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Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Not common summer resident; 
most frequently observed in coniferous timber in canyons near east end of Fernan Lake. 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Not common summer resident of the con- 
iferous timber. 
Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. Common summer resident, nest- 
ing under eaves. 
Hirundo erythrogastra. American Barn Swallow. Fairly common summer resident. 
Migration dates, May 28-30, first week in September. 
Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. Common summer resident, nesting in cotton- 
woods along river and lake shores. 
Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Not common summer resident. Small colony nests 
in banks of deep sand-pit and railroad, within the city limits. 
Bombycilla garrula. Bohemian Waxwing. Common fall and winter visitor. Large 
flocks seen in city limits from latter part of November to middle of December, feeding 
on mountain asli berries. Many mountain ash are used as shade and ornamental trees 
in the city. Migration dates, November 18 and March 4. 
Bombycilla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. Not common summer resident. Nest with 
three fresh eggs, seven feet from ground in haw bush, Fernan Creek, June 28. 
Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. Rare winter visitor. One seen at Kelly meadow 
in January, 1913; one seen in city limits, December 21, 1914. 
Vireosylva olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. Common summer resident of the deciduous 
thickets. Nest with four eggs, incubation slight, in red osier five feet from' ground in 
alder swamp, at east end of Fernan Lake, June 27. 
Vireosylva gilva swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. Common summer resident of 
the thickets. 
Lanivireo solitarius cassini. Cassin Vireo. Not common summer resident of the 
dense thickets. 
Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. Common summer resident of the brushy hill- 
sides. Nest with four eggs found in spirea bush on Tubbs Hill, June 11. Young Yellow 
Warblers able to fly, June 14. 
Dendroica auduboni auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Abundant summer resident, 
nesting in coniferous timber on hillsides. Common in city limits after young are able 
to fly. Departs early in October. 
Dendroica townsendi. Townsend Warbler. Not common summer resident in dense 
thickets and timber. Specimen taken in an alder thicket at Fernan Lake, June 28. 
Oporornis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. Not common summer resident in swampy 
thickets. Several seen on brushy hillsides. 
Geothlypis trichas occidental is. Western Yellow-threat. Not common summer resi- 
dent in deciduous thickets in vicinity of water. 
Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. Fairly common summer resident in decid- 
uous thickets. 
Anthus rubescens. American Pipit. Not common fall migrant. 
Cinclus mexicanus unicolor. American Dipper. Not common, but of regular occur- 
rence along mountain streams. One seen along Fernan Creek, October 25. 
Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. Not common summer resident; nesting in willow 
thickets; young able to fly, July 10. 
Troglodytes aedon parkmani. Western House Wren. Not common summer resi- 
dent; often found nesting in old vacant buildings within the city limits. 
Nannus hiemalis pacificus. Western Winter Wren. Fairly common resident in 
coniferous timber. Frequently observed in dense deciduous thickets and swamps. 
Certhia familiaris montana. Rocky Mountain Creeper- Not common resident in 
coniferous timber. Specimen taken December 29; occasionally seen during the summer. 
Sitta carolinensis aculeata. Slender-billed Nuthatch. Not common resident of 
coniferous timber. Occasionally seen within the city limits. 
Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Common resident; frequently observed 
in pine thickets within the city limits. 
Sitta pygmaea. Pygmy Nuthatch. Abundant resident. Common within the city 
limits. Several pairs noted nesting in tops of telephone poles. 
*Penthestes atricapillus septentrionalis. Long-tailed Chickadee. Common resident; 
frequently seen in city limits. Nest with seven eggs in birch stub on French Gulch 
Creek, May 30- 
