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Arctic Bluebirds. I found an egg in an open space
surrounded by snow. Probably a junco's. Shot a junco
and robin. Skinned birds.
SUNDAY June IO:- This morning I collected N/8
of Mountain Chickadee from nest built on a joist of
the cabin. The space had been filled with material.
Nest 10 inches long and 7 I/2 inches wide and rectang-
ular in shape. A solid mat of cow-hair, squirrel's
fur and hemp picked up around the dairy. Nest 2 I/2
inches high. Cavity 2 I/2 inches across and I I/2 deep.
I egg spotted, one with a trace and six pure white.
Eggs 3 or 4 days incubated. Female parent collected.
We struck out for Pyramid Peak at 9:30. Just out-
side the corral I shot a female Audubon's Warbler
which had been flying about with its mate. It lodged
in a red fir and in looking for it I saw the nest about
I5 feet up near the end of a drooping limb. Collected
the nest and four eggs; incubation a few days only.
Eggs more heavily marked than is usual with this spec-
ies. Nest measured 5x4 inches outside. Cavity I 3/4
in diameter and I I/4 deep. Outside composed of weed
and plant stems; inner section of fine bark strips
and fine grass; lining of horse-hair and feathers,
one jay feather being quite conspicuous. Eggs marked
with umber and lilac, heavily confluent about the large
ends.
Shot a Junco and then we began the ascent. It
was very rough climbing. Took a view of the Peak from
down the hill. Leroy found a Red-shafted Flicker's
nest in a pine stub at about 9,200 ft. altitude, with
six eggs, almost fresh. Also an Arctic Bluebird's nest
with one egg; nest also in a stub. The Clarke's Crows
were as noisy as ever in their particular canyon of
hemlock. The red firs give out at 9,000 ft. and hemlock
and the white-bark pine,- the latter extending up to
within a mile of the summit, becoming smaller and
smaller. The last eighth of a mile is boulders,- a
mass of great rocks scattered about in confusion,
over which one must climb slowly. We all felt the alti-
tude, the worst symptom being a headache. On the rocks
ve saw two pairs of Gray-crowned Leucostictes flying
about uneasily. Secured one pair. We reached the summit
t 3 o'clock and remained an hour, enjoying the superb