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Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: San Jose, 6400 ft.
Date: Sept. 30
Page Number: 2556

and saw several Barn Swallows accompanied by
two Vaux Swifts going south east over the grease-
wood. Here, this evening, I have seen my first
Townsend Juncos (distinctly gray heads), at least 10
of them around the spring and wet ground below,
and my first Belding Jays (altogether the same
looking as Califorinia). I have heard, Valley Quail,
Spurred Towhee, Hyla regilla, and just now
Poorwill. Gofer workings are plentiful the
first I have seen since leaving the stream
bottom at San Jose. The gopher population is
evidently not continuously distributed; the "races" must
be understood with this point in view.
Oct. 1
6 a.m. - The fine aggregation of live oaks are more
impressive this morning. Associated with them are
caseara bushes, and willows along the little stream
overgrown with clematis. There are a few jeffrey pines
down the draw. The whole setting reminds me
strongly of similar spots in the San Gabriel mountains.
Birds noted since daylight this morning: Spurred Towhee
(2 heard); Belding Jay (heard in distance); Wren-tit
(heard); Russet-backed Thrush (one heard); Tanager
(one heard); Nuthall Woodpecker (one in live oak over camp);
7:30 -- The slow process of packing, and talking,
is under way. In the last hour I have noted:
Red-shafted Flicker ( 2 calling); Bush-tit (a flock
of perhaps 20 going through the manzanita and small

Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: San Jose, 6400 ft.
Date: Sept. 30
Page Number: 2556

and saw several Barn Swallows accompanied by
two Vaux Swifts going south east over the grease-
wood. Here, this evening, I have seen my first
Townsend Juncos (distinctly gray heads), at least 10
of them around the spring and wet ground below,
and my first Belding Jays (altogether the same
looking as Califorinia). I have heard, Valley Quail,
Spurred Towhee, Hyla regilla, and just now
Poorwill. Gofer workings are plentiful the
first I have seen since leaving the stream
bottom at San Jose. The gopher population is
evidently not continuously distributed; the "races" must
be understood with this point in view.
Oct. 1
6 a.m. - The fine aggregation of live oaks are more
impressive this morning. Associated with them are
caseara bushes, and willows along the little stream
overgrown with clematis. There are a few jeffrey pines
down the draw. The whole setting reminds me
strongly of similar spots in the San Gabriel mountains.
Birds noted since daylight this morning: Spurred Towhee
(2 heard); Belding Jay (heard in distance); Wren-tit
(heard); Russet-backed Thrush (one heard); Tanager
(one heard); Nuthall Woodpecker (one in live oak over camp);
7:30 -- The slow process of packing, and talking,
is under way. I the last hour I have noted:
Red-shafted Flicker ( two calling); Bush-tit (a flock
of perhaps 20 going through the manzanita and small