Field notes, v1313
Page 445
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Gullion 1949 Bombycilla cedrorum -1- Aug 29 Willow Creek, 400 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. - Several birds seen in the Brush Bottom habitat (see journal p 165) along the W side of the Trinity River about 1 mile N of Willow Creek. At least one of the birds was in streaked juvenile plumage, and lacked any indication of a crest. I did not see it being fed by the adult plumaged birds, but suspect that it might have been. These birds were feeding in blackberries and coffee- berry. Aug 31 same locality - 1 immature, or rather juvenile plumaged bird collected from a flock of about 20 birds. I was able to look most of the flock over closely with Binoculars and this seemed to be the only juvenile plumaged bird in the flock. Yesterday I thought I saw 3 juveniles begging for food among some mistletoe in a Black Oak along the river bank. I could not be sure that they were being fed but they were closely pursuing an adult and making quite a lot of noise. Several other birds same were feeding in the mistle- to nearby. Today, the flock came en- masse, perched in the top of a Bay tree bordering on the blackberry patch, when I shot they all flew over into the berry Thicket. - When this bird was shinned I