Transcribing the field notes of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Mineral, 4800 ft. Date: July 25 Page Number: 2529

otherwise only occasional food calls or fainter "location notes" are heard. I heard a Green-backed Goldfinch passing overheard, and a Western House Wren in the snow-brush; so the up-mountain movement of lowland birds is under way.

July 26 Last evening a Hermit thrush sang fully but only for a few minutes, from its usual post in the firs down near the edge of the first willow bog. This morning at daylight a Tanager sang in nearly full early summer measure; but that was the only singer. A little later, I heard the "bell" notes of a Solitaire up near the spring. Still later, a spotted-breasted but full-grown young Solitaire was eating Amelanchier berries within 50 feet of our camp, the bird giving ^^{now and then} an intoned, buzzy version of the bell note. The Amelanchier berries are turning reddish now, but not yet at all ripe. Even so, they are already sought after eagerly by Fox Sparrows, ^^{Calif. Purple Finches,} Green-tailed Towhees, etc; also chipmunks (Eutamias amoenus). One of the latter close to camp climbed a slender swaying stem to within 18 inches of the tip, took a berry, biting it off, then balanced himself on his hind feet, and then operated the berry with his teeth and paws in usual fashion; presently he went the stem, quietly, head first, body fully extended.

Later - A Sparrow Hawk flew over the tree-tops near camp, calling shrilly. Mrs. G. took me to see several

Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Broke-off Mt. Date: July 27 Page Number: 2532

Mr. Gransbury saw them and said he had seen them about the summit early the same day, but not before, this summer. Willard saw a Sparrow Hawk on top, and Mr. Gransbury said this little hawk had visited him frequently. He said further that the last fall (he staid on lookout till Oct. 15 when he had seen temperatures down to 14°+ and some snow) large hawks came past often. One morning lately he saw a Grouse perched on a rock ledge within 20 feet of a window. I flushed 2 Grouse down in the hemlock at about 9000 ft.; they evidently follow the scrubby hemlocks cleans to the top. I saw fresh deer tracks up to 9200 ft., and Mr. Gransbury pointed down to a green patch at the base of the cliff to the northeast where he frequently saw^sees deer.He says there are "mice" in his house and he often sees copperheads (Callosp.) and little striped chipmunks (Eut. amoenus?) about the rocks. The following are the birds I saw in "Hudsonian" that is, about the 8000-foot contour: Calliope Hummer (3 seen, all [female symbol] [female symbol] or young - no Rufous, as I had expected - for there was a profusion of flowers all the way up - a full collection saved by Mrs. G. & Molly for the plant press); Cross-bill (just the one "family" from which the old male was shot, as above); Calaveras Warbler (the one shot as above was one of a company of 6 or 8 birds scattered and moving thru [sic] the dense hemlock