Vol. XXII 

 1905 



Ray, A Third Trip to the High Sierras. 37 I 



which we made late in the afternoon. On the way, at Cave Rock 

 — a tall bluff jutting out into Lake Tahoe — we noticed on a 

 small rocky shelf the nest of a hawk containing young. The 

 remains of several squirrels were observed hanging over the 

 edge of the nest. 



July 2. — We left Carson City this morning early. Bird life is 

 abundant where there is any timber or meadowland but almost 

 absent on the broad stretches of sage brush. In passing along 

 Washoe Lake, on the road, we listed thirty different species, 

 which is rather unusual for a drive of only about eight miles. 

 We reached Laughton's Hot Springs, west of Reno, late this 

 afternoon. 



July j. — We unexpectedly disposed of our team and outfit this 

 morning in time to catch the ten o'clock overland train, which 

 landed us in San Francisco at seven o'clock p. m., and brought 

 the trip to a sudden ending. 



The following additions were made to the list of the ' Land 

 Birds of Lake Valley ' (ef. Auk, Vol. XX, No. 2). 



no. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson Hawk. — A stuffed specimen of 

 this species adorns the wall of the Custom House Saloon at Rowlands, 

 where it was shot. 



in. Sialia mexicana occidentalis. Western Bluebird. — Found 

 breeding at various points in Lake Valley as above noted. While not 

 uncommon, it is not nearly as abundant as Sialia arctica. 



