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String. 1921, Kuipine Valley, 23 mi. u. Hazelton, B.C.
&6-
Sat. July 2- Fairly decent, altho very cloudy. Went over to
Girlishun's (?) place, near by the river today, he was
not there so I had the place to myself; imagine he
was attending the festivities at Hazelton. Found an
Arctic Three-toed Wren's nest in a tall black
snag, about eighty feet from the ground. The sole
occupant of the nest, is very noisy, and the
old bird, female, makes frequent trips with quids.
I imagine that I may have killed the male, June
No! 29. Over in a small muskeg I got a ♀ B.C. Kinglet.
One of a pair. Along the fence, made of large poplar
leaves on top of each other ———— with heavy
cross pieces, I shot a Parkman or Western House
Parkman
House-Wren. Wren, which was acting very much like a Down
Creeper going up the big cottonwoods, and then
hunting thru the brush. Also shot a Canadian
Nuthatch, and a pair of Ruby Throated. Coming
each I shot a male Thrush, with only a trace
of red in his moustaches, the bar-sinister show
in nearly all these. Worked skimming most
of the afternoon, after missing a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Found a Thrush's nest this afternoon, nailed it up,
and went back for them this evening, there
were eight mostly aureatus slightly tipped with
collaris, in a haw stub, three feet off the
ground, the hole being about a foot deep. Mr.
Swarth is taking care of the birds. We had the
devil our time securing them, especially as the