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Collector: Grinnell-1925
Location: Mineral
Date: June 17
Page Number: 2476

tree up from the ground 60 feet or more. Nothing more
was heard from her. As in the other case, I could
hear the muffled "pumping" of a mile in the distance,
probably nearer than it sounded.

We got back to camp at 6pm.

June 18

8:15 a.m -- Wright Flycatcher's nest, the one found four
days ago and which Dixon has been photographing. The
3rd and 4th eggs were laid on successive lays, so probably
an "egg a day"; the 4th egg was laid within a few
minutes of 10:45 a.m.; the bird was apparently sitting
continuously from at least the time when the 2nd egg was
deposited. Nest in nearly upright clump of stems
and twigs of Ceanothus cordulatus; rim of nest 950 mm.
above ground; tallest sprigs of ceanothus 490 mm. directly
above rim. Nest site in middle of rather open clump about 15
feet across, part of a general growth of this chaparral
on a gently south-facing hill-slope; 4 big yellow pines and
a white fir within a 100-foot radius. Nest itself rather
easily seen from head-height in most directions. Male
"sings" high in nearby yellow pines. Female always
leaves by ducking down and off thru the chaparral
on side away from intruder, not heretofore reappearing.
Female shot, and nest and eggs (1/4) taken. Eggs show no incubation.

One old male California Purple Finch flew
down onto the ground in camp this morning at 7;
possibly some of my "Cassins Purple Finches" have been
"California's". Yet the songs are appreciably different.