Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1936 Itinerary July 18 Laguna Ranch, San Benito Co., (cont'd.) of the following species: Bell Sparrow, 1; Chipping Sparrow, 3?; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Nuttall Woodpeckers, 1. July 19. This A.M. hunted 5E from camp mostly around springs in a canon where there was lots of scrub Oak and Blue Oak meadyle and with some Amelanchies and 1 willow in the creek bottom. Three I shot: Juncos, 2; Bell Sparrow, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Bewick Wren, 1; Plain Finmouse, 1; Black-Throated Gray Warbler, 1. Johnson brought in a Barry Woodpecker this evening. Saw 2 Band-tailed Pigeons today in the oaks near camp. July 20. This A.M. rode down with Johnson in the Dodge to the lower end of the fields + hunted back along the ridge on the SE side of the valley. For about an hour, hunted in nearly pure stand of large Black Oaks. Three shot 1 Brown Jay and 3 Wood Peckers. Also saw many Gracatchers, Western Bluebirds, Lark Sparrows; several Juncos, Chipping Sparrows; Plain Finmouses, and Calif. Woodpeckers, Calif. Jays; one White breasted Nuthatch.