Altho tame and unsuspicious as others of the species, they are not generous with their songs. Ray says he never heard a more beautiful serenade than was given by one of these birds from the tip of a 200-foot fir amid the remote Sierra wilderness. Thru the calm air the mellow notes floated over the wild surroundings with a poignancy which accentuated the loneliness.
Sierra Nevadas of Central California.