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R.M. Zink
1979
Journal
24-27 July
(cont)
Sugar Hill vicinity, 1850m, Moser G, Calif.
Flat, and has 0-58% Pines (6-25') + Abies (6-25'),
0-35% Tobacco bush + 0-38% Prunus (6-15') +
this differs from 1/2m: 5 Sugar Hill by the
occurrence of Prunus. In the general vicinity
of Sugar Hill than are several types of brushy
habitats, basically intensoven w/ varying densities
of trees. We drove road to Cold Cr. & then
followed rd. along Lassen Creek - we found
some hillsides essentially dominated by
Prunus + some dominated by Sage, plus some
stands of Pine Fir. However there weren't any
areas w/ more than about 15% Tobacco bush, hence we
didn't look too hard for Fox Sparrow. There's a
fairly long meadow along Lassen Creek. We
therefore spent most of our time in the immediate
vicinity of Sugar Hill. There's a nice spring almost
at the Sugar Hill 10. Also at Davis Cr. is a small
store + gas station.
Drove to Alturas evening of 27th.
28 July
Drove S from Alturas (2m:5 saw 11 Sandhill Crane)
to likely, then turned E drove S past Jess Valley
to Patterson Guard Station. I saw no montane
chaparral similar to Sugar Hill - only sage aridus
(Parkersn, Lodgepole, Abino), vagens + lots of open meadow
w/ mule ears. From Patterson G.S. we drove N to Bearcamp Flat. There are some fairly dense shrub