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Culbuth
1942
Jan 1.
3mi No Trinidad, 300ft Humboldt C, Baby
Ornismys maniculatus. In the afternoon
Ward Russell and I drove 5 miles north of her
to Big Tagon County Park. The lagoon is fenced
by a long spit that runs some 2-3 miles
along the coast line. Numerous ducks were
observed at great distance with some
definitely identified as Scotus. There were
some Grebes and Coots, and one Goose
possibly a Hachinson. We walked along
about 1/2 mile of the south shore line and
found all of the wet places still covered
with ice from last nights freeze. The
shoreline is bordered by Spruce and
Myrtle with undergrowth of blackberries
and Sold. Some scattered groups of
Alders and Douglas Firs also formed part
of the stand. Running through the Spruce
and Myrtle were the Myrtle warblers
of which 2 was collected by Ward and
Myself. At 3:00PM we drove south to
Trinidad and then continued on to a
point one mile south of Trinidad
where the shore line has a short sandy
beach. No shore birds were observed on the
sands. The only birds observed were found
in the brush along the slope adjacent to
the beach. One hermit thrush, and one