Field notes, v1549
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Dec.20 Crescent City, Del Norte Co., Calif Area: row of spruce w. of P.N.Co. Airport and willow-spruce thickets along road to Del.Norte Co. Airport [looking for Blue Jay seen here Dec.17] Worked way along shoreline from Castle Rock to Harbor. Time: 0815-1300 Observers: Linda Hale, Gary Lester Wind: O Sky: overcast Temp: 50-55 Species: Com. Loon 5 Red-throated Loon 7 Horned Grebe 7 West. Grebe 325 N. Fulmar 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Brandts Cormorant 10 Pelagic Cormorant 25 Mallard 2 Greater Scaup 2 White-winged Scoter 10 Surf Scoter 200 Ruddy Duck 5 Red-breasted Merganser 3 white-tailed Kite 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 N. Harrier 3 Am. Mestrel 2 Calif. Quail 2 Am. Coot 5 Black Oystercatcher 3 Black Turnstone 1 Killdeer 5 Com. Snipe 6 Willet 3 Glaucous-winged Gull 25 West. Gull 200 Calif. Gull 3 New Gull 200 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Black-legged Kittiwake 1 Com. Murres 300 gull (sp) 500 Com. Flicker 20 Com. Raven 4 Com. Crow 15 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Winter Wren 12 Long-billed Marsh Wren 3 Am. Robin 30 Varied Thrush 5 Hermit Thrush 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Cedar Waxwing 3 Eur. Starling 50 Myrtle Warbler 8 Palm Warbler 1 W. Meadowlark 5 Red-winged Blackbird 2 House Finch 15 Pine Siskin 75 Savannah Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Fox Sparrow 45 Song Sparrow 15 Wrentit 10 Comments: The isolated row of spruce with deciduous understory and scattered pine looks like an excellent vagrant trap (~ΒΌ mi. W. of airport) Patrick's Point State Park, Humboldt Co., Calif Area: most of the deserted, closed campgrounds and adjoining trails (looking for Gray Jay); Sitka Spruce-Douglas Fir-Bishop Pine Forest. Observer: Linda Hale Time: 1415-1640 Wind: S-30 S Sky: overcast Temp: 55 Species: N. Fulmar 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Pelagic Cormorant 1 West. Grebe 50 West. Gull 25 Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Com. Flicker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Wrentit 1 Winter Wren 6 Varied Thrush 8 Hermit Thrush 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 15 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Fox Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1