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R.M.Zink
1978
Journal
Sierra National Forest, Fresno to California
29 June (cold) sided Touhee (in dense manzanita), towhee sounded like Gray Catbird "meow"; Solitary Vireo - in 40' pine at clearing-singing. Right-Red Flicker MA, Chidake
Collected 5 Fox Sparrow. Had some rotten luck of
wounding 3 Burd + losing them - dropping rather
far dead (ass sure) + couldn't find. Returned
to camp ground & worked on birds until ~5:00pm.
Then returned to same spot as this am. Saw / heard:
2R-sided Touhee (Cnr. fabled Touhee (dense manzanita),
Hornp Wren, Chipping Sparrow (Mt. Quail, 2 Mt.
Chidakea, Junco (7 3/4 fledgling), 2 Maz Gill Dabber,
3-4 Yellow Warbler, Weather cold mostly overcast.
Returned to campground & worked on birds. Thought I
heard a Poorwill - in evening.
30 June Returned to cell locality at 05:45 - clear + cool, calm.
Heard Saw : 2 Mt. Quail (Saw 1 male), 2 Rufous-sided Touhee,
2-6 tailed Touche
sp # habitat remarks
Mt. Quail 2+ brush/grass calling fairly frequently
White-tailed Woodpecker 2 center woodland
R.S. Flicker 1+ "
heard only
R-sided Touhee 2+ scrub area + calling - both the buzzy + catbird-like calls
Red-bellied Nuthatch 1+? woodland-forest heard only
Orn. Creeper 1+? " " "
West. Tanager 1+? " " "
Junco 5+ " + scrub - 4 fledglings
Robin 3+ " " - heard only