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Yosemite Nature Notes 10 (1931)

Watercolor painting of Yosemite Indian village by Lady Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming, from “The Last Member of Chief Tenaya’s Band Passes Away” (photo of painting in article is in black and white). Gordon-Cumming’s sketches are now locked away in storage at the old Yosemite Museum building

• YNN 10(1) (January 1931) [PDF]
  • Valley Elk photo, 10(1):cover
  • “Bodie, Old Mining Town That is Coming Back” [photo], 10(1):114
  • “Spectacular Views from Dana Summit: the Geological Formations of Mountain; Weird Mono Craters,” 10(1):115-116,124 by Robert H. Rose
  • “Another New Bird for Yosemite Valley” [green-winged teal duck], 10(1):117-118 by Enid Michael
  • “An Animated Air Drill” [California horntail, Urocerus californicus], 10(1):118 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “Museum Notes: Gifts to the Museum,” 10(1):119-120 by C. A. Harwell
  • “Two New Publications” [Geologic History of the Yosemite Valley and Outdoor Heritage], 10(1):120
• YNN 10(2) (February 1931) [PDF]
  • “Class of Twenty-Nine” [Yosemite Field School], 10(2):cover photo
  • “The Yosemite School of Field Natural History,” 10(2):12-17 by C. A. Harwell [misspelled Hartwell]
  • “Yosemite Animals: Tracking in the Snow,” 10(2):18-19 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “Notelets: the Shining Trees,” 10(2):19 by George C. Crowe
  • “Book Notes: a Few Suggestions,” 10(2):20
  • “Our Winter Walks: Bird Report for December, 1930,” 10(2):21-24 by Enid Michael
• YNN 10(3) (March 1931) [PDF]
  • “Our Yosemite Bears,” 10(3):25-27 by C. A. Harwell
  • “The Man and the Mouse,” 10(3):27 by Charles Michael
  • “Eastern Hikers Plan Yosemite Invasion; Sierra Club Scheduled,” 10(3):28 by George C. Crowe
  • “Yosemite Trees [Laurels and Manzanitas Bloom by Enid Michael; Another Big Tree Falls by C. C. Presnall],” 10(3):29
  • “January with the Birds,” 10(3):30-31 by Enid Michael
  • “The Indian Cave,” 10(3):31 poem by Floyd E. Dewhrist
  • “Yosemite Bird Report for January, 1931,” 10(3):32
• YNN 10(4) (April 1931) [PDF]
  • “Yosemite’s Winter Wilderness” [Tuolumne Meadows and Snow Creek Ski Lodge], 10(4):33-35 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “No Trout in Mono Region” [historically speaking; Lundy canyon mining destruction], 10(4):35 by C. A. Harwell
  • “Tribute to John Conness” [namesake for Mount Conness], 10(4):36
  • “Local Abundance of Winter Birds,” 10(4):37 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “Yosemite,” 10(4):37 poem by G. T. Seater
  • “Birds along the Trail,” 10(4):38-40 by Enid Michael
  • “Yosemite Bird Report for February, 1931,” 10(4):40
• YNN 10(5) (May 1931) [PDF]
  • “Interpreting Major Features of National Park,” 10(5):41-42 by Harold C. Bryant
  • “The School of the Outdoors in Yosemite,” 10(5):42,47 by C. A. Harwell
  • “Over Yosemite Trails: Six Day Hikes in the High Sierra,” 10(5):43-46 by C. A. Harwell
  • “Dr. Matthes Throws New Light on Yosemite Story” [geology: deep gorge existed before glacier arrived], 10(5):47-48 by C. A. Harwell
  • George C. Crowe transferred out of Yosemite, 10(5):48
  • “Yosemite Bird Report for April, 1931,” 10(5):48
• YNN 10(6) (June 1931) “Mariposa Grove Number” [PDF]
  • “Mariposa Grove of Big Trees,” 10(6):49-53 by C. A. Harwell
  • “Tunnelled Big Trees,” 10(6):54-56 by William C. Godfrey
• YNN 10(7) (July 1931) [PDF]
  • “The Last Member of Chief Tenaya’s Band Passes Away” [Maria Lebardo, Yosemite Indian, April 20, 1931] 10(7):57-60 by George C. Crowe
  • “The Skunk and the Bear,” 10(7):61 by Enid Michael
  • “Mountain Beavers,” 10(7):61 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “A Nevada Falls Solitaire’s Nest” [Townsend solitaire], 10(7):62-63 by B. A. Thaxter
  • “I Had a Surprise Today” [western mockingbird observed], 10(7):63 by Charles Michael
  • “Museum Notes: Substantial Gift Made to Yosemite Museum” [for floral garden around Museum], 10(7):64
• YNN 10(8) (August 1931) [PDF]
  • “Motoring to Glacier Point with a Naturalist,” 10(8):65-66 by Cope Jensen
  • “High Sierra Watercolor” [view of lakelet from saddle between Mt. Dana and Mt. Gibbs], 10(8):66 by Baylor Brooks
  • “Ascents of Mt. Starr King,” 10(8):67 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “Yosemite Animals: Hiking with the Bears,” 10(8):68-69 by Lloyd Sweetman
  • “Wilderness Neighbors of the Ahwahnee Hotel,” 10(8):69 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “A Water-Ouzel Idiosyncrasy,” 10(8):70 by Carl Sharsmith
  • “August Notelets” [Rufous hummers and wild canaries], 10(8):70 by Enid Michael
  • “Pine Grosbeaks,” 10(8):70 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “Book Notes: Books Needed” [for Yosemite Museum Library], 10(8):71-72 by C. H. Oneal
  • “Notelets” [Sierra weasel, spotted Bat Eudermia maculata, and water ouzel nests by C. C. Presnall; Squirrels by E. Michael], 10(8):72
• YNN 10(9) (September 1931) [PDF]
  • “Comments on the Naturalist Work at Tuolumne Meadows,” 10(9):73-74 by Carl Sharsmith
  • “Rattlesnake! Rattlesnake!” [in Yosemite Museum], 10(9):75 by C. H. Oneal
  • “food Habits of Alligator Lizards” [Gerrhonotus palmeri], 10(9):76
  • “Cold Water-loving Owls,” 10(9):77-78 by B. A. Thaxter
  • “Habits of Calliope Hummers,” 10(9):78-79 by Charles D. Michael
  • “The Indifferent Woodpeckers” [not storing acorns], 10(9):79 by Enid Michael
  • “Rattlesnake Leads to Discovery of Quail Nest,” 10(9):80 by Paul J. White
• YNN 10(10) (October 1931) [PDF]
  • “Feeding Habits of the Woodpeckers in the Yosemite Valley,” part 1 10(10):81-83 by Enid Michael
  • “Feathered Mountain Climbers” [birds higher than their normal range], 10(10):83 by J. T. Emlen Jr.
  • “Yosemite Indians Revive Old Customs” [acorn dance celebration], 10(10):84-85 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “A New Record for Yosemite” [yellow-billed magpie], 10(10):85 by Enid Michael
  • “Yosemite Animals [Four-Footed Mountaineer” [Douglas squirrel found on Mt. Lyell by Carl Sharsmith by Bill Myers; California Spotted Skunk [at Fern Spring] by L. F. Hosbrook; A Battle for Life [between a garter snake and blue-bellied lizard] by Adrey E. Borell] 10(10):86-87
  • “Activities of the Yosemite Naturalist Staff [at Mariposa Grove; Deer in a Cave by A. E. Borell]” 10(10):88-89 by C. A. Harwell
• YNN 10(11) (November 1931) [PDF]
  • “The Yosemite Natural History Association: its Purposes,” 10(11):inside cover
  • “Feeding Habits of the Woodpeckers in the Yosemite Valley,” part 2 10(11):89-90 by Enid Michael
  • “Key to the Amphibitans and Reptiles of Yosemite National Park, California,” 10(11):91-94 by F. Willis King
  • “The Acorn Crop: A Vital Necessity to Animal Life of Yosemite,” 10(11):95-96 by Adrey E. Borell
• YNN 10(12) (December 1931) [PDF]
  • “The Fluctuating Population of Yosemite Animals” [deer, chickarees, mice, and especially gray squirrels], 10(12):97-98 by Clifford C. Presnall
  • “Shrewd for Shrews” [Navigator shrew, Neosorex palustris navigator], 10(12):98
  • “Feeding Habits of the Woodpeckers in the Yosemite Valley,” part 3 10(12):99-101 by Enid Michael
  • “A Rare Visitor” [pinon jay], 10(12):101 by Enid Michael
  • “Yosemite Trees: Wild Life as Related to Giant Sequoia,” 10(12):102 by Adrey E. Borell
  • “Is the Giant Sequoia a Dying Race?,” 10(12):103 by Adrey E. Borell
  • “California’s Gem,” 10(12):104 poem by Edward B. Hall

Bibliographical Information

Yosemite Nature Notes 10 (1931) (Yosemite National Park: Yosemite Natural History Association, 1931). 24 cm. Ill. LCCN 54040211. Library of Congress call number QH1.Y6. U. S. Government Document Call Number: I 29.119

Digitized by Dan Anderson, May 2007, from a copy at Young Research Library (UCLA).
    —Dan Anderson, www.yosemite.ca.us

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