Farallon Islands and Surrounding SF Bay Area, v4278
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438 view. Many mountain lakes, including Tahoe could be seen and the crest of the Sierras could be traced south as far as one could see. Took five photos; one looking northwest; I of Mt. Tallac and Lake Tahoe; one of Lake of the Woods; one of party on summit; one of a great snow-bank. It was interested to look down on the pools of snow-water at the base of the cliffs and see them apparently light blue in color. We left the Peak at 4. Reached camp at 6 very tired. Shot a Pine Grosbeak which came to a tree near the cabin. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE IIth:- Skinned I2 birds this morning. Purple Finches common. A male Pine Gros- beak appeared in the tamarack but we missed him. Left Forni's at IO;30 and Dunkum and I struck out over the ridge for Echo, while Atkinson and Taylor drove out by road. Siskins common in the meadow. At 8,000 feet on a hillside I flushed aWhite-crowned Sparrow and found a nest and one egg. Nest I8 inches up in a small ceanothus (oak?) bush. Nest outside of very few fine sticks, with lining of fine grasses and roots. Measured outside 4 I/2 x 3 I/2 inches. Depth one inch. Reached Echo at I2;30 and had a good square meal. Coming down Leroy shot a Thick-billed Sparrow at 5,000 feet. A few miles above Slippery Ford we saw several Western Evening Grosbeaks in the road. They had a shrill call-note but we failed to secure any in several shots. BIRDS OBSERVED AT FORNI'S. 7500 FT. White-cr. Sparrow; Wn. Wood Pewee; Mt. Chickadee; Pygmy Nuthatch; Olive-sided Flycatcher; Plumed Quail; Warbling Vireo; Cassin's Purple Finch; Cal. Pine Gros- beak; Wn. Chipping Sparrow; Hermit Warbler; Wn. Robin; Thurber's Junco; Blue-fronted Jay; Pine Siskin; Wil- liamson's Sapsucker; Louisiana Tanager; Tachycineta?; Clarke's Crow and Arctic Bluebird (8,000); Gray-cr. Leucosticte (IO,000); Flicker (9,200) and Audubon's Warbler. FINIS.