Field notes, v1670
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"two-lbts", "grum" or "candy". I am observing this particular family, and the others casually as we meet them, I would say they are an industrious quiet and friendly people, with no immediate prospects of extinction, or extreme want. They receive little help from the govt. and live by farming hunting, fishing, and trading. Mr. Swarth killed an Alder Flycatcher this morning down by the river. 132. ♂ Red Squirrel 209.4 gms., 300 mm - 128-42-19. June 10, 1921. 133. ♂ Olive-backed Thrush 27.8 gms. (Hylocichla ustalata swainsoni) June 10, 1921. 134 ♀ Rocky Mt. Hairy Woodpecker. (venesuanus) 135 ♂ Purple Finch 26.3 gms. (Carpodacus p. purpureus) June 10, 1921. Fri. June 10. - Overcast and cloudy. Alternate cold and sultry. Went on a long hunt this morning. Near the R.R. station we heard a strange note, or rather a Catbird: medley of singing and warbling like a Thrasher, Swarth ♂ 11762. Identified the bird as a Catbird, and I shot him. He was in thick brush near an old deserted garden. According to Mr. Swarth this is the Northwestern record of the Catbird, and the first ever taken by a Museum expedition. Further on I got an Alder Flycatcher. Went then to Gunn and the Muskeep, where I got a male Purple Finch in immature plumage, altho he is a breeding bird.