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8 jun
Sagehen Creek Field Station, Sierra Co., California 6328
because of this behavior I knew I was close.
but I picked around and sure enough there
it was! One of the nestlings raised
its head as I pushed aside some of the
branches to get at the next. They did not
make any begging sound. The parent chirped
the whole time I was in the vicinity.
I stayed to nest, and it is my intent also
to collect them young on my way back to camp,
as noted suggested I can in this way
stimulate hatching and also get tissue for
electrodes. The next was within 3' of the creek
on the South side. I didn't stay to measure
this trip because I felt I had disturbed trying
enough. Tonight after I collect them I will
do more thorough through inventory. 11:38 am
birds are very quiet I walked to the W gate
of Sagehen station following the creek. After
I found an Sparrow nest moments later I found
a Robin's nest with 4 young close to fledging.
The nest was in a small pine (16'tall)
it is about 4 feet off the ground. Made of
greens and mud. Nestling feathers were almost
fully emerged. It has warmed up considerably
~65°F very sunny, no clouds. 5:52 pm
found a nest of a Mountain Chickadee in a hollow
pine tree hole is ~7'.(space)