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Coggswell
1949
Journal
29
Apr. 10 Long Jawbone Cr.
Jawbone Ranger Sta., 3700' alt., Stanislaus Nat. Forest,
Twisslunne Cr., Calif. (contd.) from 5:30-6:30 I
hiked over to the creek thence up along the ridge
road (jeep road) to point about 1 mile from cabin.
Yellow pine, incense cedar, black oak, with
carpet of 'mountain misery' formed about 50%?
of the vegetation on E facing protected slopes,
with the rest being filled with Ceanothus cuneatus
Arctostaphylos (glandulosa?) on the higher exposed
S facing slope this chaparral was nearly solid,
with some Quercus chrysolepis or Q. douglasii.
a few tall, burned stubs indicate former coniferous
forest however. Birds + mammals seen or heard here
are: (1) - those talled by voice at dawn:
time
0500 - I awoke; Robin giving mellow trill call.
0501 - Robin gave loud 'peek' call. These two
types of calls given in alternate series for a
few minutes.
0503 - Spotted Towhee - 1 cat-call
0504 - Mountain Quail - 1 'quork' heard, far away.
0509 - Spotted Towhee - resumed cat-calls & continued
steadily.
0512 - Robins - mostly silent now.
0513 - Sparrow sp? - 'tsup' heard.
0514 - Brown Towhee - sharp 'chip' close by.
0516 - first bird seen; a small finch or ?? flew over
among the tree tops.