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Behle
1933
May 23.
Bluebird nest was also found near by and taken. It contained five very young birds. The adult I was taken. For full details concerning location, description and measurements of these two nests see Dr Grinnell's notes for this day.
The close similarity of these two nests as to location, measurements etc. suggests a correlation of Bluebirds and certain aged and certain located woodpecker holes - probably those of the Hairy Woodpecker.
A pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches have been industriously chipping away a nesting hole during the past few days in a dead yellow pine. Nearby a Pileated Woodpecker has been tearing to pieces a fallen yellow pine about 1 ft. in diameter.
In addition to the more common birds around today I heard some valley quail calling from the base of a knoll across the river.
At noon while eating a bird was noticed on top of a dead pine some