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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.