Field notes, v506
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Cyanottra stelleri 2. 5 June, Glacia Point, Yosemite Park 7214#Mariposa Co., Calif. Picked up dead 4 in afternoon, fairly fresh. Put up skin 90 at 1930 hrs. Many small ova some up to 1-1.5mm. Broadpath well (completely) developed. Little fat. Stomach contained much corn, one whole sunflower seed, other objects and pieces of egg shell. An extremely soft and indented spot on skull indicates something hit it. Whole skull was soft. In the afternoon we baited one with bread crumbs and took 4 pictures (Bad 4, no 5). Jays are extremely abundant here, probably 30 or more in the area of the point parking lot + hotel. (Topics cancel out) 1957 23 April 1957 U.C. Campus, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. A pair of larks in a Sequoia behind Union was seen chasing a Fox squirrel. They squawked loudly, flew at the squirrel, apparently actually hitting its back. It ran down the tree, backing part way, then went into another tree. It was chased all the way. 26 May (57) Berkeley Hills, Alameda (?) Co., Calif. Ralph Platt got 2 birds in snail traps. Dr. Petelha got feather weight data from them. I decided I may as well get gut lengths. nestg. This refers to Aplecomora.