Bird-Lore's Fifteenth Christmas Census 4,7 



Brewer's Blackbird, 216; House Finch, 127; Green-backed Goldfinch, 30; Western 

 Savannah Sparrow, 3; Western Lark Sparrow, 8; Gambel's Sparrow, 87; Heermann's Son^ 

 Sparrow, i; San Diego Towhee, i; California Shrike, 26; Audubon's Warbler, 80; 

 American Pipit, 3; Western Mockingbird, 42; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6; Western 

 Bluebird, 8; Moimtain Bluebird, 6. Total, 38 species, 1,265 individuals. --Mr. and 

 Mrs. John G. Tyler. 



Pasadena, Calif, (and vicinity). — Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 12 m., and 2 to 4.30 p.m. 

 Clear, after rain, later becoming overcast; temp. 60°. Valley Quail, 90; Desert Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; California Woodpecker, 8; Red-shafted Flicker, 23; Anna's Hummingbird, 5; 

 Say's Phcebe, 3; Western Black Phoebe, 7; California Jay, 3; Western Meadowlark, i6; 

 Brewer's Blackbird, 150; California Purple Finch, 4; House Finch, 200; Green-backed 

 Goldfinch, 150; Western Lark Sparrow, 48; Gambel's Sparrow, 30; Sierra Junco, 100; 

 San Diego Song Sparrow, 3; Spurred Towhee, 2; Anthony's Towhee, 52; Phainopepla, 

 2; California Shrike, 16; Audubon's Warbler, 60; Western Mockingbird, 42; San Diego 

 Wren, 2; California Bush-Tit, 40; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3; Western Gnatcatcher, 3; 

 Alaska Hermit Thrush, 5; Western Robin, 30; Western Bluebird, 22. Total, 30 species, 

 1,120 individuals. The Phainopeplas are supposed to be with us only during the summer, 

 but both birds were seen at close range, and were easily identified. — Misses Annie C. 

 and Ada Wikon. 



Upper Santa Ynez Valley, Calif. — Dec. 28; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind south, light; temp. 50°. California Quail, 50; Band-tailed Pigeon, 7; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, i; Western Red-tail, 4; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Kingfisher, 2; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Gairdner's Woodpecker, 2; California Woodpecker, 12; Lewis's Woodpecker, 

 i; Red-shafted Flicker, 43; Black Phoebe, 8; California Jay, 18; Crow, 10; Brewer's 

 Blackbird, 4; House Finch, 2; Green-backed Goldfinch, 5; Western Lark Sparrow, 16; 

 Gambel's Sparrow, 10; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 3; Oregon Junco, 60; San Diego 

 Towhee, 48; Cedar Waxwing, 50; Audubon's Warbler, 5; California Thrasher, 3; Rock 

 Wren, 2; Canyon Wren 3; Vigors Wren, 2; Plain Titmouse, 30; Bush- Tit, 20; Wren- 

 Tit, i; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, i; Thrush sp., ri; Western Robin, 10; Varied Thrush, 5; 

 Western Bluebird, 14. Total, 36 species, 466 individuals. — Carlton and Alex. Muzzall 

 and O. F. Schaefer. 



Santa Barbara, Calif. — Dec. 26; 6 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. Sky densely o\-ercast; no wind; 

 temp. 50° to 55°. Los Canoes Canyon, lower Mountain Drive, Riviera, the Estero, 

 Stearns' Wharf, Hope Ranch, La Patera, Round Lake, Sandylands — 60 niiles by auto- 

 mobile, 10 afoot, all within 12 miles of town. .Ail indentifications checked afield by 

 W. L. D. Numbers chiefly estimated. Western Grebe. 25; Holboell's Grebe, i; Horned 

 Grebe, 2; Eared Grebe. 6; Pied-billed Grebe, 10; Loon, 2; Pacific Loon, i; Red-throated, 

 Loon, 2; Glaucous-winged Gull, 6; Western Gull, 300; Herring Gull, 3; California Gull, 

 150; Ring-billed Gull, 20; Short-billed Gull, 4; Heermann's Gull, 50; Bonaparte's Gull, 

 300; Royal Tern, 3; Farallon Cormorant, 40; Brandt's Cormorant, 20; Baird's Cor- 

 morant, i; California Brown Pelican, 4; Green-winged Teal, 40; Cinnamon Teal, 4; 

 Shoveler, 1,000; Pintail, 200; Canvasback, 80; Lesser Scaup, 20; Ring-necked Duck, 5; 

 Bufflehead, 6; White-winged Scoter, 150; Surf Scoter, 200; Ruddy Duck, 100; Bittern, 

 i; California Great Blue Heron, ro; Black-crowned Night Heron, 20; Light-footed Rail, 

 2; Sora, i; Yellow Rail, i; Coot, 400; Least Sandpiper, 40; Red-backed Sandpiper. 10; 

 Sanderling, 120; Marbled Godwit, 6; Greater Yellowlegs, 2; Western Willet, i; Long- billed 

 Curlew, 7; Hudsonian Curlew, i; Black-bellied Plover, i; Killdeer, 40; Snowy Plover, 20; 

 Valley Quail, i; Western Mourning Dove, 2; Turkey Vulture, 7; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; 

 Western Red-tail, 4; Sparrow Hawk, 17; California Screech Owl, 2; Burrowing Owl, i; 

 Road-runner, i; California Woodpecker, 20; Lewis's Woodpecker, 20; Red-shafted Flicker, 

 70; Anna's Hummingbird, 20; Say's Phoebe, 20; Black Phoebe, 8; California Horned Lark, 

 200; California Jay, 6; San Diego Redwing, 500; Western Meadowlark, 400; Brewer's 



