Field notes, v1670
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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