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Family, Trogloditidae
N. San Diego Wren
Date Apr 7, 1923
Set No. 10/3
Obs. No. 719 d
Local: Los Angeles River near Burbank Calif.
Spec fresh
Colby Alden Willyson
Nest in 4 ft stub hole at top
Rim (old wadher) nest with
few sticks made of hair
fur and feathers one piece
of snake or lizard skin. Could
see eggs without breaking in
Bird came and eat of nest
remaining when we
arrived at the stub. Both
birds but silent until stub
was disturbed. Male carrying
food to the female not taken.
N. San Diego Wren
Date Apr 7, 1923
Set No. 11/3
Obs. No. 719 d near Los Feliz L.R.
Local: Los Angeles River, near Burbank Calif.
Spec fresh
Colby Alden Willyson
Nest in 8 ft stub nest 6 ft up
Rim. 6 in diam nest of hair
fur feathers of chickens and
twail or willow wadher piece
of snake skin, few sticks. Nest
stub taken. Birds close by.