226 East and West 
round about. The saguaro is also used by 
the gilded flickers, by some small owls, and 
by the desert sparrow-hawk, it is said, all of 
whom have chosen to live in Doric columns. 
The cactus wren may be found nesting by the 
middle of February and the cafion wren soon 
after; Say’s pheebe, the black phoebe, thrasher, 
and cafion towhee, the last of March or first 
part of April. 
For arrivals I have the red flycatcher down 
for February 24th, hooded oriole and painted 
redstart March 25th, ash-throated flycatcher 
April 6th, Arkansas kingbird, April 9th, Scott’s 
oriole April 12th, the mockingbird April 13th, 
and the lazuli bunting April 18th. But these 
dates are variable, the present being gen- 
erally regarded as a late season. I found two 
nests of the phainopepla on April 13th with 
three eggs in each and on the same day the 
nests of the housefinch and the Arkansas 
goldfinch, each with four eggs; while one 
bird was hatched in a thrasher’s nest con- 
taining four eggs. One takes no count of the 
nests of the cactus wren, as a dozen may be 
encountered during a ride of a few hours. 
Young coyotes and jackrabbits are abroad 
the latter part of March, guileless children 
shifting for themselves in a hard and cruel 
