Field notes, v582
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DeMay, J. 1942 Journal June 4. Camp Azalea to Los Angeles, California. Left Camp Azalea at about 5:15 A.M. On road down to Fresno saw: mourning doves and shrikes in chaparral area below pine and oak belt, and in open country in the bottom of the valley. Several flat rabbits (Sylvilagus) and ground squirrels (dead on road); sparrow hawks; mourning doves, turkey vultures; meadowlarks; and a flock of cliff owls by a canal with a bridge over it. In flat, arid grain fields between Fresno and Paso Robles, the road follows a canal lined with trees for several miles. Red-wing blackbirds are very abundant; saw one great blue heron and one American egret; horned toad crossing road; many ground squirrels. In arid hills near Paso Robles saw many horned larks, and a flat skunk (dead on road), (Mephitis mephitis). In the oak belt south of Paso Robles, yellow- billed magpies are abundant. Saw several Calif. jays, turkey vultures, a red-tailed hawk, and two unidentified hawks. Along the coast, gulls are numerous. Saw a few pelicans near Santa Barbara. Arrived in Los Angeles at about 7:45 P.M., just at sunset. Heard mockingbirds singing.