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-Seen during their migration 

 occasionally on 



Ducks- 

 period. 



Geese — Observed 

 the wing. 



Cranes^ — Only one flock seen early 

 in the spring of 1911. 



Killdeer — Rather common along the 

 creeks; one nest of four eggs found 

 May 12, 1911. 



Spotted Sandpiper — Common. 



Bob-white — Very abundant; import- 

 ed some years back, they have now in- 

 creased wonderfully, several nests and 

 young were found. 



Ruffed Grouse — Common, but hard 

 to find. 



Dusky Grouse — One seen with 

 young, June 15. 



Prairie hens — ^Not uncommon dur- 

 ing 1906-8 but I have not seen any this 

 year and I believe they will soon be 

 extinct around here. 



Mourning Doves — More common 

 this year than ever before, they sure- 

 ly are on a rapid increase as I found 

 five nests on a small tract at one time. 



Turkey Vultures — Not common. One 

 nest in a hole in a high cliff, eight 

 miles from here, was found June 22, 

 1910. It contained two young birds. 



Sparrow Hawk — Very common; one 

 nest found June 4. Had four eggs in 

 while young were often seen. 



Western Redtailed Hawk — Occasion- 

 ally seen. 



Prairie Falcon — 'Rare; seen mostly 

 in 1910. 



Owls— Three different species, but 

 all rare. 



Belted Kingfisher — Quite common. 



Hairy Woodpecker. Very rare. 



Red-headed Woodpecker — Only one 

 seen. 



Red-shatter Flicker. Very common; 

 nests usually in low stumps about 

 three feet from ground. 



Western Nighthawk— Common, two 

 nests found, July 2d, one egg; July 

 5th, 2 eggs. 



Western Kingbird — Abundant. 



Ruby-throated Hummingbird — Not 

 uncommon. 



American Magpie — Quite common. 



Coast Jay — Occasionally seen. 



Western Crow — Rare; one seen fly- 

 ing April 10, 1911. 



Cowbird — Four eggs found in the 

 nests of other birds. 



Brewer Blackbird — Abundant; could 

 not find any nests though I searched 

 quite a lot for them. 



Western Goldfinch — Not uncommon. 



House Finch — Not very common. 



Sparrows — Many kinds, but Western 

 Chipping were the most common of 

 all. Clay-colored, Brewer, and Tree 

 Sparrows were also seen quite often. 



Black-headed Grosbeak — Uncommon. 

 Three nests were found with two eggs 

 in each. The dates were June 8th, 

 June 13th, June 14th, 1911. Unless a 

 person goes into the woods he would 

 never see a Grosbeak; I have never 

 seen one in the open. 



Western Meadowlark — Very abund- 

 ant, though only three nests were 

 found in 1911. Each had five eggs in, 

 the dates were April 30, May 29, and 

 June 14th. 



Junco (Subsp) — Two nests found 

 well concealed under shrub and grass. 



Summer Tanager (Subsp) — A male 

 seen two times in May, 1910. 



Cedar Waxwing — Very aunndant in 

 the winter time when they gather in 

 flocks. 



Warblers — No specie common. July 

 9, 1911 when fishing at Chatcolet Lai\.e 

 in Heyburn National Park, Idaho, 

 twenty miles from here I saw a Bay- 

 breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea 

 It was a male bird and easily obser-. 

 ed as it flew from bush to bush close 

 by me. He interested me very much 

 because it was the first one I saw out 

 here. 



Catbird — Very common; severa' 



