Birds Bathing 



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WESTERN MOCKINGBIRD AT UPPER POOL 



The foUowing list will give some idea of what birds have been seen bathing 

 in my pools or baths : 



"Soakers:'' Western Mockingbird, California Towhee (both get so wet they can fly only 

 a few feet), Spurred Towhee, California Ja}-, Arizona Hooded Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, House 

 Finch, California Purple Finch, Western Lark Sparrow, Gambel's Sparrow, Nuttall's Sparrow, 

 Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-cro-«Tied Sparrow, Western Chipping Sparrow, Rufous- 

 crowned Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Western Robin. 



"Dippers:" Green-backed Goldfinch, LawTcnce's Goldfinch, Louisiana Tanager, Phaino- 

 pepla, Cassin's Vireo, Hutton's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Least Vireo (all the Vireos bathe on 

 the wing), Bush-Tit, Calaveras Warbler, Lutescent Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Yellow War- 

 bler, Audubon's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Yellow-throat, Pileolated 

 Warbler, Golden Pileolated Warbler, Parkman's Wren, Wren-Tit, Russet-backed Thrush, 

 Alaska Hermit Thrush. 



