| S2 Page 66Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Mineral
Date: July 3
Page Number: 2519
Audubon Warbler, Calaveras Warbler, Sierra
Hermit Thrush, Western Robin, Mountain Chickadee,
Western Tanager, Fox Sparrow, Modoc Hairy Woodpecker,
Pacific Nighthawk (at dusk). Going across Battle
Creek Meadows through Gerber's (?) ranch, saw a [male symbol]
Western Evening Grosbeak about a cow-corral, about as
a Linnet would behave in a lower zone.
6283 Eutamias senex [male symbol] 79g. 232x98x34x17. Testes large.
Shot from fir log overgrown with snowbush, at 5500 ft.,
on north side of Turner Mt.
[July 4 - blank!]
July 5
11 a.m. - Up Viola trail, at about 5600 ft., at willowy
edge of cienaga. Warbling Vireo's nest and 3 fresh
eggs and female parent taken: rim of nest 12 ft. 2 in.
(measured) above ground near end of slanting, spindling
will [sic] stem - willow clump in shade of firs and
sugar pine. Nest located by following up volubly
singing bird, which proved to be on the nest, but
left, and was replaced in degree of solicitation by
bird which was shot.
Spent the forenoon on the ridge up the
Viola Trail, going not higher than 5600 ft., however.
Started a [sic] 8 and got back about 12:30. The
last few days birds have become notably quieter.
Very few are singing now at all. Earlier, I
got to know individual birds along the trail,
by the location of their "singing trees." But for | S2 Page 66Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Mineral
Date: July 3
Page Number: 2519
Audubon Warbler, Calaveras Warbler, Sierra
Hermit Thrush, Western Robin, Mountain Chickadee,
Western Tanager, Fox Sparrow, Modoc Hairy Woodpecker,
Pacific Nighthawk (at dusk). Going across Battle
Creek Meadows through Gerber's (?) ranch, saw a [male symbol]
Western Evening Grosbeak about a cow-corral, about as
a Linnet would behave in a lower zone.
6283 Eutamias senex [male symbol] 79g. 232x98x34x17. Testes large.
Shot from fir log overgrown with snowbush, at 5500 ft.,
on north side of Turner Mt.
[July 4 - blank!]
July 5
11 a.m. - Up Viola trail, at about 5600 ft., at willow
edge of cienaga. Warbling Vireo's nest and 3 fresh
eggs and female parent taken: rim of nest 12 ft. 2 in.
(measured) above ground near end of slanting, spindling
will (?) stem - willow clump in shade of firs and
sugar pine. Nest located by following up volubly
singing bird, which proved to be on the nest, but
left, and was replaced in degree of solicitation by
bird which was shot.
Spent the forenoon on the ridge up the
Viola Trail, going not higher than 5600 ft., however.
Started a [sic] 8 and got back about 12:30. The
last few days birds have become notably quieter.
Very few are singing now at all. Earlier, I
got to know individual birds along the trail,
by the location of their "singing trees." But for |
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