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D Richardson
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General Account.
by 3 Sequoia Park Headquarters
Tulare Co. California & 500 ft.
Come up to the park
yesterday for only a short stay. My uncle (20 yrs old) and I wanted to see Mr. Dixon again before he left for Yosemite.
This morning Mr. Dixon, Mr. Pound (a ranger-naturalist) and myself went down to the Mall Fork River in quest of the previously observed Black Swift nest. Built on the moist cliff 20 ft. above the plunging river were two nests. The small cup nests were almost entirely built of moss except for a few pin needles for lining. The nest was supported on the sharp face by a small soft crack. A female bird was sitting on