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Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Mineral, 4800 ft
Date: July 8
Page Number: 2526

Hummingbird's nest was found July 2 (p. 2513). With
glasses saw the bird siting; then I climbed. Set 1/2
and nest taken. Female shot after I came down, as
she buzzed about the vacant site. She had left the
nest, when I had gotten within 4 feet below her.

Sierra Junco's nest with five eggs taken: ^^{[incubation advanced]}
completely sheltered from above under awning found
by broken-off end of 8 inch log overgrown by tall
grass and herbage. Nest, taken, well above ^^{(45 mm. to rim)} level
of surrounding sod; in fact, nothing on ground, not in
hollow, as is often the case: [illustration of nest and log]
Grass grows up all about it: [illustration of nest and log continued].
Bird flushed only when I happened to put my foot down
scarcely ten inches from her. In meadow, in
partial shadow of numbers of smallish lodgepole
pines in a tract.

Mountain Chickadee's nest with 5 half-grown
young; in ^^small burnt stub standing in edge of meadow;
cavity apparently natural, rotted out, inside a vertical
split, 25 mm., at widest; lower edge at bottom of
split, 1580 mm. (only) above ground; nest-cavity inside
about 175 mm. lower. Looking down in through the entrance
crevice, one could see in the darkness only the
five yellow bill-edges (corners of the mouth chiefly),
shining forth.

Wood Pewee's nest, saddled in forking of live
lodgepole pine limb about 30 feet above the ground;
limb extending south, out over meadow. Adults seen