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Field Notes Doug Bell
June 2, 1986
Drove from Berkeley CA to Garberville, CA.
Stopped in at Hopland Brewery on way. Met
Mrs Phelps, Pam & Todd in Garberville, then drove
with Pam & Todd up to the ranch near Garberville, Humb-
oldt Goldt County.
June 3, 1986
At Pam & Todds Ranch. Around their house:
bluebirds, lupuli buntings, dusky flycatcher, annas &
allens hummingbirds, crow. The ranch is in the
hills west of Bear Butte, from their ridges you can
see King Range. Beautiful country. Open ridges, scattered
firs, cedars, some oak forests. Helped Pam & Todd
clean up the ground around some fruit trees.
From 16:00 - 17:00 Maren and I went to Goat
Rock to watch for peregrines. When we arrived,
heard one bird do a ka-chuck, ka-chuck. Couldn't
see it right away though. Then it appeared on a branch
of one of the large snags off the rock. Great adult -
very dark head, practically no malar stripe. Very light
breast. Yellow cere & feet. Looked like a F. We
watched here for an hour - she sat the whole time,
preening every so often, rousing; when we left, she was
still sitting. We walked back to ranch. Saw: kestrels,
raven, red-tail, heard blue grouse, saw meadowlark, blue
birds, killdeer, calif. quail, common larksbill, robins, turkey
cultures.