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Oct., 1914, in trees along the Touchet River east of Prescott. Near 

 Hompeg Falls they were noted a few times during July, 1914, in low- 

 land fir forest, and two were seen in western larch forest. 



Asyndesmus lewisi. Lewis's Woodpecker. — Abundant in summer 

 near Prescott. They live principally in the timber, but may often be 

 found on fence posts in the bunchgrass and grain fields several miles from 

 trees. None were seen along the Touchet River below Lamar, nor were 

 any seen in the Blue Mountains. Reported breeding at Walla Walla 

 (Bendire, 1895, 120). 



Spring arrival dates at Prescott are: April 29, 1905; April 26, 1908; 

 and April 29, 1913. In 1915 the species was last seen on Sept. 18. Several 

 nests containing vociferous young were noted in the early part of June, 

 1908, high in cottonwood trees near Prescott. On May 21, 1914, a nest 

 was found about twelve feet high in a catalpa. 



These woodpeckers are very fond of cherries and may often be seen 

 feeding on the ripe fruit. When cherries are ripe a constant stream of 

 birds may be seen carrying them in their bills to the young in nearby nests. 



Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. — A number were 

 seen in early June, 1914, in the willows along the Walla Walla River near 

 Wallula. In the timber along the streams of the prairie area they are 

 common in summer. They often fly considerable distances out into the 

 bunchgrass hills and feed on the ground. On the ridges of the Blue Moun- 

 tains they were numerous during the summer of 1914 in buckbrush, alpine 

 fir forest, and Douglas spruce forest, being most often noted on dead trees. 

 A few were seen in the deciduous timber along Butte Creek. 



A few flickers remain at Prescott during the winter. During the winter 

 of 1908 one roosted every night at a certain place under the porch of a 

 ranch building. 



Mating behavior was noticed as early as February 29, in 1905. A nest, 

 about twelve feet high in a catalpa tree, two miles east of Prescott, on May 

 7, 1908, contained six eggs. This nest had been used by flickers for at least 

 two previous seasons. 



Chordeiles virginianus hesperis. Pacific Nighthawk. — Common 

 near Wallula in early June, 1914. They were often seen flying over sage- 

 brush and occasionally over the Walla Walla River or over the willows 

 along the stream. They often alight on the ground or on fence posts in 

 the sagebrush. Near Prescott a few have been observed in flight over the 

 bunchgrass hills, over the Touchet River, and over the timber along the 

 stream. At Lyon's Ferry a number were seen in the evenings of late June, 

 1914, flying over Snake River. In the late summer of 1914 a few were 

 seen flying over Butte Creek and over the highest ridges of the Blue 

 Mountains. 



Chaetura vauxi. Vatjx's Swift. — S. H. Lyman has seen this swift 

 in the region on two occasions, once finding a specimen dead in Dayton. 



Archilochus alexandri. Black-chinned Hummingbird. — Common 

 summer resident in the timber along the Touchet River near Prescott. 



Selasphorus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. — Numbers occur in the 



