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Western House Wren, i; Bridled Titmouse, 4; Mountain Chickadee, 2; Lead-colored 

 Bush-Tit, i; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6; Western Robin, 2; Western Bluebird, 30; Moun- 

 tain Bluebird, i. Total, 32 species, 291 individuals. — ^Oscar F. Schaefer. 



Seattle, Wash. — 9:30 to 11 a.m.; 1:50 to 4:30 p.m. Clear; ground bare; light north 

 wind; temp. 40°, afternoon, 34°. Residence section near Lake Washington and along 

 boulevards. Observers together. Herring Gull, 13; Mallard, 2; Coot, 35; Killdeer, 5; 

 California Quail, 7; Gairdner's Woodpecker, i; Northwestern Flicker, 12; Stellar's Jay, 

 35; Western Crow, 12; Brewer's Blackbird, 12; Pine Siskin, i; Oregon Junco, 262; 

 Rustjf Song Sparrow, 41; Oregon Towhee, 18; Cedar Waxwing, 55; Seattle Wren, 2; 

 Western Winter Wren, i; Oregon Chickadee, 55; Western Robin, 126; Varied Thrush, i. 

 Total, 21 species, 708 individuals. — Mrs. J. I. Colwell and Mr. J. W. Clise, Jr. 



Portland, Ore. — Dec. 26; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ground bare; easterly wind, light; 

 av. temp. 34°. Herring Gull, in; Glaucus- winged Gull, i; Mallard, 14; Baldpate, 40; 

 Green-winged Teal, 42; Pintail, 8; Canvasback, 2; Great Blue Heron, i; Wilson's 

 Snipe, 8; Killdeer, 8; Oregon Ruffed Grouse, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, 4; Western 

 Goshawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Kingfisher, 3; Gairdner's Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 13; Western Crow, 27; Western Evening Grosbeak, 63; Willow Goldfinch, i; 

 Oregon Junco, 133; Rusty Song Sparrow, 17; Yakutat Fox Sparrow, 4; Oregon Towhee, 

 ri; Vigors's Wren, 2; Oregon Chickadee, 44; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 15; Ruby- 

 crowned Kinglet, 4; Western Robin, 2; Varied Thrush, 8. Total, 30 species, 568 indi- 

 viduals. — W. D. Strong, Tom McCamant and W. L. Brewster, Jr. 



Portland, Ore. (Mt. Tabor, Reed College, Crystal Springs, Riverview Cemetery, 

 Multnomal, and Washington Park — all in the city of Portland. Trip made in auto 

 with frequent stops to note birds). Dec. 26; 9:30 a.m .to 1:30 p.m.; 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. 

 Clear and cold; brisk east wind; ground bare; temp. 32° to 36°. Glaucous- winged Gull, 

 17; California Gull, 7; Hooded Merganser, 2; Mallard, 50; Green- winged Teal, 3; Canvas- 

 back, 6; Scaup, 6; Scoter, 6; Snow Goose, 2; Canada Goose, 3; Wilson's Snipe, 2; Ring- 

 necked Pheasant, 3; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 

 i; Crow, i; Rusty Song Sparrow, 16; White-crowned Sparrow, i; Golden-crowned Spar- 

 row, 2; Oregon Junco, t,^,; Oregon Towhee, 5; Western Robin, 23; Varied Thrush, 5. 

 Total, 24 species, 232 individuals.— Mary E. Raker, Helen D. Tonseth and Mar- 

 garethe E. Wolle. 



Salem, Ore. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ground bare; wind, northeast to north- 

 west. Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Western Redtail, i; Kennicott's Screech Owl, 2; King- 

 fisher, i; Gairdner's Woodpecker, 2; Northwestern Flicker, 11; California Jay, 10; 

 Western Crow, 9; Meadowlark, i; Brewer's Blackbird, i; Redpoll, 10; Willow Gold- 

 finch, 3; Pine Siskin, 23; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 19; Oregon Junco, 205; Rusty Song 

 Sparrow, 21; Oregon Towhee, 8; Seattle Wren, 2; Oregon Chickadee, 28; Chestnut- 

 backed Chickadee, 8; Slender-billed Nuthatch, 2; California Creeper, i; Western Robin, 

 20; Western Bluebird, 6. Total, 24 species, 399 individuals. — Ruth and Louis Stewart, 

 and Fay and Fern Wells. 



Escondido, Gal. — Dec. 25; 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Clear; cold northwest wind; 

 temp. 37°. 10 miles by buggy; 5 miles 'cross country. Including birds seen Dec. 22 and 

 23. Killdeer, 16; Valley Quail, 60; Mourning Dove, 32; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; 

 Cooper's Hawk, 2; Western Red-tailed Hawk, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 4; Barn Owl, 

 2; California Screech Owl, i; Burrowing Owl, 3; Roadrunner, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 5; 

 Black-chinned Hummingbird, 5; Arkansas Kingbird, 6; Say's Phoebe, 9; Black Phoebe, 6; 

 California Horned Lark, 73; jaysp. ,2; Red- winged Blackbird subsp., 5; Western Meadow- 

 lark, 100; Brewer's Blackbird, 75; House Finch, 173; Willow Goldfinch, 15; (Oregon?) 

 Vesper Sparrow, 20; Western Lark Sparrow, 130; White-crowned Sparrow, 120; Western 

 Chipping Sparrow, 134; Junco subsp., 18; Bell's Sparrow, 5; San Diego Song Sparrow, 3; 

 Anthony's Towhee, 12; Cedar Waxwing, 24; California Shrike, 7; Audubon's Warbler, 



