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Sullivan
1949
Journal
153
Aug 24 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. - On top of Coyote Peak we flushed 2 Blue Grosbeak,
just below the top were 2 Chipping Sparrows.
On the forest edge along the E side of the peak
were Juncos, Pileated Warblers, Chest-
nut-backed Chickadees, and an Empidonax
flycatcher. A Red-tailed Hawk was seen
flying over the bald further north. Going down
the road towards Schoolhouse Paddle, we
stopped at Schoolhouse Pasture and took
photos. Returning along the road a Blue
Grosbeak popped up out of the dust in the
road into a nearby Harry Oak - I collected
it. On the way back to camp, flushed
a Flicker, but failed to collect it. Returning
to camp, In camp heard a Horned Owl
and then a Pygmy Owl. Dr. Pearson and
Murray saw 3 Kite hawks pass over the
meadow N of camp.
The Open Grasslands - are those areas on
French Camp Ridge that are ungrazed, have
a natural stand of bunch grass, with various
herbaceous plants, some juncus, and a brush
border consisting mostly of Tan Oak,
# Lithocarpus densiflora, New-bark
Physocarpus capitatus, Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale and Ocean Spray
Holodiscus discolor. Also with braken fern