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very rare. The last winter or two they have hardly been seen at all. House 

 Sparrows are seen in winter, but more commonly in summer. 



There are always some Red-shafted Flickers, and in early spring one sees 

 an occasional "hybrid," with yellow wing and tail feathers of the Flicker, 

 combined with the red mustaches of the Red-shafted. These winter Flickers 

 are very likely birds from more northern localities, while the breeding birds 

 in summer come from southern winter quarters. Once in a while a Batchelder's 

 Woodpecker, our form of the Downy, is seen, but not often. I have yet to see 



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a Hairy in the park, though it is really a more common bird with us than the 

 Downy. Magpies come from the foothills and mountains to winter in the 

 park; perhaps the suet on the tables has something to do with that. They 

 arrive in September and October, and are gone early in April, sometimes the 

 last of March. In 1914 a pair nested, to my disgust, for I am sure they must 

 have done harm to the other birds nesting there. They are rather shy and do 

 not care for a close acquaintance. Long-crested and Woodhouse's Jays are 

 occasionally noted, and Pinon Jays have been seen flying over. 



A Northern Shrike made his headquarters in the park for quite a while, 

 one or two winters; an occasional bird hung in a bush testified to his activity. 

 Both the Mountain and Long-tailed Chickadees are seen now and again, and 

 sometimes seem to remain permanently for some little time, being observed 

 regularly. Sometimes a Townsend's Solitaire appears. A Rough-legged Hawk 



