Field notes, v567
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Coyote 1949 Journal 36 Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif. Aug. 10 (cont.) cathartes aura - several Salco sparsers - 1 actites macularia - 1 (in gravelly stream bed) Colombo fasciata - 8 chaetura vauxi many megaceryle alcyon - 1 Caloptes cafer - 2 heard hylatomus piletus (recent work seen) Dendrocopos vellosus - 3 (in trees, snags on turned over slope) Dendrocopos pubescens - 1 Empidonax sp.? -- 2 Entopus richardsoni - 10+ + nutallornes borealis - 4 (1 collected) (* = see species account) * Tachycineta thelesinia - 1ad 1 im. (ad. collected) Iridoprocene bicolor many Corvus corax - 2+ Parus rufescens many Osaltirparus minimus - several Chameea fasciata - 3+ (heard in brush on slopes) Troglodytes troglodytes - 2 Turdus migratorius - 10+ Xylophilla rustulata - 2 + Xombgrilla cedrorum - 4 * Vermivora ruficapilla - 2 Dendrocea destiva - 3 Oporomus tolmei - 1? Wilsonia pusilla many Riranga ludoriciera - 3 Hedynales melanocephala - 2 Carpodacus purpureus - 2 Spinus tristice many Spinus pinus 5+ Zonotricha leucophrys - 1 flock (with many juveniles) Melospiza melodia - many Aug. 11 I moved my traps last night to border of slow, boggy stream also on the east side of the clearing east of Maple Creek - along 20-30 yard wide old roadway with logs, etc. running uphill toward conifer forest from the stream. about 1/2 the traps were set well into the brush in deep shade. The night was clear, with heavy dew. Catch: 7. Peromyscus maniculatus (ad.; 4 charging pelage; 2 juvenile pelage - not saved) 1- Peromyscus sp. (= # 13.) 1- Microtus oregonensis (= # 14) 2- Zapus trinitotatus (1= # 15; 1 = 640 Murray) no shrews despite the seemingly excellent area.