Field notes, v1601
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R.K.Selander, 1953 2 Feb. 2 Tijuana, Baja California to Ensenada. - Drove south along well-paved highway to Ensenada. Land along highway probably originally covered with coastal sage but now is extensively farmed all along the way. No cactus stands in sight. Grinnell did not include the Ensenada area within the range of Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, and it is apparent that they do not occur in the northwestern coastal region. Saw three shrikes on light wires along highway just 5 miles or so south of Tijuana. Meadowlarks seen there also. Stopped at Ensenada and bought a tourist card at the "Migracion" office on the main street. There is an inspection station about 2 miles north of Ensenada and another just south of the town; and still another about 15 miles beyond town. Cars just stopped; no searching. The last place asked to look at my papers (tourist card). Mailed two packages for Miss Carter at Ensenada and changed $20.00 to pesos; exchange rate: 1 = 8.55. After leaving Ensenada I drove up through a mountainous region through well-developed chaparral formation. Below the chaparral sage takes over. In some gently sloping areas there is only grass, which is grazed. Many farms along the highway. Stopped just off the highway