Bird- Lore's Eighteenth Christmas Census 49 



Diablo, Calif, (within about i mile radius from post office). — Dec. 22; 7 a.m. to 

 5 P.M. Heavy fog all day; light west wind; temp, at start 33°, at return 42°. Killdeer, 

 23; California Quail, 85; (Cooper's?) Hawk, i; Western Red-tail, 4; Desert Sparrow 

 Hawk, 5; Nuttall's Woodpecker, 7; California Woodpecker, 42; Red-shafted Flicker, 45; 

 Anna's Hummingbird, 6; Ash- throated Flycatcher, i; Black Phoebe, 5; California Jay, 

 42; Western Meadowlark, 57; Brewer's Blackbird, 75; Green-backed Goldfinch, 7; 

 Nuttall's and Gambel's Sparrows, 250; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 650; Western Tree 

 Sparrow, 250; Oregon Junco, 250; Samuel's Song Sparrow, 100; Forbush's Sparrow, 2; 

 Oregon Towhee, 32; California Towhee, 36; California Shrike, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 2; 

 Audubon's Warbler, 25; Pipit, 150; Vigors's Wren, 27; Slender-billed Nuthatch, 5; 

 Plain Titmouse, 68; Bush-tit, 56; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 15; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, 23; 

 Western Bluebird, 18. Total, 34 species, about 2,366 individuals. — Richard Cox. 



Los Angeles, Calif, (within a diameter of 15 miles, including Hyperion, Nigger Slough, 

 and some of the city parks and cemeteries). — Dec. 21; 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; north 

 wind, light; temp. 63° at start, 70° at return. Nine members of the Los Angeles Audubon 

 Society, in seven parties. Territory reached by street car and automobile; observations 

 taken on foot. Western Grebe, 3; Eared Grebe, 4; Pied-billed Grebe, 13; Glaucous- 

 winged Gull, 3; Western Gull, 106; Herring Gull, 16; California Gull, 748; Ring-billed 

 Gull, 222; Short-billed Gull, 2; Heermann's Gull, 14; Bonaparte's Gull, 354; Forster's 

 Tern, 3; Farallon Cormorant, 27; White Pelican, i; California Brown Pelican, 35; 

 Baldpate, i; Green- winged Teal, 2; Cinnamon Teal, 6; Shoveler, 6; Pintail 2;- Redhead, 

 29; Canvasback, 23; Lesser Scaup, 17; Surf Scoter, 240; Ruddy Duck, 6; Bittern, i; 

 Great Blue Heron, 10; Egret, 7; Black-crowned Night Heron, 2; Sora, i; Coot, 552; 

 Northern Phalarope, 20; Least Sandpiper, 25; Western Sandpiper, 30; Sanderling, 225; 

 Greater Yellowlegs, 2; Spotted Sandpiper, i; Hudsonian Curlew, 36; Killdeer, 98; Snowy 

 Plover, 22; Valley Quail, 272; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Band-tailed Pigeon, 2; Mourning 

 Dove, 10; Turkey Vulture, 24; Marsh Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's 

 Hawk, i; Western Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Pigeon Hawk, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 16; 

 Barn Owl, i; Short-eared Owl, i; Burrowing Owl, 4; Roadrunner, 2; California Cuckoo, 

 i; Belted Kingfisher, 2; Willow Woodpecker, i; Red-breasted Sapsucker, i; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 31; Black-chinned Hummingbird, i; Anna's Hummingbird, 53; Cassin's King- 

 bird, 3; Say's Phoebe, 9; Black Phcebe, 41; California Horned Lark, 200; California 

 J^Y) 33; Western Crow, 16; San Diego Redwing, 77; Western Meadowlark, 107; Brewer's 

 Blackbird, 534; California Purple Finch, 5; House Finch, 897; Willow Goldfinch, 26; 

 Green-backed Goldfinch, 57; Lawrence's Goldfinch, 6; Western Savannah Sparrow, 52; 

 Belding's Sparrow, 14; Large-billed Sparrow, 2; Western Lark Sparrow, 14; Gambel's 

 Sparrow, 235; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 40; Western Chipping Sparrow, 4; Thurber's 

 Junco, 42; San Diego Song Sparrow, 89; San Diego Towhee, 17; Anthony's Towhee, 

 7S; Phainopepla, i; California Shrike, 33; Hutton's Vireo, 9; Audubon's Warbler, 314; 

 Pacific Yellowthroat, 11; Pipit, 273; Western Mockingbird, 45; California Thrasher, 

 10; San Diego Wren, 8; Western House Wren, 10; Western Marsh Wren, 4; Plain 

 Titmouse, 10; California Bush-tit, 208; Pallid Wren-tit, 40; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 21; 

 Western Gnatcatcher, 8; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, 12; Western Robin, 21; Western Blue- 

 bird, II. Total, 106 species, 6,988 individuals. — Mrs. F. T. Bicknell and Mrs. Robert 

 Fargo, Dr. E. A. Dial and Mrs. W. H. Martz, Miss Helen S. Pratt, Mrs. Joseph 

 Anthony, Mr. L. E. Wyman, Mrs. C. H. Hall and Mr. Alfred Cookman. 



San Francisco County (Golden Gate Park to Lake Merced), Calif. — Dec. 23; 8. 30 

 A.M. to 6 P.M. Cloudy, light southwest wind, 50° to 55°. Observers in two parties. 

 Western Grebe, 9; HolbceH's Grebe, i; Eared Grebe, 57; Pied- billed Grebe, 11; Common 

 Loon, i; Glaucous-winged Gull, 6; Western Gull, 5,000; Herring GmII, 5,000; Ring- 

 billed Gull, 5,000; California Gull, i; Heermann's Gull, i; Bonaparte's Gull, 2: Farallon 

 Cormorant, 2; Mallard, 500; Baldpate, 46; Green- winged Teal, 150; Shoveler, 55; 



