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found near Seven Oaks. One nest examined on June 13, 1905, 
was situated thirty-five feet above the ground in an alder and 
contained four eges in which incubation was nearly complete. 
Another nest found on July 9 was thirty feet up in a cottonwood. 
This contained three nearly full-fledged young, one of which was 
preserved. This species was also seen at Fish creek, Lost creek, 
South Fork, Bluff lake, Saragossa springs, Doble, north base of 
Sugarloaf and Cushenbury springs. At each of the last three 
locations specimens were obtained. All were in the streaked 
immature plumage. 
An adult female was shot near our South Fork camp, July 8, 
1906. It held in its talons half of a freshly-killed ground squir- 
rel (Otospermophilus beecheyi fishert). It also had about its 
plumage a strong odor of skunk, and this odor obtrudes itself 
just as strongly now, a year later, whenever the hawk-skin is 
handled. On July 16, 1907, on Mountain Home creek, I sur- 
prised a Cooper hawk in the act of tearing to pieces an adult 
SJalifornia woodpecker. 
Buteo borealis calurus (Cassin). Western Red-tailed Hawk. 
Western red-tails were quite common all around Bear lake. 
Several were seen at Gold mountain and one or two at Bluff lake. 
On July 12, 1905, a pair of adults and full-grown young were seen 
toward the head of Foresee creek, on the north side of San Ber- 
nardino peak, at an elevation of about 7500 feet. A red-tail was 
seen flying over Clark’s ranch, June 13, 1905. In 1906 and 1907 
individuals were repeatedly seen in the canons at the head of the 
Santa Ana, Fish creek, Lost creek, and South Fork. None were 
seen above the Transition Zone. 
Aquila chrysaétos (Linneus). Golden Eagle. 
Golden eagles were seen quite often about the head of the San- 
ta Ana. Two were seen flying over the summit of Sugarloaf, 9840 
feet altitude, July 11, 1906. <A pair were watched for several 
minutes soaring over San Gorgonio peak, 11,500 feet altitude, 
June 19, 1907. At Dry lake, 9000 feet, June 15, 1906, I saw a 
golden eagle attempt to alight on a dead tamarack pine, standing 
at the margin of the lake. The branch he chose, however, was 
