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359). But with the settlement of the country, it is also found foraging 
in orchards, greatly to the benefit of the orchardist. 
Its call was one of the common sounds we heard in the Taos Moun¬ 
tains, from 7,400-11,500 feet. It was also heard in the Wheeler's Peak 
amphitheater, and the high willows above Twining, on August 5, 1904, 
Map 27. Western Flycatcher 
Shaded areas show breeding range, mainly in Canadian and Transition Zones 
when we found a family of young being fed out of the nest. At 11,000 
feet on Pecos Baldy, August 5, 1903, Mr. Bailey found a nest containing 
four young. It was in the earth-laden, upturned root of a tree, about four 
feet from the ground, in a cavity of convenient size. On August 7 the 
young had flown and the nest being examined proved to be double— 
apparently two nests—made of rootlets, grass stems, and green moss 
mixed in all the way through, the lining being of fine grass. 
