Field notes, v1536
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Patelka 1948 22 Sept. 9 Prisoner's Harbor, Santa Cruz! canyon and at least one near camp. Spotted Sandpiper seen on gravel beach in front of camp. Three Balunopslyras were observed in the main canyon; one shot at and hit, but it was able to fly off. Pileolated Warblers relatively common. Black-headed Grosbeaks, Tanagers noted again. Sept. 10 Vireo gilvus present around camp yesterday. Tyrannus verticalis (third individual) again seen today. Also tanager, grosbeaks, and a yellowthroat (immature, judging by buffiness of the last underparts); present both yesterday and today. Also an Empidonax, possibly trulli. Sept. 11 Revisited pine area along route to Christy's Ranch. Day very warm, no breeze at all, and by the time I arrived, bird activity had subsided for the most part. Jays common; present through the forest wherever there were small openings, and along the ridges leading down through the forest. Birds in pairs, some of them associating loosely with small groups of young, the latter probably family groups. One jay observed feeding from pine cone. Just year bird but there was one of three in a group. Other species noted: Towhee, Hutton Vireo, Orange- crown, Flicker, Raven, Mocking, Bewick Wren, house finch, mourning dove, Anna and Allen Simmers, Chipping Sparrows. Migrant Barn Swallows in flight over forest. At Christy's Ranch, there were two house Wrens, and a Dark Sparrow, A Townsend