Field notes, v1313
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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