Catalogue and species accounts, v1302
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A. Good 1980 Journal Los Padres + Angeles Natl. Forests, S. Calif. 25 July (cont) While here I also collected a few Mtn. Chickadees + Plain Titmouse. After preparing the specimens + having lunch we decided to move on to a new locality + drove W on 8N04 + E on 9N04 to I5. Then S on I5 to Castaic where we hoped to find an RS but didn't. Then S on 5 to Saugus where we finally found an RS ca. 1500. We waited here until ca. 1600 for the Wildlife Biologist + took the time to catch up on the specimens we had. We got lots of info. Here about habitats + then drove N to Castaic then E on Lake Hughes Rd. (7N09) to Ruby Canyon Rd. (6N32) on which we drove E to 1 mi. N + 1 mi. W Red Mtn., 630 m., Los Angeles Co., Calif. [T. 6N, R. 16W, SE 4 dec. 14] which we reached ca. 1800. We then spent some time looking for Wrentits, collected 1 (with considerable difficulty), broke the tape recorder, bathed in a nearby stream, and supper + spent the night. Saw a couple of probable woodrats here (I had never seen one before. Habitat Chamise-scrub oak chaparral w/ riparian woodland along the stream course. Angels National Forest, S. Calif. 26 July Up 675. Weather clean, hot, still in morning + evening windy in afternoon on ridgetops. Started immediately looking for wrentits with [illegible] When + tape of wrentit calls. Though we attracted 2-3 birds, we were