Field notes, v600
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KDixon 1948 Pipilo fuscus 2. Dec. 23 7 mi. S Dulzura, ±1300 ft., San Diego Co., Calif. (#315), the other disappearing. Farther up the road, 2 towhees flew up from the 1-ft high Lotus to perch & in dead upper branches of a sumac. I shot one and Dehnel wounded the other which had flown to the adjacent Rhus. I took the latter as he went after a Calif. Jay in the nearby oaks. Those birds were mixed in Dehnel's coat pockets but I believe that they were my numbers 313+314. (See Journal account for this date). Dec 28. 3 mi SE Boulevard, ±3400 ft., San Diego Co., Calif. Area of open chaparral (Adenostoma fasciculatum A. sparsifolium, principally; also Ceanothus marginata, yucca mohavensis + whipplei, juniper, scrub oak). at south base of rocky hill. Wind strong ENE from E. 1200 AM (DST) Pair of towhees flushed, the birds flying without giving call notes. Later Dehnel shot one in a red-stalk brush. I heard another call (a sharp "chip") from higher on slope but did not see the bird which kept to cover & didn't call again. In area 11:25-12:40 - spotted Towhees not heard. 1 mi W Campo, 2500 ft., San Diego Co., Calif. Chaparral chiefly Adenostoma fasciculatum 3ft high + scrub oak with scattered live oak trees. This area on NW bank of Campo Creek appeared to have been burned over 3 or 4 years ago. I heard a Brown Towhee call "chip" from