Redstone 1942 Carmel to the Big Sur River + Vicinity Monterey Co., Calif. March 8, 1942 (cont'd) The weather was partly foggy with a south wind and was fairly cold. Birds seen in the Big Sur region were: Brand Cormorant 6+ Black Phoebe Scoter (sp?) 1 Robin Turkey Vulture 8 Linnnet Golden Eagle 1 White-a. Sparrow Red-tail Hawk 1 Song " Sparrows Hawks- Brewer blackbird 100 Calif. Mail 10(dustbathing) Wren #t Western Gull 10 Calif. Thrasher Great Blue Heron 3" Bewicks wren Steller's Jay swl. Spotted Towhee. Most conspicuous flowers were cleanothers + Zygadenus. Some Eschscholtzia Superbe, Columbine, + other flowers were also in bloom. Baldwin says that there are Canyon Wrens and Dippers in the gorge of the Big Sur River which can be seen from the road.