Field notes, v1313
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Kuller 1949 journal 156 Aug 25 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. - of that saddle, saw a Golden Eagle in very fine immature plumage come over the hill from the east and sail off south over the Bald Hills south of Coyote Peak. Tried to collect a Sparrow Hawk but failed. Back in camp, about 7 p.m. a ? Horrel Owl was hooting (who who-a-who-who) in the fir forest across the meadow N of Camp. While Cogswell went after her I wandered down the road to the east, saw a Pileated Warbler, missed a shot at a Hermit Thrush heard a ? Horrel Owl down by the Black Oak area (see map p. 148). As I got closer I also heard a ? answering in the same area. Moving down, I saw the ? fly into a big fir - I started hooting and after about 2 minutes he flew to a nearby big fir, then dropped into the top of a small cedar, stopping about 50 feet away. At that range a #6 load brought him to the ground. Aug 26 Humboldt Co., California - Left French Camp about 12:30 p.m., drove to Martin's Ferry, going for several miles through creaks to pure Chinquapin forest, and then dropping into a mixed Chinquapin- Madrone nearly pure Douglas Fir forest, on down to a Chinquapin-Madrone