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the 7th. There were five eggs in the nest; as soon as the eggs were
removed, before Howard had reached the ground, the female bird began to
remove what he had left of the outside of the nest, taking it out and
dropping it on the ground as fast as she could.
We found what appeared to be a Band-tailed Pigeon's nest, and
flushed a pair of the birds from an adjoining tree.
There are a good many Chats around camp now.
May 23. In the morning Will and myself skinned birds, while the
others went collecting to the mouth of the Canon. Howard took a
set of Vermilion Flycatchers and shot both birds. I also shot an
Olive-sided Flycatcher, the first we have seen, and two immature
Shorelarks, nearly as large as adult birds. After skinning these
birds I went up to the spring and managed to kill another pigeon.
May 24. Will and Howard went to Tanner's Canon. They took a set of
Vermilion Flycatchers, shooting the bird; also a male Shorelark,
and a warbler we could not identify. I shot a Song-crested Jay.
May 25. Howard, Rising and myself went up the canon. We took a set of
Mexican Creepers, and a set of Western House Wrens that I
[illegible] found on the 13th; and also a set of Hawks. What
the Hawk is we don't know as we could not get the bird. We shot
the pair of Creepers with the set but were unable to get the Wren.
Also shot three Arizona Junco, an Olive-backed Thrush, a
female Rivoli Hummingbird, and a Song-crested Jay. Rising saw