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Tringa alpina pacifica. Rkd-backed Sandpiper. - M,-rant. Com- 

 mon Manv flocks of six to twenty were seen on the north shore of the 

 harbor Ma/ii. Also sparin-lj associated with Ereunetes occtder,talts. 



Ereunetes occidentalis. Western Sandpiper. - Summer resident? 

 Very common. Manv large flocks were seen May i . on the north shore 

 of the harbor; in them were almost invariably a few T. a. facifica. 

 Flocks of Sa,>dpipers, taken to be E. occidcialh. were seen on the harbor 



■"Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. - Summer resident. Very 

 common during- migrations. Some breed on the IIumptul.ps River 



Numenius hudsonicus. IIudsonian Curlew. - Winter resident? 

 Lar-e flocks seen April 19 ^xt a distance on the 'flats' at Hoqu.am. 



? Callipepla californica. California Partridge. -Resident. From 

 stock introduced in the fall of 1889 by a settler living on the Humptul.ps 

 near Stevens Prairie. Flocks of young birds seen in the summer of 1890 

 and in May, 1891, by settlers at Stevens and Axford prairies. Descrip- 

 tions not c"lear; may be (9r6o;Vy;« //c/-«5. „ ., , 



Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus. Sooty Grouse. - Resident. 

 Common. Oftener heard booming from some tall spruce or fir than 

 seen. In winter rarely seen, as it lives in the tree tops two hundred feet 



above ground. ^ -j 4. 



Bonasa umbellus sabini. Oregon Ruffed Grouse. - Resident. 

 Common. More plentiful than D. o. fuligh>osus. Most plentiful in the 

 river-bottoms and more open places in the woods, unlike fnUg.^wsus 

 which loves to haunt the large timber. 



Columba fasciata. Band-tailed Pigeon. - Summer resident. Com- 

 mon in the larger river-bottoms where cottonwoods, alders, and other 



was 



soft woods grow, and berries abound 



Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. - Resident. Rare. One 

 seen May 10 perched in a tall spruce on the bank of the lower Hump- 



'"Hali^etus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. -Resident. Rather common 

 on the harbor, and occasionally seen on the Humptulips. A pair, evi- 

 dcntlv breeding, observed at Qiiiniault Lake June 12. 



Faico columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. - Resident. Not common. One 

 flew very close to me. May 22, near the Hoquiam River. A few seen else- 

 where and on the Humptulips. p..,.f„ 



Falco sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. - Resident. Pietty 

 common. One seen August 13, 1S90, on the East Humptulips. Small 

 Hawks now and again seen there, at Stevens Prairie, and on Gray s 

 Harbor, some of which were noted as this bird, others probably being 



^ pfndiln Slaetuscarolinensis. American OsPREV.-Resident? One 

 seen April 12, catching fish near the mouth of the Humptulips. Near 

 the same place saw two. May 11, evidently breeding there. 



p Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. - Resident. This Owl was 

 seen twice in February near the East Humptulips by a neighbor who de- 



