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1924.
Dec. 13. Rain.
Jan. 29. 1924.
Only one or two showers since Dec.
13, not enough to make the hills
really green yet. Clean dry
weather with an occasional
strong north wind has prevailed.
The Intermediate and Golden-crowned
Sparrows are seldom seen or heard
in the Canyon. One Golden-crown
only was heard singing in "Sunny
Gulch" on Dec. 19. No banded
Winter visitors were detected on
the feeding table till Jan. 23.
when a banded Fox Sparrow came
repeatedly. I put out my trap
and took one S.F. Tovbee (which
died in my hand), one Fox Sparrow
(put on band no. 55040) and one
Song Sp. (no. 55036) banded Mar. 19,
1923. Have been pouring melted fat over
food on table. Vagos: Warblers occasionally forage.
Jan. 24. Golden-crowned Knights in the
make of a very large flock of
brush tits - Several Ruby-crowned
Knights in aggregation.