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J.Davis
1949
June 28.
Red's Meadow, 7500 ft., Sierra Nat'l For., Modesto, Calif.
Junior squall'd intermittently throughout the
next hour or so, chaffing and rattling, and
at times thrusting his head and neck far
out of the hole. The ♀ was in the vicinity
most of this time. At about 3 o'clock, the
♀ came into an adjacent tree, then flew
to the next tree and perched below the hole.
She fed the young, and flew, and just
as she flew, Junior came out of the
hole and flew, strongly, though never
more than three or four feet above ground,
about 35 yards obliquely out into the
meadow and settled in the grass. We
went after him and caught him in a
dip net. Took him to camp and made
a box for him. After an hour or so,
petty fed him portions of two grubs we
secured from a fallen tree.
Other birds seen today: Evening Grosbeak,
a pair in camp, Robin, 1♂ Abdalon War-
bler in full breeding plumage, Lincoln
and Song Sparrows, 1 each, Pileolated War-
bler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet (several) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch, Trail Flycat-
ter, White-crowned Sparrow, Fewee
(lean only), Junco, Williamson and
Red-breasted Sapsucker.