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Orr
1932
2 mi NE Weippe, 3000 ft., Clearwater Co., Idaho.
July 19, 1932
Up among the firs and Lodgepoles I gave some
Pidgin Out notes this a. m. and very shortly
had a number of birds come and call loudly
about me. There were Olive-backed Thrushes,
Chestnut-sided Chickadee, Juncoes, Red-breasted
Nuthatches, Pine Siskins and Crossbills.
The Juncoes became quite excited 'thumping'
all the while. I shot 2 of them for Miller!
A little farther down the trail I gave the call
and when the birds previously mentioned were
grouped about I saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk
come thru the trees and alight near me. I
shot it and found it to be a or in process of
molt. Crossbills appear to be the commonest species
of bird about here. They stay up high in the firs, seem-
ingly feeding on the cones. Red Squirrels and
Columbian Ground Squirrels are both present in
suitable territory hereabouts. This evening I placed
out 55 mouse traps along the stream and edge of
the brush in the meadow. While I was placing
out 4 steel sets in one place a weasel cam out
on a log and sniffed at me, immediately going
back into the brush. I barely had a glimpse of it
in the waning light, but it was very small, prob-
ably a Lesser Weasel (Least Weasel).