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Palmer
1936
Itinerary
June 28 contd.
2 mi NW New Idria (cont'd.)
Large boulder hanging boulders near the sandstone cliffs.
10. Horned Owl - Heard several nights at camp. Seen several times near the sandstone cliffs in the early morning commonly perching near the ground in dense junipers.
11. Poorwill - Johnson collected one in a little sandy bottomed gulley running through the grain field. Heard others there later.
12. White-throated Swift - About 12-15 seen in flight around the cliffs N of camp.
13. Anna Hummingbird - A few seen about tree tobacco plants along the creek & perched in cottonwood.
14. Nuttall Woodpecker - Not common in the cottonwoods, blueoaks & fruit trees growing the fields.
15. Say (hoche) - Several collected. Most commonly in lower branches of large blueoaks or cottonwoods or along fences in open fields.
16. Ash-throated Flycatcher - Fairly common in the junipers and a few in cottonwoods along the stream.