Field notes, v1313
Page 413
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Journal 1949 Sitta carolinensis Aug 21 French Camp 3,000 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. I collected from the side of a chinquapin in a draw-(see Journal p. 148) on the slope S of camp-perhaps [illegible] feet down the slope from camp. The habitat is one of moist hillside, with a few scattered fire scarred Douglas Firs, with Western Azalea, Alder, Tan Oak, Madrone and Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor) as the fairly open understory. I though I had heard the bird earlier, but with several Acorn Woodpeckers around making various calls, I was not sure. Aug 24 same locality - Two birds heard this morning, one in the Tan Oak forest to the west of the stream below camp (see Journal p.148) and the other in the open Douglas Fir forest to the east, close to the locality of the above collected bird. Aug 25 same locality - 1 bird was around camp for a little while this morning. Summary Northwest Coast Transect Calif.-These birds were encountered only at French Camp and at Red Mtn., both high ridge localities in Douglas Fir - Incense Cedar, Cedar habitat (at French Camp) or White Fir-Jeffrey Pine forest at Red Mtn. I only heard 1 at Red Mtn. however.