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R.M.Zink
1978
Journal
Lassen Peak area Shasta Co California (6mi N, 7mi E Lassen pk 7400')
27 July Hunted brush along rd from 0700-0830 - clear, cool sl breeze
Coll. 4 Fox Sp. Saw/heard: 2 Bt. Pigeon, 2 Nut Chickadee,
B.t. Pig 2 tall dead trees
O.S. Flycatcher 2 " " " , calling
Empidonax 4+ brush, tail wagging, calling
Clark Nutcracker 5 tops tree - apparently flying through trees
?"""" Nutthrush 1
Blue Creeper 1 "
? Great Titchee 1 heard in trees, fairly certain
Mtl. Chickadee 4+ brush + tree
Nashville Warbler 10+ brush both adt + juv, many in heavy melt
Yellow Warbler 16+ "
Andson Wail 2+ tree, singing faintly?
Juncos 5+ brush - flo/lo just passed
This area has some fairly extensive stretches of brush + paths interspersed w dead + live trees; woodland/o forest. Some ties: Red White Fir, aspruce, Ponderosa Pine. While working on birds thought I heard another (?) flock of Red Crossbills. Hunted again 615pm - 7am
+ got 4 Pidge. Saw essentially the above list (w/o Clark Nutcracker). These seem to be a fairly sizeable aggregation of Yell + Nashville Wail in the brush.
28 July Hunted 0700-0900, clear, cool sl breeze. Coll. 6 Fox Sp. Saw some as yesterday + a put juv. Mt. Chickadee - & 2+ birds giving a throat-like call from the brush. Still a movement of warblers through brush. Went to local Creek for supplies. Hunted 5:30pm to 9:30pm. Very still evening - sl breeze, cool rain + very