F 16 Provincial Museum Report. 1915 



Alaska Yellow Warbler (Dendroica (estiva rubiginosa, Pallas). 



A common summer resident. A pair were found breeding at Wilson Creek on June 15th. 

 Adults and young were taken at Atlin on July 23rd. On June 6th three nests were found 

 under construction in small thick willows about 5 feet high, and located in the centre of the 

 bushes. The nests were larger and more elaborate than the California yellow warbler's 

 procured in the Okanagan in the summer of 1913. We observed more birds in the city limits 

 of Atlin than any other section of the country. They seemed to prefer the more settled 

 districts in preference to the wilderness. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Pipit (Anthus rubescens, Turnstall). 



About a dozen were observed on a grassy plateau at the summit of Gopher Dam Mountain, 

 Wilson Creek, where two birds were obtained on June 26th and one on June 29th. The birds 

 taken were in fine breeding plumage. It was common in September at Atlin the year previous ; 

 large flocks were observed daily migrating south. 



Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus xinicolor, Bonaparte). 



It was not until August 1 7th that a single bird was observed at Spruce Creek Falls. No 

 others were seen, although it is said to occur on most of the creeks, but I failed to procure any. 



Long-tailed Chickadee (Penthestes atricipillus septentrionalis, Harris). 



Fairly common at Pike River in August. Birds were collected at Wilson Creek in June 

 and at Pike River in August. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Columbian Chickadee [Penthestes hudsonicus columbianns, Rhoads). 



Abundant everywhere. A series of adults and juveniles were obtained throughout the 

 summer. Common at Pike River in August, where they were found in flocks. (Idt. 

 Oberholser.) 



Sitka Kinglet (Regulus calendula grinnelli, Palmer). 



Rather uncommon. A few pair were observed at Wilson Creek in June. Four specimens 

 were obtained near Camp Lake in June. Two adults and one young of the year were collected 

 at Pike River on August 3rd. All these skins were submitted to Mr. Oberholser, who classed 

 them all under this subspecies. 



Black-poll Warbler {Dendroica striata, Forster). 



Twelve specimens were obtained, comprising six males, three females, and three young of 

 the year. Three were taken at Wilson Creek on June 19th to 30th; three on Middle Islands, 

 Lake Atlin, on July 8th; two at Hot Springs on July 17th and 19th; and four at Pike River 

 on Jul}' 29th and August 2nd. About twenty birds were observed during the summer. In 

 August it was noticed with Dendroica coronata hooveri, moving in a southerly direction. New 

 record for Provincial Museum. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Pileolated Warbler ( Wilsonia pusilla pileolata, Pallas). 



Abundant summer resident. It preferred breeding in the mountainous sections of the 

 country at an elevation of about 3,000 feet. It was common at Wilson Creek in June, where 

 a few were obtained. Birds were collected at Hot Springs in July and at Pike River in 

 August. A nestling was taken at Hot Springs on July 16th. In comparing the skins with 

 specimens from the Coast, I find they are much brighter in colour, the orange being more 

 pronounced. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes toicnsendi, Audubon). 



Not common. A male and female were collected at Wilson Creek on June 20th, also a 

 mottled, flying young at Hot Springs on July 19th. A pair were found breeding at Wilson 

 Creek on July 17th. The female was shot, also the nest and eggs taken. The nest was 

 situated in a hole on the side of a low clay bank of a road-cut, and was constructed loosely 

 with small sticks, rootlets, bark shippings, a few dead leaves, and lined with dried grasses. 

 The eggs, three in number, were perfectly fresh, of a dull-whitish colour, finely spotted and 

 marked with shades of reddish brown and a little lavander ; size, 0.73 x 00.92. 



