| S3 Page 71Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: San Diego
Date: October 31, 1925
Page Number: 2614
6:30 a.m. - Last night’s camp a pleasant one. Fog high, and things dry.
Live oaks along the west-flowing (dry) watercourse; chaparral of “San
Diegan” type on each hillside. Birds: Wrentits, numerously
calling; Spotted Towhee; Linnet; Red-shafted Flicker; Audubon Warbler.
Got under way a little before 7 and reached Ensenada at 8:30. Within
10 miles north on Ensenada got a good view, close ranch, flying thru
brush at roadside, of a Pigeon Hawk, fully adult, I am quite sure —
dark blue back.
In Ensenada, went to see Goldbaum and his museum. The Governor
of B.C., Rodriguez, has built him a very substantial little building, “El
Museum Regional”, in which are some atrociously mounted vertebrates,
but mostly geological specimens. The only thing I saw of special interest
was a mounted Spoonbill (Ajaiah) taken [recently?] on the Hardy River
by. Capt. E.W. Funcke.
Continued on to San Diego, 10 to 3:30; not delayed at all by the custom
officials on either side the line.
Nov. 1
In San Diego: Last evening I called on Mr. Ingersoll at his house. Found
him vigorous, and as enthusiastically interested in birds’ eggs as ever. He
and Mr. + Mrs. John Burnham were up in the Sierras the past summer
and had taken eggs of many good things, such as Sierra Grouse and
Hermit Warbler. | S3 Page 71Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: San Diego
Date: October 31, 1925
Page Number: 2614
6:30 a.m. - Last night’s camp a pleasant one. Fog high, and things dry.
Live oaks along the west-flowing (dry) watercourse; chaparral of “San
Diegan” type on each hillside. Birds: Wrentits, numerously
calling; Spotted Towhee; Linnet; Red-shafted Flicker; Audubon Warbler.
Got under way a little before 7 and reached Ensenada at 8:30. Within
10 miles north on Ensenada got a good view, close ranch, flying thru
brush at roadside, of a Pigeon Hawk, fully adult, I am quite sure —
dark blue back.
In Ensenada, went to see Goldbaum and his museum. The Governor
of B.C., Rodriguez, has built him a very substantial little building, “El
Museum Regional”, in which are some atrociously mounted vertebrates,
but mostly geological specimens. The only thing I saw of special interest
was a mounted Spoonbill (Ajaiah) taken [recently?] on the Hardy River
by. Capt. E.W. Funcke.
Continued on to San Diego, 10 to 3:30; not delayed at all by the custom
officials on either side the line.
Nov. 1
In San Diego: Last evening I called on Mr. Ingersoll at his house. Found
him vigorous, and as enthusiastically interested in birds’ eggs as ever. He
and Mr. + Mrs. John Burnham were up in the Sierras the past summer
and had taken eggs of many good things, such as Sierra Grouse and
Hermit Warbler. |