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Miller Canon.
Rising took a set of Scott's Oriole with the male bird. Howard
took a set of Plumbeous Vireo, but did not get the birds
July 6. Will and I stayed in camp skimming birds and the others went
up to the divide collecting. They took one set of Bluebirds and
two of Cora's Flycatcher. They shot a male Rivoli Hummer,
a Bluebird, two Cora's Flycatchers, and a number of other birds.
July 7. Rising was the only one to go collecting. He got a set of (8) Hummer,
and shot a Rivoli Hummer, some young Virginia Warblers and
some other birds.
July 8. Rising went to the post after the mail and the rest of us
stayed in camp. We sold wagon, horses and harness to York
at the mouth of the canyon, for $100. Rising shot two Dwarf
Cowbirds, a Black-throated Sparrow, a male Vermilion
Flycatcher, a Nutting's Flycatcher, and a male Texas Woodpecker.
July 9. In the morning Rising and Howard went after a Scott's
Oriole's nest that Rising had found. After that Will
and Howard went over to Cars Canyon. They took a set
of Rivoli Hummingbird and a set of Broad-tail Hummingbird,
getting the female with each set. They found a Pigeon
nest containing one young one, and a Cora's Flycatcher's nest
containing young.