Diary, 1901, of trip with Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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June 20. Visited a nest found yesterdy by my brother and found it to be J. the Tennessee Warbler. It contained 5 fresh eggs. The bird was seen on the nest at a distance of a few feet and identified beyond question. I shot her as she left the nest and hit here as we found blood on the leaves but a long and careful search failed to discover the nest was situated on the ground beneath the leaning base of a clump of pillows in spruce woods near the edge of a cleared area. Thoro collected with as much of its surroundings as was practicable and the eggs care- fully blown and packed away. We watched some time in hopes of gitting the male bird but though we caught a glimpse of him once or twice we failed to secure him. Tusk about 20 mammals including Lincus Eustomy, Peromyscus, Securus Merotus, Drummond and Yanthog matus and Zapus which I shot in the grass. We set more traps for yanthoguthes and on visiting them before dark took and two more and two of the ordinary kinds. A number of birds were shot and made up. June 21. Tusk over 20 mammals including M. Pauloguthes and drumond Phenacomys (3) Eosyx (Microsomy). S. richardsoni, Eustomy and a fine male specimen of Putranis proposa. This was taken in a clam trap set in a runway for Mieristus. A few blackbirds were taken. Found nest of Olive back Thrush (3 eggs) and 3 sets of Robin (with egg) second broods. Shot Bartrania in bushy field near Post.