Field notes, v1536
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Petelka 1943 June 24 Hayfork, 2400 ft., Trinity Co., Calif. After an hour or so of hunting for them—rather chasing them down in a large alfalfa field—Miller succeeded in obtaining three: A large flock of Green-backed Goldfinches with Pine Siskins, Lawrence Goldfinches, and House Finches intermixed fed in weed patches chiefly along the irrigation ditches. Following a trip to the general store in Hayfork for supplies, we left along the road to Hyampom to the northwest. For the greater part of the distance between Hayfork and Hyampom, we travelled through a forest of Douglas fir, madrone, golden oak, yellow pine, and occasional incense cedars. Along the way, we drew up behind a doe and a fawn not very old as it wobbled in attempting to run, and it soon became tired and rested on the ground. We drew up to it and took a picture of it. The female remained in the thickets along a slope above us, occasionally approaching toward the road, but never coming out of the thicket while we were there. The fawn was heard giving a kitten-like mew as it rested among vegetation after leaving the spot on the road where