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K Dixon
1951
Journal
[see MacDoe] Quad, [194]
Nov. 4 Little Bogus Cr., 7 mi. NE Agee, 2600 ft., Liskiyan Co., Calp.
The floor of the Shasta Valley was essentially level,
largely grassland with some cultivation. All land
on our route was fenced. Occasional hills were
covered sparsely with brush (possibly Ceanothus
cuneatus); higher peaks had a woodland of oaks
of low stature.
The woodland on slopes E of
Agee (a railroad flag stop with one large ranch house)
was covered with a woodland of oaks 12-15 ft
in height for most part, junipers of similar
stature, and scattered throughout, patches of
buckbrush. Green grass had pushed up several
inches above ground.
The woodland was essentially
open. A south-facing slope on which I worked to some
extent was barren and rocky - no oakes, [illegible].
Scrub Jay - seen singly and in pairs - one taken
from 3' in juniper, another (believed to be KLD 643) overf
a pair in juniper along dry creekbed.
Brown Towhee - 2 pairs seen during period 10:15-
11:45 - one member of pair flushed from Ceanothus
clump taken after it flew upslope. Other pair also
in brush, wary.
Plain Titmouse - 1 taken - see sheet acct -
Norris took 4 but 9 heard only one and was hunting
titmouse especially - his area must have been better
for them (in terms of vegetative cover?)
Bewick Wren - one taken in brush clump
American Goldfinch - call heard; flock of small finches overhead