H. W. Grinell - 1915 Yosemite, Calif. Color, thickly and finely spotted with reddish brown. June 10 The third nest was one foot up in a thimbleberry bush in a thicket near the stream's edge. It was made of pine needles, grass leaves and stems, and lined with round grass stems and black horsehair. The single egg was about the size of that of a chipping sparrow and was creamy white with brown splotches around the larger end. A northern pileated wood- pecker was seen in a tree top, and a flock of six brand-tailed pigeons flew overhead. June 12 We visited the chipping sparrow's nest this morning and found the parent sitting. She did not stir until my face was within 18 inches of her, when she slipped off the nest and onto a branch 3 inches beyond it, where she remained until