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June 1988
Journal
16
Saschaun Creek Field station (Brit) & juncty Hwyg (87 & 30)
17 June Sierra Co. Calif.
Red-breasted Nuthatch 40 ~6
Warthly Vireo 6 pines
American Robin 25 very dark red
Western Tanager 2♂ 4 vmt (Forrine)
Yellow Warbler 20?
Song Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Juno ~10
Beaver 1
Deer 1
18 June Saschaun Creek Field Station, Sierra Co., Calif. 6328 ft.
6:28 am cross over the creek at the Home over th River
~100 ft of Dining Commons. Traveled W along th creek
500 yds. Seen 3 pairs g Song Sparrow in willows
with 1one from creek. Found a destroyed nest
25' up inth fork g a willow tree. It had giame
Mired up woner i with a red bark. ~ 2-3" across.
and 3" deep. The squirrels here are gray, small
(1 ½' head to tail) with prominent ears. They have white
stripes near lips going toward th eye. They make a
loud chattering call like a woodpecker but to fast.
9:38 am I found a Song Sparrow nest! My
first, Ah! I'm not a complete failure.
The nest had 2 young, fat well-developed
maybe 3 days old. Pifatures not erupted.
The egg was warm with a dark spot aboutalon