44 Bird - Lore 



Santa Barbara, Cal. — Dec. 26; 6.30 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. Clear and mild; no wind; 

 temp., min. 44 , max. 63 °. Course: Mission Ridge, the Estero, Steam's Wharf, Hope 

 Ranch and Laguna Blanca, Goleta, La Patera, San Roque Canon, Los Colibris. Western 

 Grebe, 2; Horned Grebe, 2; Eared Grebe, 2; Pied-billed Grebe, 1; Loon, 1; Red-throated 

 Loon, 3; Glaucous- winged Gull, 6; Western Gull, 200; Herring Gull, 4; California Gull, 12; 

 Ring-billed Gull, 40; Short-billed Gull, 10; Heermann's Gull, 150; Bonaparte's Gull, 

 400; Royal Tern, 3; Farallon Cormorant, 40; Brandt's Cormorant, 40; California Brown 

 Pelican, 3; Mallard, 3; Baldpate, 200; Green-winged Teal, 80; Cinnamon Teal, 20; 

 Shoveller, 750; Pintail, 1,500; Canvasback, 60; Lesser Scaup Duck, 40; Ring-necked 

 Duck, 15; BufHehead, 20; White-winged Scoter, 60; Surf Scoter, 20; Ruddy Duck, 200; 

 White-fronted Goose, 1; Bittern, 1; Great Blue Heron, 10; Black-crowned Night Heron, 

 3; Sora Rail, 2; Coot, 30c; Red-backed Sandpiper, 7; Sanderling, 30; Black-bellied Plo- 

 ver, 6; Killdeer, 45; Snowy Plover, 40; Black Turnstone, 1; Valley Quail, 40; Turkey 

 Vulture, 5; Marsh Hawk, 2; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Western Redtail, 4; Golden Eagle, 

 1; Sparrow Hawk, 12; California Screech Owl, 2; Burrowing Owl, 2; Belted Kingfisher, 

 1; Willow Woodpecker, 1; California Woodpecker, 25; Red-shafted Flicker, 12; White- 

 throated Swift, 20; Anna's Hummingbird, 10; Say's Phcebe, 40; Black Phcebe, 15; 

 California Horned Lark, 200; California Jay, 25; San Diego Redwing, 80; Western 

 Meadowlark, 150; Brewer's Blackbird, 100; House Finch, 2,500; Willow Goldfinch, 10; 

 Green-backed Goldfinch, 40; Western Savannah Sparrow, 300; Bryant's Marsh Spar- 

 row, 4; Belding's Marsh Sparrow, 40; Large-billed Marsh Sparrow, 12; Western Lark 

 Sparrow, 12; Gambel's Sparrow, 20; Nuttall's Sparrow, 300; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 

 1; Rufous-crowned Sparrow, 2; San Diego Song Sparrow, 30; Lincoln's Sparrow, 6; 

 Valdez Fox Sparrow, 1; Spurred Towhee, 15; Anthony's Brown Towhee, 60; Tree 

 Swallow, 14; California Shrike, 28; Dusky Warbler, 2; Audubon's Warbler, 300; Tule 

 Yellow-throat, 10; Pipit, 100; California Thrasher, 3; Western Mockingbird, 7; Rock 

 Wren, 4; San Diego Wren, 3; Western House Wren, 4; Western Winter Wren, 1; Tule 

 Wren, 6; Plain Titmouse, 4; Bush-Tit, 60; Pallid Wren-Tit, 30; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 

 40; Western Gnatcatcher, 20; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, 80; Western Robin, 15; Western 

 Bluebird. All large numbers estimated. Total, 103 species, 9,227 individuals. — 

 Allan Brooks and William Leon Dawson. 



Eugene, Ore. — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy to sunshine; ground bare, 

 and wet; wind none; temp, about 42 °. Killdeer, 4; Chinese Pheasant, 1; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 2; Crow, 2; Willow (?) Goldfinch, 8; Western Meadowlark, 50; Junco sp., 100; 

 Song Sparrow, 10; Oregon Towhee, 1; Western Winter Wren, 6; Sierra Creeper, 1; 

 Oregon Chickadee, 10; Varied Thrush, 2; Western Bluebird, 60; Western Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 120. Total, 15 species, 377 individuals. — Harriet W. Thomson. 



Mulino, Ore. (Ten miles south of Oregon City). — 9.25 a.m. to 4 p.m. Foggy; 

 wind north, light; temp., max. 28 , min. 26 . Bob-white, 12; Mountain Quail, 

 15; Oregon Ruffed Grouse, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 5; Gairdner's Woodpecker, 1; 

 Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker, 3; Red-shafted Flickei (probably includes North- 

 west Flicker also), n; Steller's Jay, 1; Pine Grosbeak, heard, 1; Shufeldt's Junco, 230; 

 Rusty Song Sparrow, 19; Oregon Towhee, 18; Seattle Wren, 6; Western Winter Wren, 

 actual count, 60 (many more heard); California Creeper, 2; Slender-billed Nuthatch, 

 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Oregon Chickadee, 6; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 10; 

 Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 32; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3; Western Robin, 1. 

 Total, 22 species, 440 individuals. — Alexander Walker and Erich J. Dietrich.: 



Corvallis, Ore. (hills northwest of town). — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dense fog 

 covering valley and base of hills; a trace of snow on the hills; wind south, light; temp. 

 34°. Oregon Ruffed Grouse, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 5; Northwestern Flicker, 21; 

 Coast Jay, 4; Crow, 5; Western Meadowlark, 6; Brewer's Blackbird, 75; Oregon Junco, 

 500; Rusty Song Sparrow, 6; Oregon Towhee, 1; Western Winter Wren, 10; California 



