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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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July 26, 1948, Whitehorse Rock Quarry on W. Entrance road. 5750' elev. 0700-0740.
Harris Woodpecker - 2 adults carrying food to nest hole at 40' on SE side of red fir barkless snag. Old nest hole on S. side just 4' above the new nest.
Snag in clearing near quarry, with other scattered snags. No low shrubs present.
Clarke Nutcracker
Mountain Chickadee - nest on SW side of 14" 15' Mtn. Hemlock stub at 11 feet.
Both parents feeding nest. Young chattered when parent entered.
Robins and fledgling - many adults.
Townsend Solitaire singing.
Golden-crowned Kinglets
Hermit Warbler - a couple
Western Tanager
Cassin Purple Finch
Pine Siskins
Juncos.
July 27, 1948, Annie Springs 0800-1000, 6000' elev.
Vulture
Goshawk chased golden-mantled ground squirrel at 1020
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Creeper singing in old dense hemlock clump
Robin
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Western Tanager.
Pine Siskins
Juncos
Lincoln Sparrow came within 5 feet of me while I was stalking marmot.
Stellar Jay
July 26, 1948, Crater Lake, Rim, near village. 1130-1230. 7100' elev.
Nutcrackers
Brewer blackbirds - 1 male and 5 females flying from one clump of white-barked pine to another. There was a very strong wind from the west during this time, carrying clouds of pollen over the rim, and dropping it into the lake. It could have brought these birds up here.
Pine Siskins
Juncos.