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this sapling the birds would alight, usually about three feet from the base, “hitch” 
quickly backwards down the trunk to the water, and, leaning sharply to one side, drink 
by quick, nervous dips. One was seen actually on the sand, evidently preparatory to 
drinking or bathing, but was frightened away by our approach. 
Sphyrapicus ruber daggetti. Sierra Sapsucker. Not uncommon about Bluff Lake. 
Noticeably fewer in numbers at Bear Lake. All those taken were juvenals in nearly 
complete fall plumage, though all retained a belt of old feathers across the upper breast. 
In common with the Williamson Sapsuckers they were most often seen near the head- 
waters of the numerous little canyons running into the two lakes. There they were 
often gathered in threes or fours, flycatching after the manner of the California Wood- 
pecker. On several occasions a Williamson was noted with these groups. 
Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. Noted over the same range and in 
about the same numbers as the last species. Adults and young alike had entirely com- 
pleted the fall molt. 
Chordeiles virginianus hesperis. Pacific Nighthawk. One flew over camp at Bear 
Lake at sunset on the 18th of September. A long wait by thei lake shore at dusk re- 
sulted in the sight of one (perhaps the same bird) flying over the lake. 
Chaetura vauxi. Vaux Swift. A group of three seen flying west along the shore of 
Bear Lake, September 18. 
Calypte anna. Anna Hummingbird. Female taken at Bear Lake, September 22. 
Stellula calliope. Calliope Hummingbird. Apparently rather common near the sum- 
mit above Clark’s Ranch, where several females cr young were feeding from a patch of 
flowers on September 16. 
Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Still present in considerable numbers. 
Noted over the entire region covered. 
Myiochanes richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. A pair was usually in evidence 
about camp at Bear Lake. Last noted cn September 20, when a young bird was taken 
at a water hole about half way between Bear and Baldwin lakes. This bird was in juve- 
nal plumage and was accompanied by two adults. 
Empidonax wrighti? Wright Flycatcher. One was seen at very close range in a 
willow clump near Bear Lake on September 22. Flycatchers were seen on one or two 
other occasions previous to this, but none was taken. 
Otocoris alpestris actia. California Horned Lark. Rather uncommon in the dry 
pastures near Bear Lake. 
Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. Blue-fronted Jay. Though most of the year’s young, 
and all the adults, apparently had completed the fall molt, one Juvenal taken Septem- 
ber 18 was still in ragged plumage. The old feathers still predominated on the upper 
parts, head and neck, and on the central underparts. 
Aphelocoma californica. California Jay. Though common on the lower, chaparral- 
covered slopes, this species was noted but once in the higher mountains, where a bird 
was seen near the divide between Bear and Baldwin lakes, at 7000 feet. 
Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pinyon Jay. Common in good sized, straggling 
flocks, about the east end of Bear Lake, and in smaller numbers about Bluff Lake. In 
the series taken the adults average lighter in color, and the feathers already show signs 
of wear, while the birds of the year are in more recently acquired, and consequently 
brighter, plumage. 
Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. Apparently not uncommon 
on the dry brushy flats near the east end of Eear Lake. First noted September 17. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Gambel Sparrow. First noted September 18, when 
one was taken at Bear Lake. Seen thereafter in small numbers. 
Passerella iliaca schistacea. Slate-colored Sparrow. Two taken September 23, one 
on the summit between Bluff Lake and the Santa Ana Canyon, and another in the dense 
manzanita brush above Clark’s Ranch in the same canyon. Five or six were noted 
scattered between these two points. 
Passerella iliaca stephensi. Stephens Fox Sparrow. Still present in the mountains, 
though not in anything like the numbers in which it is found during the summer months. 
Apparently absent altogether from the immediate vicinity of Bluff Lake, where during 
the breeding season it is abundant. Eight specimens were taken, one on the summit 
between Bluff Lake and the Santa Ana Canyon (September 16), and seven in a small 
canyon near the east end of Bear Lake (September 22). All were seemingly adults and 
