Field notes, v1364
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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.