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2; Marsh Hawk, 2; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Road-runner, i; Gila Woodpecker, 3; 

 Red-shafted Flicker 3; Gilded Flicker, 7; White- throated Swift, 15; Say Phoebe, 5; 

 Black Phoebe, i; Vermilion Flycatcher, i; White-necked Raven, no; Yellow -headed 

 Blackbird, 75; Red-winged Blackbird (subsp.?), 400; Rio Grande Meadowlark, 11; 

 Western Lark Sparrow, 5; Gambel's Sparrow, 225; Montana (?) Junco, 6; Canon Towhee, 

 4; Arizona Pyrrhuloxia, g; White-rumped Shrike, 4; Audubon's Warbler, 3; Western 

 Mockingbird, i; Palmer's Thrasher, 19; Cactus Wren, 4; Mountain Bluebird, 13. Total, 

 29 species, 964 individuals. Numbers above 50 are estimates. — Charles T. Vorhies. 



Multnomah (near Portland), Ore., to Columbia Slough (near Vancouver j. Wash. — 

 Dec. 22; all day. Clear day; very little wind; temp, about 40°. Observation taken within 

 lo-mile radius. Glaucous- winged Gull. 89; Herring Gull, 47; California Gull, 11; Mallard 

 Duck, 187; Hooded Merganser, 12; Green-winged Teal, 2; Eared Grebe, 19; unidentified 

 Ducks on wing, about 1,000; Canvasback Duck, 14; Canada Goose, 29; Great Blue 

 Heron, i; Belted Kingfisher, i: Northwestern Flicker, 4; Steller Jay, 3; Crow, 137; 

 Western Meadowlark, 5; California Purple Finch, 17; Willow Goldfinch, 9; Oregon 

 Junco, 98; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 21; Rusty Song Sparrow, 6; Oregon Towhee, 7; 

 Pipit, 96; Western Winter Wren, i; Nuthatch, 5; Oregon Chickadee, 9; Chestnut- 

 backed Chickadee, 7: Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 21; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, i; 

 Western Robin, 4. Total, 29 species, about 1,862 individuals. Observed together. 

 A car passed over the trestle while we were observing the ducks and caused them to 

 rise from the slough, we were all surprised at the large number. Two old duck-hunters 

 told us that it had been years since they had seen so many at one time. — Frank Patton, 

 Mary Patton, A. L. Campbell, Mamie Campbell. 



Portland, Ore. — Dec. 23; 8.45 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; heavy frost in morning, not 

 entirely melting all day; light easterly winds; average temp. 32°. Glaucous- winged 

 Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 5; California Gull, 8; Wilson's Snipe, 5; Mallard, 160; Cinnamon 

 Teal, 6; Pintail Duck, 2; Scaup Duck, 15; Coot, 8; Bob-white, i; California Quail, 12; 

 Ring-necked Pheasant, 7; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 6; Western Crow, lo; Western Evening Grosbeak, i; Crossbill, 50; Willow 

 Goldfinch, 4; Pine Siskin, 10; Oregon Junco, 20; Rusty Song Sparrow, 10; Yakutat Fox 

 Sparrow, i; Oregon Towhee, 3; Western Winter Wren, i; California Creeper, i; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Oregon Chickadee, 18; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 3; Western 

 Robin, I. Total, 31 species, 353 individuals. — Mary E. Raker. 



Portland, Ore. (Hills near Portland and Guild's Lake). — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

 Clear, sunny; ground bare and frozen hard; wind northwest, brisk; temp. 33° at start, 

 36° at return. Seven miles on foot. Observers together in forenoon, separated in 

 afternoon. Glaucous-winged Gull, 19; Western Gull, 12; Canvasback Duck, 43; Great 

 Blue Heron, 2; Killdeer, 4; Wilson Snipe, 2; Lewis Woodpecker, 5; Red-shafted Fh'cker, 

 2; Northwestern Crow, 27; Western Meadowlark, 17 (flock); Brewer Blackb'rd, 63 

 (flock); W^illow Goldfinch, 30 (flock); Intermediate Junco, 37; Rusty Song Sparrow, 10; 

 Oregon Towhee, 3; Vigors Wren, 5; Western Winter Wren, 3; Oregon Chickadee, 6; 

 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 11. Total, 20 species, about 

 280 indi\'iduals. Lewis W^oodpecker seen flying about oak trees on an island in Guild's 

 Lake, greenish back, white collar and reddish throat and breast noted. — W. L.Brewster, 

 Jr., and D. K. Strong. 



Sodaville, Ore., 'by way of Waterloo, and Berlin, to Scott Creek Ford, with team, 

 twelve miles and return. j — Dec. 21; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Cloudy; no snow; wind, east, light; 

 temp, average 36°. Cooper's Hawk, i; Western Red-tail, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 8; 

 Northwestern Kingfisher, 3; Harris Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 29; Steller Jay, 

 4; Crow, 200; Western Meadowlark, 25; Crossbill, 400; Oregon Junco, 1,000; Rusty Song 

 Sparrow, 12; Oregon Towhee, 10; Dipper, i; Seattle Wren, 9; Western Winter Wren, 

 20; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Oregon Chickadee, 12; Western Golden-crowned King- 



