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Cogswell
1950
Certhia familiaris
2
July 4 (cont'd)
end of the bark, close under the bare part of the
limb. The site is about 40 ft. above
SSEward
ground, 7 ft. out from trunk of the 90 ft. high
tree. There are other lodgepole pines of
approximately the same height or less
scattered at [illegible] to 60 ft. intervals for the
surrounding 150 ft. in all directions except
to the S, where only 1 or 2 trees are between
the next tree and the Summit Valley meadow.
Some tall red firs are located about 80 + 85
ft. N of the nest, beyond which point the
forest is a moderately dense lodgepole pine
red fir forest association. Several trips
by both birds of the pair.
were made to the nest with food while a
group of observers watched from 70 ft. away.
The J sang occasionally from nearby trees.
on a S p.m. visit with another group, the
activity was noticeably less
July 1 (see above under June 23)
July 8 near Sugar Bowl Lodge, 7000 ft.