Field notes, v1313
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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.