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parents and begging for food; House Wrens 

 and Western Flycatchers are still unfledged; 

 young Robins have been seen; and young 

 English Sparrows are looking fat and pros- 

 perous. 



Four kinds of Swallows have been seen 

 in localities widely separated. At Baumberg, 

 on April 27, Cliff Swallows were building 

 scores of nests under the eaves of an old 

 barn. Barn Swallows were also present but 

 in smaller numbers. On May 20, Violet-green 

 Swallows were conspicuous in the Marin 

 County hills above Ross Valley and Rough- 

 winged Swallows were reported by Mr. 

 Storer as present in a canyon near Muir 

 Woods. 



Migrants are not abundant among the 

 land-birds in this region. The only records 

 available are of Rufous Hummingbirds seen 

 April 19 and Western Tanagers May 16 to 

 19. A flock of migrating Warblers were in 

 evidence in Strawberry Canyon on May 19 — 

 a rainy day. A Cassin Vireo was seen on the 

 university campus May 1 1 and in Claremont 

 Manor May 30. The continuous presence of 

 a pair of Creepers on the university campus 

 suggests the possibility of a breeding record. 



On April 20, Dowitchers were very abun- 

 dant on the salt marshes of Alameda. A few 

 Semipalmated Plover and Hudsonian Cur- 

 lew and one Black-bellied Plover were also 

 seen. On the fresh water at Baumberg, on 

 April 27, Yellow-legs, Avocets, White Peli- 

 cans, and Bitterns were added to the list of 

 waders. On May 28, baby Mallards in 

 assorted sizes trailed after the parents on 

 most of the lakes. — Amelia S. Allen, 

 Berkeley, Calif. 



Los Angeles Region. — On April 16, 

 Bonaparte's Gulls were wearing their dark 

 hoods, the Red-backed Sandpiper had 

 assumed full summer plumage, and Black- 

 bellied Plover were in various stages of 

 change. 



On April 1 7 occurred the first notable wave 

 of Warblers of the season, including all the 

 species that occur here except the Chat, 

 which was not reported until the 24th. 

 During the succeeding two weeks the early 

 scarcity was compensated for by large 

 accessions of both species and individuals. 



April 19 marked the departure of Gambel 

 Sparrows and Audubon Warblers from many 

 city gardens, though passing migrants were 

 noted for another week. An unusual city 

 visitor was a Black-chinned Sparrow which 

 stopped on this date to bathe and sing in a 

 Pasadena garden made very attractive to 

 travelers by the air-lines. On the same date 

 arrived also the Ash-throated and Wright 

 Flycatchers, the Western Tanager and the 

 Lazuli Bunting. Black-chinned Humming- 

 birds, first noted April 10, were abundant in 

 the canyons on the 19th, while Hermit 

 Thrushes, Thurber Juncos, Lewis' Wood- 

 peckers, Band-tailed Pigeons, and Robins 

 were still here in large numbers. The last 

 two species appear upon our lists the last 

 time (April 23) when the Russet-backed 

 Thrush arrived, overlapping the Hermit by 

 about ten days. April 24 brought the Olive- 

 sided Flycatcher and the Long-tailed Chat. 

 April 26, Willow Goldfinches, Song Sparrows, 

 and Linnets were at the height of their 

 nesting and song season, and MacgilHvray's 

 Warblers were common. 



April 26, Black Terns were found at Nigger 

 Slough, on the same date as last year. There 

 were also there 26 Long-billed Dowitchers in 

 summer plumage, many Black-necked Stilts, 

 a few Yellow-legs, 4 Cinnamon Teal, Rough- 

 winged and Violet-green Swallows. April 28 

 brought many Townsend and Hermit 

 Warblers. April 30, Black-headed Grosbeak 

 had young out of the nest, a California 

 Thrasher was feeding young in nest, and 

 Lawrence's Goldfinch and Long-tailed Chats 

 were numerous. 



May 2, a trip was made to one of the 

 canyons of the Sierra Madres, where the 

 Violet-green Swallows were found at their 

 accustomed nesting trees, the Olive-sided 

 Flycatcher at its station, and a nest of the 

 Thurber's Junco was found, containing four 

 eggs. Townsend and Hermit were the most 

 abundant Warblers. Warbling and Cassin's 

 Vireos and Flycatchers of many kinds were 

 numerous, California Purple Finches and 

 Canyon Wrens were in song, and Mountain 

 Quail were seen. The day's list totalled forty- 

 four species. This walk has been taken 

 annually for a number of years, and com- 

 parative lists kept. 



