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them, now away they were always changing, reveahng some 

 hidden grandeur or beauty. It was a glorious interlude. 



Portland, Ore., July IC). 



Oreat Blue Heron. Tree Swallosv. 



Belted Kingfisher. Violet Green vSwallow. 



♦ Gairdner's Woodpecker. Cliflf Swallow. 



Western Wood Pewee. Bank Swallow. 



Streaked Horned Lark Louisiana Tanager. 



American Crow. Cassin's Vireo. 



American (xoldfinch. Yellow Warbler. 



Gambel's Sparrow. Russet-backed Thrush. 



Western Chipping Sparrow Western Robin. 



A water .sprite .spirited me away from Seattle, landing me 

 at Everett in the dead of night. It was miserably cold, and 

 nowhere could even so much as a cot be found at that time 

 of night. Those three miserable hours stretched out into 

 weeks. But with the dawn came the birds and some degree of 

 comfort physically. Not until mid-afternoon did Dawson ap- 

 pear. Meanwhile the hill overlooking the bay and town had 

 given up its secrets. No less than thirteen species added 

 themselves to my list of personal acquaintances. Chief among 

 these were Pileolated and Macgillivray's Warblers, Red- 

 breasted Sapsucker and Oregon Towhee. They seemed anx- 

 ious to know who and what I was, and they sang for me by 

 the half hour. 



Everett, Wash., July 17. 



Bonaparte's Gull. Lazuli Bunting. 



Western Red-tailed Hawk. Black-headed Grosbeak, 



Desert Sparrow Hawk. Oregon Towhee. 



Harris's Woodpecker. Louisiana Tanager. 



Red-breasted Sapsucker. Warbling Vireo. 



Belted Kingfisher. Macgillivray's Warbler. 



Vaux's Swift. Pileolated Warbler. 



Olive-sided Flycatcher. Bank Swallow. 



Hammond's Flycatcher. Oregon Chickadee. 



Northwest Crow. Russet-backsd Thrush. 



Rust}' Song Sparrow. Western Robin. 



The distance from Everett to Wenatchee was covered 

 during the night. The "Switch-back" climb over the moun- 

 tains was a novel experience. Now a tunnel greatly shortens 



