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Chaparral-Oak Community. Earliest, April 17, Phoenix; latest, about 

 late August. An extremely late bird was seen on November 14 at 

 Talent. 



Myiarchus cinearascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. 



Specimen: 12.9 km SW Prospect, sex ?, June 18, 1960. This fly- 

 catcher is a common summer resident occurring along valley streams 

 and foothills up to about 762 m. Earliest, May 4, Little Butte Creek 

 (near Eagle Point); latest, mid-September, Medford. 



Sayornis nigricans. Black Phoebe. 



Photographs: Applegate River near Euch, June 19, 1963 (DT) ; 

 same location, July 1963 (JH). This phoebe is a rare regular summer 

 resident. A pair of Black Phoebes was discovered nesting under a 

 bridge near the Applegate River not far from Ruch in 1953, and a 

 pair has been observed nesting there annually to this date. Richardson 

 and Sturges (1964) discuss records from Medford, Ashland, and Grants 

 Pass (Josephine County). Evenden et al. (1947) report a sight record 

 of one from Linn County on May 24, 1936, and Jewett (1942) reports 

 the only Oregon specimen, which was collected at Mercer (Lane 

 County) June 1, 1936. Earlier records are discussed by Gabrielson 

 and Jewett (1940:605), who placed the Black Phoebe on the Oregon 

 hypothetical list. The earliest normal date for Jackson County is 

 February 14; latest, September 4, both on the Applegate River near 

 Ruch. Single nonbreeding birds have been observed at Ashland on 

 March 26, 1962, at Trail during most of October 1964, and near Talent 

 in March and May 1971. One was observed near Gold Ray Dam on 

 Bear Creek on January 2 and 3, 1971. 



Sayornis saya. Say's Phoebe. 



Specimen: 12.9 km SW Prospect, female, March 7, 1947. The Say's 

 Phoebe is a winter visitor and spring migrant in the Chaparral-Oak 

 Community that arrives in late November and leaves in late March. 

 It is reported infrequently on Medford CBCs in numbers up to three 

 on any one count. 



Empidonax flycatchers. 



I have combined the available data of this genus because of the 

 difficulty of accurately identifying these flycatchers. According to 

 sight records five species of this genus have occurred in Jackson 

 County in recent years, most of them regularly. The species reported 

 are: Empidonax traillii (Willow Flycatcher), E. hammondii (Ham- 

 mond's), E. oberholseri (Dusky), E. wrightii (Gray), and E. difficilis 

 (Western). Earliest date for any Empidonax, April 27, Medford; 

 latest, September 23, Medford. Until an adequate series of specimens 

 are collected, the status of the species in Jackson County can be only 

 stated in general terms. 



