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m. Redon
2
Colliepe Hummingbird
May 21, 1942 - Sheep Creek, Kings Canyon Natl Parks Co, Calif.
2 eggs. Also into nest after reaching branch where
stayed
nest located, and zigzagging first to one side
and then to the other, working away from the
under the branch.
treeby, until finally she would circle
under
over the lower onto the nest. In getting into
nest she would once under it & then seem to
step over the side & neatly settle in it.
Twice I thought she stepped onto the side & then into
the cup, resting just a fraction of a second at the edge
of it. Nest situated in such a way as to be protected
from view by a screen of leaves, and yet the bird
sitting on it could look around her. Any move-
ment down the path would send her from the
nest. She stayed away only until she thought
danger fairly clear & if we stood around long
enough, after several false moves in the direction
of the nest & then circuitous flight away, she
would eventually take her zigzag parts to the
nest. After we had disturbed her at first, she
was still a little cautious. I would usually stop
a second at the edge of a twig about 2 feet
below the nest and a foot or so long. This
was a bare twig & she was very conspicuous
sitting on it. However, although while there
were people around she would play on the
rest only a few seconds at a time, when had