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'B. Richardson
11
'34 General Account
y 23 Little Lake, Kern River
Tular Co., California.
Started at 8:00 A.M.
down the river, crossed and
crossed the log jam and
continued down the north
side next to the river.
Below the lower log
jam the river drops
rapidly with numerous
scattered falls and rapids.
This condition is due to
the rock slides on each
side of the stream. The
vegetation along the stream
was alder and willow
while the rock slides
were only sparsely forested
with black oak and Yellow
Pine. The entire time
was spent taking pictures.
Returned to camp at 12:30.
In the early afternoon,
we spent an hour
searching for the bird
two feet. A pair
had been observed
several times out in