1914 Pomona College Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol.Vl, No. 4, Dec. 



Additional Notes on the Birds ofLaguna 



Beach 



LEON L. GARDNER 



In accordance with the general plan of the Laguna Marine Lab- 

 oratory, a part of the work was with the birds of the locality. 



As mentioned in the First Annual Report of the Laboratory, 

 Laguna Lakes, about four miles up Laguna Canyon; Balboa, eight 

 miles up the coast, and the surrounding rocky wild hills of Laguna, 

 afforcl rich and v^aried collecting. Perhaps the richest area of bird 

 life lies between Laguna and Balboa, in the L'vine Ranch. This 

 is a large tract of land comprising many thousands of acres, extend- 

 ing about seven miles up the coast from Laguna and eleven miles 

 inland. The canyons here are steep and, in some localities, very 

 wooded in contrast to the more open canyons farther down the 

 coast. For years this land has been given over to cattle grazing, 

 and the Irvine company, in order to safeguard the stock, have 

 allowed no one, except their own range riders, to enter the property. 

 In the years 1911 and 1912 this was a state game preserve, and 

 there is considerable rumor among local residents that it was stocked 

 with some kind of pheasants. However, I have neither seen nor 

 heard of a specimen taken. In all events, the protection afforded 

 the birds has been taken advantage of, and quail, road-runners, 

 many species of hawks and all of the smaller birds thrive in abun- 

 dance and safety. 



The fifteen days of collecting were spent largely in covering as 

 large an area as possible, to obtain the widest range of representa- 

 tive species, with field notes, etc., to be placed in the Laboratory 

 building, as a nucleus for greater collections and for the benefit of 

 the local residents or summer visitors who are interested in the 

 work of the College. 



The additions to the first list, published in the First Annual Re- 

 port, as mentioned before, are as follows: 



Gavia imuicr (Briinnich) Common Loon 

 A specimen taken in Balboa Bay, July 6, 1914. This is rather 

 an unusual record, as the Loon is only a winter visitant; however. 



