Field notes, v574
Page 137
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Crowley 1942 Journal May 21 Cedar Grove, S Fork Kings Canyon, 4600 ft, Fresno Co., Calif. May 21, 1942 Western Tanager halfway across the canyon, perched on a top branch of a pine tree. The red head, dark wing and yellow under parts stood out sharply. Mrs. Miller and Dr. Fisher identified a junco flying off the trail into the bushes. I saw a brownish bird with white tail feathers(?) or wing patches, I was not sure which — as the bird they called junco. Dr. Fisher heard a California and a Hermit Warbler off the road on the "Bench" above camp. He left the road and struck off toward the flat Bench. Here we identified a Hermit Warbler high in a bare tree, a Mountain Chickadee and a Nuttall tin the same tree. Further east we saw an Ash-throated Flycatcher high up on a bare branch of a pine tree. The Hermit Warbler was seen about 5 ft. lower down on a leafy branch, of the same tree. He returned to camp straight down the side of the canyon wall, arriving there at 5:20 P.M. The rest of the party — with Dr. Miller — returned at 5:45. After dinner we