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Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. Bridge Creek, June 6. 
Tachycineta t. lepida. Violet-gr-een Swallow. Observed flying over Bridge 
Creek on June 6. 
Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough-winged vSwallow. Observed along the 
stream at Bridge Creek, June 7. Probably nesting in the soft banks. 
Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Bird. Noted among the birches at Lower Basin, 
June 30, in flocks of eight to ten and very shy. 
Vireo g. swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. Two taken in full song in 
willows on Bridge Creek, June 10. A family of large young was noted in birches 
at Lower Basin, June 28. 
Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. First seen among willows at Eight Mile 
Creek on May 25. Abundant on Birch Creek and at the Cove. 
Dendroica nigrescens. Black-throated Gray Warbler. On June 2, it wms found 
in some numbers among the junipers at foot of Bridge Creek beds, ft was extreme- 
ly shy and no specimen could be obtained. 
Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. A single specimen was observed 
above the Lower Basin, June 27. 
Geothlypis t, occidentalis. We.stern Yellow-throat. First noted on Eight 
Mile Creek on May 25. Abundant also on Bridge Creek in June. 
Geothlypis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. A single specimen was taken in a birch 
tree at the Cove, June 25. Several were taken in willows at Low'er Basin JuL^ i. 
Icteria v. longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. Quite common in willows on Bridge 
Creek, June 2. 
Wilsonia p. pileolata. Pileolated Warbler. A female was taken feeding in 
willows on Bridge Creek, June 10. 
Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. A single male was taken in full 
song among the willows on river at Lower Basin, July i. The plumage however 
was quite immature. The specimen is No. 53 of the collection. 
Oroscoptes montanus. Sage Thrasher. First noted at Thorn Hollow on May 
27. I comsider this bird the finest of the .songsters next to the mocking bird. The 
pureness of his notes equals those of the mocker but the range is not so great. He 
has the charm of originality however. A peculiar trick of the bird was observed 
at sunrise one morning on a flower-covered hilltop. One was seen to start upward 
flying in small, irregular circles until it disappeared directly overhead. 
Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. High up among the lava terraces of Bridge 
Creek, I found this species among the junipers, not entirely confined to the rocks 
but frequently perched high on a dead juniper, singing a quite varied song involv- 
ing several musical intervals, the character still Salpinctes however. June 4. 
Troglodytes a. parkmani. Western House Wren. A single specimen was 
observed in the side canyon above the Lower Basin, June 30. 
Catherpes m. conspersus. Canyon Wren. First seen. May 27, at Sherar’s 
Bridge. On June 5 it was found among the lava terraces on Bridge Creek in full 
.song and among the beds at the Cove on June 22. 
Parus gambeli. Mountain Chickadee. June 15, seen and heard singing 
among the pines and Douglas spruce at Spanish Gulch. The song is a beautiful, 
clear whistle of two long notes — A" and G,” the G” tone held slightly the 
longer. On June 27, it was found not at all rare among the willows and cotton- 
woods along the river at Lower Basin. 
Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Observed among leafless willows 
at Caleb on June 13. 
