36 Bird -Lore 



Red-shafted Flicker, 8; Steller's Jay, i; Crow, 14; Western Meadowlark, 2; Western 

 Evening Grosbeak, 5; Purple Finch, 2; Junco, 32; Rusty Song Sparrow, 19; Oregon 

 Towhee, 8; Western Winter Wren, 5; Oregon Chickadee, 6; Chestnut-backed Chicka- 

 dee, 13; Mountain Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 13; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 

 7; Western Robin, 2; \'aried Thrush, 26. Total. 17 species, 167 individuals. — Mrs. 

 M.\Y R. Th.ayer. 



Prescott, Wash. — Dec. 25; 10 .\.m. to 12 m.; 2.30 to 3 p.m. Cloudy; ground with one 

 inch of snow; wind light, southwest; temp., 34°. Mallard, 5; Green-winged Teal, 5; 

 Great Blue Heron, i; Killdeer, i; Bob-white, 20; Mourning Dove, 5; American Gos- 

 hawk, i: Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Red-shafted Flicker, 6; American 

 Magpie, 15; Western Meadowlark, 5; Western Goldfinch, 60; Oregon Junco, 115: 

 Merrill Song Sparrow, 31; Bohemian Wa.xwing, 150; Rocky Mountain Creeper, 4: 

 Oregon Chickadee, 11. Total, 17 species, 437 individuals. — Lee R. Dice. 



Seattle, Wash. — Dec. 20 9 .a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind southeast, light: 

 temp., 35°. Northwest Flicker, i; Gray Jay, i; Sooty Song Sparrow, i; Oregon Junco, 

 •8; Oregon Towhee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; 'Seattle' Wren, i; Varied Thrush, 

 3; Western Robin, 24. Total, 10 species, 53 individuals. Visitors to my garden and 

 bird's table. — Mrs. L. H. Gray. 



San Rafael, Cal. — Dec. 25; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; light, south wind; temp.. 

 43°. \'allcv (^uail, 10; Western Red-tailed Hawk, 8; California Woodpecker, i; Red- 

 shafted Flicker; California Jay, 6; Oregon Jay, 2; Bullock's Oriole, 2; Western Meadow- 

 lark, 3; Brewer's Blackbird, 20; Willow Goldfinch, 20; Bryant's Marsh Sparrow, 6; 

 White-crowned Sparrow, 15; Oregon Junco, 20; Spurred Towhee; Pacific Yellow- 

 throat, i; Plain Titmouse, 3; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 10; Western Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i; Western Robin, 30; Hermit Thrush, 8; Western B!uel)ird. Total, 21 species, 

 174 individuals.. — Emma Beebe. 



LaCanada, Los Angeles Co., Cal. — Dec. 24; 8 to 9 a.m.; Dec. 25; 10 to 12 a.m. 2 to 4 

 P..M. Clear; wind light; temp., 62° to 81°. Valley Quail, i; Mourning Dove, 2; Pigeon 

 Hawk, 3; Red-breasted Sapsucker, 2; Red-shafted Flicker, 20; Anna's Hummingbird. 

 4; Rufous Hummingbird, i; Black Phoebe, i; Western Meadowlark, 23; Brewer's Black- 

 bird, 50; House Finch, 154; Arkansas Goldfinch, large flocks; Gambel's Sparrow, 

 large flocks; Golden-crowned Sparrow, large flocks; Thurber's Junco, large flocks: 

 California Towhee, 261; White-rumped Shrike, 3; Audubon Warbler, large flocks: 

 Western Mockingbird, 50; Pasadena Thrasher, 4; Vigor's Wren, 2; Western Winter 

 Wren, i; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 10; Western Gnatcatcher, 14; Russet-backed Thrush, 

 i; Western Robin, 100; Western Bluebird. 15. Total, 27 species, 722 individuals. — 

 Mi.NNiE K. Anderson, Henrietta Horne, Louise Washington, Clara .^rmstronc, 

 and Marion Lee. 



San Diego, Cal. — Dec. 25; 8 to 10.30 a.m.; 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. Forenoon fair, showers 

 from I to 4 P..M.; wind north, light; temp., 60° to 75°. Valley Partridge, 350; Western 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 8; Anna's Hummingbird, 7; Cassin's King- 

 bird, 3; Say's Phoebe, 2; Horned Lark, 3; California Jay, 2; Red-wing Blackbird, 10: 

 Western Meadowlark, 115; Brewer's Blackbird, 65; California Purple Finch, 60; 

 Arkansas Goldfinch, 36; Lawrence's Goldfinch, 2; Western Grasshopper Sparrow, i; 

 Intermediate White-crowned Sparrow, 1,000; Bell's Sparrow, 2: Rufus-crowned Spar- 

 row, s; California Towhee, 35; California Shrike, 2; Audubon's Warbler, 150; Town- 

 send Warbler, i; Sage Thrasher, i; Mockingbird, 6; California Thrasher, 8; Parkman's 

 Wren, 6; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, 5; Bluebird, 32. Total, 28 species, 1,018 individuals. 

 Species last year 27, individuals 790 in same territory. Number species seen this year and 

 not last, 9. Species seen last year and not this, 8. Observations in 1400 acre City Park, 

 San Diego, Cal. — H. D. Meister. 



