CkAinAriLF. — On CoM^rox WriiTrrRR, Cal.. P)[Rns. So 



own doorway arc those ,G^ivcn here. In taking" such a census 

 it is difficult to say. for example, whether one sees several 

 Aleadowdarks, or sees the same bird several times, therefore I 

 number only those of a species that were observed at the same 

 time. They were: 1 ^Mourning Dove, -i Flickers, 1 Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 1 female Hummingbird, a pair of Kingbirds 

 nesting, 1 male Phoebe, numerous Bobolinks, -i male Red- 

 winofcd Blackbirds, 1 Aleadowlark, 2 male and 2 female (iold- 

 finches, Chipping Sparrows, a pair of Song Sparrows having 

 nest with four eggs, 1 male Dickcissel. numerous Swallows. 

 3 White-rumped Shrikes, 1 Warbling \'ireo. •? male ^Maryland 

 Yellow-throats, a pair of Catbirds nesting, a pair of W^rens with 

 nestlings, numerous Robins, a pair of Bluebirds, nesting. 

 Twenty-one species in all and on^ days closely following Bob- 

 whites, Cowbirds, Purple Crackles and Brown Thrashers 

 were seen. 



COMMON BIRDS OF WHITTIFR. CALIFORNIA. 



BY ESTIIKR CRAIGMILE. 



Whittier is located fourteen miles southeast of Los Angeles, 

 and twenty miles from the Pacific Ocean. It is a hillside town 

 standing on the mesa of the Puente Hills, which bound it on 

 tlie north and east, and commands a fine view^ of the rich val- 

 ley to the south and west. Beyond the hills lies the .San Ga- 

 briel Valley bounded on the north by the Sierra Madre range. 

 Promi the summit of the Puentes one gets a good view of the 

 patchwork efifect of the valley ranches with the variegated foli- 

 age which orange, lemon, olive, and walnut produce. 



Pepper and Eucalyptus trees are conspicuous in town, while 

 live oaks and sycamores are found in the canyons. The hills 

 are green after the rains begin. Bright yellow mustard assum- 

 ing the proportions of small trees covers all uncultivated re- 

 gions. Weeds of all kimls thrive during the rainy season. 

 These weed patches are an eye-sore, yet they afford desirable 

 shelter for birds and abundant food during the dry season. 



This list is taken from mv notes wdiich date from November 



