Vol. XXIJ WiDMANN, Yosemite Valley Birds. ^J 



In descending from Wawona into the San Joaquin basin, by way 

 of Awahnee, the change in the flora and fauna from the forest 

 region through the arid chaparral into the cultivated land at the 

 base of the foohills is extremely interesting and would be well 

 worth a detailed description, but when traveling in the stage one 

 can only enjoy the most salient points, and much is lost through 

 unnecessary haste on the part of the driver. 



Half way between Wawona and Raymond there lies in the 

 valley of the Fresno River, Awahnee, one of the stage company's 

 stopping stations, with a good hotel. Situated near the chaparral 

 region, but itself surrounded by cultivated fields and woodlands, 

 it seems to be a fine place for a few days of birding, but unfortu- 

 nately our time-table allowed only a short hour for dinner, May 25. 

 On the barn of the hotel was a lively colony of Fetrochelidon Inni- 

 fro/is, with fifty finished nests. A Screech owl, Megascops asia 

 bendirei, flew up from the ground and disappeared in a treehole 

 by the wayside. 



In the brushy foothills a number of birds not seen in the high 

 forest region were more or less common, among them : 



Lophortyx californicus valicolus. Valley Partridge. \'ery common. 

 Buteo borealis calurus. Western Redtail. Three on wing. 

 Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Flycatcher. Several. 

 Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Several. 

 Aphelocoma californica. California Jay. Very common. 

 Melanerpes formicivorus bairdii. California Woodpecker. Very 

 common. 



Progne subis. Several at Grub Gulch and along Fresno River. 

 Pipilo crissalis. California Towhee. A few. 

 Toxostoma redivivum. California Thrasher. A few. 



At Raymond, May 25, 6. p. m. 



Icterus bullocki. 



Sturnella neglecta. ^ I" ^^nj 



Astragalinus lawrenci. 



