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City in December to May. Stevenson and Fitch (1933) report a sight 

 record of an individual 9.7 km south of Medford. 

 Falco peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon. 



The Peregrine Falcon is a rare migrant along the Lower Rogue 

 River. There are two records from Medford, January 7, and Febru- 

 ary 15, 1958. 



Falco columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. 



Specimen: Two males, 12.9 km SW Prospect, December 7, 1947, 

 and October 30, 1950. This falcon is a rare winter visitor. Thomas 

 McCamant (unpublished notes) stated that he saw one or two per 

 year at various locations during 10 yr of observations in Jackson 

 County. Gabrielson and Jewett (1940) mention that there have been 

 sight records in the county and consider the species to be a rare 

 straggler west of the Cascade Mountains. 

 Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. 



Specimens: 17.7 km SW Prospect, male, December 27, 1952; Med- 

 ford, male, June 1, 1962. The Sparrow Hawk is a very common per- 

 manent resident throughout the lower elevations of the county in the 

 Chaparral-Oak Community. 

 Dendragapus obscurus. Blue Grouse. 



This species is a fairly common resident in the Cascade and Siskiyou 

 mountains in the Mixed Conifer and True Fir forests. 

 Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. 



Specimens: 12.9 km SW Prospect, male, January 21, 1959; 14.5 km 

 SW Prospect, female. May 12, 1959. The Ruffed Grouse is a fairly 

 common permanent resident in the Mixed Conifer Forest in the moun- 

 tains of Jackson County; it occurs at lower elevations (valley foothills) 

 during winter. 



Colinus virginianus. Bob white. 



The only recent record is of a male in May 1957 at the Game Ponds. 

 Gabrielson (1931) reported a lone male observed near Brownsboro 

 (about 12.9 km east of Eagle Point), August 23, 1923. This species 

 was introduced many years ago (probably early 1900), but has been 

 unsuccessful in this area (Gabrielson and Jewett, 1940). 

 Lophortyx calif amicus. California Quail. 



Specimens: 6.4 km N Eagle Point, two males and one female, 

 October 30, 1955; Ashland, male. May 9, 1971. This quail is a common 

 to uncommon permanent resident in the Chaparral-Oak Community 

 of the Lower Rogue River and Bear Creek valleys and foothills. The 

 species breeds throughout its range. The latest nesting date is of a 

 female hatching eight eggs on September 1, 1960, at Phoenix. 



