The Western Gnatcatcher 
aphides at the 
rate of 150 per 
minute, never 
stopping until 
the entire col¬ 
ony was cleaned 
out; and then 
go right on talk¬ 
ing and search¬ 
ing as if such a 
windfall was an 
every minute 
event. The 
value of the un¬ 
tiring services 
performed in 
our gardens and 
orchards by 
these unremu¬ 
nerated fairies 
Taken in San Bernardino County Photo by Wright M. Pierce 
WESTERN GNATCATCHER APPROACHING NEST 
Taken in Monterey County 
8/2 
GNATCATCHER COUNTRY 
Photo by the Author 
