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Martins were first noted two days later, while 

 on the 29th a long list of new arrivals were 

 noted along the Columbia River between 

 Portland and Astoria. The shore-bird flight 

 included the Long-billed Dowitcher, Least 

 and Western Sandpipers, and Hudsonian 

 Curlew in abundance. 



A flock of 25 Wood Ducks were noted in 

 the Columbia bottoms on April 23, and a 

 number of pair, presumably from this flock, 

 which remained for several weeks before 

 breaking up, are now breeding in this region. 



During the first week in May a great shore- 

 bird migration, principally Long-billed Dow- 

 itchers, Red-backed and Western Sand- 

 pipers, and Hudsonian Curlew was noted on 

 Yaquina Bay. At this time a few of the win- 

 ter visitors to the bay were still in evidence. 

 White-winged and Surf Scoters were common 

 and a few Western and Horned Grebes, 

 Loons and Glaucous-winged Gulls were seen. 

 On May 9, Stanley G. Jewett noted three 

 Northern Phalaropes in spring plumage on 

 Rogue River, an unusual inland record. 



During the month of May the writer 

 spent a week in Klamath County, which in 

 spite of the drying up of the Lower Klamath 

 Lake Reservation is still a wonderful bird 

 country. While there an opportunity arose to 

 visit the Lower Lake and a great colony of 

 CaHfornia Gulls were found to have re- 

 established themselves in the flooded section 

 of the lake-bed. Considerable numbers of 

 Ducks of various species were also noted al- 

 though the area of spring flood water is small 

 compared to the original lake-bed. 



The Canada Geese were nesting in numbers. 

 The flooding of the usual nesting-sites has 

 driven most of the birds to the edges of the 

 swamps and causes them to seem more 

 abundant than before. Whether there is any 

 increase in numbers of Ducks or Geese is 

 hard to determine. Several competent ob- 

 servers who had been familiar with the bird- 

 life of the district for several years informed 

 me that both Avocets and Black-necked 

 Stilts have increased in numbers. A number 

 of Avocet nests were discovered which had 

 been flooded slightly, as attested by the 

 alkali deposit on the eggs. In several in- 

 stances the Avocets, apparently the same 

 birds, had nested again farther up the bank. 



At KJamath Falls, from the bridge across 

 Link River, White Pelicans, Western Grebes, 

 Ducks of various species, and Forster's and 

 Black Terns were noted at various times. 

 These birds, particularly the Pelicans, were 

 quite tame. The Pelicans sat gravely about 

 on the piling and logs or did absurd looking 

 things with their big beaks while swimming 

 about in the lake. 



About June i. Band-tailed Pigeons were 

 reported as appearing in numbers along the 

 Columbia River bottoms, and on the third a 

 large flight of Pacific Nighthawks were noted 

 in the outskirts of Portland. — Ira N. 

 Gabrielson, Portland, Ore. 



San Francisco REGiON.^The last dates 

 on which winter visitants were seen in the 

 Bay Region have been reported as follows: 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, April 29; Cooper 

 Hawk, April 25; Intermediate Sparrow, 

 April 21; Golden-crowned Sparrow, April 

 24; White-throated Sparrow, April 29; 

 Fox Sparrow, May 3; Cedar Waxwing, May 

 30; Townsend Warbler, April 12; Pipits (at 

 Baumberg), April 27; Ruby-crowned King- 

 let, April 27; and Hermit Thrush April 24. 



Summer visitants arriving after April 12 

 were recorded as follows: Olive-sided Fly- 

 catcher, April 28 (Mr. Storer); Western 

 Wood Pewee, April 18 (Miss Wythe); Black- 

 headed Grosbeak, April 19 at Lafayette and 

 April 24 in Berkeley; Yellow Warbler, April 

 23 (Mr. Storer); Tolime Warbler, April 26; 

 and Russet-backed Thrush, May 2 (Miss 

 Wythe). A visit to Lafayette on May 4, in 

 Higher Sonoran territory, showed that at 

 that date Lazuli Buntings, Bullock Orioles, 

 Wood Pewees, Yellow Warblers, Mourning 

 Doves, Green-backed and Willow Gold- 

 finches, and Western Bluebirds were abun- 

 dant. The Long-tailed Chat was present 

 but not in full song. Bush-tits, Warbling 

 Vireos, and Bluebirds were busy with their 

 nesthngs; a Black Phoebe's nest was finished; 

 Linnets, Goldfinches, and Grosbeaks were 

 building. A Nuttall Woodpecker entered a 

 nesting-hole several times but it was not 

 possible to determine the condition of the 

 inside of its domicile. In Berkeley (June 12) 

 young Bush-tits, Lutescent Warblers, and 

 San Francisco Towhees are following their 



