ENPages That Mention 1925-07-07
1925: Joseph Grinnell's field notes
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Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Mineral Date: July 6 Page Number: 2523
and Western Bluebirds from the very sparse blue oaks on the hot, glaring "plains" above Dale's, where we changed a tire, was notable. Aren't these birds really of "austral" predilection (origin), rather than "boreal" (like the chickadees and creepers)?
July 7 9 a.m. - At camp. The brood of young Chipping Sparrow's near camp left their nest yesterday (see p. 2482); I located two of them nearby, in little yellow pines, this morning; they are bob-tailed, with wisps of natal down still adhering to the contour feather-tips on their heads. Time, in this case, from beginning of incubation to departure of young, approximately 21 days. The parents of this brood are already starting another nest, I think; were getting nest material, ^male singing now and then, and copulated 4 times in one minute, tho immediately afterward were greatly concerned over my too close approach to a young one!
Found another Chipping Sparrow's nest, with 4 half-feathered young which would probably left [sic] for good, had I disturbed them. Rim of nest only 780 mm. above the ground. Nest located in thick^-foliaged slanting spray of ceanothus cordulatus, near edge of clump of same, well sheltered and shaded by dense leafage directly above. There were many young yellow pines round about, but these had been passed up for the low ceanothus in this instance. Also saw full-grown and independent Chipping Sparrows elsewhere, in bush.
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Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Mineral, 4800 ft. Date: July 7 Page Number: 2524
6289 Snow-shoe rabbit [male symbol] ju. 132.5 g. 180x18x55x49.
This afternoon about 2:30, Mrs. G and I were crossing an open part of the willow bog near camp, when we were startled by a diminutive stream; and in the grass at our feet was a squirming injured little rabbit, as above. I was in front a step or two and missed it; but Mrs. G. put her foot right on it, wholly by accident, of course The animal was in a little, parted opening in the grass ^which was here about 6 inches tall and rather dense; alone, as we looked all about for companions. Clumps of willow and white alder were within 25 feet of the spot; and a little farther, on either hand (?), were lodgepole pines and aspens fringing the deeper woods beyond. But the rabbit was evidently crouching out in the open meadow, even though the brilliant sunshine was beating down - rather than seeking safety underand shade andunder seemingly better cover. It may be assumed that others of the litter were similarly located, apart from one another - the whole arrangement being the one of greatest measure of safety. This place is about 150 yards from where Dixon and I each, on separate occasions, saw a Snow-shoe about three weeks ago.
July 8 Last night and this morning we have been watching a pair of Hammond Flycatchers in the strips of lodge pole pines margining the willow bog near camp. Just shot one, which verifies the species to which these