Transcribing the field notes of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Mineral Date: June 28 Page Number: 2508

poising, motionless, at times against the stiff west wind. Mrs. G. found a family of Golden crowned Kinglets in a group of young firs near camp - adults and 4 young, fully grown. I had a clear view of the two of the young - white line over eye, contrasted against dusky or blackish top of head.

June 29 8 a.m. - Traill Flycatcher's nest: in bog, chiefly grown to willow, but some white alder; located out in jungle, alongside of indistinct deer-trail; overtopped, well shaded, by lush green willow and older foliage; rim 1400 mm. above ground, nest insse^^securely supported among cluster of upright small willow stems and emanating leaves. Taken (2/4)*, and [female symbol] parent shot.

Russet-backed Thrushes' nest: in same bog as last; rim 780 mm. above ground; situated in rather low willow clump, with larger (taller) clumps of willow and white alder about separated from one another by openings grown to lush grass and buttercup; a meadow stream runs 20 feet away. The green leafage above and all about the nest effectually conceals the nest until parted. The nest is supported on a slanting willow stem plus adjacent twigs and foliage. Taken (1/4)**, and [female symbol] parent taken; [male symbol] heard singing in vicinity mornings and evenings ever since we have been here. Mrs. G. found this nest. The site is almost directly between those of the two

Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Mineral, 4800 ft. Date: June 29 Page Number: 2509

Hermit Thrush nests, with young, previously found, these latter being off the edges of the bog on either side, while the Russet-backs is [sic] in the bog.

Traill Flycatcher's nest just found by Mrs. G.; in willow bog only about 100 yards from the other one found today. Rim only 750 mm. above ground; nest in rather open low thicket, of lush leafage, but surrounded by taller growth of willow and alder; supported on slanting willow stem, with other twigs and leafage. Taken (3/4) along with [female symbol] parent. Male birds keep out of sight in willows; heard to sing in usual fashion. Eggs perfectly fresh.

Saw full fledged young Tolmie Warbler in the willows.

6271 Russet-backed Thrush [female symbol] 29.5 g. With set 1/4 (see p. 2508);

6272 Sierra Hermit Thrush [male symbol] ju. 24.0 g. From brood found on June 20 (see p. 2463). As I touched the nest, the four youngsters, even tho seemingly so undeveloped, decamped in as many directions with cries which brot [sic] the distracted mother. Each went over and under logs and bush with amazing celerity; the nest was forsaken for good - the safest procedure to the average, I suppose, in the long run. I found also that the other nest of this species (see p. 2482) had been left by the brood (of about same age) - save for one dead and partly skeletonized, by ants, in the bottom of the nest.