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July 1, 1962, S.Fk,American R, 1 mi above Whitehall, Eldorado Co.Calif. 8:30-9:30a.m.PDST
3800' el.
Kingfisher Violet-green Swallow Robin
Red-shafted Flicker Barn Swallows - 2 (highest?) Yellow Warbler
Wood Pewee Stellar Jays Evening Grosbeak.
July 1, 1962, S.Fk, American R. 1 mi above Kyburz, Eldorado Co. Calif. 10-5 p.m.PDST.
Yellow-breasted Sapsucker Dipper - 2 young. Nest cn open west face 4500' el.
Stellar Jay ledge of 12' hi granite boulder.
Pigmy Nuthatch - 4 Robin
Brown Creeper - 2 Hutton Vireo Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak.
Nest at 30' on W side of young black oak.
July 20, 1962, Downieville to Sierra City, Sierra Co.Calif. 4:55-515p.m.PDST. 2900-4200'el
Band-tailed Pigeons - 40-45 overhead.
Barn Swallow in town along the river at Downieville
Cliff Swallow - 2 seen at San Juan
Stellar Jays
Dipper - 2
Robins
Brewer Blackbirds
Brown-headed Cowbirds
July 20-22, 1962, Chapman Creek Campground, Tahoe N.F. Sierra Co.Calif.
SW¼ Sec.32,T21N, R13E, south edge. 5900' el. C.S.H.49.
Screech Owl - 1
Pacific Nighthawk - 2 or 3 as much as 500' over camp area.
Vaux Swifts - about 15 or 20 overhead in area - suspect they roosted in crevices or holes in tall Red Fir (Abies magnifica) at our own camp. In air from as early as 6:30 to as late as 8:15 p.m. PDST. Busy and noisy most of day overhead, tho gone for short intervals.
Black Swift - 1 larger swift of uniform dark color with all the others on 7/21.(AJA & FE)
Pileated Woodpecker - none heard or seen, but tremendous amt. of their working signs.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Wood Pewee - called as early at 440 a.m. and as late as 915 p.m. PDST. Longest active.
(Clive-sided Flycatcher - 2
Stellar Jay
Mountain Chickadee - 4 or 5
Red-breasted Nuthatches - 2
Pigmy Nuthatches - 6
Brown Creeper - one family (?) of about 7
Robin - first called about 5 a.m. and last about 9 p.m.
Hermit Thrush calling after 8 p.m. evenings, and heard only lx during main pa/rt of day.
Townsend Solitaire - 1
Warbling Vireo in fir and alder thickets along creek
Audubon Warbler - 2
Hermit Warbler - 1 imm. M seen
Wilson Warbler - severan
Western Tanager - 1 F seen in camp area.
Evening Grosbeaks fairly common, with 1 F or imm. feeding regularly on the bare (?) litter in our camp area. Elsewhere I watched a M and F mating???
Cassin Finches - singing most of day as part of the "scene".
Pine Siskins common and calling as they flew from tree to tree most of day
Oregon Junco - few around, but 1 nest with 3 eggs (since 7/18) in 10-12"-hi Juncus openmeadow
Chipping sparrow - 2