156 Dice, Birds of Southeastern Washington. [April 



finished, but no eggs were ever laid in it. Bendire shot an adult male near 

 Walla Walla (Brewer, 1880, 50). 



Anthus rubescens. Pipit. — Abundant in flocks on the prairie hills 

 near Prescott during migrations. Reported at Walla Walla (Belding, 

 1890, 265). A spring record at Prescott is April 29, 1908. In 1909 they 

 were noted on Sept. 16. In 1915 they were first noted on Sept. 25 and 

 were present until Nov. 7. 



Cinclus mexicanus unicolor. Dipper. — Numerous along the 

 streams in the Blue Mountains. In the last week of July, 1914, a number 

 were observed on the North Fork of the Touchet River near Hompeg Falls, 

 and in the first week of August many were seen along Butte Creek. 



Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — Several were seen in early 

 June, 1914 in the willows along the Walla Walla River east of Wallula. 

 They are common in summer in the thick brush along the Touchet River 

 near Prescott, and are sometimes found in orchards. Reported rare at 

 Walla Walla in 1885 (Belding, 1890, 226). 



Spring arrival dates at Prescott are: May 31, 1908; and May 24, 1914. 

 In 1915 they were still present on Aug. 31. 



Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus. Rock Wren. — Numerous in early 

 June, 1914, on a rocky hillside southeast of Wallula. Several, including a 

 fledgling just able to fly, were seen June 16 in a little ravine in the bunch- 

 grass of a nearby hillside. In late June, 1914, they were numerous about the 

 rock cliffs and slopes near Lyon's Ferry, and a few were seen in the adjacent 

 bunch-grass. On Sept. 16, 1909, one was collected from a fence on a hill 

 southeast of Prescott. In late July, 1914, several were seen about rock 

 exposures on the sides of the canyon near Hompeg Falls. 



Troglodytes aedon parkmani. Western House Wren. — A num- 

 ber spend the summer in the timber along the Touchet River near Prescott. 

 Spring arrival dates are: May 3, 1905; April 9, 1909; and April 21, 1913. 

 In 1915 they were last noted on Aug. 25. 



Nests were found May 13, 1906, and June 18, 1913, both in holes in de- 

 caying limbs of cherry trees. Another nest on a sill in a farm building held 

 six naked young on July 1, 1915. 



Nannus hiemalis pacificus. Western Winter Wren. — Common 

 during late July, 1914, in the lowland fir forest at Hompeg Falls. One was 

 seen on July 29 in damp Douglas spruce forest near the top of the ridge at 

 Twin Buttes R. S. In 1915 migrants appeared near Prescott on Sept. 8, 

 and the species was last seen on Oct. 13. 



Telmatodytes palustris plesius. Western Marsh Wren. — Re- 

 ported from Walla Walla by Oberholser (1897, 189). One was seen Aug. 

 5, 1914, in the brush at the edge of a small beaver-dam swamp beside Butte 

 Creek. 



Certhia familiaris montana. Rocky Mountain Creeper. — A 

 number were present during December, 1908 in the trees along the Touchet 

 River east of Prescott. In the winter of 1915 they first appeared on Dec. 

 11. A female and a flock of young were seen July 26, 1914, in lowland fir 



