Mr. Redon, 1942 Colllope Hemmingbird E. Fork Sheep Creek, 3,500 ft., Kuip Canyon, Fresno Co., Calif. May 29, 1942 After this, she sat quietly upon her nest for awhile. I decided to investigate again as to the presence of eggshells un- der the nest. However, again I saw nothing. The white rock under the nest made this task unusually difficult. During my search under the nest, the anxious mother flew constantly back & forth, to judge from her shadow which spread from one side to the other [illegible], whirl of wings. 4:10 - 4:25 = on nest 4:25 - 4:27 = off nest - feeding 4:27- ? (disturbed here by my searching under the nest for possible eggshells around it.) May 30, 1942 Arrived at nest at 10:55. Hummingbird not in sight. Climbed on log and held mirror over nest. Nestlings now had a few gray down, about 1/4" an each (3) in length. As I was looking at them, the mother came & naturally was quite worried, she would fly from branch to branch of the nest tree & the cedar behind it. She would whiz right past my face with rather frequent,