Transcribing the field notes of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: Mineral Date: July 31 Page Number: 2537

species, 211 individuals, in 4 hrs, 8 to 12. Noteworthy species or occurrences were as follows: a vagrant family of 4 Lewis Woodpeckers, flycatching from tips of dead lodgepoles overlooking veratrum meadow; the first I have noted of this species this summer, altho we had been over that same ground again and again. Just one Robin in song. One Lincoln Sparrow in song. The willows are full of birds, but mostly they don't respond to squeaking. Both adults and young now fall into the category of "twig-wigglers", not permitting a good enuf view for identification, save as corroborated by callnotes. Most are quiet of voice, too, however. A Sierra Grous was "boonting" repeatedly in the same stretch of lodgepoles where Mrs. G and I found the young early in the season. This season (?) late for the males to be "hooting", but Mrs. G. says she has heard the note nright along whenever she has been within hearing of that locality.

6315 Eutamias senex male 88g. 247x105x35x16. From rat trap, last evening, in willows, by log.

6316 Thomomys monticola female 81g. 195x57x25.5x8.

Aug. 1 9 a.m. - At Lake Helen, 8500 ft.: Last evening (5-7) came by machine, with the family (Except Willard (?)), to (unknown1) Springs ("Sulphur Springs", the present end of the "Lassen Road." Surveys are being made clear past Lake Helen; in fact, I see stakes here. We made camp on the flat next to the gulch in which the