Year
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HW. guinell -1915
Yosemite, Calif.
June 18 are still unbratched
and were apparently deserted
about June 10, as that was
the last date upon which
the parent flushed when I
approached the nest.
July 18
Marmot no. 1338 jw. 328x106 x60x21
The little Marmot died, I think,
of starvation as I could find no
bruises on it's body. It nibbled
the edge of a lettuce leaf on Friday
but refused to touch bread, raw
potato or fresh clover leaves.
I fed it on equal parts of warm
water and condensed milk, but
it disliked this and when strong
enough tried to claw away the
spoon.
July 30
This noon two of the school
girls showed me the nest of a Traill
Flycatcher in a blackberry bush
in the meadow by the school house.
The nest was 3 feet above the
ground in the outer edge of a
blackberry bush which grew