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THE OOLOQItt 



BIRDS OF YAKIMA COUNTY, WASH. 



By John B. Hurley, Yakima, Wash. 

 A. O. U. 



1. Western Grebe. One record in 



winter of 1917. 

 4. Eared Grebe. A pair observed 

 on May 27, 1920. No specimens 

 secured. 

 6. Pied-billed Grebe. Fairly com- 

 mon in summer and fall. 

 10. Pacific Loon. Rather rare. Sev- 

 eral specimens secured. Regular 

 migrant in fall. 

 77. Black Tern. Summer resident. 

 Small colony breeding. 



129. Merganser. Regular winter mi- 

 grant. 



130. Red-breasted Merganser. Breeds 

 in mountains. Last specie to 

 leave in winter. 



131. Hooded Merganser. Fairly com- 

 mon in fall and winter. 



132. Mallard. Regular resident and 

 migrant. Breeds over the coun- 

 ty. 



137. Bald Pate. Regular migrant and 

 probably breeds. 



139. Green-winged Teal. Regular mi- 

 grant and resident. Breeds. 



141. Cinnamon Teal. Regular mi- 

 grant and resident. Breeds. 



142. Shoveller. Fairly common. 

 Breeds. 



143. Pintail. One pair observed June 

 10, 1920. No specimens secured. 



144. Wood Duck. Rare. Fall mi- 

 grant and probably breeds. 



147. Canvas-back. Rare. One speci- 

 men taken 1915. 



149. Lesser Scaup Duck. One speci- 

 men (female) taken in fall of 

 1919. 



151. Golden-eye. Fairly common late 

 in fall. One of the last species 

 to leave. 



153. Buffle-head. Not common. One 

 pair taken in fall of 1913. 



154. Old Squaw. Rare. A male 

 taken in fall of 1919. Probably 



driven over mountains by severe 

 storm on Pacific coast. 



155. Harlequin Duck. A pair taken 

 on mountain lake in 1912. 



169. Snow Goose. Several flocks 

 seen. Probably of this spe, cie. 



172. Canada Goose. Regular migrant 

 limited numbers. 



180. Whistling Swan. Rare. One 

 specie taken in fall of 1919. Fed- 

 eral Government prosecuting of- 

 fender at present writing. 



194. Great Blue Heron. Summer resi- 

 dent. One small colony reported. 

 Breeds on ground and in trees. 



202. Black Crowned Night Heron. 

 Rare. Probably breeds in some 

 localities. 



212. Virginia Rail. Not common. 

 Breeds in suitable localities. 



221. American Coot. Common. 

 Breeds extensively in all parts 

 of the country. 



224. Wilson's Phalarope. Rare. Three 

 birds of this specie observed on 

 May 27, 1920. A female secured. 



230. Wilson Snipe. Fairly common 

 resident and migrant. Breeds. 



254. Greater Yellow-legs. Rare. A 

 few specimens observed in fall 

 and spring. No egg records. 



263. Spotted Sandpiper. Fairly com- 

 mon. Breeds over all the coun- 

 ty. 



273. Killdeer. Common. Breeds ex- 

 tensively and along water 

 courses. 



289. Texas Bob-white. Common. In- 

 troduced by county game com- 

 missioners. 



292. Mountain Quail. Once fairly 

 plentiful but now rare. Intro- 

 duced by County Game Commis- 

 sion. 



294a. Valley Quail. Common. Intro- 

 duced by County Game Commis- 

 sion. 



I. S. Hungarian Partridge. Common, 



