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610 m where soft sandy stream banks are to be found. Earliest ar- 

 rival February 24, Phoenix; latest departure, September 28, Medford. 



Hirundo rustica. Barn Swallow. 



This fork-tailed species is a fairly common migrant and summer 

 resident in the Chaparral-Oak Community and Mixed Forest below 

 914 m. Earliest, April 6, Medford; latest, October 10, Medford. 

 During the breeding season single pairs may be found nesting under 

 almost every one of the many irrigation bridges scattered throughout 

 the lower elevations of Jackson County. 



Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. Cliff Swallow. 



Specimens: 12.9 km SW Prospect, two females. May 5 and 19, 

 1947. This species is a common migrant and summer resident. Earliest, 

 March 23, Game Ponds; latest, mid-September. The Cliff Swallow 

 breeds on cliff faces and barns, probably throughout the Chaparral- 

 Oak Community and Mixed Conifer Forest below about 914 m. 



Progne subis. Purple Martin. 



This species is an uncommon summer resident that formerly nested 

 in dead snags on the shore of Hyatt Reservoir until the snags were 

 removed about 1960. The Purple Martin is occasionally observed 

 during summer at Howard Prairie Reservoir where it is thought to 

 breed. Migrants are occasionally observed at lower elevations. Earli- 

 est, April 25, Shady Cove; latest, probably September. 



Perisoreus canadensis. Gray Jay. 



The Gray Jay is an uncommon permanent resident in the Mixed 

 Conifer and True Fir forests of the Cascade and Siskiyou mountains. 

 The only known breeding record of the Gray Jay in Jackson County 

 is from Fish Lake where an adult was observed feeding fledged young 

 in August 1967. It occurs at lower elevations during winter. 



Cyanocitta stelleri. Steller's Jay. 



Specimens: Six, 12.9 km SW Prospect, both sexes, January, Febru- 

 ary, May, October, and December. This jay is a fairly common 

 permanent resident throughout Mixed Conifer Forest and low eleva- 

 tions in True Fir Forest. The Steller's Jay has been found breeding 

 as low as 594 m at Ashland. This species is an uncommon winter 

 resident in the Lower Rogue River and Bear Creek valleys. 



Aphelocoma coerulescens. Scrub Jay. 



Specimens: Ashland, male and female, November 1, 1964. The 

 Scrub Jay is a common permanent resident in the Chaparral-Oak 

 Community and Mixed Conifer Forest below 914 m. It breeds through- 

 out its range. 



Pica pica. Black-billed Magpie. 



Photograph: Ashland, one bird, May 30, 1963 (DT). An irregular 

 visitor, small numbers of the Black-billed Magpie occur near 



