Alaska field notes, v1300
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684 Filmore 1933. Horse Ridge, 5000-5500 ft. S Trinity Co., Caly. May 27, 1933 upper Arrived at main spring (under large scattered Yellow Pines 5200 ft.) on Summit Trail & Horse Ridge at about 19:00 H.M. Noted relatively fresh gopher workings and one Douglas Ground Squirrel? In setting out traps up from Ceanothus brush saw two Green tailed Tanagers, 6 deer, 3 Robins. Lunched at creek side in thicket of Black Oak 1/4 mi. east. Noted Blue-fronted Jay Bathing in creek adjacent to snowbanks. Continued to trap up slope into Chirguapin brush. Flycatcher jar been in and taken. Made excursion down steep canyon to north west of Summit Trail & telephone line. Large outcroppings of metamorphosed limestone surrounded by heavy growth of chinguapin seemed to be best habitat for Entamia? - Exceedingly heavy growth of Red Fir (? White?) in canyon bottom. Saw Blue Fronted Jay and one quail, probably Mountain. This canyon contains fir and Douglas Spruce mixed at the top with heavy growth of Oaks (Black), chinguapin, ceanthus and manzanita at edge of timber.