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Crowley, 1942
Journal
May 21 Cedar Grove S. Fork Kings R., 4600 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
May 21, 1942
Party of nine including Dr. A. H. Miller and
Mrs. Miller, Mr. Dignam, Dr. Harvey Fisher,
Frances Ogilvie, Ida De May, Jean Russel,
Marie Redon and me took the trail from
camp to the falls on the east fork of Sheep
Creek at 1:00 P.M. Just below the falls
- 200 yards - M. Redon saw a Callipe
Hummingbird flying between a White Fir,
Golden Oak and occasionally to a
Yellow Pine. Dr. Miller located the bird(s)
mist one small branch of a Golden Oak,
just below a larger branch, in about the
middle of the tree. She nest was located
due to the female hummingbirds perturbed to
honor in flight. After observing the nest
and bird for about 25 minutes, the main
body of the party continued up the trail
past the falls, leaving M. Redon to observe
the nest while Mrs. Dignam led Mrs. Miller
and me to a good view of the falls (for
a picture). Leaving the falls, the
either three went down the trail to another
trail along the east bank of Sheep Creek.
Following this trail, we proceeded south -
ward again in the direction of the falls.
To a dam where we saw an Americani