M. Redd, 1942 Calliope Hummingbird E. Fork Sheep Creek, 5500 ft, Kings R. Canyon, Fresno Co., Calif. June 2, 1942 Saw her again in about 10 min. w/o I left branches of alder. Sat & cleaned beak, ruffled wing, & fanned tail. Moved down lower in alder & repeated process. Finally, Dedge? nest; fed young; didn't observed how many times each fed; noticed that white breast feathers seemed a little ruffled & that, as she jammed beak down into young's mouth, the beak was slightly opened for a second at the base, which I could see & then closed. Moved on to nest, facing first SE & then NE, i.e., [illegible] nest side & some flapping of wings. On nest for a few seconds. Then off & then on again. Gray squirrel appeared on fallen log below nest; noticed Hummer quickly off nest & hovered around him a few seconds; apparently not disturbed by him, because then she flew in & did above squirrelly cleaned her beak & spread her feathers for a while. Moved mid Oak SE of nest tree & preened preened scratched some wood. Kept this up for quite a few min; carefully extending wing & running beak down it; then turning