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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.