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Bullion
1949
Loxia curvirostra
-1-
Aug 13 Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif.
A parent bird seen feeding a young
in a Sitka Spruce N of Camp.
One of the two birds was knocked
down but never recovered. - Later,
1 bird at the water-hole just
E of camp- and Keith Murray
saw two bathing and drinking
at the same water hole still
later this afternoon.
Aug 23 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.-
Collected one from atop a small Incense
Cedar in camp. Seemed to be alone- no
other birds Crosshills in the vicinity at
the moment.
Sept 1 1 mi. W Brannan Mtn, 3300 ft., Humboldt Co. Calif.
A single bird was heard flying over the
Douglas Fir forest at the little bog lake
at the head of the east fork of Three
Creek about 2 p.m. It continued flying
directly south.
Summary Northwest Coast Transect, Calif.- Crosshills were
common only at Big Lagoon and French Camp.
At Big Lagoon they stayed pretty much in the
tops of the Sitka Spruces. At French Camp they
came down into the camp to feed on egg shell
and were very often right overhead in the Douglas
Firs. They were very common there. At