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Pompadour Bluffs in summer. Six were at Ashland on November 20, 

 1960, and two were reported on a Medford CBC {Aud. Field Notes 

 1962:276) on December 28, 1961. The species is also occasionally seen 

 on the west slope of Baldy during the summer. It possibly breeds in 

 the extreme southeastern part of the county. 



Corvus corax. Common Raven. 



Specimen: 12.9 km SW Prospect, sex?, November 16, 1955. The 

 Common Raven is an uncommon permanent resident in the Mixed 

 Conifer Forest. Ravens have been seen at Union Creek, Butte Falls 

 (on Big Butte Creek, 773 m), and at Howard Prairie and Willow 

 Creek reservoirs. 



Corvus brachyrhynchos. Common Crow. 



Specimen: 12.9 km SW Prospect, male, April 1, 1954. The Common 

 crow is an uncommon permanent resident throughout Jackson County, 

 except in coniferous forests where it is rare. Crows are most commonly 

 observed in the foothills of the Lower Rogue River and Bear Creek 

 valleys and foothills east of Ashland. 



Nucifraga columhiana. Clark's Nutcracker. 



Specimens: 19.3 km NE Trail, male, date?; Mount Ashland, male, 

 July 2, 1962. The species is an uncommon permanent resident in the 

 Cascade and Siskiyou mountains. Browning (1966a) discusses sum- 

 mer records from the Siskiyou Mountains near Mount Ashland, 

 including a sight record of a pair with one fledgling seen on July 25, 

 1965, at about 2,134 m. All reports of this species are from areas above 

 1,829 m. 



Parus atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee. 



Specimen: 3.2 km S Medford, male. May 24, 1969. This chickadee 

 is a common permanent resident that is most often found in the 

 Lower Rogue River and Bear Creek valleys. 



Parus gambeli. Mountain Chickadee. 



Specimen: 4.8 km SW Ashland, male, November 23, 1969. The 

 Mountain Chickadee is a permanent resident in the county. It breeds 

 in Mixed Conifer and True Fir forests above about 1,067 m. The 

 species winters sparingly in the Rogue River and Bear Creek foothills. 



Parus rufescens. Chestnut-backed Chickadee. 



Specimens: Four from near Prospect, both sexes, two taken in 

 March, one in February, and one in November. This chickadee is an 

 uncommon permanent resident in the True Fir Forest and to about 

 1,067 m in the Mixed Conifer Forest. The Chestnut-backed Chickadee 

 winters sparingly in the Lower Rogue River and Bear Creek valleys 

 and foothills. 



