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Howell, T.R.
1950
S. various ssp.
Alexandria, 1800ft, 28mi. S. of Quesnel, British Columbia
July 4 (cont'd.) to get two of the young, and
saw at least one other. They were about
50 yds from the nest, in a clump of birches
and firs. I am disgusted at not getting the
parents, but it can't be helped. The young are
TRH # 444-5; one is like ruber, the other like
nuchalis. At 4:30-5:30 P.M. - I went to the
same spot. I heard and saw one young one
high in a fir, and heard quite a few tattoos.
I think the latter must have been by an adult,
but I didn't see the bird.
McLeese Lake ft, 20mi. N. of Williams Lake, B.C.
July 4 (cont'd.) - I went to the nest here which
involves a ruber ?> nuchalis and a nuchalis.
The ♀ made 5 trips to feed the loud-cheeping
young (heads out slightly), then the ♂ came
up and I collected him (TRH #446). Unfortunately,
I got him in the head and neck, and some
of his post-ocular feathers were lost. Still, I
think he has nuchalis in his ancestry. I intend
to get the ♀ and some of the young when they
came out, which shouldn't be long.
There were still young in the other nest,
typical nuchalis.
Alexandria, 1800ft, 28mi. S. of Quesnel, B.C.
July 5 - I went back to the r-n. nest site
and began tattoo imitations - it got results,
and I soon got both parents and a juvendo
to come up and start tattooing and screaming.
I collected the ruber, which was the male.