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Gullion
1949
journal
165.
Aug 27 3 mi. N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
Forest the more abundant Sceloprus became,
Shortly before I hit the road, and even along
the road almost to Coon Creek, I was
flushing at least 1 Sceloprus every 10 feet.
I returned to camp at 5:10 p. m.
Aug 28 same locality - spent most of the day in camp
skinning and preparing yesterdays specimens.
in the evening I collected 1 Myctis californicus
and 1 Bufo boreas, both in camp.
Aug 29 same locality - Drove over to highway and went into
area 1 mi. N of Willow Creek. There is a Walnut
Orchard bordered on the south by Brush Bottom.
This latter is composed of open grassy places
scattered among Blackberry (Rubus occurrens) tangles
around 2 willow Salix & ripari (?) and scattered
Alders, Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa),
Locusts Robinia sp. ?
Black Oak & Blue Alar Cambricus glauca.
Closr to the
river is Bay Umbellifera californica) Ash (Fraxinus
oregona ) and scattered Madrones, also Broad-leaved
Maples. Holodiscus discolor becomes the underbrush.
In the Willow Blackberry of this habitat I have seen or
heard, Robins, Chats, House Finches, Orange-crowned
Warblers, Lark and Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees,
Scrub Jayp, Downy Woodpeckers, Valley Quail,
and Green-backed Flycatcher, also an Empidonax,
probably Traillii.