Field notes, v1294
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W.J. Francis 1963. E. Journal. Dec. 18 Strawberry Canyon Alameda County 0900 Checked traps, no quail; none were seen or heard in the area. Dec. 19. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County 0930 Serviced rain gage in Behavior Lab. pen. Weather: light rain and drizzle, sky obscured in cloud & fog in canyon hollows very light wind with no turbulence. Ground surface saturated. Visibility variable 100 yards to ½ mile. Checked traps, no quail. In the trap inside the Behavior Lab. were a number of feathers in one corner - appeared to be from an Acorn Wood pecker, but no signs of other remains - perhaps a hawk used the trap as a perch while plucking a victim. Spread a can of grain in the pen. Dec. 20. Strawberry Canyon Alameda County, 0920 Weather at Behavior Lab, obscured in stratus covering the whole bay area, no definitive base. light drizzle, visibility 100 yards in canyon, better along ridges. Light wind with no turbulence! Serviced rain gage and spread a can of grain inside the pen.