Journal, v4151
Page 295
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O.P. Richardson 934 98 General Account. portion of a finch. In a willow thicket I watched the actions of a & Hummingbird gather the sage from the workings of a sparrow. A Sparrow was also seen in the willow patch. This bird was peculiarly colored in that it looked very much like a Red- breasted Sparrow but it lacked the red head and breast, the head and breast of this bird being black. (Dr. Wm Bell) found a junco nest containing 3 birds & developed and an addle egg. The White-headed Woodpecker nest found by Mr. Dixon and myself on May 19, 1934 contained the bodies of 4 young birds. These birds had been dead for quite some time. The weather has been clear and warm