Field notes, v1511
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Carr 1932 12 mi S Canyon City, 5500 ft., Grant Co., Oregon June 25, 1932 after watching it feed for several minutes. Apparently noise did not cause it to become alarmed because I had just crashed rather noisely through the brush. It was feeding on a small plant, some of which I collected. Shot another one 5 minutes later about 45 yards down the canyon. One was an adult o with enlarged testis, the other a ? with large mammary glands which exuded milk after being shot. No more were seen during the morning. I found a Juncos nest within 260 yards of camp on an east facing slope beneath the edge of a loose Ceanothus bush. There were 4 well incubated eggs in it, being of a bluish color. Abundant in the firs and Yellow Pines about camp are Pinyon Nutchatches, giving high-pitched excited notes frequently throughout the day. The commonest species of bird around here seems to be Juncos. No Fox Sparrows were seen in the Ceanothus. Sparrow-Hawk, 2; Rocky Mountain Jay, 2; Steller Jays, 4+; Pinyon Nutchatches, 15±; slender-billed Nutchatches, 2; Red-breasted Nutchatches, 2; Mountain Chickadees (P. gambeli), 8±; Calaveras Warbler, 1; Audubon warblers, 4+; Solitaire Warblers, 2; Harriet Thrushes, 6+; Robins 10+; House Wrens 2; Red-naped Sapsucker, 2; Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, 1; Red-shafted Flickers, 4; Green-tailed Towhees, 2; Cassin Purple Finches, 6+;