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July 12. In the morning the photographer from the Fort came up the
cañon, and took a picture of the camp. We then walked up the
cañon, and he took a picture of Howard going over the cliff
where the Swiftnest was and a picture of the box cañon.
In the afternoon it rained very hard.
July 13. We went down to the mouth of the cañon. Saw a number of Quit
catchers, in some scrub oak trees, but the brush was so thick that
I could neither identify nor shoot them. Labat's Nutting's Flycatcher,
and two Bridled Tits. Saw two pairs of Scott's Oriole, only
one Pigeon, a good many Bridled Tit, some Hooded Oriole,
and some Cal. and Quiz. Woodpeckers.
The others went up to the divide. Will saw six deer and
fired eight shots at them but did not get any. Howard and Rising
went on to Bear Cañon. They saw a number of warblers in the
trees of the pines, and shot three adult and four immature
Grace's Warblers, two adult and one immature Olive Warbler,
a Virginia Warbler, a Rivoli and an Allen's Hummingbird, and a few
other birds. They collected two sets of Cowes and one of Western
Flycatcher, and a set of 5 pured Towhee.
When Will was on the divide two Golden Eagles flew
within fifty feet of him.
July 14. In the morning we skinned the birds that were brought in
yesterday. It was very cloudy all day and rained some, in