Field notes, v504
Page 229
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1965 Bill Arvey Journal Have seen Steller's jays in the campsites, a western tanager, some junco's, fleetingly as they are not too common here. Saw a spotted Sandpiper down on the lake. July 9- Up at 8 AM. Went bird watching around the camp. Saw junco's close by. All appeared to be Oregon junco's although they are rather dark. Near campsites in Spruce tree are a pair of golden kinglets. Saw a MacGillivrae warbler in beautiful plumage near by foraging about 10 feet up in conifers. He came up with a moth of some sort and was very excited, jumped around with it. A single Audubon's warbler was in the same tree. Saw a tennessee warbler, very grayish, probably the male. 2 spotted sandpipers met me in the road. They were excited about my presence, ran a few steps, stopped and pumped their rear ends up and down. The bill was bright red on both. Probably hiding a nest. Saw 2 or 3 robins, one sang for a long time. Near the boat landing I watched a male American redstart singing and chasing other birds off his territory. By the waters edge I watched a family of Northern Waterthrushes moving up the river edge. One parent was being chased by 3 or 4 young and had to move rapidly to keep ahead. The parent had much more rufous on it than the young, a more conspicuous eye stripe also. The young looked more like Song Sparrows. Left at 11:30 to drive about 15 miles back to the Helmcken Falls area on the Clearwater River. Here I fished til 5 PM,