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W. J. Francis
1963
7.
Journal
Feb. 5. Berkeley Calif.
Bought 25 lbs. hen chow for bait,
$1.46, Nones Feed Store, 2852 San
Pablo Ave.
0935. Pre-baited for quail trapping in a
small grassy meadow at the head of
Strawberry Canyon. Location - take
jeep trail from Grizzly Peak Blvd., opposite miniature train, 1 mile
south of Animal Behavior Laboratory,
follow trail about 200 yards west over the
ridge.
Feb. 14. Berkeley, Alameda County...
Began field trip at 0915 at head of
Strawberry Canyon, starting at Grizzly
Peak Boulevard, same location as above.
Noted Scrub Jay, Varied Thrush, Junco's,
and Rufous-sided Towhee just over
ridge on brushy west-facing slope.
Weather: within stratus clouds covering
tops of Berkeley hills, visibility 100 yards,
very light freeze, generally westerly; cool,
estimated 55°. Active fog drip especially
from Eucalyptus, ground quite wet.
Examined area of pre-baiting - grain
largely consumed with bird dropping cell
cleared, no tracks. No quail seen a
head in the vicinity.