Diary and bird list from Yosemite, v4510

Miller, Alden H. (Alden Holmes), 1906-1965

1920

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

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35 Alden H. Willi Yosemite

1920 Diary and Bird Lists 17 Started from Home at 12:15 made good time over ridge road and camped in the Yuba Santa bushes just before 6 bec. Windy Birds Seen June 12. Place 31 Re seen Time Remarks Home W.W. Vico Yellow Warbler " Song Sparrow " Calif. Linnet all day " Spinned Towhee " Anthony Towhee " Western Mockingbird every " Young P. Thrasher Ridge " Wren at Ridge " Any H. Oise " Young Stoza Brewer Blackld. 11 " " English Sparrow " Occidental Turkey Buzzard N.Wall 1 " " Juncted Dowel Cajon " Glendale Shrike "

Sander Tark Sparrow Sant " " Phainope " " Raven Place Road 2 Newhall Calif. Ud Pkr. Newhall Crow Sauces Riger R Black B. Grosbeak Rigger R Black W. Skauny 4 Luigi Tejon Pass Arkansas Kingbird " " SanDiego Redwing 5 Camp Meadowlark 5 Tejon P Ann Coot 5 in alkali lake Camp Calif. D. Quail 6 Very shy " W Bluebird 6 " Poor Will 7 many reds " Bush Tit 6 " Calif Blue Jay 6 June 13 Got up at 5:00 am Cold and windy saw martin and Poor Will at dawn Broke camp Yuba

Santa 7:06 went on through Pass and found a set of Oak. Ringbird on the long Bakersfield Road Passed Bakersfield early and ate lunch north of Delano Made Fresno and camped on side Road on the way to Wasua at 5:10 pm very cloudy and Blew Ringbird with Slight inds. Y.S. Camp Birds Seen 36 " 17 Poor Will - 5 seen at sunrise " " Chail 5 " " Ash Thrycatoha 5 Singing " " Wood Breee 4.30 at dawn " " C. Blue Jay 5 " " W Meadowlark 5 " " Calif. Tinnt 5

Y.S. Camp Lawrence Goldfinch 5 Dung " " Purple Martin 4 over " " Bushtit 5 Fly. " " Titmouse 5 at day " " Western Mockingbird all 5 in " " W. Bluebird 5 Sapburn " " R.S. Vireo 5 Singing " " Gnatcatcher 5 " " " Road Runner 6 cooing " " Bullock's Oriole all day 7 Call Lebec English Sparrow all day 7 not Fort Dijon Culli Vireo 7 Caltha " " Yellow Warbler 7 insect " " H.W. Vireo 7 singing " " S.D. Redtail all day 7 " " B. Blackbird all day 7 " " House Fly 7 nesting " " Swist Water 7 nesting " " Black Phoebe 7 " " Raven Occasionally 4 fifty " " Oriole all day 7 " " " Cowbird 8 Bek.R. Night Quail 9

Bak R. Horned Lark 9 Mottled Pygmy Owl 11 Tresco Barn Swallow 8 am Kilken Camp Fillden Common 7 sprounging " " " " " " all day Calif Shrike June 14 Got up at 5:06 Broke camp at 7:45 Leaving Fillden Camp and got provision at Merced. The lunch on Coarse Gold road and noticed many changers in life saw Phainseeks Titmice B.G. Empcatche ate on road a boy Ramond. Camped, above fish camp and noticed

pugny change neghere. The Camp was fine one with clear water and good beds. Camped at 3:30. Found Robin nest old Place Birds Observed seen km Time before noon Tremol. Killed " " Western Taker " " Buffalo Bird Coarse Gold " " A. Ringbrid " " " " Mockingbird To Ramond " " Blackwing " " W. MacGaffolk To Ramond " " Cal. Lynx Ramond B. Owl Camp Willow Grapling Colo Rd. Ramond Cat. Wolf Jacky Lunchen Place Ramond R. Shagowbank Co Gold Rd. Maced River Little Green Heron Ramond Rd Red Tail Hawk " " Turkey Buzzard " " Red Tail Hawk " " Linnet To Coarsegold

Coyo Rd Yellow Hairster Canyon near Coyo Gold before noon " " E.H. Quail Ramond Blue Jay Coyo.Rd English Sparrow all of the mud Co.Gold. Jack Sparrow " " Brown Bkld. " " BB Graspeak w/tue to camp meadows W Blue rid " " Princope plon in the oak sand line Lunchen Vigor Den miami L. noon " " Towhee Calf. " " Plain titmouse " " B.G. Gnatcatcher to Co.Gold " " Barn Swallow Halfway Rocker Cliff Swallow Afternoon Coyo Canyon W.Wires Night Camp Co Gold W Robin N.Camp Purple Finch " " Squirrel Towhee " " Cassin Vireo Miami Rd. Sendu bill Nathalet N. Camp Fox Sparrow breeding " " Junco

N Camp B Jay Wood River Mountain Trail Long Bango Five sided flycatcher Trial Flycatcher toward evening June 15 Up at at 4.30 to look in sing at [illegible] - nothing doing - saw band aid pigeon. broke camp. Rode all day in the rain and at lunch below inspirator St... The valley was full of clover making very beautiful sheets. Drove for about two miles in deep cloud. Got in about four and made fair camp in tent. already put up on the merald

near village Point Birds Observed Camp Olive Sided Flycatcher Good power Yosemite Junco Verickide BFray Fox Sparrow Mountain Quail Bandtail Pigeon W.W. Vies Yosemite Cassin Vies Trial Flycatcher # Yellow Warbler Yosemite Permit Thush S. Rypke Stina Cab. Woodpecker R.S. Glieker Reel Breasted Flycatcher nutbetch [illegible] Magilliray Warbler Piedcolored Starler

Comp. Lined Towhe as. Towhee B.Grosbeak Silvia Gieper Yosemite Ferrant Warbler Audubon Warbler P.B. Shush White Woodpecker 5-7am 4-6pm June 16 Still damp and wet but gleaming S. Holmes, and I took a bike up around to Stonemaw Bridge and back and found yellow warblers on point of hatching. Late in day went long time hunting sandpids out, and finally found much different than expected. Met dickcissel and learn many nests most past this prime.

Birds Observed Wood Ruge R.S. Thickee C. Limpet Finch Keenut Wabber Yellow Wabber Cassin Vires H Robin Juncos R.B. Thush Keenut Thush Calf Woodpecker W.W. Virds O Day Magelliray Hable Chipping Sparrow Birchspigh Spotted Sandpiper June 17 Found W.A.Thijcos nest and took Went to Sandpiper next another, with Chief Range

Townsley and took for musical group got man who seemed to be inex. at this time. June 18 Got creaper eggs in crotet of pocky of bark located by Mickeals and went down to Sandpiper nest again Birds Observed. Valleyfloor Purple Finch Cassin Vireo W. Robin Yellow Warbler Clued. " Hymnet Thush R. B. " Brother Sandpiper S. Creeper Junco, Chipping Sparrow

B7 Gyspeak Hovel River W. Wrigg June 18 Loafed around about all day. Dad went to big trees with shapers as mature quick but not much sugar. Interest taken. Tried blowing creepers but broke one and quit it seemed cracked. But finished up the vines successfully. 19 Cassin Video Junco Russet Backed Shush W. Robin Purple Finch B7 Gyspeak Yellow Warbler

Westeye Warbling Vireo Spotted Sandpiper Blue Eyed Towhee Hermmit Warbler (saw one) (green backed Cypseloides) (Siena creeper) dune 20 Started for Ternal Falls with the modestoites had a good time, everybody get to the top of Ternal Falls and ate lunch there. Ran most of the way down and walked from happy isles after seeing mother. Located very few birds because of the noise of falls etc

June 21 Holmes got sick the next day and stayed home most all day taking care of them. Birds as other days at camp. no special nesting data June 22 Worked around camp found new sand spug nest and showed it to Micheal and byants made observation of junes and took some pictures. June 23 Dapl and 7 spent most all morning studying the Sandpiper which seemed to include by the action both seemed to do the work. Saw Bandtail Pigeon

Coliope Hummer which have a nest of young willow wood pickles living in half Trial Stycaetha and other birds as before (see special note on Handpipe) found trial Stypathen not begun made with Long Streamer went on stature pipe in pft. Died and finished blowing deeply successfully June 24 Found and took Mc gillivray warbler June 25 Blew marbles eggs successfully after the Saxpipers That had been defeated found apparently just Robins nest

and one egg in the trials nest. Went to bydle will creek and found water ougd nest nearly where though before left young. (cop comply sue special data) plan to go up big oak plat and abroad to El capitan. Brids Obsgwood Jual Tycalorn Willow Woodpecker Wood Pewer Blue Montled Jay Brewer Blackbird White C. Sparrow Green backed Goldflid Caly Purple Finch Chipping Sparrow Funkco! Brygosbeak Spumcd Towhee

Western Tanager White Swift Cassin's Willet Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-breasted Nuthatch Chickadee Robin W. Russet-thrush Spotted Sandpiper Bermudian Jay Band-tailed Pigeon Evening Grosbeak Water Ouzel Br. Vird Bridgman [illegible] ducks reported June 26 Kolyno and I went on bike up Seneca canyon [illegible] [illegible] did not have

lunch so did not take enough Time to observe gruine has given his lecture which was very interesting. 8000 Special Birds Observed! 8000 Red B. Pultatch Audubon Warbler ERW. Dives- Yellow Warbler Shill Swallow Permit Warbler With swift mating ground Roughfish 6.500 (B) Gnatcatcher (Place Throaty call from book) 6.500 (heard Knight?!) song of not chick ... ... ... Done! Felt a little stuff went to last off summit Talls sprout out Swifts and right Queen shalloons Caught the rest of your fish

Guill Thycatoh June28 Felt little off today, finally rained. Nearly all day are having W.E. grosbeaks nearly every clay now June29 cleaning off a little went to look at tops next but nothing doing blew flycatcher unsuccessfully and sparrow array got off to go with the mythical flowing saturday to ride wil creek upper and caught my fist bout 6 pinch by the spiced. We have been many night hawks last night and to night a couple flying over river. June30 Took hike around sws

islands in bathing suits and found another sand bibe with four eggs and got an old chipping, spacious egg and helped in office answering questions. [illegible] helped fix up out but cotton from Mr. [illegible] worked a good deal copying these notes are now up to date. July 1 Started up Yosemite Falls trail with mother and holme about 8:00 a.m. went fairly slow saw interesting changes and facts in spiral life see list and saw wonderful views. Went on to top, leaving folks at bottom of Big Falls. went to head of fall all could see

was cloud of mist and the gorge below. went on to the basinate [illegible] could see the rock country which looked very interesting and the high Sierra this A. 3,050 ft. lower than glacier at back at 339 this trail as as named as Tenaya Trail. Heard Dr. Minyard in evening and was very interested about Yosemite Valley and found a small lycata, next day found stay Chippy bag and got it. Birds Dropped Camp Spotted Angelica from nest Band Tail Pigeon Calliope Humming White Swift on cliffs

ovisiva Pacific Highthawk Camp Small Flycatcher 1 Wood Pewee Camp B.T.Jay top 6500 5000 Black Crow Green backed Goldfinch Chipping Sparrow 6500 Turcofot Sparrow singing Black headed Grosbeak Tanaga W. 5000 Initial Light Green Swallow young Cupletindu W.N. Vines Cassin Vino Audub Warbler McCiljirayitkablu Black Th Gray Shrub Yellow Warbler 6.500 Camp 5000 Reed B. Nutthald Siena Coope singing Canion Whim young 5000 Gratecatcha By 6500 W Robin R.B.Thush

Kennil Yaush Black swift Reptile Young (taliquin) duck found July 2 Went around valley in machine with Dr Merriam studying flowers etc in aft found three fresh chipping Sparrow eggs and young white & Sparrows just out of nest on valley floor reported one young shuckade has flown they up in rocks. Spinned mountain grapher for dad. July 3 Started with Michael To ride veil creek to fish. Had to climb up rock slide and through the pass heard grouse boom

on way back and watched a catton crow who touched our feet. Caught 13 fish and michael got the limit Birds Observed M.River Spotted Sandpiper DuPao Sierra Gnatcatcher 6 PM Booming Valley Bandtail Egret M.River Bufflehead Valley Redshank " Cal. Woodpecker " Calliope Hummingbird " Hall Flycatcher " Wood Pewee " B.F. Bay " Juncos Pass Goldfinch " Cab. Rough Finch BV.Canyon Fox Sparrow singing Valley Trapping Sparrow " White & Sparrow Young " Junco " Spined Towhee

Valley Pass " Valley " W. Damager W.H. Swift nesting Valley Violet Green Swallow W.T. Vico Cassin Vireo Pass Calamanas Warbler Valley Yellow Warbler " And. Warbler Pass Kermut Warbler Valley Magilliray Warbler Pass Stena Creeper singing BV.Valley Pass Walu Aigle R.B. Nuttatch Canou Wipm Chickidel Valley " W. Robin " Breast B. Thush " Kermut Thush Pass Bear

July 4 Stayed at camp all day. The young juncos hatched one (a partially state did not hatch) 2 days incub period. The band birds and thrush catchers are distinct. Had a camp fire with Mr. Newman who told many Indian stories also language knowledge of plants etc. July 5 Went to celebration. nearly all day the juncos are freezing fed. Took old junco egg and blew it. Went to mature carnival in evening very interesting. Spoonbills and nature to drive fire dive July 6 Went down on central

meadows found fullgrown young Sandpipers old, ridg [illegible] quail dead and came very close. young grasshopper just opening and the White Ringed Pheasant acted as though it had young. Went late to photograph with Dr. Bryant. went swimming Twice got a sun fairly warm Dr. C. Muniam has not arrived Because of logging track. 28 10 Birds Observed - Spotted Sandpiper [illegible] - B. Ringfish Band T. Pigeon Calliope Hummingbird rinc. - Wood Perch Small Flycatcher + Blue Faced Sparrow - Green Bk. Goldfinch Rypheb and Lincoln Sparrow

White Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Siyaj finco - Screech Owl - B.L.H. Grosbeak W.E. Grosbeak (heard) young - W. Danagin - W.N. Vino Cassintino Audubon Warbler McGillivray Warbler young - Yellow Warbler Siyaj Quacky singing R.B. Nuthatch Calamis Woodpecker R.S. Hicker W. Robin - R.B. Thush still Singing July 7 Went to office and studied scientific names all morning genera family species valid and started to learn straight

names of birds which I have gotten eggs of. Wintin's swimmings. Twice Sandbiks and Dr. Flyctater still incubating. The Buyout juncos hatched except the egg that was laid two days late. Observations made on our juncos see special notes. Plan to hear Dr. Muniam tonight. July 8 Went on nature hike with 32 people found Chipping Sparrow nest. Went around valley with Dr. C. Muniam and saw [illegible] fed The lions maple observation on juncos did not look at Flyctater or Sandbik nest. Saw Wintyn flycatcher for first time.

Planning to go to see Dr. By ants movies of wild life. Birds Observed Andubora Warbler Siena Junco [illegible] Warbling Vies t young at Western Robin Russet Backed Thrush Western Dipping Sparrow Western Tanager Black Headed Grosbeak Quinlacked Goldfinch Belted Kingfisher [illegible] Wood Brawn Yellow Warbler Kazuh Bunting Red Nut Warbler Sennar White [illegible] [illegible] Thrush

Imgarh Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper Minot Lake Desert Sparrow Hawk young Purple Finch Cak. Wishing Flycatcher Band-tail Region Calliope Hummingbird Willow Woodpecker Blue Fronted Jay C. Curry Violin Green Sipallow Chickadee R.B. Nuttatch going out Siena Creeper July 9 Saw Red.S. Hike eating grubs and went on nature hike at Yosemite Lodge, and caught Butthut for some people. Answered rush show in office all afternoon alone and will go on the trip to Enaya Lake tomorrow The vinoes and birds have hatched

duly 10 Started from M. Take at 9am. with guide up Tenaya jigzogs. Rock a fine little wild horse from Nyada bucksin. Found a pawatty old pigging nest on way made the top in two hours and a half and lynch went on through good forest country by mostly cloudy rest about the night of half down saw Tenaya fall and later crossed 10mi meadow and spw. T. arrived at 4pm. Took hot shower. Nupted WC Spanow and young two young just out and an' old egg nest in Tamagocksmall had spin lodging. The Tiput C. Build a large well fruit cost general in young towards.

Birds Observed Camp Blue Fronted Jay " Yellow Warbler " Hermit Warbler " Audubon Warbler 8000 " Western Robin everywhere " Busset Backed Thrush " Trial Thracator " Wood Bower Tinaya " Purple Finch Cali. " Rugh Finch Cabin Camp Sacramento Towhee everywhere Sierra Junco Volley only Black Hachyl Grobeck " " Western Jowager Camp Western Darling Vireo 65000 " Cassin Vireo " Willow Woodlifter Tinaya Mocking Woodpecker 800k Sierra Reaper Total 38000 For Shanaw on 13s. B.S. Region Total 73 Sierra Grouse

9000 Mountain Chickadee 8000 Golden C. Knight 8500 Ruby C. Knight 8200 House Wren 8500 Sierra Kernut Thush 8600 Mountain Bluebird 8600 Ruffus Pygmy sp. 8000 Red Breasted Nuthatch 8500 (Doug. Squirrel) 8600 Juniper Tuna 8000up White Crowed Sparrow Tenaya St. Sandpiper 936. Whit Th. Swift 8000up (Belding Ground Squirrel) Tenaya (Baths) 8000-7000 Wood Chucks Ring B. Gull 4/1/45 Went to Tuolome meadows got good look at fine pair of Pink Gossbook found a great many small birds. nests went to Spring beautiful country but a great many

diacthug & panyards for young lamalacks found in old humid thynknet got back and might more white. found agreat many old one with 5 young just satt and one shelly of young egg proved identity off other, not another shower and hissed Spt Juvio story of bird of south America Buch observed everywhere Cassin's Finch Wood Pewee Timaya - Spotted Sandpiper Meadows " B. Flycatcher " Seina M. Chickadee everywhere W.C. Sparrow " Keyed Thrush Timayas Clark Crow Meadows everywhere S. Junco Tundye Yellow Haubbe

Timaya Pileated Warbler about n Pine Grosbeak very tame 2 Western Brown Blackbirds 8.500 male Timaya Mountain Quail outbut till. Spotted Sapsucker everywhere Western Robin meadows Pine Siskin veryshut bird. Warbler Timaya Ring H. Gull common Mountain Shelledbird everywhere road B.F Jay " " Sida Cup Timaya W.W. Davis on road Pick R. Mithated Marlows Violet Grn Swallow on Tow R.A. Dwight saw many new flowers. Vol 12 Started off at about 3 am quite cool - about the same its out as before but everything lushy many meadows of Shooting Stars.

Beautiful timber below maya mind with domes meadow and rocks. with morning light was very beautiful. Evening saw some pipe girobeaks above 73s. On way down saw pigeon on subsoil gle nest one egg-nabbed it successfully without other noticing and brought home safely. birds seen when as before. It is a fine country better than the valley floor. July 13 Went to sentinel meadows in the morning and light around most all afternoon. Heard her lawson on geology in the evening. July 14 Went to get horses but had none

The land lice have hatched and left after 3 m p.m. found one, sand colour with black stripe down back about 3-2 days old size of young quail could find fairly past and had muddy, drift grass he found from trials nest bush The finches have moved across sheet and the Buyouts are about to get the Mikesy. Some have gone. The other birds and Wigeys are growing fast, Tricks ahead. July 15 Tried to get shoves all morning and finally got them about noon The apparently fresh Chipping seabirds nest near Cunny was no good. Went in the

evening to hear Dr. Takayama's lecture very interesting about how the Spinae were formed. (being made up of gravel! Blending up some. July 16 Rained and Thundered slightly, so thought we would not stay. But later cleared and started on The 10 o'clock control made the topic just an Mr. Fautha on pushed some but as slowly easier than last time. After lunch at Jayapack Flat and camped at 24.6 mi at 4 P.M. on the South Fork of the Sulphur and pitched. about 7.00

Birds Observed Saw the Pigmy Owl for first time, saw plainly and heard both notes July 17 Started at 7:4 am stopped about nine and saw and heard Pileated Woodpicker and shot a young with parent. Spotted Owl. (Got three Pigmy Owls in early now at camp in Transition Gone. Saw a great many Species passing through upper and lower Sonoran. Arrived at Modesto about 4pm. And procured 2 sets of English Spanow and got rid of a great many other.

46 Birds Observed Camp Jr. Pigmy Owl 3000 Jr. Spotted Owl 3000 Jr. Band Tail Pigeon 3000 Jr. Mountain Quail 3000 Jr. Pileated Woodpecker VS LS 3000 Jr. California Woodpecker Chla SQ run camp Olive Sidled Flycatcher to US. 3000 Jr. Ridgshafted Vlipper Hamilton US. Spanish Hawk Camp Wood Peway to Chla. Jr. US. Camp Jr. Blue Fronted Jay 3000 Jr. California Woy Through 25/25 Camp Only " Purple Drill English Spanow alltown (Jr.-LS) Camp Sierra Junos 3000 Jr. 3000 Jr. Sacramento Towhe Camp Jr. Black Headed Grosbeak Chla. 2000 US Western Tanager & Camp 3000 Cassin Vireo 3000 NW Vireo Jr. Camp Jr. Chickadee Camp Jr. Red Dr. Nutthalot 3000 Jr.

Grouse Western Gnatcatcher U.S. Lamb Western Robin Hamilton Western Bluebird Thor U.S. Priest Turkey Vulture U.S. BOF Gudy backed Goldfinch U.S. Grouse Cliff Swallow 2000 U.S. Priest Cal. Towhee U.S. Priest Wren 2000 U.S. Ch.Ca. Black Phoebe 15 U.S. " " Bullock Oriole 15 " " " California Shrike 15 " " " Western Troupingbird 15 " BOF Cal. Tinnet Chick 15 " Ch.Ca. Mourning Dove 15 " Near Priests Arkansas Kingbird 15 " Ch.Ca. Brewer Blackbird " Ch.Ca. Red Tail Hawk " Ch.Ca. Rock Wren " East Ch.Ca. Barn Swallow " An.J. Western Meadowlark " An.J. Cack Quail " An.J. Plain Titmouse " Riverside Great Blue Heron 15.

Norlits Yellow Warbler $5 July 18 Stage at Venadype all day got rid in all of 70 English Spaniow which are sure a pest here. July 19 Left for Tahoe about 5:36 went through Stockton Sacramento and camped at former place just out of Placerville RV Size just to little bunch of Yellow Pines met Much Birds Observed allway Station Mourning Dove near Sac. Spangy Hawk Yuma. Cali Quail Sac R J. Hawk 5mh Kiskater

all B.S. California Woodpecker LS Vend. Tullow Woodpecker LS [illegible] Arkansas Dingbird Placerville LS Vend. Black Phoebe Place dS North Hills Calif. Jay Hema 18-05 Vena. Crow LS S.T. Bullock Oriole LS all y. Brewer Blackbird LS S.T. Redwing Blackbird (Outf) LS 2000 Western Meadowlake LS all town California Tinnet LS US To complete English Sparrow all [illegible] Towne LS US Vena. Black Grosbeak LS at S. California Strike LS Vend. Yellow Warbler LS n. placr Yellow Billed Magpie US Camp Western Robin US ant? Place Violet Green Swallow US

July 30 Broke camp at 6:45. Made good time passing Through to 7600 ft arrived at 1:00 a.m. and got Olive Sided Flycatcher nest and saw the young Our Merganser. 8 young. Birds Observed

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Special Nesting Data Donco nest First noted being built alone 16 seemed Finished June 18 morn. one egg June 19 2 egg 6 am June 20 evening late Two egg June 20 Two eggs 4:30 am June 21 Bird came to the nest at 4:50 and sat till 5:40 after this Three eggs Bird chased chipmunk Bird made great fuss after laying egg bird sat 8 on 19 June 21 4 egg and began sitting 11 22 2 young known (July 4 3 young 2 hr late still with shell bird first seen Fed morning 5- very small food the birds shades afternoon and covers at noon young birds. both bird seen July 5 bird have starts of feathers Growing Past July 6

Chickadlee .nest in stone wall nearly Full grown young bird sat on nest, when closetoo and would spit and spread tail First bird Flew July 2 other four ran up into the rocks. Watin Gual At Buille Will Cuk in curve of rock thru feet in under small fall clamed fall and went in morning about july 25 noted feeding by pupped flies bird pushed thru water with wing. Wwwideo about (five) inch. July 5 four hatched July 10 when the wall limb is moved as breezy young Do not open up, but when edge is touchy

as bird slight, slighting they opened mouths. July '3 Trial Flycatcher about (three) days incb. July 5 2 of them hatch of Sandpiper about 5 days incb. July 5 one baby found 2 day old on stray place. July 14 New Small Trest July 14 Jack Rabbit what seen twice in Black Blue Oaks and diggin Pine have moved across street July 14 Sonco continued The birds have pinstally staying eyes slightly open. The puffing period seems about 7-8 minute at noon She shades in the morn. covers young July 7 Birds flew 11 am to 5 pm July 12 July 13 Young still near cannot fly ground yet

Hikes To curryankback 3 16 To Sandpipers nest and below village 17 Jovernal Falls 4 20 Village and back 8 and nature hike 7 23 Jenaya Trail 14 26 Yosemite falls base 1½ 27 Yosemite Falls etc 9 0 BristleVeil Creek 12 3 55½ Yosemite after Chipping Barrow 1 4 From House to parts. to camp and village to 1 6 Jenaya to Toudom and extras 22 11 Stably to camp 1½ 12 Nature hike 1 8 " " 1 9 Southeast Meadows 1 13 Stably 7.5. 1 14 in US 3 time 3 88

Egg Memorantous Inc Name Year No S.no In Little Gull 11 20 19 1 1 C.A. Brown Pelican 19 $4 2 " " 19 3/7 3 Least Tern Sterna Laridae 19 9 4 " " Rallidae 19 11 5 In R. Rail Rallus Leuipes 19 12 6 In Coot Fulica Americana 19 13 7 Scolopacidae 4 1 Actitis macularia 20 8 2 Charadrinae 17 8 Tetraonidae (Ciegiattitus Uocifera) Lophotus vallicola 19 25 9 Caffi. Quail Columbidae 29 10 Mourning Dove Columbidae 19 28 11 " " 20 30 3 Magasops Bubonidae Souch Owl Asio bendirei 20 13 4 " " 20 17 5 In Long E. Owl Wilsonianus 19 29 12 Spectyti conicularia 19 30 13 Burrowing Owl Geococcyx californianus 19 36 14 In Road Runner " " 20 18 6 P.S. Thicki Colaptes Caper-collaris 19 40 15 " " 20 23 7

Trochilidae Trochilus alexandra C Blk. Adummunypid 18 2 1 C " " " 18 4 2 C " " " 18 5 3 C " " " 18 6 4 Tyranidae W Tringbrid Tyrannus verticalis 278 B. Cheshire sayornis nigricans 41 16 W Wood River com Topos 20 309 Triall Stycatchu Triallij 20 3480 Corvidae In Calif. Jay C " Aphelocoma Californica 20 38,11 C " " " 20 42,12 D. Gowbrid S.G. Blackbl C " " " 19 47,18 C " " " 19 48,19 C " " " 19 51,20 C " " " 20 45,13 W. Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 20 49,14 C " " " 20 52,15 B. Oiole Icterus Bullocki 19 53 21 B. Blackbird Cyanoccephalus 20 55,16 C " " " 20 59,17 (Calif. Finnet) (Fringillidae) C " " Carpodacus 20 63,18 C " " mexicanus 20 68,19 C " " Prontallis 19 54,22

Astragalinus Psaltig hesperobphilus C Greenbkt Goldfinch 19 58.23 C " " 20 72.20 in L. Goldfinch Astragalinus 19 69.24 Lawrencei Passer domesticus 19 65.25 C 2 English Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 20 76.21 C Widalk Sparrow Strigatus C 2 W Chipping Sparrow 20 78.22 Spizella zeacola in " " 20 79.23 melospiza melodia Cooperi 19 68.26 C Song Sparrow C Spindled Junco 19 72.26 in Pipilo maculatus 19 73.27 Megalonax O R.B.Jowhel 19 74.28 Pipilo crissalis C " " 20 83.24 C P. Blackthorpeak 19 78.29 Zamalodia melanocephala 20 84.25 capitalis (Hirunditae) 20 88.26 C Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon C " " 20 92.27 Lunifrons C Phainopepla (Ambelica) 20 94.28 C " " Ambelis nitens 19 80.30 Phainopebla C in C.Shike lanidae 19 81.31 " " " " tanios 19 82.32 C " " Todovicianus gambeli 20 99.29 (Dirconidae) C W.W.Urino Uteozgula gilga 20 92.30 in Cassin Vireo Tanioirea solitarius cassini 20 93.31

minai Polygottla laughlens mnioittidae Geothrypis agilis 20 109,32 Macgilluray Warbler Troglobytidae 19 8533 L. Thraske Toxostoma Lecontei 20 9-33 N.C. Whin Heleodytes caucacuosi 20 1434 W.H. Whin Troglobytides aédon parkmani 20 21,35 Cistothorus Palustris paludicola 19 8934 Certidad Jule Huen certhia Pamiliaris 20 26,36 Paridae Sina Grupe Zelotes C. Bushett Psattriparus minimus minimus 19 9355 Silonidae " " " Polioptila caerulea 20 38,37 Brygnalcalche obscura 20 36,39 Ein Total Single Egg 18-6 " " 19-94 " " " 20-140 48 49 Total Sets " " 18-4 " " 19-388 " " " 20-3840 42 44 Total Complete 18-4 " " 19-284 " " " 20 35 3536 Total Complete 18-0 " " 19 14 " " " 20-46 397 48

Total egg 240 242 249 Total set 82 84 86 " con 62 63 64 " " 20 21 22 En Spotlilb Swallow 20 30,39 fring. In Junco actinos macularia Junco hyemalis Thurberi Zon Trichia leucophrys 20 42,41 Fring. White Gowned Spanour Colombidae Columba Fasciata 20 43 42 Bandtail Pigeon English Spanow 20 48 43 Clive Sidefly catchu 20 49 44

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Pygopodes 1 Aechmophorus Occidentalis 2 Clymene nigricollis californica 3 Podilymbus podiceps long-terns 4. Larus dominicanus 5. Sterna Cabir 6. Sterna forsteri 7 Sterna antillarum. 8 Steganopty 9 10 Gelicanus californica 11 Frugato aquila Anseres 12 13 14 Dendrocygna bicolor Herodias 15

16 17 18 19 Pallas levipes 20 21 Julien Americain 22 23

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Egg Data Name Arkansas Kingbird Date June 13 1920 get in. 4 local. First Part of Bakersfield Road Incub. Commenced Rem. Nest in small street Tree 6 1/2 ft up very well considering tree. Under Special Permit Name Spotted Sandpiper Date June 16, 1920. get in. 4 Local. Elosemitte Village on Sandbars of the Merced River, near Camp Incub. Fresh Remarks Nest in clump of grass on order of Spotted Jawlee not as killdeer Male bird Strutted

Name Western Warbling Vireo Date June 17, 1920 Set m. 3 Local. Yosemite Valley near camp and Village Inc b Very Heavy Rem. Nest in agalias 3½ ft up beautiful cup and hanging nest with wast to nest (old) on outside, lined with round grass stems Name Sierra Creeper Date June 18, 1920 Set m. 5 Local. In Cottonwood near Village Inc b. Advanced Rem. Nest in pocket of bark very long and narrow

Name Cassin Vireo Date June 22,1920 Set m T Local At camp near Village Incub Stale Remarks Oldegg after young had Plough nest in cedar 12 ft cupped and hanging Name McGillivray Warbler Date June 24,1920 Set m T Local Near Village in willow Thicket. Incub Commenced Rem. Nest as song sparrow / stub made to resemble drift material / from Plods Name Spotted Sandpiper Date June 23, 1920 Set m 2i

Local. On Merced River near other probably repeat. Incub. Fresh Remarks: Nest as other. bird deserted one egg robbed and another slightly cracked by (by blue jay)? Under Regular Permit Name: Blue Gray Gnatcatcher Date (12 Hoffman) Set 11 Local, Scout Camp, V.A. Incub (L. Hoffman) Remarks: nest in sycamore 8 ft deep cup and covered, camouflaged with lichens. Located by Miller taken later by Hoffman

Under Special Permit Name Trial Flycatcher Date June 27, 1920 Set m. 4 Local On Merced River near Yosemite Village Incub Fresh Rem. Nest in willow clump near river 6 ft up in crotch. Nests as yellow Warblers except for long streamer hanging. Name Chipping Sparrow Date June 30, 1920 Set m. 1 Local near Merced River close to village Incub State Rem. Nest cupped in willows 4 ft. one bird young still nest nest. (Unwatched egg).

Name Chibbing Sparrow Date July 4,1920 Setm. 2 3-1 was cracked Local. Near Yosemite Village Incub. commenced Rem. Nest in black lined with hair one egg had a faltin it. Name Junco Date July 5,1920 Setm. 1/1 Local. Camp Incub. slightly stale Rem. old egg of junco nest in camp ground in clump of grass Name White Crowned Sparrow Date July 10 1920 Setm. Local. Jake Tenaya, near lodge Incub. part incb, stale

Remarks: Nest in small tamarack 6 ft. large nest (horse hair) old egg. The Tamarack seems to be favorite place. Great many found here Name Band, Tail Pigeon Date July 12, 1920 Set M. Local. On Tenaya Fig Yags about halfway to top Incub. Fresh Remarks. Nest in oat (golden) on rock slope. Very Drail on horizontal limb large holes through. bird flushed very Good sitting very flat. stuck close on. Name English Sparrow Date July 17, 1930 Set M. Local. Venadera, Modesto Incub. Fresh

Remarks: in windmill Tower built of hay bulky with Feather collected for L.C. Hoffman Name English Sparrow Date July 17, 1920 Set m. 5 local. Venadera Farm Modesto Incub. Slightly incub. Remark nest bulky made of hay lined with Feathers placed on rafter in cattle barn name Olive Sided Flycatcher Date July 20, 1920 Set m. 1 local. Mouth of glen Alpine creek Tallan leaf Tahoe Incub. Stale Remarks nest small of Twigs in Pir Tree 25 FT up shallow cup. Oldegg 2 young Plow opp.

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