Field notes: Catalogue, journal, and species accounts, v507
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Banks 1959 Journal 29. June 27 Qualicum Falls Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C. But everytime I stopped it began to rain. After supper visited a place about 3 mi. W of the park but didn't collect. June 28 Left this area about 10:30 a.m. Kye Bay, Comox, Vancouver Island, B.C. - Arrived in Comox just at noon. In general touring around, followed the Kye Bay Road clear to the Bay which is down a hill perhaps 200 ft. elev. Returned to top of hill and heard White-crowns sing. Asked at a home close by about property ownership. The area where birds were singing is Air Force, and there is an airstrip there. Wooded area at top of hill belongs to James Simon (American) ornithologist, very interested in birds. Talked to him at length, over an hour. He is a surveyor, a man about 45, and he tried to direct me to suitable collecting places. He knows several Lars in Comox, gave me directions to their places. He also directed me to the farm of people named Knight where I collected. This farm adjoins the Air Force land, and is across the road from Simon's. The Knight farm (ca. 70 acres) is mostly weedy field, some growing up to Aspen, used for pasture - very little cultivation. It is ideal White-crown habitat, but birds are scarce. Got 4