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eye (est.), i,ooo; Great Blue Heron, 3; California Quail, 12; China Pheasant, 3; Kingfisher, i; 

 Gairdner's Woodpecker, 3; Northwestern Flicker, 4; Steller's Jay, 3; Northwestern Crow, 

 50; Meadowlark, i; Brewer's Blackbird, 50; Junco, 14; Rusty Song Sparrow, 5; Chewink, 5; 

 Winter Wren, 18; Nuthatch, i; Oregon Chickadee, i; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 2; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 16; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, i; Varied Thrush. Total, 29 species, about 

 3,74Q individuals. — Margaret McKenny and John M. Wilson. 



Spokane, Wash. — Dec. 23; 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunshine; i in. snow; light wind, south. 

 Temp. 20" at start, 25° at return. To Manito and south city limits; across Latah Creek 

 valley; up Garden Springs Creek to head; down Indian Creek and back to city. Ten 

 miles on foot. Bob- white [introduced], 10; Western Horned Owl, i; Northern Pileated 

 Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 5; Magpie, 6; Crossbill, 10; Redpoll, 25; Pine Siskin, 

 50 (est.; I flock), mixed with some Willow Goldfinches; Oregon Junco, 8; Merrill Song 

 Sparrow, 3; Bohemian Waxwing, 1,000 (est.; i large flock); Western Winter Wren, i; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 12; Pygmy Nuthatch, 38; Oregon Chickadee, i; Mountain Chickadee, 

 2; Western Robin, 10; Western Bluebird, 5; Total, 19 species, about 1,180 incHviduals. — 

 Walticr I^ruc']': (President Spokane Bird Club) and Prof. J. L. Sloanaker. 



Oljrmpia, Wash. (Olympia to Priest Point Park and back.) — Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

 Weather clear, tending to be slightly cloudy; 2 in. of old snow on ground; no wind; temp. 28° 

 at start, 36° at return. Horned Grebe, 40; Glaucous-winged Gull, 50; Short-billed Gull, 50; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 30; Baldpate, 4; Canvasback, 25; Scaup, 500; American Golden- 

 eye, 30; White-winged Scoter, 200; Ruddy Duck, 10; Fannin's Heron, i; Coot, 30; Wilson's 

 Snipe, i; Killdeer, i; Mountain Quail, 8; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Kingfisher, 3; Harris's 

 Woodpecker, 3; Gairdner's Woodpecker, i; Northwestern Flicker, 30; Steller's Jay, i; North- 

 western Crow, 60; Northwestern Redwing, 60; Western Meadowlark, i; Brewer's Blackbird, 

 100; California Purple Finch, 15; Pine Siskin, 150; Oregon Junco, 100; Rusty Song Sparrow, 

 12; Kadiak (?) Fox Sparrow, 3; Oregon Towhee, 7; Seattle Wren, 10; Western Winter Wren, 

 70; California Creeper, 4; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Oregon Chickadee, 11; Chestnut-backed 

 Chickadee, 5; Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 75; Sitkan Kinglet, 10; Western Robin, 20; 

 \\'estern Bluebird, 5. Total, 41 species, about 1,738 individuals. — Thor McKnight. 



Portland, Ore. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; light sleet at start; ground 

 covered with light snow; brisk east wind; temp, about t,t,°. Pied-billed Grebe, 2; Glaucous- 

 winged Gull, i; Western Gull, 12; Herring Gull, 25; Hooded Merganser, 6; Baldpate, 18; 

 Blue-winged Teal, 3; Shoveler, 12; Pintail, 100; Canvasback, 2; Greater Scaup, 25; Lesser 

 Scaup, 50; Bufflehead, 20; Coot, 15; Killdeer, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Western Red- 

 tailed Hawk, I ; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i ; Gairdner's Woodpecker, i ; Red-breasted Sapsucker, 

 i; Red-shafted Flicker, 4; Western Crow, 3; California Purple Finch, 3; Oregon Junco, 45; 

 Rusty Song Sparrow, 6; Oregon Towhee, 5; Western Winter Wren, i; Oregon Chickadee, 25; 

 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 15; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, i; Western Robin, 3; Varied Thrush, 

 S. Total, 33 species, 428 individuals. — W. A. Eliot, W. S. and Mary E. Raker, Arlie 

 Seaman. 



Monmouth, Ore. — Dec. 24; 7.30 to 10.30 a.m. and 2 to 3.30 p.m. North wind, light; temp. 

 19° at start, 33° at return. Six miles on foot. Wilson's Snipe, 4; Killdeer, 11; Ring-necked 

 Pheasant, 2; Band-tailed Pigeon, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Gairdner's Woodpecker, 2; 

 Red-shafted Flicker, 10; Northwestern Crow, 17; Western Meadowlark, 23; Brewer's Black- 

 bird, 68; Willow Goldfinch, 9; Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, 2; Oregon Junco, 78; Rust}' 

 Song Sparrow, 9; Oregon Towhee, 2; Audubon Warbler, i; Slender-billed Nuthatch, 2; 

 Oregon Chickadee, 3; Western Robin, i; Western Bluebird, 5. Total, 21 species, 196 indivi- 

 duals. Also 21 House Sparrows. — Cecil A. Poole. 



Santa Barbara, Calif. (Mission Canon, Sheffield Reservoir, Hope Ranch, tide fiats near 

 Goleta). — Dec. 24; 6.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Light rain till 8.30 a.m., remainder of day heavily 

 overcast; the seventh day of a continuous storm after an almost unbroken drought of nine 

 months; calm; temp. 50° to 60°. Distance of course 30 miles; diameter 8 miles; 12 miles 



