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Crowley 1942
Journal
S. Fork
May 21 Cedar Grove, Kings R., 4600 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
May 21, 1942
Baik with walnuts
Set traps near camp. Mrs. Miller
located a Robin's nest with 3 eggs in it,
in a small Jeffrey Pine, just east
of the bridge over the S. Fork Kings Rive.
Dr. Fisher, M Redon, J Ogilvie, Ida
de May and I accompanied her to the
nest and climbed up to take a look.
The nest was about 7-8 feet off the
ground, 3 ft. from the main trunk
in fork between
2 large branches of the tree. No
Robins were near when we looked at the
nest. He crossed the bridge going back
to camp, when M Redon discovered
her pen was gone. She and Mrs Miller
returned to the tree while Dr. Fisher
and I watched bats flying about
overhead. Dr. Fisher took several
trues at them with his slingshot
but with no direct hits. He returned
to camp with the other two and wrote
notes till 9:15. Weather: morning cool
but clear, afternoon warm (not overcast).
Mr. Dirpm told us we had just missed
snow and thunder showers by arriving
May 20.