June 15. I stayed in camp all day. Rising returned about noon. He shot a Band-tailed Pigeon, a Long-crested Jay, and a pair of Hepate's Tanagers. He also collected a set of Cone's Flycatchers, and shot the female bird. I skinned the birds he brought back, in the afternoon. The others got back about sundown. They shot three Scaled Quail, two Cañon Towhees, two Traill's Flycatchers, a White-winged and Mex. Ground Dove, two Black-throated Sporious, and a Frosted Bob Will. They took eight or ten sets of Ravens, a set of Swainson's Hawk, and two sets of Black-throated Sparrows, one with a Diver Cowbird, egg in it. They also took sets of Traill's Flycatcher, and Yellow Warbler with Cowbirds eggs. The Scaled Quail as evidently breeding. June 16. Everybody stayed in camp today skinning birds, blowing eggs, etc. In the afternoon I went up the cañon after wood, and found a Rivoli Hummingbird's nest building. It was in a tree that Howard took a set of Plumbeous Vireos out of on the 8th. June 17. In the morning Will, Howard and myself went after Swift's nest. Will went over one of the cliffs, but found nothing. We saw a number of Band-tailed Pigeons. Rising went over to Tanner's Cañon. He shot a Nutting's Flycatcher, a Painted Redstart, a Bridled Tit, or a Baird's Wren. It saw three Buff-breasted Flycatchers. In the afternoon, while after