Field notes, v1362
Page 195
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San Andreas, Calaveras Co., Calif. April 27, Three censuses were taken today. Two were over the same routes as on Apr. 25, namely, 3 mi. SW San Andreas and at San Andreas. The third was taken on a game refuge where it was believed the "high scoring hunter" had collected. The results of the censuses yield little conclusive information. No marked reduction in jay population was noted. The area covered by the censuses was too small in relation to the potential "jay-hunttable" territory which might have been covered by the hunters. The limit of error is too great. Hunting possibly wasn't done on the areas covered by the censuses. Since no quail nests were found, an examination of the jay stomachs probably will yield little information on quail predation by the jays unless on adult quail. Certainly, no young quail are hatched, even if eggs are laid. Only the insect-eating birds (such as flycatchers, phoebes, and warblers) were noted as still unpaired. For the most part, other birds were seen in pairs. Of course, the insect-eaters could have been paired