. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Western Gnatcatcher Taken in Monterey County nest is authentically "; In a burned-over section of the Sierras one pair of birds decorated duti- fully with bits of charred bark.' Some immediate protection from the sun is a necessity for most of our tree-nesting birds; hence, a bunch of leaves will almost invar- iably be discovered, whether near or remote, which shades the Gnat- catcher's nest at the critical hour. The western bird
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Western Gnatcatcher Taken in Monterey County nest is authentically "; In a burned-over section of the Sierras one pair of birds decorated duti- fully with bits of charred bark.' Some immediate protection from the sun is a necessity for most of our tree-nesting birds; hence, a bunch of leaves will almost invar- iably be discovered, whether near or remote, which shades the Gnat- catcher's nest at the critical hour. The western bird does not, however, like its eastern representative, seek shelter beneath some protecting limb or over- shadowing trunk. The temptation to look in upon some par- ticular scene, of the score whose images crowd memory's portal, is irresistible. Shall it be of the birds found near "The Pinnacles" in San Benito County? The date is May 17, 1916: We heard "business" of gnatcatchers; and though we knew there were two, our eye followed only the more active one while he traversed the tree in amiable, leisurely fashion, and then made off unconcernedly to another tree. I was about to suggest our moving on, when Bert said, "But what became of the other bird?" Sure enough, there were two of them. The other bird I spied, firm planted in her nest on a horizontal limb of the oak about 10 feet up. We approached from above through the tree to within a foot or two, when the bird flushed, and we saw five eggs, which we took to be rather advanced in incubation. At least that is the solace we gave ourselves. As matter of fact, when I returned with the Graflex to photograph, the inevitable happened, and I lost my heart to this brace of fairies. If one has a "scientific" duty to perform in case of this dainty tribe, he has to work quickly. The. 'FIRM PLANTED IN HER NEST" '"Some Architectural Traits of the Western Gnatcatcher," by Corydon Chamberla
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