Field notes, v1596
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Salt 1947 Journal 3 1/2 mi E, 1/2 mi N, McChesney Mtn, 1900 ft, San Luis Obispo Co, Calif Sept. 3. (cont.) In the stream bottom there is great boulder accumulation with very little vegetation on the stream bed. Sycamore trees line the stream banks and in some spots are cottonwoods. In morning walked south from camp. up shallow canyon for about a mile. Vegetation is mostly oak and poison oak. with grass and scrub oak also in understory. Saw Mex. Bluebirds, Dark Sparrows, Juninets, Bewick Wren, Plain Titmouse, Mourning Dove, Brown Towhee, Red-breasted & White-breasted Nut-hatches, Chipping Sparrow, Nuttall Woodpecker, Flicker, Calif. Woodpecker. Heard a Raven. Then turned west and walked through notch by cabin to main canyon. West facing slope is heavily covered with manzanita, ceonothus, Adenostoma, and Quercus dumosa. Found a very nice rocky cliff face with brush interspersed which looked like a good spot to set traps for Bassarisus. Saw deer, probably racoon, and probably skunk tracks, as well as large print I judged to be coyote tracks. Saw some woodrat nest in by the rock face, saw some chipmunks