46 Bird - Lore 



Chickadee, 2; Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2; Varied 

 Thrush, 3. Total, 15 species, 483 individuals. — Harold Anderson. 



North Yakima, Wash. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; 6 in. of snow; no wind; 

 temp. 22° to 27°; two weeks of zero weather preceded. Great Blue Heron, i; American 

 Merganser, 2; Mallard, 12; Redhead, 2; Green- winged Teal, 2; Coot, i; Mongolian 

 Pheasant, 117; Western Mourning Dove, 2 (our first winter record); Wilson's Snipe, 6; 

 Killdeer, 4; Long-eared Owl, i; Short-eared Owl, 2; Saw-whet Owl, 2; Magpie, 45; Red- 

 shafted Flicker,. 40; Black-headed Jay, 1; Western Crow, 1,000; Brewer's Blackbird, 15; 

 Western Meadowlark, 16; White-rumped Shrike, 3; House Finch, 10; Pine Siskin, 15; 

 Redpoll, 50; Western (Joldfinch, 75; Shufeldt's Junco, 225 Merrill's Song Sparrow, 250; 

 Gambel's Sparrow, 250; Spurred Towhee, i; Bohemian Waxwing, 10; Dipper, 4; Sitkan 

 Kinglet, 2. Total, 31 species, 2,166 individuals. No Chickadee for 3 weeks, though 

 usually a common winter bird; Sparrows, etc., unusually common. — Mr. and Mrs. 

 John V. Ellis, Jr. 



Seattle, Wash, (.to Sammamish Valley and Slough, via Juniata). — Dec. 23; I left 

 Madison Park 10.15 a.m., returned 6.15 p.m. (duration of hunt 5^2' hours). Fog, cleared 

 at II A.M., fair; ground bare, frost in places; wind east and southeast, light to calm; 

 temp. 31° to 44°. Western Grebe, 6; Holbcell's Grebe, 3; Western Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 

 2; Merganser, i; Mallard, 5; Pintail, 3; Lesser Scaup, 2; Ruddy Duck, i; Northwestern 

 Coast Heron, i; Coot, 42; Wilson's Snipe, i; Oregon Ruffed Grouse, 4; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 2; Steller's Jay, 2; Western Crow, 8; Slate-colored Junco, i; Oregon Junco, 3; 

 Rusty Song Sparrow, 70; Oregon Towhee, 13; Western Winter Wren, 2; California 

 Creeper, 4; Oregon Chickadee, 2; Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Varied Thrush, 2. 

 Total, 25 species, 185 individuals. — F. W. Cook. 



Tillanook, Ore. (7 miles southeast). — Dec. 23; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 to 4 p.m. 

 Fair; wind south, light; temp. 32° to 50°. Western Gull, 3; Bufflehead, 2; Great Blue 

 Heron, i; Wilson's Snipe, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Dusky Horned Owl, i; Belted 

 Kingfisher, i; Harris's Woodpecker, i; Pileated Woodpecker, i; Northwestern Flicker, 

 5; Coast Jay, 15; Raven, 14; Western Meadowlark, 25; Shufeldt's and Oregon Juncos, 

 85; Pine Siskin, 100; Nuttall's Sparrow, i; Golden-crowned Sparrow, i; Rusty Song 

 Sparrow, 53; Fox Sparrow subsp., 2; Oregon Towhee, 8; Seattle Wren, 2; Western 

 Winter Wren, 17; Oregon Chickadee, i; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 2; Western Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 34; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5; Alaska Hermit Thrush, i; Western 

 Robin, i; Varied Thrush, 14. Total, 29 species, 409; individuals. — Alex Walker. 



Berkeley, Calif, (to near Leona Heights, Oakland). — Dec. 26; 1.30 to 3.15 p.m. 

 Cloudy, ending in rain; wind southerly, slight; temp. 53°. Through open canyons, prin- 

 cipally roadside associations. Upper Sonoran Zone with slight admixture of Transition. 

 Seven miles. California Quail, 3; Western Red-tail, 2; Red-shafted Flicker, 13; Anna's 

 Hummingbird, 3; Black Phoebe, 3; Coast Jay, 3; California Jay, 5; Western Meadowlark, 

 3; California Linnet, 3; Green-backed Goldfinch, 8; Gambel's and Nuttall's Sparrows, 50; 

 Sierra Junco, 19; Santa Cruz Song Sparrow. 10; San Francisco Towhee, 5; California 

 Brown Towhee, 7; Audubon's Warbler, 15; American Pipit, 6; Vigors Wren, i; Plain 

 Titmouse, i; Coast Bush-Tit, 30; Intermediate Wren-Tit, 7; Western Ruby-crowned King- 

 let, 7; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, i. Total, 23 species, 205 individuals. — Tracy I. Storer. 



Fresno, Calif. — Dec. 25; 11 to 11.30 a.m. and 2 to 4.30 p.m. Hazy; wind very light; 

 temp. 57°; distance, 21 miles by automobile. Actual count excepting Blackbirds, House 

 Finches and Gambel's Sparrows. Green- winged Teal, 3; Shoveler, 3; Ruddy Duck, 7; 

 Great Blue Heron, 3; Sora, 2; Coot, 13; Killdeer, 35; Western Mourning Dove, 8; Marsh 

 Hawk, 5; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Western Red-tail, 10; Prairie Falcon, i; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 21; Barn Owl, 7; Burrowing Owl, 2; Red-shafted Flicker, 17; Say's Phoebe, 7; 

 Black Phoebe, 2; California Horned Lark, 15; California Jay, i; Bicolored Blackbird 

 (probably includes Tricolors), 312; Tricolored Blackbird, i; Western Meadowlark, 145; 



