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Cogswell
1949
Certhia familiaris
Aug. 8-19 Big Lagoon Humboldt Co., Calif. Recorded on
5 different days -- in spruce-elder, maple.
elder, and Redwood-Hemlock-Lowland Oak forests.
one was heard singing on the 12th.
Aug. 20-26 Trend Camp 3100 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif. Single
individuals were recorded on 2 days, 1 of them
singing on the 21st. The forest type is Douglas Fir
-- Incense Cedar -- Tan Oak.
Aug 27-
Sep. 5 3 mi N Yellow Creek 700 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif.
1 or 2 noted on each day afield near our camp
in Loon Creek Canyon, one was heard singing on
the 27th. These were all in Douglas Fir - Madrone
forest or Elder Maple forest (collected in later on 3rd)
one was seen
in the walnut orchard in Trinity River valley on Aug 29.
[see journal]
Sep. 6 (2 1/2 mi NWW) Red Mtn, 5400 ft., 14 mi S Hayfork Trinity
Co., Calif. One was foraging on steller (15-20ft.)
Harry oaks + in somewhat higher Jeffrey Pines
on the S. facing side of the ridge here. I shot
it, but feathers from whole belly area slipped
badly by 5:00 p.m. & it was discarded. 3+ mtn.
chickadees were foraging near it.
Sep. 7-10 Creepers were heard or seen, (or 2 at
a time, frequently in the White Fir - Incense
Cedar - Pine forest of N-facing slopes & deeper
canyons, and were noted less frequently
in the open pine forest nearby (within 2 mi.
of locality as written above). Songs were heard
on the 9th. & 10th.