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1928
Aug. 1. Walked to Gold Lake. Soon after leaving camp, two Clarkes Crows flew in down East, alighted in the top of a high red fir and returned eastward. As I neared the lake several warblers were singing - the song of the yellow warbler. I got several good looks at them thru' my binoculars. No gray on the side of the head and in every respect Yellow Warblers. A family of Mt. Duval were as hidden under the brush that I could not see them but heard as I returned found Pice Destrins feeding on sunflower seeds.
their calls. In the afternoon I went back again. Saw two spotted Sandpipers at the lake, a Sparrow Hawk at the top of a dead tamarack with several Purple finches roosting him from
Saw and Heard Trail Flycatcher again)
another tip the same height. As I was returning for the late afternoon a flock of small sparrows flew up from a grassy spot - perhaps 50 of them. They were Chipping Sparrows - the
webflockofPiceSingingamongsunflowers.
first flock. As I reached the camp about 6 p.m. a small flock (12?) of Sierra Crossbills flew over and alighted on the cones at the top of a very high tall red fir.
Aug. 2. I walked down to Lake Center Camp, back by Camp Elwell and past the old U.S. Army camp to the Lodge. Saw a slender-billed Vireo Hatch at the public camp. Olive Warbler
and Audouin
was singing and feeding young. Many Calaveras, Paleolated Warblers.
As I neared the forest below camp I came upon a family of Golden-crowned Kinglets, and a family of Hammond Flycatchers in the red firs.
The flycatchers were in a small fir as I came up and uttered
a single note -