Arizona field notes, v4429
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more oaks to breed in, while the Long-eared, go higher up in the pines. June 2. Will and myself went up the Canon to the divide. We found a set of Ariz. Junco, and one of Western House Wren. Shot a female Ariz. Woodpecker, and an Hepatic Tanager. The Tanager was in the greenish-yellow plumage of its female, but on dissecting turned out to be a male. As this bird was not hatched this year, this would seem to show that they take more than one year in getting their full plumage. White-throated Swifts were, as usual, very numerous on the divide, and flying low. We saw no Lincoln's Finches nor have we seen any for some time. The Green-tailed Towhees seem to have disappeared also. Howald went collecting down in the valley. He brought back a set of hawk's eggs that he found on May 29th, but did not succeed in getting the bird. He also took four sets of White-necked Raven, and one of Say's Phoebe. The Say's Phoebe's nest was built on a shelf in a deserted adobe house. Most of the Raven nests had pieces of gunny sack or rope in the lining. June 3. We all stayed in camp and no collecting was done. I skinned birds in the morning and the others blew eggs. In the afternoon walks up to the spring; I saw just one Pigeon, but could not get a shot at it. In the morning Will found a nest of Cassin's Kingbird in a tree