Field notes, v1511
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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).