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Pitelfen
1947
Oct. 10 1 mi. E Wedderburn, 50 ft. elev., Curry Co., Oregon.
Back to the Lloyd Ranch. The draw along which I hunted on the east side of the ridge was filled with beautiful groves of Douglas fir, madrone, laurel, Acronacophyllum. There are some species of willow (specimen collected) which grows here on surprisingly upland, well drained slopes. Noted small patches of Quercus garryana near the upper end of this draw, also azalea and Pinus sp. The last two were more common on the west side of the draw, where the pine occurred in small groves of 6-10 trees. Few young pines were noted. The azalea occurred there in extensive stands forming a chaparral. Rhamnus lamandis is fairly common. Also noted a Garrya and a wild apple.
Two single individuals of the scrub jay were noted along the draw on the east side of the ridge; the first was collected, the second was near a flock of 5 or 6 Steller jays, of which 3 were shot, but only 1 retrieved. In both areas, the scrub jay were present along the edge of a mixture of Douglas fir, broad-leaved trees, and some brush. One pair was present on the west side of the ridge on the draw above the