Field notes, v567
Page 183
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Coggswell Journal 122 Red Mtn, 5300 ft. 14 mi. S Hayfork, Trinity Co., Cal. Sep.9 (cont.) This is in the open pine forest on a w facing slope just above a small opening apparently caused by serpentine exposure. There is a narrow belt of shrubs around this opening. Birds and chipmunks were numerous (see table, p. 123A#, and species accites of Glauisium gnoma, *Dendroscopus albolarvatus, *Basserella iliacia, Eutamias amoenus, *Eutamias sonomae). One chickaree was also seen heard; it apparently wanted to come to the water but found my presence some 50 feet away too much to overcome. Beyond this point I walked to within about 1 1/2 miles of Red Mtn. itself. collected 1 of each species starred in paragraph to the above (2 of Basserella) at the spring, and 1 Eutamias townsendi about 1/2 mile further south east. Photos were taken of the area near Smoky Creek Spring, of the view south-eastward to North Yolla Bolly Mtn. from the point farthest from camp which I reached, and of (3)(4) (5) vegetation types encountered along the ridge. Sep 10 From 7:40 to 10:30 a.m. I hunted thru the shrubland a small barren "field" on the ridge by our camp, thru down thru open pine forest into the