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and September, and one spring record on May 14, 1958, at Harney- 

 Lake (Harney County). 



Capella gallinago. Common Snipe. 



Specimens: Two, 12.9 km SW Prospect, sex ?, September 26, 1947, 

 and male, December 6, 1948. This species is a fairly common summer 

 resident and breeding species and an uncommon winter resident. 

 The Common Snipe is found throughout the lower Jackson County, 

 probably not above Prospect (792 m), and is usually reported on 

 the Medford CBCs, averaging about nine birds per count. 



Numenius americanus. Long-billed Curlew. 



The Long-billed Curlew is very rare ; one was recorded at Hoover's 

 Lakes April 8, 1961. Gabrielson and Jewett (1940) consider this 

 curlew to be casual west of the Cascades on the basis of specimens 

 from Linn and Lincoln counties. 



Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. 



This sandpiper is a common to fairly common resident, found along 

 almost any stream in Jackson County up to about 1,372 m. The 

 Spotted Sandpiper is an uncommon winter resident in the Lower 

 Rogue River and Bear Creek valleys. 



Tringa solitaria. Solitary Sandpiper. 



This species is a rare visitor. One Solitary was sighted near Gold 

 Ray Dam on September 11, 1966, and four were observed at Shady 

 Cove on August 29, 1961 (Browning, 1966b). Gabrielson and Jewett 

 (1940) consider it a straggler to western Oregon and cite a specimen 

 taken at Portland on May 5, 1930. Evenden et al. (1950) consider 

 this species a rare spring migrant in the Willamette Valley, and 

 GuUion (1951) reports both spring and fall records. 



Tringa melanoleucus. Greater Yellowlegs. 



The Greater Yellowlegs is a fairly common migrant and rare winter 

 visitor. Latest, 5 October, Phoenix. It has been reported once at 

 Hyatt Reservoir and once at Howard Prairie Reservoir. Several sight 

 records are from Hoover's Lakes. This species has been reported in 

 winter only once, December 30, at Hoover's Lakes (Medford CBCs). 



Tringa flavipes. Lesser Yellowlegs. 



This species is an uncommon visitor that has occurred at Hoover's 

 Lakes in April, July, and September and twice near Shady Cove in 

 July. Earliest, April 15, Hoover's Lakes; latest, September, Hoover's 

 Lakes. 



Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. Willet. 



Photograph: Hoover's Lakes, May 21, 1962 (JH). The Willet is a 

 rare spring visitor. Three Willets were seen at Hoover's Lakes on 

 April 20, 1965, two on April 28, 1958, and one on May 21, 1962. One 

 was reported near Shady Cove on April 10, 1962. 



