Mallard notes, v4295
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Mayhew 1948 April 3 Strawberry Canyon, U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif. with a brisk westerly breeze. The species of birds seen on this trip were; American goldfinch, Spotted Towhee, Brown Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Junco, Purple Finch, House Finch, Sparrow Hawk, California Thrasher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Bush-tit, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp- shinned Hawk, California Jay, Stella's Jay, Allen's Hummingbird, Anna's Hummingbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wren-tit, Bewick's Wren, Varied Thrush, Red-breasted Nuthatch. April 18 Jawbone Ridge, Stanislaus Nat'l. Forest, Toulumne Co., Calif. Our group arrived shortly before sun-down at the camp-site near Jawbone Ranger Station. After eating, the men in charge of the deer survey, Randall McCain, Thayne Raine, + Bill Longhurst, told us what they had accomplished so far, and some ideas as to what they hoped to accomplish in the future. April 18 Jawbone Ridge, Stanislaus Nat'l. Forest, Toulumne Co., Calif. This morning we were taken up to the top of the ridge where the deer traps were located. One old doe that hadn't been caught before, + a young doe that had been caught 3 times previously were in the traps. After weighing + measuring them, counting parasites on