Field notes, v1670
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Strong. 1921. Vesipioe Valley, 23 mi. n. Hagelton, B.C. 87. quats were bad. Coming back we each shot a big Sunshoe Rabbit, saw several other as it was a clear evening and they were out in force. Shot a pack-rat on the front porch this aft. Built a bridge, and put up a screen door this evening. Sun. July 3. - Started out nice and clear this morning, but as usual clouded up by ten o'clock. Went over Arctic Three-toed's Nest, and chopped down the snag with the Three-toed; Three-toed's Nest, and after much labor, got one young bird, ready ready to leave the nest. The nest was about a foot deep chiselled in hard wood, and there was a dead bird in the nest, evidently about a week dead, with no means of ascertaining the cause of its demise. Went to get Mr. Swarth's Wright Flycatcher's nest, the old bird Flycatcher's Notes: distinguishable by her "whit, whit" very soft, the Hummerd J - "chebee, che-bee" and the Alder - "whit-tu, whit-tu", in comparison. One egg was so near ready to hatch that it broke as being touched, so we left the two eggs and single old bird. Worked all afternoon putting up the two rabbits, while Mr. Swarth put up all the flailers etc. Hunted for the stray "wild-dog" around camp this evening, and after a long hunt came back to find him in camp, but I was unable to shoot on account of all the horses, etc. He stole fifty pounds,