Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Quast
1948
Journal
//5
June 12 La Laguna, 6200 ft., Sierra de la Laguna, Baja California.
The flat and in and under oaks and pine trees
at periphery of flat. These birds are very tame
and can usually be approached to about 10 feet.
Several come into camp and scratch in the leaf
dbris 4 feet from myself and a sleeping dog.
Robin - very common in trees bordering field and
especially in trees and willows along stream.
Solitary vireo - one seen in Madrone tree over camp.
Raven - several seen.
Plain titmouse - tame and inquisitive - several seen
in willows along exit stream.
Red-tailed hawk - probably one individual seen
several times flying over flat.
Mourning dove - several seen in flat.
Band-tailed Pigeon - common here, especially
in trees near water. Several flocks of about 10 seen
flying among oaks on sea-side of ridge.
Olive-green swallow - a few individuals seen in
late afternoon around pools in flat and at
dusk over pools and feeding just before bat-time
over oak forest.
Killdeer - three or four in flat among sparse
composite plants by camp. Also seen tame, making
a lot of noise when approached and continuing
to do so while keeping about 10 yards ahead of
the walker.
Black Phoebe - one seen flying about stream