I shot a
Spotted Towhee. There also saw Yellow (?)
Warbler, Brown Towhee, California Jay
and California Woodpecker. Came back
thru the grain field in level canyon
bottom where I saw many Brewer's
Blackbirds and Lark Sparrows (Johnson
shot one of these) and along the creek
in willows saw several Bullock's
Orioles, House Finches, Lawrence Goldfinches
and Lazuli Buntings. Around The Barns
& House saw several Western
Kingbirds,
I Say Phoebe?, many Green Backed Goldfinch
(mainly in 1 large flock) and many
House Finches. Saw several Red Tailed
Hawks flying over and 2 or 3 Turkey
Buzzards. Also saw a Cooper Hawk
flying around over the chaparral.
Also heard Crows during the day