Mar., 1917 ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS OF FREMONT COUNTY 39 



56. Agelaius phoeniceus fortis. Thick-billed Redwing. Two pairs seen in tall 

 grass along the edge of a small pond near Small, June 23. Several large flocks seen in 

 marshes along Camas Creek, August 26. 



57. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Fairly common throughout the 

 sage plains and valleys. A few pairs were found nesting among sage brush along the 

 edge of a cultivated field near Highbridge, June 26. 



58. Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Male and female seen in willow and birch 

 thicket along Little Dry Creek Canyon, July 29. 



59. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. A number of pairs found nest- 

 ing in willows, rose bushes, service-berry bushes and sage brush, along Little Dry Creek, 

 near Spencer, June 11 to 20. Nests were mostly at low elevations, one being found on 

 the ground near a small irrigation ditch. 



60. Pinicola enucleator montana. Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak. One speci- 

 men examined, in the collection at Lake Post Office. I was told they occur as winter 

 visiters in the mountains around the Lake. 



61. Carpodacus cassini. Cassin Purple Finch. A pair observed feeding on the 

 ground at Burnside ranch, near Spencer, June 18. Also seen in timber near the head- 

 waters of the West Fork of Camas Creek, July 16. 



62. Astragalinus tristis pallidus. Western Goldfinch. Several pairs noted dur- 

 ing July among the willows and in weed patches along Little Dry Creek, at the Burnside 

 ranch. 



63. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. A few seen in Douglas fir thickets near the head 

 of Little Dry Creek Canyon, June 15. 



64. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. Fairly common in towns along the 

 Oregon Short Line, where it was observed at Spencer and Dubois. Four pairs had taken 

 up their residence on the Burnside ranch, three miles west from Spencer, where they 

 were nesting in a cottonwood grove near the house. Two nests were large pendant af- 

 fairs, about twenty feet up in the trees, woven of horse hair, dry grasses and sheep wool, 

 and lined with chicken feathers. Another nest was built on forking branches next to 

 the trunk, eight feet from the ground. One pair decided to occupy a newly completed 

 nest of a Cliff Swallow under a gable of the house. A half day of watchful waiting and 

 the swallows retired. The sparrows began carrying up straws, etc., for lining, but a few 

 of their rude attempts at alighting on the rim of the frail structure brought it down. The 

 same performance was repeated in another gable with the same results. 



65. Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. Fairly common 

 on the sage covered plains. A nest with four eggs was found near Spencer, June 7, built 

 at the base of a sage bush; another with five eggs near Highbridge, June 13, in a simi- 

 lar situation. 



66. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savannah Sparrow. Occurs 

 sparingly in meadows throughout the county. Noted at Camas Meadows, July 16, and 

 near Spencer, August 1. 



67. Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. Several pairs 

 noted in June along Little Dry Creek. A nest with five eggs, including one of the Cow- 

 bird, was found June 20, under a small bush near running water. 



68. Spizella passerina arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. A pair seen in a 

 Douglas fir thicket near the head of Little Dry Creek Canyon, June 11. Probably breed- 

 ing. 



69. Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. The most common breeding bird of the 

 sage brush. Earliest nesting date, June 16. Sets of three eggs most commonly found, 

 though occasionally four are laid. 



70. Junco hyemalis connectens? Intermediate Junco. Found commonly in lodge- 

 pole pine thickets near the North Fork of the Snake River, north of Rea, on August 25. 



71. Junco hyemalis mearnsi. Pink-sided Junco. Several pairs noted in Douglas 

 fir thickets near the head of Little Dry Creek Canyon, June 18. A nest containing part- 

 ly feathered young was found July 8, placed under the projecting ledge of a larg^e rock. 



72. Amphispiza nevadensis nevadensis. Sage Sparrow. Fairly common through- 

 out the sage plains. A nest containing one egg, with two of the Cowbird, was found 

 near Spencer, July 7, placed in a low sage bush. 



