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Balds
1954
Journal
14
June 11
3, 1 mi. N., 1 mi. W. Fort Whick, sea level, Del Norte Co. Calif.
tomorrow if not impossible. New birds for
this locality today: Savannah Sparrow,
Vaux Swift, Black-capped Chickadee [heard
before but not recorded] and Red-tailed Hawk.
June 12
Got a late start this morning. Got 9 sparrows
and was back in camp before 11, however. The
glass was very wet; last it had stopped
raining during the night and was overcast
in the early a.m. About 10 a.m., a fairly hard,
cold-wet wind started, lasting until about
6 p.m., when it got very still as it is now.
It has been cloudy all day. After supper took a
short walk; got a Chestnut-backed Chickadee
near camp, a garter snake and a White-crowned
Sparrow. Tried to get a Night-hawk until it
got too dark. Tonight saw Spotted Sandpiper
along the river, and an Ash-throated Flycatcher.
Saw a bat - have heard them several evenings.
June 13
Went out about mid-morning to take a few
pictures. Didn't see anything new. Put up
the skins shot last night, right after getting up.
Got more garter snakes. Left this area about
11 a.m., drove to the Goose Bay area. Pretty
country, but very crooked roads.
Sunset Beach State Park, Coos Co., Oregon - but
settled in a campsite here. This is a very
nice park - a welcome change after roughing it.