204 THE CONDOR. Vol. XXI 
Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. Noted frequently throughout the 
region. 
- Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. Pair of birds seen daily at Clear Lake; 
also seen along Klamath River. 
. Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. Common breeding bird in Malheur marshes. 
Three nests examined, as follows: One near Springer Ranch contained two young and 
five eggs May 13; two nests on Pelican Islands June 12 held, respectively, seven eggs, 
hatching, and four eggs, apparently slightly incubated. In several instances remains of 
small birds were found at nests. 
Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. Generally common. Nest 
containing two eggs, apparently on point of hatching, noted in juniper tree near Clear 
Lake April 7. Birds seen at Fort Warner and in Diamond Valley. Heard once in late 
April at Malheur Lake. Remains of two birds killed during past winter seen at Springer 
Ranch. 
Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. Rather common in fields bor- 
dering Malheur Lake. 
Ceryle alcyon caurina. Western Belted Kingfisher. Rather rare at Clear Lake; 
also at Malheur. 
Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. Noted in woods bordering Chilo- 
quin Marsh. 
Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Fairly common throughout region. 
Asyndesmus lewisi. Lewis Woodpecker. Single bird appeared at Springer Ranch 
May 11 and remained until May 14. Alsc seen in early September near Silver and Upper 
Klamath lakes. 
Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. First seen at Malheur June 
6; abundant during eclipse of sun, 4 p. m., June 8; common throughout rest of summer. 
During daytime often noted sitting on fence posts along country roads. ; 
Selasphorus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. Selasphorus platycercus. Broad- 
tailed Hummingbird. Hummingbirds were noted occasionally throughout most of the re- 
gion covered, though not at Malheur Lake. A male rufus was seen at Burns August 25. 
Platycercus was identified by Jewett at Adel, on Warner Lake, August 29. None of the 
others seen was positively identified. | 
Tyrannus tyrannus. Eastern Kingbird. First seen at Malheur, a pair May 5; com- 
mon shortly after that date. Nesting during latter part of June. One nest examined 
was in broken-out nose cavity of cow’s skull hanging on barbed wire fence. The young 
in this nest were killed by hail July 9. 
Tyrannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. Common summer visitant to Harney 
Valley. Arrived about May 1; nesting by May 20. 
Sayornis sayus. Say Phoebe. Fairly common in summer, nesting in usuai situa- 
tions. 
Empidonax griseus. Gray Flycatcher. Fairly common summer visitant to the 
sage-brush country bordering Malheur Lake. First noticed May 18, and seen frequently 
from that time until August 4. After this date little attention was given to the particu- 
lar section inhabited by the species, consequently it was not further noted, though it 
probably remained in the region considerably later. 
Otocoris alpestris merrilli. Merrill] Horned Lark. Rather common at both Clear 
and Malheur lakes and in suitable localities between these two points. 
Pica pica hudsonia. Magpie. Common locally throughout the region. Nesting in 
willows along Blitzen and Silves rivers a short distance from lake. Several nests exam- 
ined contained newly hatched young May 12; some young out of nest by May 28. | 
Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. Blue-fronted Jay. Seen at various points in tim- 
bered country from Clear Lake northeast to Fort Warner. 
Aphelocoma californica immanis. Long-tailed Jay. Common in brushy sections 
from Clear Lake northeast to Warner Valley. : 
Perisoreus obscurus griseus. Gray Jay. Common at Bear Flat, twenty miles west 
of Silver Lake, evening of September 3. ; 
Corvus corax sinuatus. Raven. Common in hill and mountain sections. Nesting 
abundantly in bluffs in hills around Malheur Lake. Made regular trips to swamp to ob- 
tain eggs, upon which it subsists largely in summer. 
