Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary Klamath River, 2100 ft., 2 mi. S Hornbrook, Siskiyou Co., Calif. May 24 contd. common in the damp places. Johnson shot 2 Yellow-Throats which are quite common around here. He reports seeing Bank Swallows and a Kingfisher. Birds seen this A.M.: Yellow-Throat, Song Sparrow, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, Lewis Woodpecker, Brewer Blackbird, Redwing Blackbird, Crow, Western Tanager, Meadow Lark, Lazuli Bunting, Long-tailed Chat, Green Heron, Red-Shafted Slicker. Set the 4th mole trap in the evening. May 25 Caught 1 Scapanus latimanus in 4 mole traps. Reset 1 trap in nursery ridge. Near birds seen around camp: Yellow, Warbler, in willows; Downy Woodpecker, in willows; Willow Goldfinch, in willows; Bullock Oriole, in cottonwoods; Gull (sp?); along the river; Black-Crowned Night Heron, flying down river. Found a Yellow-Throat nest in Johnson-grass about 4 ft. tall. In P.M. set 25 mouse traps around the dry flat near camp. This is hard baked adobe covered with dry foxtail mouse grasses. 5 mmentraps were set around in deep grass by a small pool. Shot-