Salt 1947 Journal 8mi W, 3mi N McKiltrick, 2100 ft, Kern Co., Calif. Sept. 16 (cont.) Road is fairly good and goes through some heavily grazed pasture land with little vegetation. There are two large "granitic" rock "massifs" along the crest of the ridge to the east of the road. Mr. Twisselman reports Bobcats & Coyotes in these hills in large enough numbers to warrant a poisoning campaign which was due to start today. Vegetation on top of ridge where we stopped at 3500 ft elev. consisted of open parks of Junipers and Blue Oaks, and dense chaparral mostly Scrub Oak. More rock outcroppings here also. Dehnel & I investigated a pure stand of 6 foot high Arctostaphylus growing on a SW facing slope. It proved to be barren of both birds & chipmunks. Saw one Nuttall Woodpecker there. Saw Calif Jays, Thrashers, Titmice, Brown Toucans and heard White-beasted Nuthatches up there. Dr. Miller and Stores found many birds at the spring they visited. Put up skins the rest of the day. Did not put out traps.