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Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. 



Specimen: 1.6 km E Prospect, male, April 2, 1947. The Rock Wren 

 is a fairly common summer resident and breeding bird at Pompadour 

 Bluffs, both Table Rocks, and possibly elsewhere in similar habitat, 

 although there are only two records of this species in other areas. 

 One was observed at Ashland on February 10, 1964, and one at Emi- 

 grant Reservoir April 18, 1964. 



Mimus polyglottos. Mockingbird. 



Rare. Single individuals have been reported at Medford in 1958 

 and 1961-63 in March, April, November, and December, in 1970 in 

 February through mid-March and May, at Phoenix in April 1963, 

 and at Ashland in February 1965. Hyde (1940) reported one seen at 

 Burns on May 25, 1940, and Sooter (1941) lists two from Malheur 

 National Wildlife Refuge (Harney County) seen on July 25, and 

 August 23, 1940. Fender (1951) and Walker (1955) report spring 

 records from McMinnville and Nehalm Bay in western Oregon. 

 Gabrielson and Jewett (1940) give the Steens Mountains (Harney 

 County) as the known range in Oregon. 



Toxostoma redivivum. California Thrasher. 



Accidental. One stayed near a feeder 8.1 km west of JVledford 

 (Chaparral-Oak) from July 24 to October 20, 1967, and a bird was 

 seen at the same feeder on February 4 to 25, 1968. The A.O.U. Check- 

 list (1957) gives southern Humboldt, Trinity, and Shasta counties, 

 California, as the northern limit of this species' range. 



Toxostoma lecontei. Le Conte's Thrasher. 



Accidental. One Le Conte's Thrasher was observed on the western 

 slope of Pilot Rock (about 19.3 km southeast of Ashland) at 1,524 m 

 in the Siskiyou Mountains on July 29, 1966, by three persons (Aud. 

 Field Notes 1966:594). Central California is this species' northern 

 range limit (A.Q.U. 1957:428). 



Turdus migratorius. American Robin. 



Specimens: Several from various localities and dates. The Amer- 

 ican Robin is a very common permanent resident throughout most 

 of the county, increasing in numbers during the winter when roosts 

 are formed. The largest roost reported contained about 30,000 birds 

 near Gold Ray Dam during 1964-65. Robins breed throughout 

 most of the county. 



Ixoreus naevius. Varied Thrush. 



Specimens: 12.9 km SW Prospect, two males December 1933, one 

 male November 1934; 19.3 km NE Trail, sex ?, March 10, 1926. The 

 Varied Thrush is a common to uncommon winter resident that possi- 

 bly breeds in the Cascades. During winter this thrush frequents the 

 valley in fluctuating numbers. 



