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Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Mineral
Date: June 25
Page Number: 2496

8:00 a.m. - Mrs. G. found a Green-tailed Towhee's
nest, with three fresh eggs. It is well up in a
snow bush surrounded by small lodgepole pines; rim
590 mm. above ground - about as much depth of
snowbush above it, leafy, so well shaded. Nest of
small bulk, entirely of slender stuff, pine needles and
grass stems, lined with horsehair - so, far different
from fox sparrow's nest. I have seen one bird
around it, but shy. Since the eggs are perfectly fresh,
and cold, incubation is probably not yet begun,
and another egg may be laid.

6264 Wright Flycatcher [female symbol] 11.9 g. With nest and eggs 3/4 (see
p. 2494); found yesterday but taken this morning.

A family (at least two young with adults) of
Pileated Woodpeckers are close around camp a good
deal of the time. The young have, as yet, shorter tails
than the old birds, and fly and cling with less
certainty; also they are still fed. A great number
of low conversational notes are uttered among the
members of the family - to be heard by us only within
100-foot range, as when we are in bed early in the
morning. Last night heard a Great Horned Owl
again, and saw or heard at least 6 Pacific Nighthawks,
one "booming".

June 26
Up the Vista Trail northeast of camp, towards
Brokeoff Mt. 6:40 a.m. - At about 5200 ft.: A family
of young Sierra Creepers (at least 4, tails not fully

Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Mineral
Date: June 25
Page Number: 2496

8:00 a.m. - Mrs. G. found a Green-tailed Towhee's
nest, with three fresh eggs. It is well up in a
snow bush surrounded by small lodgepole pines; rim
590 mm. above ground - about as much depth of
snowbush above it, leafy, so well shaded. Nest of
small bulk, entirely of slender stuff, pine needles and
grass stems, lined with horsehair - so, far different
from fox sparrow's nest. I have seen one bird
around it, but shy. Since the eggs are perfectly fresh,
and cold, incubation is probably not yet begun,
and another egg may be laid.

6264 Wright Flycatcher (female) 11.9 g. With nest and eggs 3/4 (see
p. 2494); found yesterday but taken this morning.

A family (at least two young with adults) of
Pileated Woodpeckers are close around camp a good
deal of the time. The young have, as yet, shorter tails
than the old birds, and fly and cling with less
certainty; also they are still fed. A great number
of low conversational notes are uttered among the
members of the family - to be heard by us only within
100-foot range, as when we are in bed early in the
morning. Last night heard a Great Horned Owl
again, and saw or heard at least 6 Pacific Nighthawks,
one "booming".

June 26
Up the Vista Trail northeast of camp, towards
Brokeoff Mt. 6:40 a.m. - At about 5200 ft.: A family
of young Sierra Creepers (at least 4, tails not fully