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Behle
1933.
Coyote Peak, 3000 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif.
June 13.
This is exclusively sheep country
and the usual antipathy exists
among the ranchers toward
cattle men. From the top of
Schoolhouse Peak one could see
Hupa mt. + Horse mt. and other
prominences on the "Yolla Bolly
to the sea" range. The ocean
could be observed on a clear
day to the west. The snow capped
Ashiyous and Trinity ranges loom up
to the north + north-east. The
drainage of the land into Red-
wood creek on the one side and
into Spine creek on the other,
was pronounced. Hupa mt.
appeared to present much the
same aspects as our present
location, more heavily timbered
perhaps but also hiding rare
places with game others along
the edges. At the base of the
hill at the edge of the timber
we heard Western Tanagers,
Black-headed grosbeaks, Saykali
Buntings, Canadian Nut-hatches
within the forest and one Cassin's
Vireo was taken. Gopher and