Field notes, v1313
Page 129
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Quillan 1949 journal 140 Aug 19 Humboldt Co., Calif. we saw a Citellus beckyi along the road in a small clearing in the Redwood forest. Went thru a fine stand of uncult Redwood, and quickly climbed into pure Douglas Fir at about 1200 feet on the ridge. We drove for many miles thru open Douglas fir forest until we suddenly came out onto the open Bald Hills. Right at the edge of the forest - or better, within the first mile along the road I counted 10 sparrow hawks, foraging or resting on phone poles. A little further on at Childs Hill Prairie a flock of 50-75 Ravens stirred up and began circling. We stopped for awhile on the Wride of Schoolhouse Peak - there found a deciduous forest of Garry Oak, some black oak, tan oak Lithocapus denisflora, big leaved maple Acer macrophyllum, wine maple Acer circinum, Douglas fir mixed in, gooseberries, and poison oak Rhus sp? . Leaving these, we passed on through some more open country seeing 3 Mourning Doves, many Ground Squirrels,