H.W. Grinnell 1925 Mineral, 4800 ft July 15 lasts. The chipmunks shell out each seed, usually standing on their hind legs, before eating it, and apparently carrying away nothing; while the ground squirrel shells out nothing but stuffs seeds into her cheek pouches until they bulge most amazingly and then whisks off into the brush. On June (see note-book J. G. page 246) we discovered a chickadee's nest on the under side of a leaning stub near camp. The parents have always remained in this vicinity and we have seen the full grown young about. This morning I noted a chickadee still carrying food, so I examined the old stub. All was quiet when I tapped it, but a moment later an adult chickadee flew out carrying an excrementsac. I sat down under a nearly bush to watch the nest hole and a moment later heard the soft notes of a mountain quail courting young. I "froze" and in about one minute