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40_4 San Andreas, calaveras Co. suggests masonry. Fine Aesculus californica grow on this bank. A Fly-up the Creek enlivens the scene. Old and large thrifty fig trees stand in the rich soil on the river bench on the north side. Returning, we took the road south from Ione which joins the road north from Buena Vista which we had followed on the north-going trip. On this return trip to San Andreas we pass over a fine plateau, very level and fairly rich, easterly from Ione Valley, which has Quercus douglasii scattered over it. As I look at this assemblage of Blue Oak which is very park-like I feel that the scene is an admirable one and superior to any of the species which I recall. - On the way back, a little east of Valley Springs we ran into |
40_5 30 May 1923. six or seven magpies. It is not often that one sees them here in Cal. In England, says Miss Saunders, one or two or three may be seen together; seldom more; so much is this the case that there is folk-rhyme reciting what will happen when you see 1, 2, or 3 magpies at once. - Bats. The old stone building opp. the Metropolitan Hoten in San Andreas is a rookery for bats. Just before dusk countless bats issue from its eves; but they do not come out all at once, but in flocks at rather regular intervals. After the flights had taken place this evening Miss Saunders said there were still large numbers which had not come out, that she could hear them crying out very distinctly - making a great noise. Neither Major Saunders nor I could hear them |
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