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Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Lassen Section (Mineral)
Date: June 15, 1925
Page Number: 2466

base of small cedar (only 32 in. tall) in grassy
place (dandelions and buttercups all about also)
beneath scattering lodgepole pines (some dead).
The four eggs fresh but cold. Old birds (perhaps
of this nests) in near vicinity solicitously tending
nearly grown young (flying about ably). Nest
sits about 20 steps from edge of stream and willow
thickets. Diameter of nest, in situ, 55 mm. Taken.
This Junco's (1/4) nest was found yesterday by Mrs. G incidentally
to hunting grasshoppers for fishing purposes!
While the nest rim was about 1/2 inch above general
level of sod surface, when lifted out, it was found to
have occupied a deeply hemispherical cavity. 90
mm. across and 55 mm. deep. The walls of the nest
are thus rather thin this compactly woven.
Western Wood Pewee nest: directly above the
Junco's nest! About 14 feet above ground and 7 feet
out from trunk (of lodgepole pine) on dead, nearly
horizontal branch, at forks of same so that only
rim of nest between the forks shows from below;
diameter of limb at forking about 4 inches. Of seemingly
usual construction. Solicitous and persistent calling of one of the
birds nearly prompted scrutiny of appropriate sites
round about. Not disturbed.
Just saw a male Sharp-shinned Hawk fly over the
tree-tops in straight-away course toward where I
saw the female day-before-yesterday. No doubt
there is a nest of young there somewhere.