Field notes, v577
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Cullbreath 1942 Jan 14 Armi N. Mad River Rock, South Fork Mt, El 3100, Trinity Co, Calif. Warm almost like spring. Jan 15 After setting up camp this AM Mr Riley, The owner of the camp who's now as staying took us on a circle around camp. Mr Riley was attempting to show us where we could do some trapping for skunk, coyotes, bob-ots, badgers and coons. His estimate of the numbers of these animals as well as those of mink, fish and flying squirrels in this area are over exaggerated. About noon it began to rain and this helped to slow up setting out trail traps. Today hunting was poor but several species of birds now heard or seen at a distance. Species observed were hairy-woodpecker, pileolated woodpecker, creepers, nut-hatches, kinglets, juncos, thrushes, Mountain Quail. Jays Stilly Jays and Golden Eagle. I also saw three tree squirrels and heard one Chickaree. Our Camp is located 33 miles North of Bridgeville on Highway 36. The elevation here is 3100 feet and we are 600 feet above the Mad River. Rising above camp 1900 ft is the crest of South Fork Mountain. This mountain is more of a range with no definite peak. A general direction is west of north to east of south. The drainage on this side of the mountain chain to the