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2; Marsh Hawk, 2; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Road-runner, i; Gila Woodpecker, 3; 

 Red-shafted Flicker 3; Gilded Flicker, 7; White-throated Swift, 15; Say Phoebe, 5; 

 Black Phoebe, i; Vermilion Flycatcher, i; White-necked Raven, no; Yellow -headed 

 Blackbird, 75; Red-winged Blackbird (subsp.?), 400; Rio Grande Meadowlark, 11; 

 Western Lark Sparrow, 5; Gambel's Sparrow, 225; Montana (?) Junco, 6; Caiion Towhee, 

 4; Arizona Pyrrhuloxia, q; White-rumped Shrike, 4; Audubon's Warbler, 3; Western 

 Mockingbird, i; Palmer's Thrasher, 19; Cactus Wren, 4; Mountain Bluebird, 13. Total, 

 2X) species, 964 individuals. Numbers above 50 are estimates. — Ch.vrles T. Vorhies. 



Multnomah (near Portland), Ore., to Columbia Slough (near Vancouver), Wash. — 

 Dec. 22; all day. Clear day; very little wind; temp, about 40°. Observation taken within 

 lo-mile radius. Glaucous- winged Gull. 89; Herring Gull, 47; California Gull, 11; Mallard 

 Duck, 187; Hooded Merganser, 12; Green-winged Teal, 2; Eared Grebe, 19; unidentified 

 Ducks on wing, about 1,000; Canvasback Duck, 14; Canada Goose, 29; Great Blue 

 Heron, i; Belted Kingfisher, i: Northwestern Flicker, 4; Steller Jay, 3; Crow, 137; 

 Western Meadowlark, 5; California Purple Finch, 17; Willow Goldfinch, 9; Oregon 

 Junco, 98; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 21; Rusty Song Sparrow, 6; Oregon Towhee, 7; 

 Pipit, 96; Western Winter Wren, i; Nuthatch, 5; Oregon Chickadee, 9; Chestnut- 

 backed Chickadee, 7; Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 21; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, i; 

 Western Robin, 4. Total, 29 species, about 1,862 individuals. Observed together. 

 .\ car passed over the trestle while we were observing the ducks and caused them to 

 rise from the slough, we were all surprised at the large number. Two old duck-hunters 

 told us that it had been years since they had seen so many at one time. — Frank Pattox, 

 Mary Patton, A. L. Campbell, Mamie Campbell. 



Portland, Ore. — Dec. 23; 8.45 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; heavy frost in morning, not 

 entirely melting all day; light easterly winds; average temp. 32°. Glaucous-winged 

 Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 5; California Gull, 8; Wilson's Snipe, 5; Mallard, 160; Cinnamon 

 Teal, 6; Pintail Duck, 2; Scaup Duck, 15; Coot, 8; Bob-white, i; California Quail, 12; 

 Ring-necked Pheasant, 7; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 6; Western Crow, 10; Western Evening Grosbeak, i; Crossbill, 50; Willow 

 Goldfinch, 4; Pine Siskin, 10; Oregon Junco, 20; Rusty Song Sparrow, 10; Yakutat Fox 

 Sparrow, i; Oregon Towhee, 3; Western Winter Wren, i; California Creeper, i; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Oregon Chickadee, 18; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 3; Western 

 Robin, I. Total, 31 species, 353 individuals. — Mary E. Raker. 



Port'and, Ore. (Hills near Portland and Guild's Lake). — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

 Clear, sunny; ground bare and frozen hard; wind northwest, brisk; temp. ss° at start, 

 36° at return. Seven miles on foot. Observers together in forenoon, separated in 

 afternoon. Glaucous-winged Gull, 19; Western Gull, 12; Canvasback Duck, 43; Great 

 Blue Heron, 2; Killdeer, 4; Wilson Snipe, 2; Lewis Woodpecker, 5; Red-shafted Flicker, 

 2; Northwestern Crow, 27; Western Meadowlark, 17 (flock); Brewer Blackb-rd, 63 

 (flock); Willow Goldfinch, 30 (flock); Intermediate Junco, 37; Rusty Song Sparrow, 10; 

 Oregon Towhee, 3; Vigors Wren, 5; Western Winter Wren, 3; Oregon Chickadee, 6; 

 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 11. Total, 20 species, about 

 280 individuals. Lewis Woodpecker seen flying about oak trees on an island in Guild's 

 Lake, greenish back, white collar and reddish throat and breast noted.— W. L.Brewster, 

 Jr., and I). K. Stronc. 



Sodaville, Ore., by way of Waterloo, and Berlin, to Scott Creek Ford, with team, 

 twelve miles and return. J -Dec. 21; S a.m. to H p.m. Cloufly; no snow; wind. east, light ; 

 temp, average 36°. Cooper's Hawk, i; Western Red-tail, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 8; 

 Northwestern Kingfisher, 3; Harris Woodpecker, 1 ; Red-shafted Flicker, 29; Steller Jay, 

 4; Crow, 200; Western Meadowlark, 25; Crossbill, 400; Oregon Junco, 1,000; Rusty Song 

 Sparrow, 12; Oregon Towhee, 10; Dipper, i; Seattle Wren, 9; Western Winter Wren, 

 20; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Oregon Chickadee, u; Western Golden-crowned King- 



