Field notes, v1536
Page 711
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Patelka 1940 Oct. 7 Loni E Wedderburn, 50 feet elev., Curry Co., Oregon at levels above that of the flood plain. Birds present in the willows and alders were Parus atricapillus, Corthylis calendula, Spinus pinus, low and some parulid. In the thickets of dead brush and blackberry, Meloepiza melodica was fairly common; one Thryomanes bewicki and one Troglodytes troglodytes were also noted in this habitat. Junco oreganus was present in open areas bordering thickets. In the mixed forest vegetation on the slopes above the flood plain were noted Cyanocitta stelleri, Regulus satrapa, Dryobates villosus, Colaptes cafer, Troglodytes troglodytes, Chamaea fasciata (in tall dense Ceanothus brush in an opening among trees along a road), and probably Parus refescens. One scrub-jay was seen flying high from the edge of such a mixed forest down into some Eucalyptus trees. A flock of ravens was observed soaring over open grassy slopes to the west of the forest area. Also, in the draws of this open area there is a dense vegetation from which, and also from patches of chaparral on the lower slopes of the hills, Russell has today obtained five specimens of the scrub-jay. The scattered patches of chaparral consist mainly of Corylus, but mixed in are Symphoricarpos, Rosa Rubus, and Rhus diversiloba, with a fern (Polystichum) growing everywhere