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Palmer
1936
Itinerary
June 7 Butter Ranch, San Benito Co. (Cont'd.)
Contd. 17 California Woodpecker - Common in Live Oak and Valley Oak associations.
A few seen in Blue Oak-Digger Pine assoc-
ciation.
18-Flicker-Not often seen-probably only
5 or 6 during our stay. All were Blue-
Oak, Digger Pine association.
19 Western Kingbird - Fairly common but
rather widely distributed around the ranch.
Usually around buildings as perched on
fences in the valley bottom.
20. Ash-throated Flycatches-Common in
The Blue-Oak-Digger-Pine association and
around the barns. One nesting on rafters
in a shed.
21. Say Phoebe - No certain of this identification
but possibly one seen on a fence near the
barns.
22. Black Phoebe - Common around the
buildings. Often perched on fences in the
valley bottom. A few seen along the creek.
23. Western Wood Pewee- Not common in
the Live Oaks and Blue Oak-Digger Pine
associations.
24. Violet Green Swallow-Hock? seen several
times catching insects on a small scale