30 Bird - Lore 



(identified by the gray upperparts, white tliroat and orbital ring and wing bars, and 

 olive-gray flanks); Long-tailed Chickadee, i; Western Robin, ii6. Total, 19 species 

 351 individuals. — -Leslie Daniels and Theodore F. Beard. 



Boulder, Colo. — Dsc. 22; 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; 8 in. of snow; wind southeast 

 in A.M., west in p.m., very light; temp. 18° at start, 10° at return. Ten miles on foot 

 along foothills, mesas, mouths of caiions and plains. Observers together. Dusky Grouse, 

 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 6; Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted 

 Woodpecker, 19; Magpie, 68; Long-crested Jay, 88; Western Meadowlark, 3; Slate- 

 colored Junco, 10; Shufeldt's Junco, 30; Pink-sided Junco, 40; Gray-headed Junco, 10; 

 Arctic Towhee, i; Mountain Chickadee, 5; Townsend's Solitaire, 10; Western Robin, 

 flock of about 150. Total, 15 species, (about) 443 individuals. — Bess R. Green and 

 Edna Johnson. 



Denver, Colo. — Dec. 25; 9.30 to 11.30 a.m., 2.30 to 5 p.m. Partly cloudy; 4 in. snow; 

 wind southwest in a.m., east in p.m.; temp. 12° at 8 a.m., 25° at 5 p.m. Two hours afoot, 

 and two and one-half hours by motor. Ring-necked Pheasant, 28; American Rough- 

 legged Hawk, i; Lewis's Woodpecker, i; Orange-shafted Flicker, 5; Horned Lark, 36; 

 Magpie, 123; Red- winged Blackbird, 160; House Finch, 3; Tree Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, 

 3; Montana Junco, i; Great Northern Shrike, i. Total, 12 species, 363 individuals. — 

 W. H. Bergtold. 



Paonia, Colo. — Dec. 25; 12.30 to 4 p.m. Cloudy; snowing a little; 8 in. of snow; wind 

 southwest, light; temp. 24° at start, 20° at return. Five miles on foot. California Quail, 

 11; Harris's Woodpecker, i; Gilded Flicker, 8; American Raven, 2; Piiion Jay, 6; 

 Willow Goldfinch, 21; Gray-headed Junco, 46; Shumagin Fox Sparrow, 5; Oregon 

 Towhee, 3; Northern Shrike, i; Oregon Chickadee, 2; Townsend's Solitaire, 2; Western 

 Robin, 68. Total, 13 species, (about) 176 individuals. — Barnard Van Deren 



Seattle, Wash. — Dec. 20; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Misty and overcast, rain in morning; 

 ground bare; slight wind, southeast and east; average temp. 44°. Parties hunting in 

 groups as indicated; southwest shore Lake Washington, Mrs. C. C. Crickmore and Dr. 

 J. D. Terry; Lake Forest Park, Mrs. T. T. Leman; Burroughs Landing, Misses L. 

 McMonagle and K. Bryan; Lake Union and Union Bay Shores, C. Richie and G. W. 

 Parker; Interbay and Queen Anne Hill, L. DeLong; Renton Slough, F. W. Cook; 

 University Campus, Mrs. S. M. Kane and Mrs. M. Schuler; Kirkland, M. I. and C. N. 

 Compton. Western Grebe, 17; Horned Grebe, 12; Hcelbell's Grebe, 3; Pied-billed Grebe, 

 4; Glaucous- winged Gull, 1,143; California Gull, 32; Herring Gull, 42; Western Gull, 70; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 3; Mallard, 60; Green-winged Teal, 224; Shoveler, 99; Pin- 

 tail, 22; Canvasback, 5; Scaup Duck, 254; Bufflehead, 95; Old Squaw, 8; Ruddy Duck, 

 19; Northwest Coast Heron, 4; Coot, 649; Wilson's Snipe, 28; Ruffed Grouse, 12; 

 California Quail, 225; Ring-necked Pheasant, 7; Cooper's Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, 3; Owl (?), 3; Northwest Kingfisher, 5; Gairdner's Woodpecker, i; Harris's 

 Woodpecker, i; Northwest Flicker, 53; Steller Jay, 39; Western Crow, 211; Northwest 

 Redwing, i; Brewer's Blackbird, 52; Western Meadowlark, 4; Western Evening Gros- 

 beak, i; California Purple Finch, 46; Willow Goldfinch, 1,314; Pine Siskin, 1,453; 

 Shufeldt's Junco, 387; Rusty Song Sparrow, 159; Fox Sparrow, 51; Oregon Towhee, 66; 

 Cedar Waxwing, 196; Anthony's Vireo, 4; Audubon Warbler, 2; Seattle Wren, 29; 

 Western Winter Wren, 35; Tule Wren, 7; Tawny Creeper, 5; Oregon Chickadee, 106; 

 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 11; Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 79; Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet, 9; Western Robin, 868; Varied Thrush, 46. Total, 57 species, 8,285 individuals. 

 A notable feature of this trip was that the birds were found congregated in small areas 

 with a large part of the field practically deserted. — Seattle Audubon Society, M. I. 

 Compton, President. 



Portland, Ore. (Portland Heights, Reed College, Mt. Tabor, and Columbia Slough). 

 — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 P.M. Heavy rain and fog all day; light southeasterly wind; 



