Field notes, v644
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Davis 1949 June 29. Red's Meadow, 7500 ft, Sierra Nat'l For., Madera Co., Calif. The young three-toed woodpecker woke us up early, and we left camp a little after 5. We went after grubs. Secured 15 or 20, and fed him pieces of grub, which we poked down his gullet. He gets very excited at feeding, and strikes at my hand when not being offered food. He uses the upright log in the cage, perching on it. Pecks a lot at the floor and walls of the cage. Went to Starkweather Lake around 10a.m. and stayed till around 1:30. Heard Steller Jay, red-breasted nuthatch, saw Cassin Finches. Collected several hundred caddis-fly larvae to feed the imp. Set traps in P.M. Saw in Red's Meadow near ranger station. Saw first mountain chickadee at this camp. In the after- noon, an adult three-toed flew over and gave the rattle call on the wing, and our young one immediately responded, calling several times. The mumble are very scarce, none in camp as yet, and only one anywhere near. Heard nighthawk's calling and diving at dusk. June 30. Fed woodpecker on caddisfly larvae. He still makes a big fuss, fluttering the larvae all over me, Patty, & himself. At noon, however, he must have been very hungry, as he took the first 8 or 10 larvae from the forceps very readily and swallowed them rapidly. He was