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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XIV 
Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. Seen occasionally in the valleys. Evident- 
ly breeds in the marshes near Anaconda. 
Cryptoglaux acadica acadica. Saw-whet Owl. Probably resident in the moun- 
tains throughout the region. Seen or heard in all the counties except Deer Lodge. 
Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. Resident throughout the 
region but much commoner about Gold Creek, Powell County, than elsewhere. 
Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. Occasional winter visitor in the valleys through- 
out the region. 
Glaucidium gnoma gnoma. Pigmy Owl. Seen in German Gulch, Silver Bow 
County, May 16, 1910. 
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Common summer resident throughout the 
region. 
Dryobates villosus monticola. Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker. Common 
permanent resident. Broods of young were very common about Gold Creek, Powell 
County, in August, 1910. 
Dryobates pubescens homorus. Batchelder Woodpecker. Permanent resident 
throughout the region but not common. Seen more frequently at lower elevations. 
Picoides arcticus. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. An adult female taken on 
Divide Creek, Silv'er Bow County, April 20, 1910. Another observed at Elk Park, 
Jefferson County, September 8, 1910. 
Picoides americanus americanus. Three-toed Woodpecker. An adult female 
secured on Pipestone Creek, Jefferson County, October 6, 1909, was referable to 
this subspecies. 
Picoides americanus dorsalis. Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker. Observed sev- 
eral times in Silver Bow and Jefferson counties but not common. An adult male 
referable to this subspecies was taken in German Gulch, Silver Bow County, May 
25, 1910. 
Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. A pair found nesting 
near Homestake, Jefferson County, in June, 1910, w'ere the only ones observed. 
Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. Observed on Divide Creek 
and Charcoal Gulch, Silver Bow County, on April 23 and 30, 1910. A nest con- 
taining young was found on Little Pipestone Creek, Jefferson County, July 6, 1910. 
Phloeotomus pileatus abieticola. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. Abundant 
in the yellow pine and fir forests on Gold Creek and Willow Creek, Powell County. 
Not observed elsewhere in the region. 
Asyndesmus lewisi. Lewis Woodpecker. Summer resident at lower elevations 
throughout the region. In my experience this species is not a bird of the mountains 
in Montana, but occurs principally below 5,000 feet in the Transition Zone, and is 
most abundant in cottonwood groves along the larger streams. I found a nest con- 
taining young in a dead cottonwood near Garrison, Powell County, July 26, 1910. 
Broods of young were very abundant about Gold Creek, Powell County, in late July 
and August. Migration dates are May 1, 1910, and September 21, 1910. 
Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. 
Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Flickers are common summer 
residents throughout the region. Most of the birds are hybrids or typical of the 
Red-shafted species, but yellow-shafted birds are not rare. Migration dates are 
March 29, 1910, and October 13, 1910. 
Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. Common summer resi- 
dent throughout the region. Newly hatched young were found on Pikes Peak 
Creek, Powell County, on August 6, 1910. Migration dates are June 2, 1910, and 
August 28, 1910. 
