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to the base of Mt. El Capitan Rnrt 

 Descanso, and along the shores of Cor- 

 onado Beach and the inner harbor of 

 San Diego. I made a flying trip la.;t 

 April to the Coronado Islands, Mex- 

 ico, and spent a few hours among nest- 

 ing California Brown Pelicans (Pele- 

 canus californicus), Farallone Cor- 

 morants (Phalacrocorax dilophus albo- 

 ciliatus) and Western Gulls (Larus 

 occidentals). Nineteen species of 

 birds were observed on the islands. 

 Nearly all the eggs were advanced, 

 and a great many nests contained 

 birds in all stages of development. 

 The Socorro Peterel (Oceanodroma 

 socorrensis) were here, but no nests 

 were discovered. The writer led sev- 

 eral nature walks for the San Diego 

 Museum of Natural History to the 

 shores of Coronado, and the crowds 

 that followed were folks interested in 

 wild life and seemed anxious to know 

 California birds. Saturday morning 

 Nature Walks certainly stimulate in- 

 terest and are well attended in San 

 Diego. 



Here is a list of the birds taken, 

 year 1922: 



Two adult male Western Willets. 



One adult male Ferruginous Rough- 

 leg Hawk. 



One adult male California Thrasher. 



One adult male San Diego Towhee. 



One adult male Cedar Waxwing. 



Three English Sparrows. 



One adult male California Jay. 



One adult male California Shrike. 



One adult male Killdeer. 



One adult male Rufous Huinming 

 Bird. 



One male Arizona-hooded Criole. 



One adult female Slender-billed Nut- 

 hatcher. 



One adult male Anthony Towhee. 



One four-weok-old Califor.iia Brown 

 Pelican. 



Four sets of Western Gull eggs. 



Four sets of Caliror.ila Ur :)W.i Peli- 



can eggs. 



Nest and set of Anna Humming Bird 

 eggs. 



Three infant Western Gulls, about 

 two weeks old. 



One Least Tern. 



One set of Least Tern eggs — two. 



One male Bank Swallow. 



One adult male Ash-throat Fly- 

 catcher. A. Cookman, 



Licensee, Cal., Fish and Game. 



THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY AT 

 BOYD'S CREEK 



Attracted by a group of ornitho- 

 logical specimens in my office window, 

 a man entered and announced what 

 interest his entire family possessed 

 regarding all nature, but especially 

 birds. He was a fellow with little 

 schooling, raised among the "Knobs" 

 of Kentucky, when the County of 

 Barren was almost wholly timbered. 

 After fifteen years of farming in Illi- 

 nois, the family had returned to the 

 land of the "penoroyal," dividing their 

 residence between the old homestead 

 and a town cottage. 



On April 1st, this year, we visited 

 the old farm, where the stork had de- 

 livered hjm just forty-five years ago. 

 My new acquaintance proved himself 

 extremely talkative, but very observ- 

 ing. 



A five-mile journey, and we were 

 among the giant chestnuts, beeches 

 and oaks, where his boyish sentiments 

 were cultivated, and years of experi- 

 ence had taught him much in wood- 

 . raft, too. One of the principal fea- 

 ture;; on the trip was our intimate ac- 

 (jnciiitance with a pair of "Wood- 

 (ocks." For many years these birds 

 liiul lived in a damp piece of timber 

 ju^^f a lew hundred yards from the 

 < abin. The male was feeding among 

 do.aycd chips and displayed little con- 

 (ir.i as we advanced. But. my Philo- 

 l.(>la Minor of Northern Indiana and 



