Bird notes, v4398
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Echos Lake. July 14-16, (941) (Tree-wit, tree-wit, tree-wit, tree, tree tree). A pair above the trail on north side of lake. Anderson Warbler at., Hermit Warbler. (several seen, no songs heard) Tilmia Warbler at., Balsam Warbler very at. A pair seen fed. by young (very q.) in nest at root of a small dead brush above trail on N. side of lake. They came to the nest several times while we watched them. (Brenta Creeper), Red. br. Wrenbats. (2 heard), Mt. Chickadee very at. Seldom sang; Golden- crowned Knight - Twice 3 heard its notes; R.c. Knight- Two seen, heard singing once. (W. Robin very at.) Hermit Thrush heard at 6 a.m. from my tent, very near; often in distance After the thunder storm on July 15 when the sun was setting one came to the tip of a high conifer in front of us. (we were above the Learni Camp) and sang con- tinuously. As the sun sank it flew to a higher tree and continued singing; then flew up to a tree higher on the mountain. Its song had three separate pitches: _ _ _ Usually the intermediate pitch was repeated between the high and low pitches in both directions. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but not in regular succession; A House Wren came to a dead stub. We could find no hole but probably there was one above where we could not see it. We heard its call and song. Altitude just under 8000 ft. (We quinces sang like a Vapor' Wren