Field notes, v580
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Julie Benedict's 1961 July 15 7/14 51.6 Arcata, Humboldt Co., Calif., to Oregon Caves 7/15 16. Klamath River. Dead skunk, rabbits on road observed have to Crescent city. Many birds on the bay, but couldn't identify them. Foggy from Eureka came on up, but not cold. Heavy but not dense Douglas fir - Redwood forest, undergrowth of maple, poplar, etc. Not many birds evident. Crescent City about 6 P.M. 7/17 75. Stopped on highway beyond summit. 7/15 13.0. Heard chicadees, finchlike. Saw jays, ? Raven or culture. 7/15 16.2. Oregon Border. Camp at Grayback Rec Area near Oregon Caves Natl Mon- ument (7 1.25). Went out about 9, hunting. Saw a quail (Calif.), then Nighthawk flying way overhead. Later many bats out. Ranger told us garter snakes, gopher snakes, Rattlesnakes. Blue-bellies, Alligator lizards (coenlas) are here. Bears in the winter. Many Sock rabbits but we didn't see any. Got back about 9:30, went to bed. July 16 Oregon Caves Natl Monument to Rice Hill, Douglas Co., Ore. Took off about 8 this A.M., aim to make Tillamook area by 6 or 7 - 300-350 +/- miles. Gray Beach Rec Area. 7/15 40. Steller says mostly, in camp area. 7/15 52.2, 7/15 73.7 D.O.R. Raccoon too few gone for our equipment, large adult covered with maggots, but shell in good shape. 7/16 06.3 Doug- lass Co. Rice Hill 7/16 73.5. Song Sparrow humming heard goldfinch. Hawks, others on way.