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Sparrows. In the afternoon we saw a few Goldfinches
(Arkansas?) near the camp. In the afternoon it rained very
hard.
June 27. Howard went up the canon collecting, and the rest of us
stayed in camp, skinning birds, etc. Howard found a nest of
Virginia Warblers, and one of Poor Will, each containing young.
We shot one Broad-tail, and four Black-chinned Hummers, a
Painted Redstart, an Olivaceous Flycatcher, and a Virginia's
Warbler.
June 28. Will and I went to the divide and as far as Miller's Canon
on its divide, and returned by way of the Wisconsin Gulch.
I found a nest of the Olivaceous Flycatcher, containing young.
The nest was in a hole in a small tree, about 15-feet from the
ground. It was right next to the trail, where we passed
it almost every day, and yet we never even saw the birds. I also
found a nest of Criz. Junco containing young, and one containing
two incubated eggs. On the divide we saw a good many Grace's
Warblers, and shot three, which were apparently breeding. We
shot an Olive Warbler which was evidently nesting, but we did
not find its nest. We also shot two Criz. Junco, a Blackbird,
Vireo, a Song-crested Jay, a Chestnut-backed Pileated, and
a Band-tailed Pigeon. The Pigeon we shot was a female with
a well developed egg in its ovary. We saw a good many Pigeons