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Cogswell
1950
Pinicola enucleator
4
Aug. 11 (cont.)
One of the characteristic "tu-will-a-wit" calls was heard from another direction, and also some near the lodge (2 on Aug. 12 also).
Aug. 14 near Sugar Bowl Lodge [see p. 3].—flock of 4, apparently 1 ad. & with 3 immatures, the latter perching for a long time on wires or ropes of 1 of the ski tows while the adult foraged near the ground in willow thickets below them.
Aug. 15 about 5 seen or heard.
Aug. 16 2 seen in forest border trees.
[none for next several days in this area].
Aug. 24 7100 ft., ½ mi. S Donner Pass (near Mary L.), Placer Co., Calif. Group of 3 seen in patchy forest near shrub-covered slope. All were in dull plumage, with none obviously still dependent on others.
NOTE: The nest described & watched this year is about ½ mi. from one located in summer of 1948, concerning which I have notes in my personal notebook for that year.
Aug. 26 On the 3rd attempt I finally made it up the tree with climbing irons (from the top of a ladder) and sawed off the branch containing the nest (which became my cat # 150)
See also 2 ff. photographs, 1 of general nest locale, & close of nest branch after removal.