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Status: Indexed

Collector: Grinnell-1925
Location: Mineral, 4800 ft.
Date: June 18, 1925
Page Number: 2477

9:50 am -- Tolmie Warbler's nest, which Dixon
has been photographing, and which Mrs. G & I found
3 days ago, then with four nearly fresh eggs in it. ^[But now incubated about 1/4.]
Nest in scraggly, open growth of ceanothus cordulatus, in
dry ground, a small yellow pine within 10 feet,
but site sunny during the hottest part of the day.
Rim 190 mm. above ground surface, nest snugly resting
among five dead twigs of the snow birch, with a
slanting live stem of same 80 mm. overhead. No single
twig directly supporting nest, but compact structure
of latter enables it to rest securely among the fine
twiggery aforementioned. Female rather shy; sneaks
off along ground and keeps quiet and out of sight.
Male not noted in vicinity. Nest & eggs taken (1/4).
6259 Sierra Grouse (male) nat. 13.8g. ^Iris hazel; toes and unfeathered portions of tarsi, dull yellow; iris hazel. Taken yesterday (see p. 2475).
6260 Wright Flycatcher (female) 12.2g. With set 1/4 (see p. 2476). Breast glandular.
6261 Gerrhonotus found ^on the 16th squirming along among stems under
ceanothus near mom; Dixon has had it for photographing.
5:10 p.m. -- Fox Sparrow's nest with 3 fresh
eggs -- complete set because same number on 16th
when I first found it. Nest not on ground but
up in ceanothus integerrimus cordulatus bush, in large tract of
same; rim 490 mm. above ground; two slanting green
ceanothus stems partly shaded it from above, and a
small dead pine stem stood up thru the tangle
10 inches away. Even though the outer portion of
the nest is of very loose construction it was well
supported by the close tangle of ceanothus twiggery

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gborman

unknown1 -- "G" fairly legible, J questionable ("G & J")

gborman

unknown2 -- "Rain" questionable, as is "mm." (millimeters)?

gborman

gborman

gborman



unknown3 -- after 80, unit of measurement?


gborman


unknown4 -- line of text above specimen 6259 illegible

gborman

unknown5 -- set?

gborman

unknown6 -- illegible

nbahet

unknown1 - this is "Mrs. G & I", (as in Mrs. Grinnell and himself) I believe.
unknown2 - "rim" rather than rain refers to the rim of the nest; i.e., the rim of the nest is 160 mm (correct) above ground. This kind of description is recurring.
unknown3 - perhaps a very messily written mm; unsure, but plausible, because it would be a typical way for him to describe the scenario.
unknown4 - see addition.
unknown5 - I agree with "set."
unknown6 - tentatively, "among"?

kcorriveau

Resolved - "unknown7" changed to tarsi

kcorriveau

unknown3 changed to "mm."

kcorriveau

changed unknown6 to "among"