Field notes, v1377
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27 R.E. Johnson 1967 Journal June 17 Berkeley to Warner Mtns, California Left Berkeley at about 10AM and drove via Vallejo, Vacaville, Winters, & Redding, then via Calif. Hy. # 299 to Alturas and Cedarville. At approx 5PM it rained in Canby. I arrived in Alturas at 5:30PM. I decided to approach the mtns from the east side because that side is steeper & better drained and therefore approach roads would more likely be dry. This notion proved correct and I was able to drive to the top of the range via this [illegible] side. (dirt) Deep Creek road, turns west from the paved road at a point approx 1 1/2 miles south of Cedarville. This road was followed (but not the No. Fork Deep Creek branch of this road) all the way to Granger Creek (14 miles of dirt road) divide. Here the road split. It was not possible to drive all the way to Tom Lee Meadows (east or left road fork), but the road was clear past Porter Reservoir to the Summit Trail (right fork of road). I set up camp at the end of this road, packed my back for a 3 day stay on Warren Peak, and collected & skinned one Mountain Bluebird which was perched on top a 60 ft. dead fir tree. It sang "tik-youk" at close intervals. 8:20PM at 7:15 PM An Oregon Junco was flushed by my car from a roadside nest which faced east & was under a small, open current bush. The nest contained 4 blue eggs with red-brown speckles, which tended to form a band around each egg at the widest part of the egg. June 18 Porter Reservoir to Warren Pk via Summit Trail, Warner Mtns,