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THE OOLOGIST 



The reasoning of the purple gracklo 

 is remarkable and illustrates in a 

 marked degree the unusual intelli- 

 gence of the birds. 



My friend says the "blackbirds"' de- 

 stroy many walnuts every year in 

 this way. 



E. J Darlington. 

 Wilmington, Deleware. 



List of Birds Found Breeding in tlie 

 Titanic 



Mountains and foothills around Boul- 

 ter on the line of the Salt Lake Route 

 to the coast, 98 miles south of Salt 

 Lake. Altitude about 6000 feet at 

 Boulter, highest point above Dry Lake 

 9 miles N. E. of Boulter 9000 feet, and 

 a field full of variety for the collect- 

 ors. Notwithstanding its arid surface 

 of three by nine miles having but one 

 spring of water. 



Its lower zone a bunch of hills vary- 

 ing from 50 to 250 feet, more or less 

 covered by stunted cedars and pinon 

 pines, intervening ground covered by 

 a fairly good growth of sage brush, 

 peopled by coyotes and jack rabbits. 



Then we come to an intermediate 

 zone of gentle slope to the foot of 

 mountains proper, which are quite 

 abrupt, and in many places covered 

 on the south and west faces with 

 cedar, mahogany and pinons. On the 

 north face we find spruce, fir and a 

 few hemloclc, while at the upper end 

 of the canons we find litle park-like 

 mesas with aspens. 



I have given this description so 

 that my notes may be more fully un- 

 derstood, and shall segregate the 

 birds in zones, as it is more conveni- 

 ent for me, at least. 



Western Raven: Several pairs 

 seen each day; rarely at nest: lower 

 Kone. 



Red-tailed Hawk: Quite common- 

 five nests seen: lower zone: upper 

 zone in flight only. 



Sparrow Hawk: Common in upper 

 zone, but found in suitable locations 

 in each zone. 



Night Hawk: Scarce; lower zone 

 only. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk: Upper loue: 

 several pairs. 



Pinon Jay: Common in colonies: 

 lower zone. 



Clark's Nutcracker: Large colon- 

 ies; common above 7500; not seen 

 below upper zone. 



Rock Wrens: Number breeding in 

 crack along arroyo, near western hue, 

 lower zone. 



Western Bluebird: Any old place; 

 middle and lower zones not common; 

 nests in old cedars and cracks in 

 recks; upper zone. 



Mountain Bluebird: Any old place. 

 Middle and lower zones not common. 

 Nests in old cedars and cracks in 

 rocks. Upper zone. 



Say's Phoebe: Tunnels aud bridges 

 favorite places for nesting; lower 

 zone. 



Woodhouse Jay: Not common; one 

 pair in each ravine; middle zone, 

 upper part. 



Black Crested Jay: One pair each 

 of six years; upper zone. 



Crested Titmouse: Generally found 

 in all zones. 



Mountain Chickadee: Mostly in 

 upi)er zone; rare in others. 



Great Horned Owl: I^ower zone; 

 scarce. 



Pigmy Owl: Several pairs in up- 

 per zones. 



Famulated Screech Owl: Several 

 pairs in uper zones. 



Rocky Mountain Screech Owl: Few 

 located; heard constantly at night. 



Western Short-eared Owl: Every 

 wooded canon had a pair. 



Western Robin: In all zones; 

 many breeding at 8000 feet. 



Western Meadowlark: Two nests 

 with young; lower zone. 



jMourning Dove: Hundreds come 

 to drink at si)ring: lower zone; no 

 grain fields within five miles. 



Brewer's Sparrow: Mostly in low- 

 er zone, but always in sage brush. 



Western Chipping Sparrow: AD 

 zones; quite common. 



Spurred Towhee: All zones along 

 dry water course. 



Sage Grouse: Pinegrowth of upper 

 in heavy sage growth. 



