Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Sullori
1949
Journal
160
Aug 27 Born N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. - edge of an Oak Forest. This forest is composed principally of Black Oak Quercus kelloggii with many trees of Madrone mixed in and at least on its lower edge, scattered Douglas Fir. The ground is deeply covered with leaf litter and the sparse understory consists of Tan Oak, Poison Oak, Braken Fern and scattered small Pines. Higher up Golden-cup Oak Quercus chrysolepis joins this habitat formation.
Incidentally, just a little ways from camp, in Mixed Forest on Chinquapins I saw two Gray Squirrels, about 100 yards apart. Also lots of deer tracks, raccoon tracks, lizard and snake marks on the dusty road. At the [illegible] Creek Trail turn off, a Brush Rabbit scotered for shelter. This is on the edge of Oak Forest. Following up the [illegible] Creek Trail, the mixed forest becomes more pure Black Oak-Madrone and sedge grass _______________
(with jutting stones that I was unable to find in the French Camp area) replaces poison oak a broken fernsso the ground cover. Still further up a Pure Douglas Fir Forest develops with shrun Tan Oak as about the only understory plant. Lots of Stellar Jay, Chestnut-backed