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Sullivan
1949
Falco sparverius
-1-
Aug 19 Childs Hill Prairie, 2200 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.-
10 individuals seen nesting on telephone
poles or flying in the vicinity of one
small area just out of the Douglas Fir
forest near.
Aug 25 Coyote Peak, 3000 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. - I tried
to collect a pale g breasted bird from atop
a dead snag on the point N of Coyote Peak.
It flew just as I was set to take it
so I didn't get it.
Summary
Northwest Coast Transect, Calif - Sparrow Hawks
were scarce at Big Lagoon, only 1 specimen
being seen, but were fairly common at on
the Bald Hills in the French Camp area.
At Willow Creek they were seen about
the cleared pasture and crop-field areas.
None were recorded at Red Mtn. Clear
grasslands seemed to be the necessary
habitat to insure their occurrence and this
was very limited at both Big Lagoon and
the Red Mtn areas. At The great abundance of
green hoppers in the Bald Hills area made
that area an especially favorable habitat.