Field notes, v1617
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June 18 Journal Prosser Creek 3.3 mi S of Sagehen Creek Field Station. 28 June tail. Cut thru pygostyle. Do not peel cut thru humerus pull it out and cut at radius and ulna, Now go to head gently work out ears. Release skin from eyes cut thru transparent membrane. Take skin down to base of bill. Flip tongue out, cut thru jaw, clean muscle out of arms and tail leave some but not a lot of muscle around tail. 29 June Sagehen Creek Field Station, Sierra Co., Calif. We awoke at 4:50 am (late). The alarm did not go off. For breakfast had toasted rice cakes and jam with Fleet's Arabica Mocha (mmm... ) 5:42 On the S side of the dining commons where Red Crossbills caused on top of Jeff Both's truck, wild Red Crossbills coming in and land on truck singing and calling: "It's ok it's Jeff thinks it is a broody aggregation?" He his type 2 Song Sparrows at Am. Robin calls near creek. Walking along a steep N bank of Prosser creek S of the station a complectule I flushed a Townsend's Solitaire. It was sitting on 4 eggs. The nest was under the edge of a forida on to ground. Woven with grasses about 4" wide. The eggs were differ than sparrow eggs but similar color and pattern: grey blue with rust flecks. I picked